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by Seth Brodeur
May 17, 2012
Last week, we told you about an upcoming media event that would be held in Australia today. At today's gathering, it was confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 610 and Lumia 900 will be coming to...
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by Seth Brodeur
May 11, 2012
Online tech superstore Newegg has updated their official Windows Phone app to version 1.1 and added some pretty nice features. One major addition to v1.1 is live tile support. Newegg "...
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by Seth Brodeur
May 08, 2012
When it comes to Windows Phone, we've been pretty hard on Sprint in the past, and rightfully so. After testing the waters with the first-generation WP7 HTC Arrive, they have been a non-player,...
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by Seth Brodeur
May 08, 2012
Rabobank, one of the largest banks in the Netherlands, has released a mobile banking app for Windows Phone. Like its counterparts for Android, Blackberry and iOS, the Rabo Banking App lets users...
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by Seth Brodeur
May 06, 2012
The Nokia Lumia 610 has hit the shelves in Malaysia at Nokia stores and other retailers. The 610 comes in four different colors and is averaging RM699 ($229). The budget-friendly handset...
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by Seth Brodeur
May 04, 2012
MasterCard announced that seventeen near field communication (NFC) enabled smartphones have been certified to work with their PayPass mobile phone payment system. Among the bunch is the Nokia...
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by Seth Brodeur
May 03, 2012
Amazon Italy has the entry-level Nokia Lumia 610 available for pre-order and set to be in stock on May 22. It is currently listed at a price of € 203.51 ($267). The Lumia 610 is Nokia's...
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by Seth Brodeur
May 01, 2012
Clove has a monster of a deal for its UK customers. For the entire month of May, those who purchase a new Lumia 800 will get a free pair of Nokia Purity headphones, manufactured by audio powerhouse...
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by Seth Brodeur
Apr 27, 2012
A report by research firm Strategy Analytics shows that Samsung has surpassed Nokia to become the largest handset vendor in the world in terms of volume. In a quarter that saw a small three percent...
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by Seth Brodeur
Apr 20, 2012
Though the past few days have looked fairly grim for Nokia, who posted a €590 loss for Q1, there is some positive news for the Finnish manufacturer. It appears that signs of strong sales...
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by Seth Brodeur
Apr 17, 2012
Microsoft has made some pretty significant upgrades to SkyDrive, among them, one that adds capability to Windows Phone. The big announcement that Redmond is touting is that SkyDrive will now support...
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by Seth Brodeur
Apr 16, 2012
Today, credit-rating agency Moody's, cut Nokia Oyj's debt rating to the lowest investment-grade level. This comes on the heels of Nokia's announcement last week that they would be...
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by Seth Brodeur
Apr 13, 2012
Over at Russian forum Acer-Club, a rumor has surfaced that Acer is working on a Windows Phone 8 device with sliding QWERTY keyboard. Despite a dearth of evidence or details, the phone...
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by Seth Brodeur
Apr 12, 2012
Microsoft and Nokia are looking for new Windows Phone 7.5 apps to showcase in their next UK advertising campaign. They have kicked off a new competition in which developers can submit their...
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by Seth Brodeur
Apr 11, 2012
On April 19, Nokia is expected to release their Q1 results. As a precursor, they put out some initial figures, showing that despite relatively strong sales, their profits continue to...
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by Seth Brodeur
Apr 09, 2012
Amazon has the AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 4G for $19.99, complete with free shipping for existing AT&T customers who re-up their contract. If you are adding a new line of service, either to...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 29, 2012
Fare thee well, Dell Venue Pro. That's right, Dell has discontinued sales of the vertical-sliding Windows Phone handset in the United States, along with the rest of its smartphones,...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 29, 2012
Since the Acer Allegro showed itself to be a pretty solid phone for emerging markets and low-price point users at CES 2012, many have been wondering if Acer will continue manufacturing Windows Phone...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 28, 2012
A few days ago, it was announced that Microsoft was upping the stakes in their "Smoked by Windows Phone Challenge," giving away bigger prizes to winners and offering losers the opportunity...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 22, 2012
Nokia issued a statement challenging Apple's proposal to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for a new SIM card standard, the 4FF, commonly called the nano-SIM. The...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 21, 2012
Microsoft has shaken things up a little for April's XBox Live Deal of the Week selections. Rather than just putting it out there, they want to know what games users want to see discounted...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 20, 2012
Nokia is taking phone notifications to an extreme with a new patent, tattoos that react with your phone using haptics, the same vibratory interaction that you experience when typing on a touchscreen...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 19, 2012
Sad news from the outskirts of space: Windows Phone won't be getting Angry Birds Space on March 22 when Android and iOS do. An email from Rovio, developer of the mega-popular phenomenon,...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 14, 2012
Back in November, Mail.ru Group, the new owners of ICQ, announced that they would be developing a client app for Windows Phone. In addition to its namesake, ICQ interfaces with many popular...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 13, 2012
Just days after a Chinese Lumia 800 surfaced sporting an updated version of Tango, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told media outlets that the first Chinese Nokia Windows Phone devices will launch on March...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 12, 2012
According to a MWC12 announcement made by Nokia India’s marketing director, Viral Oza, Nokia "will be launching Lumia 610 soon in the Indian market and at an affordable price.” It...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 08, 2012
Microsoft is sending out email notices to current and former Windows Mobile 6.x users to prepare them for the upcoming shutdown of the 6.x Marketplace. As of May 9, browsing, purchasing and...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 06, 2012
Rumor has it that Nokia is working on two new handsets due to arrive on AT&T later this year. Unnamed sources have told The Verge that the Prodigy and the AC/DC will be the first of Nokia...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 06, 2012
We here at WPC love us some Reddit (as if you couldn't tell) and we're also big fans of Baconit, the metro-style Reddit app. The oft-updated app has just been upvoted to version 1.8,...
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by Seth Brodeur
Mar 01, 2012
Want to know just how good your Windows phone's camera is? Check out CamSpeed, the new app from Sofica. With CamSpeed, you can benchmark the focus and image capturing capabilities of...
