25

Feb

2013

Four new Nokia phones appear at Mobile World Congress

Author: The Fonecast

Nokia has announced two new Windows Phone devices and two feature phones at Mobile World Congress today.

Both of the Windows Phone smartphones are mid-priced handsets, with initial availability expected within a few weeks.

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18

Feb

2013

What's wrong with Android?

and why 2.3 is still the most popular version

James Rosewell writes:

8 months ago I moved my main smartphone from Android to Windows Phone. I had entered a simpler world. There were less applications, no tethering option, voice dictation sucked and I couldn’t get a multi-SIM device. But overall I survived.

Then I started travelling more. I moved back to Android a few weeks ago... and what a disappointment.

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5

Feb

2013

Microsoft and Huawei launch a new smartphone for Africa

Author: The Fonecast

Microsoft has launched a new project designed to improve Africa’s global competitiveness. It’s called the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative and will see Microsoft encouraging smartphone adoption, helping businesses get online and introducing more technology skills to the workplace.

The first step is a new smartphone called the Huawei 4Afrika.

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28

Jan

2013

O2 promotion offers Brian Blessed voicemail messages as a prize

Author: The Fonecast

Actor Brian Blessed is offering to record voicemail messages for the first hundred O2 UK customers who buy an HTC Windows Phone 8 handset this week.

The promotional campaign, which involves each purchaser tweeting @O2 using the hashtag #brianmail, will reward winners with a voicemail greeting recorded by the richly-voiced British actor

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24

Jan

2013

Nokia's quarterly results show a return to profit

Author: The Fonecast

Nokia has published its fourth quarter and full-year financial results for 2012, moving back into profit during Q4 for the first time in over a year.

However, the annual figure still shows a loss and the company is proposing not to make a dividend payment to shareholders.

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