The new Lumia 800 update improves battery performance and fixes bugs [3 comments]

A new software update was rolled out to my Lumia 800 device. This new software updated the phones firmware revision number to version 1600.2483.8106.12070. The most viable improvement this new update brings is to the battery performance. I have done diagnostics through the build in tool a [...]

Windows Phone Marketplace expanded to 23 more countries

Earlier I talked about how the Nokia Microsoft alliance spiked up developers interest in developing apps for Windows Phone. Since apps play a major role in todays mobile industry, getting developers interested in the platform is the key in growing the platform. Microsoft today at the MWC [...]

Nokia Lumia 610 is a phone for the masses

Last year in May I wrote an in-dept article on how low to mid range devices is a key factor, if Windows Phone is to overtake Android by 2015. Today at the Mobile World Conference 2012, Nokia has announced its fourth Lumia device and the first device based on the Tango version of Window Phone 7, th [...]

Skype beta app now available for Windows Phone

The long awaited Skype app is finally available in the Windows marketplace. Since this app is in beta don't expect all the bells and whistles. You can however give it try to get a taste of the app. Later on Skype would be deep integrated into Windows Phone and will not run as an app. This is e [...]

Nokia clarifies the recent Lumia 800 update and promises audio, camera fixes

Nokia Lumia 800 started to receive the battery fix update a couple of weeks back. Even after the update people are still getting confused if the update actually fixed anything as the diagnostic tool is showing variable battery full charged capacities. Well Nokia has made a post about this on their [...]

Nokia sells over 1 million Lumia devices in Q4 2011

Nokia has released its Q4 results and we now have a official confirmation that Nokia has indeed sold over 1 million Lumia devices till date. The Nokia Lumia is yet to hit the American market fully as the Lumia 900 is expected to hit AT&T by March 18th 2012. Key highlights of the report: [...]

Background Task on Windows Phone have a limit [1 comment]

Multi Tasking was introduced in Windows Phone 7.5. With phones coming up with faster processors and better multi taking functionalities battery issues are bound to arise and are always a problem now a days with the so called smart phones with great hardware and big screens. Microsoft however wante [...]