{"id":40897,"date":"2012-01-10T09:17:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T07:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=40897"},"modified":"2012-01-10T09:19:47","modified_gmt":"2012-01-10T07:19:47","slug":"nokia-releases-new-smartphone-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/40897-nokia-releases-new-smartphone-models.html","title":{"rendered":"Nokia releases new smartphone models"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nokia<\/a> on Monday declared war in the US smartphone market with a Microsoft<\/a>-powered handset tailored to take on Apple<\/a> iPhones and Google<\/a>-backed Android devices.<\/p>\n

Microsoft chief executive Steven Ballmer<\/a> joined Nokia boss Stephen Elop<\/a> to reveal the Finland-based mobile phone titan’s plans to hit the US market in coming months, with a Lumia 900 smartphone designed for the media-gobbling habits.<\/p>\n

The price and release date for Lumia 900 was not disclosed, but it will be offered exclusively on the latest generation 4G LTE<\/a> network of US telecom giant AT&T<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lumia 900 runs on Windows mobile software and will tap into the growing trove of hip, fun, or functional mini-applications for handsets based on Microsoft’s latest mobile software.<\/p>\n

“We believe the industry has shifted from a battle of devices to a war of ecosystems,” Elop said.<\/p>\n

“Clearly there are strong contenders on the field in this war of ecosystems,” he told a room packed with press on the eve of the opening of CES expo in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

“With Lumia, we are establishing beachheads in countries and we will push forward with sales, marketing and successive products.”<\/p>\n

Nokia in October introduced the Lumia line, which Elop described as the “first real Windows phones.”<\/p>\n

In a presentation loaded with war metaphors, Elop said that Nokia had used Lumia models to establish “beachheads” in Europe, India, and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

The company planned to start the US invasion on January 11 with a Lumia 710 model that will be priced at $49 when bought with T-Mobile<\/a> service contracts.<\/p>\n

“The work Nokia is doing around Windows phone and this third ecosystem is really going to pay off,” Ballmer said, caressing a sleek Lumia 900 touchscreen handset.<\/p>\n

“When you pick it up and love and touch and feel your Lumia,” he continued making a playful ‘mmmmm’ sound that drew laughs, “it really is quite fantastic.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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