Nokia has recently made news with its Nokia Lumia 925 phone that will be hitting T-Mobile. The mobile giant has gone ahead to announce a revamped version of its flagship phone. However there is a slight difference from its predecessor as Nokia has ditched the wireless charging support for the handset. The Company has made an announcement of this phone that was unleashed in London. This phone actually addresses a general complaint that has been found in the Nokia Lumia 920, the predecessor to the Nokia Lumia 920.

The Company has also upgraded the camera of the device stating that this is the first time that the company has installed a complicated technology in a mobile handset. This launch of the new handset has come after many investors criticized the strategy of the Company at its recent AGM. There were many investors who did not appreciate the move of the company to provide the OS system of the Windows phone on handsets that were high end ones only whereas its rivals were providing the Android platform on its models that were not too high priced and were selling well.

The Chief Executive of Nokia Stephen Elop stated that the decision of Nokia to concentrate on this unique software of Microsoft as it gave the company the chance to compete with rival companies like Samsung. Nokia also stated that the new handset would be available for sale in the markets of China and Europe in the month of June. This will be followed in the USA and other markets.

Nokia has described this phone has a new version of its predecessor that is on sale. The phone is one that weighs lighter and is thinner than the previous model released by Nokia. There are some things that have been left out in order to make a smaller version of the flagship device. For the wireless charging device it still can be added with the aid of a cover. This means you are able to get the best when it comes to using this phone that is as promising as its previous product line of models.

This phone is the new offering from Nokia and it sports a great metallic design very different from the plastic body that its predecessors have. With the aid of this phone the company has plans to soar ahead of its competitors and make great sales thanks to the sophisticated camera that it sports!

There is good news for customers waiting for the new metallic Nokia Lumia 925. This phone will be available soon on T-Mobile on a no-contract basis. The new Nokia Lumia 925 is the next flagship mobile device of the company to be launched on the carrier. There were rumors some months ago that this phone would be available  on Verizon however it seems that the tables turned and went in favor of T-Mobile.

Now if you compare the above mobile phone with its predecessor you will find that it is totally made of metal while the older version is made of plastic. The Lumia 920 was made of light weight plastic while the new Lumia 925 is made of light weight metal and is very slim. This means now you get one of the best designeLumia phones to flaunt. In fact this mobile is considered to be one of the global flagship mobiles launched by the company so far. It is also a device that is flashy and you would love to flaunt it. Nokia believes it is the best designed Lumia manufactured by the Company so far.

Now the looks of the Nokia Lumia 925 is not the only center of attraction of this new phone. This means there is more to this cover. This new offering by the Finnish Company provides users with 4g LTE Support. The phone sports a 8.7 MP camera where you can take crystal clear pictures without hassles at all. The device has a 1.5 GHz dual core Snapdragon Processor and the camera comes complete with an exclusive image stabilization feature and low light muscle.

Now if you take a look at the USA you will find that most LTE phones of the nation are available with Verizon. This is one of the largest mobile carriers in the nation. In fact this carrier also takes credit for being one of the first sought after carriers for the most reliable and fastest 4G LTE supported network phones in the region. Out of the four major carriers T-Mobile is the smallest and grabbing the Lumia 925 on its network is a major achievement as this is the first LTE network supported phone that the carrier will be launching. It is anticipated that T-Mobile will be launching this phone sometime in the month of July. Nothing can be predicted but there are anticipations that this launch could be a great success for the carrier- we only need to wait and watch!

Nokia is very busy expanding its range of Windows Phone 8 after its great success in the last few months. The Nokia Lumia 520 is all set to get an update in the form of an FM radio update. New reports have revealed this and this means if you are an owner of the Nokia 520 you will receive an update prompt very soon on your device.

During the end of March there were some other hardware updates of Lumia that will pass the FM radio features that were compatible with the GDR2 code update. This feature has also been a part of the Windows Phone 7 where Microsoft has taken the step to let go of its support for the WP8 launch.

There was an online chat that took place in the past between a representative of Nokia Care and customer where it was confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 520 would support the FM radio after this new software was announced and installed.

The representative online did not say anything on the other Lumia models however if the entry level device Lumia 520 would be gifted with this feature and so it anticipated that the rest of the Lumia models would be getting this update. Now users do not have to bother about installing the FM Radio in their phones. This update gives them the joys of it irrespective of whether they listen to them or not.

