PhotoBeamer is now available for Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones

PhotoBeamer app, few days ago has been released for the latest Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices the Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and Lumia 620.  And now Nokia has made PhotoBeamer available for the Wp7.5 Lumia devices (Nokia Lumia 510, 610, 710, 800 and 900).

Windows Phone 7.8 update for Nokia Lumia 900,800,710,610,510 spoted on Navifirm

It seems that Windows Phone 7.8 update is even closer to be released, at least for the Nokia Windows Phone smartphones from the first generation. The devices in question are the Nokia Lumia 900, Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia Lumia 610 and Nokia Lumia 510.

The firmware version 1750.823.8858.12460, which is the much expected Windows Phone 7.8 update, makes its appearance on the Nokia servers. 

City Lens Beta application for Nokia Lumia WP7 devices is updated to version 1.5 beta with many new features

Nokia Labs released new update for  Nokia City Lens application for first generation Nokia Lumia devices (Lumia 900, 800 and 710 ,the Lumia 610 is not compatible).

The app has been updated to  version 1.5 with the introduction of a number of new features that will make the application more user friendly.

Mirror's Edge for Nokia Lumia devices is updated and its free

This is good news not only for the hard-core gamer, but especially for those who are not a fan of mobile gaming and probably never would download a game for a fee and that, thanks to this initiative, will now play for free with one of the most interesting games available for the Windows Phone platform, already appreciated on Xbox 360. 

Nokia Lumia 900 running Windows Phone 7.8 spotted in China

The latest rumors about the Windows Phone 7.8 update are coming from China,with  photos capturing a Nokia device, the Lumia 900, carrying this new and awaited update. The information and images that we present below, although unofficial, appear to be unreliable since they come from a store opened by Nokia China to Shanghai to test their device users.

Nokia Q3 2012 financial results - 6.3 million smartphones sold of which 2.9 are Lumia

For Nokia just ended a very  challenging quarter and not so gentle to its financial position. The Finnish company is still in the midst of transition and therefore the financial results published earlier , we you could not expect too much: significant drop in global smartphone sales and profits down even contained. However, the data provided are in line with what analysts had expected, and this is probably why the Nokia titles listed in European financial markets are showing excellent performances.

Nokia Transport Beta for Nokia Lumia smartphones has been update to version 2.3

 Nokia Beta Transport is an application dedicated to the planning of movements using different means of urban transport, and it has recently received a new update to version 2.3. The version for smartphones Nokia Lumia, still in beta, it offers at the time extended coverage to more than 550 cities around the world. 

Nokia Xpress Browser Beta Now Available For Nokia Lumia Devices

Nokia Xpress Beta is a new application exclusively for Nokia Lumia devices that allows you to access your favorite websites by optimizing the data transfer connection and thus saving time and money. Nokia Xpress Beta is able to automatically compress the data up to 85% in order to reduce the consumption of its data plan and save also in charge of the battery.

Nokia Lumia 820 Q&A - Find out everything you need to know about Nokia Lumia 820

Since the first hours of presentation of the new Windows Phone 8 smartphone almost all attention was fixed on the Nokia Lumia 920, which clearly represents the device that optimally summarizes the large number of innovations in hardware and software from Nokia with its latest Windows Phone 8 smartphone.

The Nokia Lumia 820, on some occasions, appeared a bit eclipsed by the Lumia 920 and, perhaps, some details about the device have not yet been fully understood. For many aspects of the device, it may be useful to examine the answers given by a product manager of Nokia users who have requested clarification on a number of features of the device . 

Viber 2.2 with voice HD exclusively for Nokia Lumia devices is now available

The Viber development team , after giving announcement a few days ago, has finally made ​​available the new version of the client VoIP and instant messaging for Nokia Lumia smartphones. Among the new features of version 2.2 of Viber dedicated to Windows Phone Nokia, do not miss the most anticipated, or the ability to make voice HD calls. 

Nokia Suite 3.6.11.0 Beta for Windows now supports Lumia devices with support for copying contacts, photos and calendar

The Nokia Suite version has been updated to version 3.6.11.0 with new features and among the new features that have been made ​​there is also one that allows users to copy the contacts, photos and calendar events to the Nokia Lumia smartphones from their Nokia Symbian, S40 and MeeGo devices .

Everything happens through a transfer of this information to your SkyDrive account from which you can later sign in with your Lumia to synchronize. To start the process simply start Nokia Suite Beta Tools menu and click on the item Upload to SkyDrive.

Nokia confirms that the current Nokia Lumia devices will continue to receive support, new features and updates

A few days after the official presentation of the new Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 , Nokia reiterates its commitment to continue to support the current device Lumia (900, 800, 710 and 610) .Users owners of such devices must not therefore think that will be abandoned since the new smartphones Windows Phone 8 have become the protagonists of the new range of Nokia.

