Nokia Lumia 710 sighted in Canada with Windows Phone Tango on board

While the information on a possible upgrade to Windows Phone 8 for the current devices are scarce, it seems that Nokia has started pre-installing Windows Phone Tango on Lumia smartphones.

Nokia Maps For Windows Phone Updated To v2.0 with new interesting features

Nokia continues work in bringing exclusive and update their apps for devices Windows Phone series Lumia.

Today the popular Nokia Maps app was updated to version 2.0 implemented a number of interesting features.

Nokia Transport App 2.1 Beta now Available For Download

Nokia continues to treat very convincingly the software exclusively dedicated to the Lumia devices. Nokia released a new update for its Nokia Transport app,that allows you to plan your trips inside the more than 400 cities in the database application. The new update expands the options for trip planning, improved search functionality and performance.

Nokia Lumia sales pushed Windows Phone users to 13 million

As you can see from the chart above, the number of users who use Windows Phone Facebook is growing.The data comes directly from a research done by Microsoft and has been established that there are approximately 2 million monthly active users.

The data obtained are also due to strong sales of Nokia's Lumia Lumia 610 and 900, besides the fact that to sell well in Finland, are proving very popular elsewhere.

Nokia Transport 2.0 Beta is now available for all Nokia Lumia devices

In this full week of release, the Nokia Beta Labs have also thought about the Nokia Windows Phones announcing Nokia Transport 2.0 Beta apps which is now available for the full Nokia Lumia range.

Here are the new features introduced with this new version:

• Search for nearby stations, the departure times and types of lines available to its position around
• Improved storage of the last search query and the ability to edit data without having to recalculate the entire trip
• Improved performance

More information and download at Nokia Beta Labs .

Nokia Reading will be preinstalled on Nokia Lumia smartphones with Windows Phone Tango on board

While we are still waiting for the app to be released in the Nokia Collection section of Windows Phone Marketplace Microsoft , Nokia had already decided to preinstall the Nokia Reading app on its Lumia phones Windows Phone Tango on boards. The evidence is the Windows Phone Tango firmware for   Nokia Lumia 710 that appeared in the Nokia servers.

RainbowMod - Another Custom Windows Phone Tango ROM for Nokia Lumia 710

New custom ROM's for the Nokia 710 lumia started to appear almost daily,which is quite pleasing for theNokia Lumia 710 owners. This time it's RainbowMod , a new custom ROM based on Windows Phone Tango created by XDA developer lucifer3006.

Windows Phone Tango build 1600.3030.8773.12120 for Nokia Lumia 710 appeared on Navifirm

We have already mentioned in other articles that Vodafone is doing very well for his work in bringing the first updates on the Nokia Lumia. In fact, Navifirm appeared today on the new update that brings Windows Phone Tango  1600.3030.8773.12120 on Nokia Lumia 710.

Custom Tango ROM Metro^7 available for the Lumia 710

Recently we have reported that the guys at XDA have managed to get Interop-Unlock for the Nokia Lumia 710 through a Qualcomm ROM, which incorporated an unlocked bootloader.

Well, not even a month has passed and the XDA community has managed to create the first custom ROM based on Windows Phone Tango , last update available for the Nokia Lumia 710 via Navifirm.

Change Log:

• Full Unlock
• Ability to install XAP directly from IE9
• Alternative Market "Bazaar" preinstalled
• App to transfer files via bluetooth preinstalled
• Exclusive wallpaper "metro ROCK"
• Wifi Tethering
• Eliminate the Nokia applications
• Added  Google and Yandex as search engine

More positive Windows Phone sales news,WP market share showing sings of growth

Although the Windows Phone OS still holds rates of diffusion rather low in recent months, the market share of Windows Phone has experiencing a significant growth in some markets . These results have certainly been achieved thanks to the massive advertising campaign carried out by Nokia to promote their Lumia organized with the initiative from Microsoft called "Smoked by Windows Phone" which as we have seen , has proved successful.

Nokia City Lens Augmented Reality App Now Available For Nokia Lumia Devices

Initially known as Live View and then renamed City Lens, the application that transforms the view finder of the camera in a Nokia augmented reality tool, was recently released by the Finnish manufacturer in Beta version for all Windows Phone Lumia smartphones.