In other development for the company the Tumbir application is gradually gaining popularity in the mobile and social media circles. Today there are over one hundred million blogs on the Tumbir platform and this is an achievement that Tumbir has attained after being launched in 2011. This portal has become a part and parcel of the social media platform.

In the past few weeks there is another landmark for this social media platform and that is it is now the official application for the Windows Phone 8 range of smartphones. There are a  few Tumbir Apps that are third party ones however with them you can also explore other blogs or even update your own one with this special blog application. This is exciting for professional bloggers who update their blogs with fresh posts regularly. In case you do not have the application all you have to do is install the application and generate a user id and password to log in. In this way you can get started and blog the Tumbir way!

Owners of the Nokia Lumia 822 will be asked by their mobile handsets to download a minor update soon. There are reports that a small update for this mobile phone is available for the handset. There are as of now no release notes where we can find the bugs that this software update ready to fix. According to some users the Nokia Lumia 822 was immediately updated once the devices were switched on.

Now when it comes to a software update it is important for users to note the amount of time that is needed for it. It is to be noted that there are some updates in the system that are huge in size and they take long durations of time to get loaded in the device. There are complaints among many consumers that these updates also have very long installation time on the Windows 8 Phone. If the time of a software update is a small one it implies that the update is going to fix small issues.

Now the above update of the Nokia Lumia 822 is directly linked to two main features of SMS messages. The first feature includes the scope to draft the SMS messages and have the device to save them so that the users of the phone get ample time for their editions. Or they could be sent later without having to start once over again. This update is also one that includes the ability to reply to calls that are received with SMS messages when the user is not able to take a call. In the past users could only ignore the call when they had to navigate to check the message. In such cases people had to render an explanation on why they were not able to receive the call.

The Nokia Lumia 822 is the sole Lumia device that is currently available on the largest mobile carrier of USA- Verizon. According to reports by Bloomberg there are reports that the device will be joined in by Nokia Lumia 928 at some point during this same month. There are latest reports that this phone will be shipped along with a 4.5 inch display and an 8MP camera.This phone will also sport the PureView camera technology along with a Xenon Flash. There are also reports that indicate that the Nokia Lumia 928 will be the first Nokia phone to have a metal back instead of the standard polycarbonate casing.

Recent financial has revealed that Nokia reported a loss of €150 million despite making a net sale of €5.9 billion in first quarter of 2013. This report for the first quarter in 2013 of Nokia revealed that the scenario for Finnish mobile manufacturing giant is not so rosy. Amongst these negative sides, this report also includes some positive outcome came out from the report. Report said that Lumia handset sales have gone up by 27% compared to the last quarter to 5.6 million units in Q1 2013.

The report showed some significant information about the sales pattern of Nokia mobile handsets across the globe. Geographically, Nokia did quite well in Europe and in the Asia-Pacific region with net sales of €895 million and €724 million, respectively. This mobile making major shipped 11.8 million mobile devices in Europe while for Asia-pacific this tally stands at 23.1 million – is almost twice the tally in Europe. The report also shows an overall device volume shipments of 55.8 million units (smartphones and feature phones) which drop by almost 30% than what the company managed in fourth quarter in 2012

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was quoted as commenting on this report, “At the highest level, we are pleased that Nokia Group achieved underlying operating profitability for the third quarter in a row. While operating in a highly competitive environment, Nokia is executing our strategy with urgency and managing our costs very well. We have areas where we are making progress, and areas where we are further increasing the focus. For example, people are responding positively to the Lumia portfolio, and our volumes are increasing quarter over quarter. Nokia Siemens Networks delivered another strong quarter and contributed to an overall improvement in Nokia Group’s cash position. Our Mobile Phones business faces a difficult competitive environment, and we are taking tactical actions and bringing new innovation to market to address our challenges.” However, this Finnish company is optimistic enough that it will see much brighter picture at the end of second quarter.

Nokia is all set to launch its Lumia range in the USA signing Verizon. Both the smartphone major and the carrier have entered into a deal for the forthcoming handset. The Nokia Lumia 928 is a flagship mobile handset that will enter the market from the following month. This mobile is one that is next in line to the present range of Nokia Lumia smartphones that have been launched till date.

