Nokia design chief envisions totally port-free phones

Steve Jobs loved clean, minimal designs. He rather famously hated cables and buttons, and he’s certainly not the only person in the tech industry to feel that gadgets should be uncluttered and beautiful. Nokia‘s design chief Marko Ahtisaari... 

Lumia 900 to cost $99.99 on AT&T

We know that Microsoft and Nokia have a steep hill to climb with their smartphone collaboration. The Lumia 900 looks like a great handset, but that’s no guarantee that it will gain traction with customers (remember that the Nexus One, an iconic... 

HTC Titan II vs. Lumia 900: how the specs compare

2012 is an important year for Microsoft. Some would even call it a do-or-die year. Though the company is in no danger of turning into RIM anytime soon, it hasn’t been dominating like it did for the two previous decades. It fell way behind Apple... 

Lumia 900 release window confirmed

One of the hottest devices to be announced at CES 2012 was Nokia’s Lumia 900. Nokia and Microsoft already gave us the lowdown on the big brother of the Lumia 800, but one detail that they left out was a release date. All we had to go on was “the... 

Lumia 900 release window confirmed

One of the hottest devices to be announced at CES 2012 was Nokia’s Lumia 900. Nokia and Microsoft already gave us the lowdown on the big brother of the Lumia 800, but one detail that they left out was a release date. All we had to go on was “the... 

Lumia 900 vs. iPhone 4S vs. Galaxy Nexus: specs showdown

With yesterday’s announcement of the Lumia 900 on AT&T, Windows Phone 7 finally has a flagship phone in the US. While there have already been mid-to-high-end Windows Phones from HTC and Samsung, this is the first stateside offering from the... 

Windows Phone gets serious with Lumia 900

Nokia was expected to announce the Lumia 900 at today’s CES 2012 event, and when CEO Stephen Elop took the stage, he didn’t disappoint. The Windows Phone flagship that the US never got is finally on its way. While leaks had it being called... 

Lumia 900 to launch at CES as the Nokia Ace?

If you’ve been holding your breath, waiting for the Lumia 800 to launch in the US, then you may want to exhale. It appears that Nokia may skip the 800 altogether, and introduce the US to the Microsoft/Nokia partnership with the Lumia 900. The phone... 

Windows Phone 7-based Nokia phones receiving Nokia Collect

It looks like Nokia is beginning to rollout some of the mobile integration with the Windows Phone Marketplace it promised last February when it announced the strategic partnership it had formed with Microsoft. This comes in the form of a silent upgrade... 

Windows Phone roadmap confirms tentative strategy

Microsoft has a lot of catching up to do in the mobile arena. Its defunct Windows Mobile got squashed by the iPhone, and its polished Windows Phone platform arrived late to the dance. For better or worse, Microsoft does have a plan regarding Windows... 

The Microsoft/Nokia low-end strategy is backwards

Oh, Microsoft, can you get nothing right? Windows Phone 7 is an attractive platform, and the Nokia partnership has the potential to impress with gorgeous flagship handsets, yet the international launch of the Lumia 800 has come and gone with no sign... 

Lumia 800 Heralds the Return of the Mobile King

Nokia will be hoping to push right back to the fore with their new Windows based Nokia Lumia 800 – the company’s first attempt at the premium phone market which has a good chance of success for a long number of years. This phone is a beautiful... 

How much of your phone is yours?

Most of us use smartphones for more than we realize. They are the center of our social lives, our direct communication tool for friends and family, and increasingly the tool for entertainment on-the-go. For many people, it’s the first thing that you... 

Did Microsoft and Nokia just drop the ball on the Lumia 80

If you live in the US, then last month’s announcement of the Nokia Lumia 800 might have had you feeling left out. The phone is set to launch next week in Europe, but there has been no info announced for a stateside release. Now a new report is... 

Nokia’s HumanForm concept phone is innovative, but misse

Do you remember the bendy concept phone that Nokia demoed last month? It allowed you to control the phone by flexing, bending and stretching. The Finnish manufacturer has peeled back another layer of their experimental project, this time releasing a...