Nokia Drive 3.0 and Nokia Transport 2.0 new features detailed

More than once we have anticipated some of the features that Nokia will include in future versions of Drive Nokia Nokia and Transport, the two applications made ​​by the Finnish manufacturer that are exclusive to its Lumia range of Windows phones.Today directly from Russia new information have  leaked regarding the two applications are expected in the coming months in the Nokia Collection corner of WP Marketplace.

Nokia makes more money from its Patents than by its Lumia Windows Phones

The change in strategy based on switching to Windows Phone, strongly wanted by CEO Stephen Elop, Nokia still is not producing the desired results. So while the Finnish manufacturer has seen Samsung take the scepter of the phone market leader, the latest financial results showed alarming numbers, since Nokia managed to sold only  11.9 million smartphones (51% less than the same period of 'previous year).

Compal expects a further increase in shipments of Lumia for Q2 of 2012

The Compal Communications continues to provide increases for shipments of Lumia Windows Phone. In fact, when I reported to expect a 20% increase in shipments of mobile devices between Q1 2012 and Q2 2012 , with the consequent 4 million Lumia 610 for the second quarter , the ODM based in Taiwan would have expected this second quarter of 2012, an increase of shipments of Lumia of 30-40%, for a total 2.5-3 million smartphones.

Needless to say, the demand has increased for the arrival of Lumia 610 and Lumia 800 in the markets of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Via Digitimes

Nokia Lumia 710 - Internet sharing coming in next firmware update

One of the most eagerly awaited function by users in possession of one of the recent Nokia Lumia smartphones is the possibility to share access to the internet wirelessly. This is a feature already used by other Windows Phone competitors who, unfortunately, not available with either Lumia 800 , or the Lumia 710. 

Nokia getting ready for Lumia 710 Tango OS update for China

Here comes the Nokia service server upgrade to Windows Phone Tango for Nokia Lumia  710.Using the software Navifirm , here is revealed the first official build of Windows Phone Tango (Build 8173) for the Nokia Lumia 710. It seems that  this update via Navifirm is reserved for the devices released in China, a sign that that the release of the update is not that far.


This new software version is accompanied by a new firmware identified by version number 1600.3029.8773.12111 . As happened in the past, the arrival of this new version on Nokia servers, a few weeks ahead of the official release via Zune.


Recall that Windows Phone Tango has been optimized to work with device using 256MB of RAM, bringing small improvements such as support for multiple attachments in multimedia messages, view and export tracking and management of contacts on the SIM.

Via WPCentral

Here comes the first custom ROM for Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710

Having achieved the important goal of the bootloader access and modify files residing in the NAND memory the XDA community few hours ago has released the first Custom ROM for Lumia 800 and Lumia 710.    

The custom ROM is based on new firmware 12070 (RM819_059P453_1600.2487.8107.12070_002) and integrates the Interop Unlock, but unfortunately can be only flashed on Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 with unlocked bootloader (available only in the first official firmware). 

Now the XDA community will work to make the ROM available on all Lumia devices, trying to open each version of the bootloader. The flash ROM requires custom tool 'dd' (pre-installed on Linux distributions installed on Windows) and u hard reset the device. If you are interested will find information on Xda-Developers.

More information can be found at Xda-Developers.

Samsung Minuet - Windows Phone Tango smartphone coming to China this summer

According to WPDang Samsung is planning to introduce new Windows Phone with Tnago on board into China in June 2012.

The phone will be named Samsung Minuet and probably will have the following features:

• 4 inch screen 
• 1.4GHz. Qualcomm processor
• Windows Phone Tango OS
• (256 MB or 512 MB) has not been revealed as yet.

Samsung Minue will undoubtedly positioned against the Nokia Lumia 710 and the Lumia 610 in the mission to conquer the Chinese Market

Source WPDang ; Via WPSause

Nokia Reading coming soon to Nokia Collection,Russia will be served first

The Russian site WP7forum.ru says that Nokia Reading , ebook reader that will be exclusively for Lumia smartphones, will arrive early in the Marketplace. The distribution will start right from Russia and then on other European countries like Britain, Germany, Italy, France and Spain.

Nokia TV is coming to Lumia smartphones, for now only in Finland

Anticipated a few days ago, Nokia TV , software that lets you watch streaming via WiFi, local TV, will arrive in the coming weeks exclusively to Nokia Lumia smartphones . The announcement came from the Nokia Conversations Blog , indicating that the application will arrive in Finland only.

Unfortunately were not disclosed any plans for future agreements with issuers of other nations.

More info at Nokia Conversations.