Both the smartphone manufacturer and Verizon have made the deal public. These claims however have been made by Bloomberg stating that both these telecom giants have struck a deal. There are reports from Bloomberg that the Lumia 928 phone was seen in the systems of FCC and Verizon. There was an image of the device that was leaked in the beginning of the month.

If the above Verizon deal is true the Lumia 928 will become the first high end phone that the carrier will launch. In the USA most of the Lumia phones have been carried exclusively by Verizon. Today this carrier has about 100 million subscribers and they are on board with the flagship mobile that is vital to the success of both companies.

Bloomberg has also reported that this lumia phone will launch on the carrier soon. This phone will sport a metal body along with a touch screen of 4.5 inches. It will also have an 8MP camera and wireless charging. There are some previous rumors that this phone will also have a polycarbonate body and the internals of the phone have been expected to be the same like the Lumia 920.

It has been seen that North America has always been a very weak market for the Nokia. Way back in its Symbian days it also did not perform too well. In the Q1 results that were published last week it has been seen that Nokia had experienced an increase in sales by 9% compared to the records last year. Nokia has also recorded selling a large number of Lumia phones across the globe in the quarter.

Nokia is gradually climbing up the popularity charts when it comes to mobile smartphone devices in the world. It has been successful with its Nokia range of smartphones.  Currently it is behind two leaders the iOS and Android. This helps the smartphone build some momentum in the region. This momentum has helped Verizon to take a hint from the Nokia Lumia flagship phone.

This week Nokia is all set to announce its new mobile and there are rumors that this new phone will be called the Asha 501. On the 24^th April this mobile is going to be announced. This has been stated by the company. There is a teaser image that is doing its rounds on the Internet. The picture is that of a QWERTY keyboard and so there are chances that the company is now laying focus on the Asha series over the Nokia series.

The announcement was posted on the official blog of the company. The company stated that it is going to announce something that is new. There are some experts and industry analysts that think this new phone is going to be a Windows 8 device that may be launched under the Nokia Lumia brand. There are some experts that are indicating the company is all set to launch a new Asha phone. There were also hints of this new phone in a question answer session by Neil Broadley who is a member of the mobile team of the company as well by a special undisclosed guest. Neil Broadley is very closely connected to the Asha range and he was present at the launch of the Asha 205 and the Asha 201. He has also described himself as a devotee of the Asha brand in an exclusive interview with Nokia Conversations.

Nokia has of late been very successful with the Lumia phone line up. This is why it has perhaps decided to go in for its budget Asha range that has like the Lumia been very successful in the market. The phone helped the company rise from its fall. Nokia was facing a very bad time in 2012. It suffered losses and major brands like Samsung and HTC overtook it to reach the top. Nokia has learnt a bitter lesson and this is the reason why it has decided to buck up. The launch of the Lumia range really helped the company to get back on its feet. This is the reason why the company has decided to expand its present range of smartphones for its fans.

The Asha range is an affordable range ideally suited for most people. The launch of the phone will reveal on whether the company will be successful or not when it comes to hitting gold and searing up the popularity charts with this new phone.

An update of the software for the Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone has been rolled out by Nokia. The software with number SW 1232.5957.1308.0001 is likely to bring lot of better performance indicators in your phone. It depends on the service provider you are using whether you will receive this update or not. The software update is claimed to be beneficial in number of ways.  In case messaging, it will serve you more efficient Messaging, allowing you to save draft messages, edit forwarded multimedia messages, select multiple recipients at once, and respond to a call with a text message. If you are worried about the Bluetooth service, then also this update will come in handy as it implies improved connection stability for Bluetooth. This software update will provide your phone an improved battery level metering. The camera quality also is likely to be upgraded as this update will imply improved stability, speed and functionality for the camera. If you have this update in device then you can now have better control on your data cost. Now it will enable you to prevent automatic fallback from a Wi-Fi network to a mobile data network and keep Wi-Fi always on to off-load network usage to Wi-Fi.

