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Nokia and Airtel launch the Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 in Nigeria

Nokia and Airtel launch the Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 in Nigeria

Nokia in partnership with Airtel Nigeria have today launched the Lumia 520 and Lumia 720 into the Nigerian market. The lumia 720 targetted at über-social types prone to late night party shots, self-portraits and multimedia uploads,is a 4.3-inch device, sporting a polycarbonate unibody like 920 in a much slimmer and smoother form factor. It also packs a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon CPU (the same as th... »

Nokia announces the Asha 501, opens up Asha to developers

Nokia announces the Asha 501, opens up Asha to developers

A couple of hours ago, Nokia announced yet another phone into its Asha range. The new device, the Nokia Asha 501 would be the first to run on the revamped Asha Os which Nokia claims has been designed to be faster and more responsive.The 501 features a choice of two main screens: Home and Fastlane. Home is a traditional, icon-based view for launching individual apps or accessing a specific feature,... »

Nokia announces Asha 210: Aims for BlackBerry with a QWERTY keyboard and free WhatsApp

Nokia announces Asha 210: Aims for BlackBerry with a QWERTY keyboard and free WhatsApp

Nokia’s has just announced a new device into its already popular asha range of “smartphones”. The new Nokia asha 210, features a physical QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated Whatsapp key (or Facebook or Weibo depending where in the world you get it. For Africa it would be Whatsapp). Whatsapp (the app) would also be offered free on the device meaning the usual $0.99 annual charge for ... »

Nokia CEO Dodges Question about Lumia 928, Tosses Interviewers iPhone

In a recent interview with a Finnish TV station, Stephen Elop, CEO of struggling Nokia did his possible best to avoid answering questions from a rather resilient host about the elusive Nokia Lumia 928. This device is expected to launch first in the US with Verizon and possibly in other markets. Rumors so far claim this 928 will share very similar internals as the 920 but will be enclosed in a thin... »

Mapping The New IBADAN Crescent: Google Maps vs Nokia Maps

Mapping The New IBADAN Crescent: Google Maps vs Nokia Maps

The potential accuracy of any mapping solution boils down to one thing; data. The volume of information you have about a certain region helps improve your search results and quite certainly, improves the overall mapping experience. I’m sure you read the title and said huh? Ibadan? Yes Ibadan. For those that know me, I’m an unrepentant advocate and patriot of the City of Ibadan and I ta... »

Transition to Glory – An Ode to Symbian

Transition to Glory – An Ode to Symbian

  Taking life as it comes or grabbing life by the horns is a saying that resonates with most people. You are either just another coagulation of carbon and basic cells or you define culture, influence society and leave a lasting legacy. This write up pays homage to a piece of software that defined a generation. A software that made the smartphone mainstream or I dare say defined the smartphone... »

Nokia announces 4 new phones for emerging markets at MWC: Meet the Lumia 720, Lumia 520, Nokia 105 and 301.

Nokia announces 4 new phones for emerging markets at MWC: Meet the Lumia 720, Lumia 520, Nokia 105 and 301.

Yesterday at MWC, Nokia unveiled a four new devices– the Lumia 720, Lumia 520, the nokia 105 and 301 mostly targeted at the mid and low range spending bracket. Lumia 720: Made for über-social types prone to late night party shots, self-portraits and multimedia uploads, this 4.3-inch device builds on the polycarbonate unibody of its 920 elder, albeit in a much slimmer and smoother form factor... »

Nokia announces dual-sim, Wi-fi capable touch screen asha 301

Nokia announces dual-sim, Wi-fi capable touch screen asha 301

Nokia has just announced a new entry level smartphone on its S40 platform–Nokia Asha 310. This follow-up to the Asha 308 and 309, is the first of the asha series to support WiFi and comes with a 3-inch 400 x 240 capacitive touchscreen and has dual SIM capabilities. Other specs include easy swap functionality, 128MB internal storage expandable up to 32GB, Nokia’s Xpress Browser, a 2-meg... »

Blackberry Z10 vs other flagship smartphones [Specs]

Blackberry Z10 vs other flagship smartphones [Specs]

Following yesterday’s BlackBerry 10 global launch, and Z10 launch availability, a question that’s popped up a couple of times since then is how well does it stack up with other flagship smartphones on other platforms. Based on that. I have made a table comparing the Z10′s specs with the iPhone 5, Nokia Lumia 920, the nexus 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S3. Like I have said before, eac... »

Nokia’s Q4 2012 Earnings shows improvement

Nokia’s Q4 2012 Earnings shows improvement

Nokia investors have reason to rejoice as the handset maker has posted a profit in Q4 2012 after posting losses for over six quarters. Nokia sold 4.4 million Lumias over the quarter,making it its best quarter since launching its Windows Phone line.  The company’s  net cash rose from €3.56 billion ($4.7 billion) to €4.36 billion ($5.8 billion) over the quarter. Oddly enough, most of NokiaR... »

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