Windows Phone 7.8 update for Nokia Lumia 900,800,710,610,510 spoted on Navifirm

It seems that Windows Phone 7.8 update is even closer to be released, at least for the Nokia Windows Phone smartphones from the first generation. The devices in question are the Nokia Lumia 900, Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia Lumia 610 and Nokia Lumia 510.

The firmware version 1750.823.8858.12460, which is the much expected Windows Phone 7.8 update, makes its appearance on the Nokia servers. 

Nokia expands distribution and active pre-orders in Brazil for the Nokia Lumia 900 and Nokia 808 PureView

Another important element is added to the business strategy of the Finnish manufacturer, clearly committed to expanding distribution channels for its smartphones. Recently, Nokia has launched in Brazil pre-orders of the Nokia 900 Lumia ,the current top-of-the-line Lumia, and the Nokia 808 PureView, the device that has set standards unmatched by cameraphone competitors. The data must not be underestimated, especially if it is placed in relation to the overall strategy. Brazil is in fact, an emerging market that offers excellent prospects for development of the smartphone industry.

Nokia publishes financial results for the 2nd quarter of 2012,with first signs of a turnaround and 4 million sold Lumia devices

As expected, this morning, Nokia has released the financial results of the 2nd quarter of 2012 and what we learn from the figures in the summary tables (see below) are the first signs of a turnaround , although the Finnish company is still at in a delicate and difficult period of transition.

The numbers and percentages than in the previous quarter appear to be more encouraging and demonstrate a greater hold of competitiveness in the mobile industry with the introduction of new feature phones family Asha Lumia and sale of devices with Windows Phone,which have been sold in 4 million units, a reasonable result considering that the new operating system is still young and not yet known by the great mass of consumers.

Nokia Lumia 900 - T-Mobile will not sell the device in Germany for the inability to upgrade to WP8?

The events in the marketing of Nokia Lumia 900 in the German market by T-Mobile is back in the limelight because the media echo gave a statement officious telephone operator. The statement was issued by a member of the team T- Mobile and clarify the reasons for choosing not to start the deployment of Nokia Lumia 900 in Germany. A basis for the decision is the inability to update the new flagship of the Finnish manufacturer to Windows Phone 8 . Declarations of T-Mobile, as you might guess, have a scope that goes beyond the specific case, representing an unofficial confirmation of the impossibility of terminals Lumia update the next release of Microsoft's operating system. For the record, we point out that, after the release of the declaration, other members of the T-Mobile have made ​​it clear that it is not an official statement, suggesting that the reasons which may lead to the choice of whether to market a device are many.

According to IDC Nokia has Shipped 2.2 Million Lumia Phones Last Quarter

IDC, the well-known company that conducts market research, has recently reported estimates of smartphones Lumia delivered in the period between January and March. These assessments, are coming from an authoritative source may submit to the inevitable margins of error, but are equally interesting, given that the Finnish manufacturer, when reporting the financial results for the first quarter of 2012 , had not specified the exact number of  sold Lumia devices.

According to IDC estimates, Nokia in the last quarter has delivered 2.2 million Lumia smartphones. We clarify that the estimates refer to the points "handed", in other words devices that reach store shelves, but that does not necessarily translate into actual copies sold to the end user.

AT&T Lumia 900 gets firmware update, fixes display issue and Proximity Sensor

The AT&TNokia 900 Lumia is having good success in the US market even though there have been some small annoying bugs like purple screen for instance - In short, when the screen would dim down to "low" greys would become purple across the whole display, including on graphics and photos

Analysts checks confirms that the Nokia Lumia 900 continues to sell well in U.S.

Officially presented during the first months of 2012 , the new smartphone Nokia Lumia 900 ,a member of the famous family of Smartphones created highly successful collaboration between Nokia and Microsoft , is available on the market in various countries around the world for some time now. 

The results recorded up to now have been positive for Nokia demonstrating the excellent reception received by this device evaluated positively by the international critics, but recently some items, at least for the American market, presaged some suffering resulting drop in sales of smartphones due to the launch of the HTC One X.

Nokia Care thinks The Nokia Lumia 900 is upgradable to Windows Phone 8

Microsoft has not announced Windows Phone 8 Apollo or even communicated if any of the current smartphones can be updated. Meanwhile, although it could be an announcement very reliable, the Nokia Care team during a chat support said that the Nokia Lumia 900 will be upgradeable to Windows Phone 8.

So, as soon as possible we are hoping to learn something more, since then we remind you that Microsoft would be introducing Apollo to the public on June 20.

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A new infographic compares the costs of the components between Nokia Lumia 900 and iPhone 4S

In agreement with what had been reported by iSuppli , according to which the construction of the Nokia  Lumia 900 would cost $209 to Nokia, iSuppli proposed an interesting infographic that compares the economic value of the components of Lumia 900 and iPhone 4S .

The Nokia Lumia 900 and Lumia 610 heading to India in June?

Formally introduced earlier this year, were expected for several months in stores two new smartphones Lumia 610 and 900 created by Nokia in collaboration with Microsoft and characterized by interesting features and specifications that make them very promising two mobile devices. 


In the past, much information has somehow left open the possibility of seeing these two devices to reach the Indian market, and new revelations, yet unconfirmed officially, back on ' argument once again. Portal Onlygizmos revealed information from an anonymous source reported that Nokia would be ready to launch two of its Lumia smartphones the Lumia 610 and Lumia 900 in the Indian market by mid-June, respectively, at a cost of 11,000 rupees and 28,000 rupees. 

