Tag Archives: Nokia

I was given the chance last year to review HMD Global’s Nokia 5 and while Nokia was banking on the spectre of nostalgia for their return to the smartphone game, with their second generation they’re being expected to perform at a higher level. The nostalgia played a large role in …

HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has continued to rapidly renew its portfolio of Nokia branded Android smartphones, announcing the latest range of budget smartphones overnight at an event in Russia, launching the Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 2.1. The latest devices have been designed to satisfy essential …

HMD Global, the Finnish company that had purchased the right to use the Nokia name for both their feature and smartphones, has officially kicked off the teasing for their first Android phone, the Nokia 6, after the phone started leaking earlier this week. The Facebook post, which was placed up …

Nokia has announced that it has sold its Here Maps division to a consortium of German car makers for €2.8 billion (AUD$4.2 billion). The consortium, which include AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG (the “Consortium”), represent the German cars market as a whole. It was originally understood that Uber …

Former monolithic mobile phone manufacturer Nokia still has an outstandingly strong Mapping division with their HERE maps app. The team at Nokia behind Here maps has updated their beta channel with a new shortcut menu and their asking for testers to try it out and give feedback. The basics of …

Nokia’s first Android tablet the N1 has been in limited availability since it launched in November last year. The tablet is designed by Nokia, but manufactured by Foxconn to get around restrictions regarding the sale of mobile devices after Nokia sold their devices division to Microsoft last year. Now Yatango …

Early last week we heard rumours that Nokia were planning a return to the mobile market in the early stages of 2016. In a statement on the company’s website, Nokia make no apologies for the brevity and flatly denied the claims. Further elaborating that comments pertaining to have been made …

Nokia, the Finnish company that had really brought the mobile revolution to the masses back in the day, is reportedly planning its return back into the mobile devices marketplace early next year. The report, which has surfaced via Re/code, comes thanks to sources who have been briefed on the companies …

Nokia, the Finnish company best known now for its mapping, networks and before the sale of their mobile business to Microsoft – their Mobile Phones, is considering the sale of its mapping business to focus more on their communications and technology networks business. The rumours surrounding a potential sale comes …

MixRadio, a popular music streaming service that many know in its previous incarnations as Nokia Music and Nokia MixRadio, has finally come to Android. One of its hallmark features is its ability to download mixes for playback offline, which is quite handy to have. At the current time, it is …

After they sold their mobile division to Microsoft last year, there wasn’t much expected from Nokia in the form of hardware. But late last year, Nokia surprised everyone by releasing a brand new smaller form-factor tablet, the Nokia N1. Manufactured by Foxconn in China, the tablet has limited availability, but …

ASUS could be back in the spotlight with its unveiling of the ZenFone Zoom at CES 2015. In a clear pitch to those with more than a passing interest in mobile photography, the ZenFone Zoom looks a lot like the Nokia Lumia 1020, and perhaps for good reason: it features …

After launching on Android as a Samsung exclusive back in August, Nokia has finally released Here maps on Google Play as a free download, allowing for much broader access. Nokia’s HERE maps is one of their main areas of focus after selling their devices section to Microsoft last year. HERE …

After announcing their first Android Tablet, the N1 yesterday, Nokia has launched their Z launcher on to Google Play, however it is still in Beta mode for now. The Launcher App, which is very simple to use and offers a very simplistic design that changes throughout the day, has made …

After selling their mobile devices division to Microsoft earlier this year, Nokia has been hard at work building out their other revenue streams such as their established LTE radios division, Here Maps service and dabbling in Android with their Z Launcher. But tonight, Nokia has stepped further into the Android …