Nokia Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 System Software Update Rolling Out Now

By Grant Hatchimonji | 6/28/2012

The update that Nokia announced for its Lumia 710 and 800 models last week, which includes the Wi-Fi hotspot and flip-to-silence features, has already begun to roll out.

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Nokia Releases Play To DLNA App For Lumia Phones

By Grant Hatchimonji | 6/26/2012

Nokia has released Play To, a DLNA app for its Lumia line of Windows Phones. It's available now for free in the Marketplace. This allows users to stream media from their smartphone to compatible devices on the local network.

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Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 Getting Mobile Hotspot Service, Other Enhancements

By Ryan Punzalan | 6/21/2012

An upcoming software update for the Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 will allow users to share their wireless internet connection via a mobile hotspot app. Other improvements are coming as well.

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Nokia 808 PureView with 41 Megapixel Camera Headed for the U.S.

By Ryan Punzalan | 6/19/2012

The Nokia 808 PureView smartphone, along with its impressive 41 megapixel camera, will be available to consumers in the U.S. soon.

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Nokia Lumia 710 from T-Mobile Getting an Upgrade to Windows Phone Tango

By Ryan Punzalan | 6/19/2012

Users of the Nokia Lumia 710 will be thrilled to find out that their smartphone will be receiving the Windows Phone Tango update tomorrow.

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Carriers and Retailers Offer Father's Day Smartphone Bargains

By Ryan Punzalan | 6/16/2012

Smartphone bargains reign supreme this weekend as Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and Amazon are all celebrating dear old Dad with sales on a variety of handsets, including Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry options. Updated

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T-Mobile Celebrates Father's Day with Free 4G Smartphones

By Ryan Punzalan | 6/15/2012

Celebrate Father's Day today and tomorrow by picking up a free 4G smartphone courtesy from T-Mobile. This includes both Android devices and Windows Phones.

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Nokia Making Significant Changes to Its Management Team, Laying Off Another 10,000 Employees

By Ed Hardy | 6/14/2012

Nokia continues to go through tough times as the company's attempts to re-make itself struggle on. Today it announced a shake-up of several of its top managers, as well as another big round of layoffs.

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Nokia Lumia 900 on Sale for Just $20

By Ryan Punzalan | 6/13/2012

The Nokia Lumia 900 is still on sale on Amazon Wireless for a low price of $20 for current AT&T subscribers. This is well below this carrier's own price for this Windows phone.

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Environmentally-Friendly Smartphones Sales to Skyrocket in Coming Years

By Ryan Punzalan | 6/9/2012

A report by Juniper Research shows that environmentally-friendly cell phones will almost reach 400 million by 2017, more than ten times the number that is expected to be shipped in 2012.

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Most Popular Smartphones for May 2012

By Ed Hardy | 6/4/2012

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. Half the models on the May list are from Samsung, but Nokia makes a strong showing, too.

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ETSI Selects Apple Nano-SIM Card Design As New Standard

By Grant Hatchimonji | 6/1/2012

The European Telecommunications Standard Institute finally came to a decision on the new SIM card format on Friday, selecting Apple's nano-SIM card design over the competition.

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