White Nokia Lumia 800 coming to Finland on March 8th

The Finish site Nokia Ääni just posted that the white Nokia Lumia 800 will be available in Finland on March 8th,So far in Finland the Nokia Lumia 800 has been available in cyan magenta and black.

"We are very pleased to offer consumers a new color option. Snow 800 Nokia smartphone to turn colors and design, the heads, and offers the best features of social networks and internet usage, "says Finland and the Baltic states Sales Director Mauri Pietikäinen .

More info at Nokia Aani

Via esphoneblog

Nokia Lumia 800 bestseller for February at Finland's biggest carrier Elisa

Finland's biggest carrier Elisa has posted their sales figures for February and it seems the good times for Nokia continues since Nokia Lumia 800 has occupied first position at consumer and business segment.
Another interesting thing that Nokia Lumia 710 with only one week of sales has climbed to 12th spot since it launch at February 22nd.


Here are the best selling phone at Elisa:

Best selling phones to retail customers in February 2012  1. Nokia Lumia 800 2. Apple iPhone 4S 3. Nokia C2-01 4. Samsung Galaxy Gio 5. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6. Samsung Galaxy S II 7. Nokia 300 8. Nokia 500 9. Nokia C5-00 5MP 10. Nokia 7230 11. Samsung Galaxy S+ 12. Nokia Lumia 710 13. Nokia E7-00 14. Apple iPhone 4 15. Nokia N9-00 More info at Espohoneblog Via WMPU

Best selling phones for business in February 2012:  1. Nokia Lumia 800 2. Nokia C2-01 3. Apple iPhone 4S 4. Nokia E7-00 5. Samsung Galaxy Xcover 6. Nokia C5-00 5MP 7. Samsung Xcover 271 8. Samsung Galaxy Gio 9. Nokia E5-00 10. Nokia C6-00 11. Samsung Galaxy S II 12. Nokia Lumia 710 13. Nokia E52 14. Nokia E6-00 15. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10,1

The next firmware update will bring WiFi tethering to Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710

As was reported earlier here at Mobile World Congress very soon the first Windows Phones made by Nokia, the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, will receive the much awaited WiFi Tethering.


The long-awaited feature will arrive on both phones with the next upgrade to Microsoft, together with Nokia, and will release via Zune.
Also this update beside the Internet Sharing will bring improvement to the camera performance of  Nokia Lumia 800, as promised  by Nokia Camera Guru Damian Dinning few weeks ago.

Via hdblog.it

Nokia Drive 3.0 hands-on video

Nokia has just announced their Nokia Drive 2.0 update, how ever the version 3 is already in the works and was shown off to the Verge at MWC 2012.

The new version of the Nokia Drive will be able to learn your daily commute automatically, and provide free traffic updates, which can be used to do automatic route calculations based on accidents, delays and other traffic information.

Source TheVerge

Report: Android malware up 3,325% in 2011

We are used to seeing massive growth rates with Android, but I am sure this is one statistic Google will not be touting in their quarterly reports.


In 2011, we saw unprecedented growth of mobile malware attacks with a 155 percent increase across all platforms. Most noteworthy was the dramatic growth in Android Malware from roughly 400 samples in June to over 13,000 samples by the end of 2011. This amounts to a cumulative increase of 3,325 percent. Notable in these findings is a significant number of malware samples obtained from third-party applications stores, which do not enjoy the benefit or protection from Google’s newly announced Android Market scanning techniques.

The report also notes that malware is becoming more sophisticated, with malware like Droid KungFu using encrypted payloads to avoid detection and Droid Dream disguising itself as a legitimate app.

Read the full report here

Source Juniper ; Via zdnet

Report:Huawei will begin to develop Windows Phones in the first half of 2012

According to DigiTimes and its sources, Huawei in China would like to spread the new Microsoft OS in the first half of 2012, during which time Nokia also will attempt the same maneuver with their devices Lumia. 

Unfortunately (for Microsoft), the Chinese territory is dominated by the bitter battle that ZTE, Huawei itself, Coolpad and Technology Xiaomi are "fighting" for dominance in the low-cost market segment, where the open policy of Android that law.

MWC just around the corner, where Microsoft could officially declare the new partnership with manufacturers to increase sales in China and other markets in Asia

Via Digitimes

The Lumia Nokia 800 back in the top 10 in Sweden after 8 months absence

Nokia Lumia 800 was launched on to the Swedish market on January 23.In that short time the  Lumia 800 managed to get in the top 10 most sold phones in the Scandinavian country. To find a Nokia phone in this nice little list we must go back to May 2011, ie to eight months ago!

