Three Nokia Lumia handsets are already available in China. No doubt the latest Lumia will later join them as well. Those three handsets in face of the Lumia 800c, 710c and 610c ensure good sales volumes for the company. These are not just words. Statcounter and Wang Jingqiu, the company’s Beijing-based spokesperson, prove what I say. As...

Just a week ago Nokia reported it had sold 2 million Lumia Windows Phone smartphones in the first quarter. As for now, the manufacturer reveals more info. It’s not what we were waiting for but it shows what a step the company has made in this transition phase.

Firstly, the company announced it sold only 600.000 phones in North America in Q1, 2012. Consider it stressed the word “phones,” so it implies all categories of handsets — low-end, mid-range and high-end. It refers to all operating systems including Symbian, MeeGo and S40 as well. But the manufacturer is pleased with the results, and as Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop said, “We exceeded expectations in markets including the United States, but establishing momentum in certain markets including the UK has been more challenging. We have a clear sense of urgency to move our strategy forward even faster.”

Secondly, the Finnish smartphone vendor announced its first quarter earnings. Its revenue declined 30% to €7.4 billion ($9.7 billion) last quarter, down from €10.4 billion ($13.6 billion) in the same quarter last year, while the company’s loss made up €1.3 billion ($1.7 billion). The smartphone sales declined 52% to 1.7 billion units in the first quarter, and net device sales dropped 40% to 4.2 billion units.

Seems everything is too bad but Nokia launched the Lumia 900 in the US via AT&T only on April 8 and in Canada via Rogers only on April 9. The Lumia 610 is also said to be launched before the end of this month, thus the financial results for the second quarter must be better. Moreover, the Lumia 900s are out of stock, which means Americans are changing their attitude towards Nokia and the upcoming quarters promise to be more successful for the manufacturer. We should believe in this as much as Stephen Elop does.

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A few days ago Nokia announced its financial results for Q1, 2012. The report bears dual nature. Firstly, it shows the company is transitioning from feature phones to smartphones, and secondly, it depicts the superiority of Windows Phone over Symbian. According to the report, Nokia has totally sold 83 million phones out of which the 71...

People present at the Times Square on April 6 will remember the day for many years. Not only did Nicki Minaj rock the stage placed in the square, but also Nokia’s CGI technology aroused the imagination of the audience. That was the day the Lumia 900 was launched in the US. With the recent hot discussions and the enormous promotional...

As I was going through several popular blogs to see what they think about the Nokia Lumia 900 and its chances to bring Nokia’s popularity back, I came across an interesting trend — the more popular the blog is, the worse future it prescribes to Nokia. These conlusions were reasoned by the analysts’ opinions who claim AT&T will sell only hundreds of thousands Nokia Lumia 900s in the next quarter.

Deutsche Bank’s Kai Korschelt estimates that Nokia can sell 680,000 Lumias in a quarter at AT&T. Avian’s Thornton who rates Nokia shares neutral estimates that the company will sell 370,000 Lumia 900s this quarter. Digging in the net you can find many other estimations claiming about Nokia’s low rate sells. To believe them means to admit Nokia is already dead, Symbian is a burning platform, and Android is the best operating system alongside with iOS.

Interestingly, the Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 were predicted to be loser phones unable to ensure a good re-entrance for the manufacturer. But neutral surveys and smartphone charts show they are either bestsellers at any carrier and retailer at which they were launched or are completely sold out. So again and again I don’t get why those blogs serve Android and iOS.

On the whole, Microsoft and Nokia have made many perfect products, I mean not only the smartphones but the apps as well; Nokia Music, Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia TV and Nokia Reading don’t yield to the apps running on Android and iOS. Moreover, they offer more options. Nokia’s handsets have unique designs unlike Android-focused Samsung, HTC, Motorola and LG. So putting together all these facts it becomes more than obvious that Nokia’s smartphones are good and worthy to be praised.

In regard to all this, Jeff Bradley, AT&T senior vice president of devices, said a very smart thing :

How many we sell on the first weekend may not be the most important metric for us. We want to see slow, steady growth.

I think Nokia is of the same opinion.

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Nokia is always on the lookout for new technologies, apps, methods of communication, and it spends an immense amount of money on experiments. As for now Nokia starts two new projects, each of them costing $12 million (€9 million). The company is putting $24 million into a new mobile apps development program at Finland’s Aalto University...

I think some time will pass, and Nokia and Windows Phone brands will be identified as the same. This is probably not what Microsoft actually wanted, but if the smartphone maker sells an amount of handsets, which exceeds other manufacturers, then the software giant will hardly mind seeing its operating system mostly on Nokia handsets....

The more the ads, the better the sales. Perhaps Nokia has adopted this slogan, therefore it has put SEVEN Nokia Lumia ads in Saturday’s The Sun newspaper. Once Nokia did this, many people started criticizing the Finnish company and accused it of wasting money unreasonably. But Nokia is not in a situation that can afford spending money...

Nokia Research team is currently working on the development of a Superhydrophobic coating for its devices. The coating will use an innovative nano technology, which was found in lotus leaves. At the contact angle of 180 degrees the liquid will turn into drops sliding off the surface. Chris Bower, Principal Scientist of Nokia Research...

Last year’s Nokia World event was significant in terms of the Nokia Lumia lineup introduction. This year we are not sure what to expect from the manufacturer, while the event itself has gone through a list of changes. Firstly, instead of the typical October the event will be held in September. Surprisingly, the hosting city will...