Nokia Lumia 900 Dark Knight Rises edition is now available for pre-order at Phone4u in UK

As we have reported earlier UK customers will be able to get their hands on Nokia Lumia 900 "The Dark Knight Rises Limited Edition" and also get free cinema tickets and chance to win a vip experience to the premiere.

Now UK retailer Phones4U has just activated the pre-orders for this particular edition of Nokia Lumia 900 and the first shipments will begin June 1, just weeks ahead of the arrival of the latest Batman movie in the UK cinemas.

More info at Phones4U 

Nokia Lumia 900 launch pushed Windows Phone users to 13 million

As you can see from the chart above, the number of users who use Windows Phone Facebook is growing.The data comes directly from a research done by Microsoft and has been established that there are approximately 2 million monthly active users.

The data obtained are also due to strong sales of Nokia's Lumia Lumia 610 and 900, besides the fact that to sell well in Finland, are proving very popular elsewhere.

Nokia shows again the Nokia Lumia 900 Magenta on Facebook

The Magenta Nokia Lumia 900 first appeared in a Microsoft Store with AT&T and later in a webapp in the official Nokia Facebook page and now the Lumia 900 in Magenta was again anticipated by the Finish manufacturer in photo albums on Nokia Australia Facebook page.

Nokia Transport 2.0 Beta is now available for all Nokia Lumia devices

In this full week of release, the Nokia Beta Labs have also thought about the Nokia Windows Phones announcing Transport 2.0 Beta for the full Nokia Lumia range.

Here are the new features introduced with this new version:

• Search for nearby stations, the departure times and types of lines available to its position around
• Improved storage of the last search query and the ability to edit data without having to recalculate the entire trip
• Improved performance

More information and download at Nokia Beta Labs .

Ad for Nokia Lumia 900 unveils new Contacts and Photo Live Tiles?

As you can see in more detail in the following screesnhost Hub Contacts and Photos look different from what we usually see on Windows Phone Mango, written with the first and the second with a count for which was also divided into two square tiles. 

Nokia-branded WP Marketplace spotted in latest Nokia Lumia 900 software update

We continue to discover new details in the Nokia Lumia 900 that can be bought today in the United Kingdom . Among the changes noted in the operating system (Tango) that powers the device now we can see that the Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace on the Lumia 900 is now being branded with Nokia's own logo.The news itself is not so ground shacking,but it's one of the first signs of Nokia's influence on the Windows Phone operating system.

Nokia Lumia 900 now on sale in the UK, with 'Tango' on board?

The HSPA + variant of the Nokia Lumia 900, which is the European version now is available for sale in England courtesy of Phones4U. 

However interesting novelty regarding the Lumia 900 is that according to the reports from TheVerge the Lumia 900 will be sold under the Windows Phone Build 8773.98 , which is next Windows Phone update aka Tango or wp7.5 refresh

Currently, the Redmond company has not said when it will start the update on current devices,but hopefully it will not be long wait.

More info at Phones4U.

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CTIA 2012 - Nokia Announces Upcoming Exclusive Apps For Lumia Windows Phone Devices

One of the key elements to differentiate the offering of Windows Phone from Nokia goes from that of competing producers to create unique applications dedicated to the owners of the Lumia smartphones.Since the inception of the smartphone market with Nokia operating system of Redmond, Drive applications such as Nokia, Nokia Maps and Nokia Music have indeed characterized the supplied Lumia software. 

The Finnish manufacturer seems to want to grow the quantity of unique applications for its smartphones, that is why Nokia signed partnerships with major software companies to provide exclusive app.During CTIA 2012, which opened today in New Orleans, Nokia has announced several alliances with software companies like EA and Rovio, which allow you to use many unique applications in the coming months using a smartphone Lumia .

Nokia Lumia 900 Has The Best Outdoor Viewable Display In The Market according to DisplayMate

After reporting that the 900 has Lumia the screen with the lowest reflectance of all mobile devices measured , the portal DisplayMate is back to praise the quality of the Nokia ClearBlack display.

The laboratories have committed this time to compare the data on the visibility of the display of mobile devices, in particular how these smartphones are able to handle increases in ambient light, electing Lumia 900 as best overall.

AT&T: Lumia Nokia 900 is the second best selling smartphone in April!

It seems that the new Windows Phone  flagship from Nokia  has intrigued the smartphone customers so much to achieve sales podium, according to rankings from Amazon and the  AT & T. In our first article that we have posted  a few days after the official launch of the Nokia 900 Lumia in the United States,we have reported that the smartphone  has been highly appreciated by users so much to achieve good sales results, unexpected winning the first and third place in the Amazon sales charts.


Regarding last month, the Nokia Lumia 900 has reached second place among the bestselling smartphones sold by AT&T, bypassing the notorious Samsung Galaxy SII and immediately after Apple's iPhone 4s who is still in first place with 70% at AT & T. 


This is good news for Microsoft and for the Finnish company, engaged in the development and support of all Windows Phone. We hope that the flagship of the Finnish company can defend itself from attack by Samsung with the latest addition the Samsung Galaxy S3 presented a few days ago and that of the newest HTC Android flagship phone HTC One X.

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