The top 10 that are to follow, was compiled by collecting information in Telia's 85 stores scattered throughout Sweden.

Source idg.se ;Via WMPU

Nokia published the video teaser of Pure View, the successor of N8

Nokia has just released a new teaser video on YouTube titled "Get ready to capture a pure view" (Get ready to catch a perfect vision) setting a date for the 27 th of this month or at the Mobile World Congress.

The clip, recorded in FullHD, merely anticipating the arrival of a new camera phone, almost certainly the successor of N8.

Pure View is a registered trademark of Nokia and recently have been rumours of such a device, a Nokia N8 successor, for some months now, but the rumour mill have suggested both a Symbian and Windows Phone version.

Nokia Amazing Everyday Campaign Videos from Spain

Nokia continues with its never ending Amazing Everyday campaign..The two above  "Amazing Everyday",videos are shot in Madrid (Marquesinas Bus) and the other Barcelona (Metro Marquesinas). 


This time Nokia has decided to use Giant Windows Phone Giant that allow passersby to use and test the interface of this OS Metro.The interface of Windows Phone Metro is one of the main features of Microsoft's mobile operating system, the choice to try this user interface while waiting for the Metro or bus is definitely a good idea


Via WMPU.

(Video) Charlie Kindel Microsoft's former GM talks about Android, Windows Phone

Microsoft's former GM, Windows Phone Developer Experience speculates about how Android will fare over the next year and whether the choice of OS even adds any value to the customer experience.

Source gplus channel ; Via WMPU 

Nokia Lumia 800 Microsoft Store bundle launching February 14th for $899

Nokia has already presented the Lumia 900 in the U.S. market and enabled the pre-orders for the device . Lumia The 800 is preparing to reach the American public , but according to latest rumors, to take possession of the smartphone users may have to face an extra outlay.

The Lumia 800, in fact, should be marketed starting from 14th February, together with a set of accessories that would increase the price .The rumor, reported by sources close to Microsoft, would refer to a range of accessories made ​​from Play Nokia 360 , the wireless speaker, from Purity HD stereo headphones and a Bluetooth headset in-ear headphones . 

The total package (smart phones and accessories) would cost $ 899. Microsoft chose to distribute exclusively in this mode the device in the U.S., at least initially. The distribution will be through the Microsoft retail shops and it will be unlocked

Microsoft announced at CES in Las Vegas will to move towards commercialization of the device in U.S. retail outlets and the project will continue in the coming weeks and extend to white version of Lumia 800 recently introduced in our market.Sobering in any case the commercial strategy that seems to discourage the user who intends to prefer Lumia Lumia 800 compared to 900. It could be argued that the Finnish do not want to steal the limelight from the top of the range of Windows Phone Nokia in the U.S. may only be distributed later.

Source TheVerge

Forbes: Nokia will present at least one high-end device at MWC

To revive the assumptions on future projects of the Finnish Manufacturer this time is Forbes who without revealing the identity of the source has confirmed the ' imminent presentation of a new high-end device of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . 

Forbes's claims would not be simple evaluations, but are based on information received from well informed sources.Forbes says that it will be literally at least one device belonging to the segment of the market high-end. In light of the many rumors that we have collected and reported during the past few weeks, the circle seems to shrink around two devices. 

The first is the version of Lumia 900 reserved for our market, with the possible variation of the model with 12 megapixel camera ( recently denied by Damian Dinning ), the second is the presumed heir to the Nokia N8 , which should continue to use the platform Nokia Fine.

The supplier was only able to provide one further detail: The handset offered ”an unusual software feature normally found only on high-end smartphones.”

Nokia  press conference at Mobile World Congress was scheduled for 27 February.So then we will see  if the rumor from Forbes will  become reality.

Source Forbes

Via WMPU

The Windows Phone devices are highest rated on Amazon.com holding 6 of the top 10 positions

The new graphical interface, fluidity, speed and reliability that will surely contribute to the devices based on Windows Phone users to be appreciated by users.

According to the classification of the known site Amazon.com , the first four places in the list of devices are most appreciated by users Windows Phone device.

Top 4 places on Amazon are all WP7 smartphones:

1. HTC Trophy Windows Phone (Verizon Wireless)
2. Titan HTC Windows Phone (AT & T)
3. Focus S 4G Samsung Windows Phone (AT & T)
4. Radar 4G HTC Windows Phone (T-Mobile)

The work done by Microsoft and its partners has proved satisfactory. We'll see if Nokia, with the release of short Lumia 900 in America will be able to take a prominent position in that market.

More info at Amazon