Last night, Microsoft hosted its second big press briefing this week, this time taking to the stage at the Windows Phone Summit in the US to reveal the next evolution of its mobile platform. Windows Phone 8 is on the way, and it looks like a brilliant evolution. Time Google finally saw Windows Phone as a threat? Read more
Nokia’s just unveiled its assault on the world of mobile phone eReading. Nokia Reading, which launches this week around the UK and Europe will let specific Windows Phone handsets access a ream of classic and new books, but it’s a future update that’s got us excited. Ready for Flipboard on your Lumia? Read more
Nokia launched an interesting new initiative in the US this week in a bid to solve Windows Phone’s dearth of must-have apps. It’s called The Code Warrior, and it’s an app-for-prizes series of hackathons scheduled to take place across the US.
What a difference a long weekend makes. Last week we reported that the Nokia 610 UK price had been announced, and that it was high enough to let the more powerful Lumia 710 undercut it. Unbelievably, another Lumia 710 price crash has made Nokia’s mid-range handset seem even more tempting. Is this low-end market where Microsoft will find success? Read more
Microsoft has been running a viral campaign in the US over the past few months called ‘Smoked by Windows Phone’. It’s a series of videos showing hapless members of the public battling to do simple smartphone tasks quicker than a trained Microsoft user on a Nokia Lumia 800. Now the test has come to London. Are the speeds still enough for Londoners to get merked by Windows Phone? Read more
We spent most of our time yesterday scraping our jaws off the floor after seeing the image quality being squeezed out of the new Nokia 808 PureView’s 41-Megapixel sensor. Now we’ve had the first indication of the handset’s price, though, and we’re starting to wonder if those ends justify the means. Read on for the full details. Read more
Nokia has announced official sales figures and company numbers for the 4th quarter of 2011, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Among the numbers is the fact that over a million Lumia phones have now found homes, but is that enough to compete? Read more
