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The next Windows Phone update (GDR2), shipping with the Lumia 925, is coming to more devices this summer

Lumia625_group_465This morning (very early this morning, if you’re on the US west coast!) Nokia officially announced the Lumia 925, a lighter aluminum body version of the Lumia 920 that’s coming to T-Mobile here in the US, Vodaphone in Europe, …

Nokia officially announces the Lumia 925

Lumia625-pic2-465At a press event in London today, Nokia’s Jo Harlow showed off the new Nokia 925, a slimmer, aluminum body Lumia device featuring a snap on wireless charging cover, and including Hipstamatic, a previously iPhone only photo sharing app that …

Nokia “Catwalk” teased on UK Channel 4 ad with aluminum body

NokiaWith only less than 24 hours to go until the Nokia Lumia press event to be held in London, the company had been busy teasing what’s to come  at the event. TechCrunch reports that Nokia had placed a short ad …

The wait is over: Nokia Lumia 928 announced for Verizon Wireless

NokiaIt has been rumored since the beginning of the year, and we have been teased since the start of the week, and but today Nokia and Verizon Wireless has finally announced the Nokia Lumia 928, bringing the device with PureView …

Rumor: Is Nokia planning a 4.7” low-end device codenamed Nokia “Max”?

NokiaWhilst we’re all guessing what Nokia will announce during their Lumia press event to be held May 14 in London, a hot new rumor has surfaced saying that Nokia is currently planning a device with a large 4.7” screen, making …

A real YouTube app for Windows Phone

WP YouTubeUp until now, the official Windows Phone YouTube app was nothing more than a link to the web version of YouTube.  While Apple and Android have had full fledged YouTube apps forever, Windows Phone has had to settle for an …

Nokia officially confirms the Lumia 928 with OIS PureView camera

The Nokia Lumia 928, codenamed “Laser”, had been rumored since January this year, and last month we’ve even seen specifications and press renders of the device leaked to the internet. However, neither Nokia nor Verizon, the U.S. carrier that is …

Facebook, Windows Phone, and the App Hub model: a new Facebook App beta moves away from “Metro”

facebook phoneToday, Microsoft announced a new beta app for Windows Phone, apparently developed jointly with Facebook: the Facebook for Windows Phone Beta app.  This new app, completely redesigned to look less like Metro and more like Facebook’s other apps for …

“Don’t fight. Switch” is a fun Windows Phone ad–will it help?

Microsoft just released a new ad for Windows Phones, one that takes a light-hearted look at the battle playing out between Samsung/Android and Apple iPhone users, with Windows Phone shown as perhaps a saner alternative.

The ad campaign plays off …

Nokia Lumia 521 for T-Mobile now available on HSN.com

After the Nokia Lumia 810, which is a T-Mobile exclusive variant of the Nokia Lumia 820, T-Mobile has launched their second Windows Phone 8 device today. According to the official press release, the Nokia Lumia 521 is set to …