The owners of this phone in the United States and Canada, can check for updates on the phone by selecting Settings and then going to phone update. Very recently Nokia has also released another software update for its UK Lumia 920 customers carrying the release number SW 1232.5951.1249.10xx

To get this update in your handset, you need to proceed step by step. Software updates are free of charge, but to download the update, you need an internet connection. Your phone notifies you when an update is available for you. First of all, to view and to install the updates, just tap the notification message, and follow the instructions shown on your phone. You can install the update immediately, or postpone the update to a more convenient time. The update takes around 15-30 minutes, and you are not able to use your phone during the update installation. Don’t worry if your phone restarts several times during the process, that’s completely normal.

Now it seems your update is successful. Now you can use your phone, and enjoy the new features and enhanced experience. Normal internet connection is ok but it is recommended that you use a Wi-Fi connection for the update.

Nokia of late has hit gold with its exclusive Lumia range of smartphones. These phones have really been a hit in the market and the Finnish company has unleashing new devices that are better and more enhanced than the last. The latest entrant of the Nokia Lumia range of handsets is the Nokia Lumia 928. This phone promises to be better and successful than the Nokia Lumia 920 the last smartphone to hit the market.

In context to the above photos of the much hyped flagship Windows Phone device of Nokia – The Nokia Lumia 928 has finally surfaced online.  This device differs from its predecessor the Nokia Lumia 920. It has a thinner and lighter aluminum body and will be available via Verizon this year.

When you look at the pictures you will find that the color of this new phone is black. You can catch a glimpse of it on Twitter and other major social networking websites. The details and the specifications of this new mobile phone were announced in January 2013 and they have been verified thorugh the 2013 FCC listing of March.

For those fond of photography this phone will not disappoint them at all. The camera has a xenon flash that will match the 8 MP PureView cameras. There are also rumors that this new device will sport the same specifications and features its predecessor the Nokia Lumia 920 had.

On closer examination of this device you will find that the Nokia Lumia 928 will also have a OLED display that is a 4.5 inch one. It will not have the IPS LCD screen that we found in the Nokia 920. The camera is a highly sophisticated one equipped with the OIS technology and LED flash. There are however some confusion over the body of the device. Some rumors state that the body will be a polycarbonate one for the new phone in place of the generally believed aluminum finish.

As per reports by Verge this handset will see the light of day via Verizon Wireless. This new device will also support the special Simultaneous Voice and LTE (SVLTE) and it is going to be shipped along with the Windows Phone 8 latest GDR2 update. This device will be launched on the Verizon Wireless US network and is expected that the new smartphone of this company will be better and more improved than the Nokia Lumia 920 launched on AT & T

There is good news in store for mobile enthusiasts in Australia. Nokia has finally confirmed the news that the Nokia Lumia 720 is all set to be available in the nation this April. The Managing Director of Nokia in Australia Steve Lewis has announced the news of the arrival of this widely sought after device to consumers in the country.

The Nokia Lumia 720 is a Windows Phone that hosts many modern and sophisticated features. He stated that this phone has the sole objective to render the Windows 8 experience to as many consumers in Australia. Nokia is currently expanding its mobile phone market in the nation with more and more consumers embracing the new smartphone technology to a large extent.

Lewis also stated that smartphones like the Nokia 720 are very important to the strategy of the company. Phones like the above aid the Company to introduce the same features like high quality and design along with imaging capabilities that are unparalled. Users are also able to get a very rich imaging experience and they can cater to a larger and wider experience without hassles at all.

This new mobile device will be available on a wide range of plans available at Vodafone and Virgin Mobile in the forthcoming weeks. It can also be bought for about $429. Virgin Mobile has started selling the Nokia Lumia 720 since April last year. Vodafone is going to introduce and announce the availability of the smartphone soon in the coming weeks.

The Company also has made additional announcements that there are other selected retailers that are ready to get the stock of the new Nokia Lumia devices on Wednesday. During its first debut at the Mobile World Congress 2013 at Spain this device has come into existence with a WVGA Clear Back display that is 4.3 inches in size. The resolution of the screen is 480×800 and it is covered with a special Gorilla Glass

The new Nokia 720 sports a 1 GHz dual Snapdragon S4 processor along with a RAM that is a 512 MB compatible one. Users are able to enjoy the in-built NFC connectivity along with 8 GB internal storage capacity and a micro SD card that is an expandable one. Those interested in photography are also able to get a “wonderful” camera experience with this phone. This device has a 6 MP camera that is a high quality one.