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Nokia Lumia 900

REVIEW Is big beautiful?
The Nokia Lumia 900 is the new flagship in Nokia's range and, some would say, the flagship of all Windows Phone 7 phones. But can it live up to this mighty accolade? More importantly, does it have what it takes to challenge the likes of the iPhone 4S, …
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  • Nokia Lumia 900. Phones, Mobile phones, Nokia, Nokia Lumia 900, Nokia Lumia 800, Windows Phone 7 0

    Nokia Lumia 900 review

    4.5 REVIEW Is big beautiful? 11 May 2012 18:37 GMT

    The Nokia Lumia 900 is the new flagship in Nokia's range and, some would say, the flagship of all Windows Phone 7 phones. But can it live up to this mighty accolade?

    More importantly, does it have what it takes to challenge the likes of the...

  • Samsung Focus 2

    Samsung Focus 2 brings 4G speeds to Windows Phone

    Focus S successor due 20 May 7 May 2012 15:39 GMT

    The Samsung Focus 2 looks to undercut the Windows Phone competition with its AT&T $49.99/month contract deal.

    Samsung’s first 4G LTE Windows Phone promises super-fast speeds wrapped up in a slender body. The model is just shy of 11cm...

  • Windows Live is dead: Long live Microsoft account. Microsoft, Windows 8, Windows Phone 7, Windows Live 0

    Windows Live is dead: Long live Microsoft account

    Microsoft cleans up branding 2 May 2012 22:38 GMT

    Microsoft is making a lot of noise about its cloud services in the run up to the launch of Windows 8. Today the computing giant announced a change it will be rolling out over the next few months in branding for its cloud services. 

    Windows...

  • Microsoft on SkyDrive: 'There is a tonne more to come'  . Microsoft, Cloud, Cloud Storage, iCloud, Dropbox, Microsoft SkyDrive, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Phone 7, Features, Interviews 0

    Microsoft on SkyDrive: 'There is a tonne more to come'

    FEATURE INTERVIEW: Dharmesh Mehta talks cloud 2 May 2012 18:11 GMT

    Dark clouds hang in the sky as we take the escalator into the heart of Microsoft’s London HQ. It’s been unseasonably rainy, even for the British spring, but we’ve a date set to talk about an entirely different kind of cloud.

    With...

  • HTC Titan II. Phones, Mobile phones, HTC Titan II, HTC, Windows Phone 7 0

    HTC Titan II review

    4.0 REVIEW Big Screen, big impression? 1 May 2012 17:51 GMT

    Windows Phone 7 seems to all be about Nokia at the moment. Nokia Lumia this, Nokia Lumia that, but HTC is still making Windows Phone 7-powered handsets, and shouldn't be completely forgotten - or should it?

    The HTC Titan II is a 4.7-inch packing...

  • Not so fast: LG not ditching Windows Phone 7. Phones, LG, Windows Phone 7, LG Optimus 7, LG Quantum, Microsoft, Android 0

    Not so fast: LG not ditching Windows Phone 7

    EXCLUSIVE: Focusing on Android for the moment 1 May 2012 9:39 GMT

    LG is not, as rumoured, ditching Windows Phone 7 in favour of Android it seems, with the electronics giant confirming as much to Pocket-lint.

    "None of it is true. Korea Herald is showing its speculative side again," a spokesman for the company...

  • Facebook for Windows Phone 2.5 update coming, adds new features. Facebook, Apps, Windows Phone 7 apps, Microsoft, Windows Phone 7 0

    Facebook for Windows Phone 2.5 update coming, adds new features

    Even more social 24 April 2012 12:08 GMT

    Facebook for Windows Phone is about to get a big update, according to its developers.

    Details of the next version (v2.5) of the social networking app for Microsoft's mobile platform have been published in a Facebook post.

    "The team...

  • Skype for Windows Phone 7 sheds beta label, still won't work in the background  . Apps, Skype, Windows Phone 7 apps, Windows Phone 7 0

    Skype for Windows Phone 7 sheds beta label, still won't work in the background

    New update now live 22 April 2012 22:41 GMT

    Skype for Windows Phone 7 has ditched the beta label and been updated to version 1.0.

    The new update, released by Microsoft, adds the ability to search for and add new contacts, as well as call landline numbers from the app over Wi-Fi and 3G.

    The...

  • Nokia promises more Windows Phone features including Vcard sharing, says now has two thirds of top 100 apps  . Phones, Nokia, Stephen Elop, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 7 apps 0

    Nokia promises more Windows Phone features including Vcard sharing, says now has two thirds of top 100 apps

    Working hard to improve 20 April 2012 0:14 GMT

    Stephen Elop, Nokia's CEO, has said that the company will continue to expand and develop the capabilities of the Windows Phone 7 beyond Microsoft's platform efforts with the mobile OS.

    "We are addressing some of the highly requested feature...

  • Netflix Windows Phone 7 app now available in the UK. Phones, Apps, Windows Phone 7, Microsoft, Netflix, Windows Phone 7 apps 0

    Netflix Windows Phone 7 app now available in the UK

    UK customers get UK version 11 April 2012 17:09 GMT

    The Netflix Windows Phone 7 app is now available in the UK, allowing users of the movie-streaming service watch their Netflix content on the go on their phone. 

    The app, which launched last year in the US on the Microsoft platform, was held...

  • Nokia Lumia 610 NFC edition leaked (video)

    Nokia Lumia 610 NFC now official (video)

    UPDATE: Following early leak 11 April 2012 10:34 GMT

    What looks like an NFC version of the Nokia Lumia 610 was inadvertently leaked yesterday in a video released on the company's own site. The video showed a white model, touted as the Nokia Lumia 610 NFC, being used in the normal way NFC devices are,...

  • Nokia goes all humble and promises fix for Lumia 900 memory management issue

    Nokia goes all humble and promises fix for Lumia 900 memory management issue

    Update on 16 April 11 April 2012 9:17 GMT

    Nokia has admitted that there's a fault with the Lumia 900 and has promised a fix on 16 April or thereabouts. The phone - which will be fixed before release in the UK on 27 April - was launched in the US with a massive light show and concert in Times...

  • Hotels.com on WP7

    Hotels.com App now available on Windows Phone 7

    Book ten nights and get one night free 4 April 2012 11:46 GMT

    Attention all jetsetters, business people, philanderers and any other hotel frequenters. Hotels.com mobile app is now available on Windows Phone 7 devices. The app - which will you give you one night's free stay for every 10 nights you book through...

  • Nokia Play To: DLNA comes to Lumia range. Phones, Windows Phone 7, Nokia, Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia Lumia 610, Windows Phone 7 apps, DLNA 0

    Nokia Play To: DLNA comes to Lumia range

    New beta app 26 March 2012 10:24 GMT

    Nokia has launched a new beta app called Nokia Play To that allows users of the company's Windows Phone Lumia range to send photos and video from their phone to their DLNA TV or device.

    Playing catch up again, this time with LG, the new Nokia...

  • Nokia Lumia Windows Phones get panorama setting. Phones, Windows Phone 7, Nokia, Nokia Lumia 800 0

    Nokia Lumia Windows Phones get panorama setting

    Creative Studio by Nokia 20 March 2012 15:13 GMT

    Nokia has announced a new camera-focused app for Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710 owners that now allows them to take panoramic shots from their cameras without having to pay for a third-party app.

    The new app, called Creative Studio, has...

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