As reported in this post from Nokia Conversations, Nokia will continue to support the current Lumia providing, shortly, an update that will renew the user interface (which we know will be identical to that of Windows Phone 8), implementing new features, and releasing new applications. Among these are mentioned Cinemagraph to create nice photo animations, Smart Group Shot , to facilitate the sharing of your photos and Ringtone maker to create custom ringtones.

Viber with voice support coming to Nokia Lumia phones

This morning Viber, has issued a press release through which announces that it will release a new version of Viber for Windows Phone with support for voice conversations . The new release has been developed with the support and contribution of Nokia and therefore will be an exclusive for Nokia Lumia devices.

"Also Viber is releasing a completely new version for Nokia Lumia phones running the Windows Phone 7 platform. Viber now offers Nokia Windows Phone 7 users free HD-quality phone calls and group messaging Additions to free text and photo messages. This version was developed in partnership with Nokia and is currently available Exclusively on Nokia Lumia phones."

The Leaked Nokia WP8 handset might be previous rumored Nokia Phi

The prototype of Nokia Lumia Windows Phone which we have reported yesterday  may be the previous rumored Nokia Phi. The Nokia Phi codename is not new, this model, in fact was among those reported by the WPbench benchmarks reported in the past month. Now in the past hours have spread new details about technical specifications and the alleged form-factor of the device.

The reference to the form-factor is based on mere speculation and a comparison of the photo spread yesterday and those of the Nokia Lumia 900 and Nokia Lumia 800. According to reports the new source, the screen will be wider than that of the Lumia 800 but is not yet certain that will exceed 4.3 " of the Nokia Lumia 900.

Engadget promotes Nokia Drive as “the best you are going to find on a phone right now" navigation app

Nokia Drive was recently updated to version 3.0, bringing new and interesting features like:

• The application will calculate routes based on driving style
• Detection of real-time traffic, with dedicated live tile
• Calculation of the route based on traffic
• Automatic determination of the time of the day, with subsequent change in the combination of the colors of the maps
• Manual adjustment paths
• Lists of favorite routes off-line with the ability to "pin" as the Live Tile Home

Here you can find a thorough review of the Engadget team with a lot of videos that label the Nokia Drive as "the best you are going to find on a smartphone at this time. "

Contact Share app is now available for all Nokia Lumia smartphones

Contact Share is Nokia Lumia smartphones exclusive app,which was announced in June and now is available for download. The application is a part of the Nokia Collection apps designed and exclusive for all Nokia Lumia devices.

Nokia Drive 3.0 is now available for Lumia smartphones and brings many new goodies

Nokia unveiled the Nokia drive app future upgrade for Windows Phone series devices in February at the MWC.But for now is only available for Nokia Lumia devices. Nokia Drive 3.0 brings a lot of changes in the application, and the largest is an intelligent monitoring your movement and your application will be able to recommend the quickest route to your destination or redirect you to the fastest route, depending on road conditions

Nokia publishes financial results for the 2nd quarter of 2012,with first signs of a turnaround and 4 million sold Lumia devices

As expected, this morning, Nokia has released the financial results of the 2nd quarter of 2012 and what we learn from the figures in the summary tables (see below) are the first signs of a turnaround , although the Finnish company is still at in a delicate and difficult period of transition.

The numbers and percentages than in the previous quarter appear to be more encouraging and demonstrate a greater hold of competitiveness in the mobile industry with the introduction of new feature phones family Asha Lumia and sale of devices with Windows Phone,which have been sold in 4 million units, a reasonable result considering that the new operating system is still young and not yet known by the great mass of consumers.

Nokia Lumia production slowed ahead of the launch of Windows Phone 8?

Nokia may have already begun to take the necessary steps to prepare to deploy the first Windows phone 8 devices.The Finnish brand, according to some recent rumors, has already reduced the production of current Lumia smartphones running on WP 7.5. A recent report shows that Compal Communications,the main partner of Nokia in the production of Nokia Lumia devices, would have recorded a significant drop in revenue in the month of June due to a reduction in orders from the Finnish company .

Nielsen - Owners of the Nokia Lumia 900 very satisfied with the smartphone

Sales of the Nokia Lumia 900,as is known, could suffer a setback due to lack of update to Windows Phone 8, but users who have already chosen the current flagship of the Finnish manufacturer no secret of being very satisfied purchase. Was revealed by a recent Nielsen study, independent company that deals with market research. Over 90% of the holders of a Lumia 900 that took part in a recent survey consider it the best smartphone competitors , while more than 80% confirmed that the performance of the device have exceeded expectations . Very encouraging data that confirm the proper mix of hardware and software represented by the device.