Nokia phones across eras, from N-series and XpressMusic to Lumia Windows Phones.
The Nokia Lumia 900 was announced at CES 2012 with LTE, exclusive to AT&T. At Mobile World Congress 2012, Nokia revealed a HSDPA+ Dual Carrier variant for high-speed data, up to 42Mbps download, in countries without LTE, like Singapore.
The Nokia Lumia 610 was the only new Lumia announced at MWC 2012, the 900 having debuted at CES. It arrives alongside Microsoft's strategy of lowering Windows Phone's minimum hardware requirements, and thus cost, by supporting cheaper chips.
The first three phones announced at Mobile World Congress 2012 were the Nokia Asha 202, 203, and 302. The Asha family is affordable and aimed at emerging markets, first introduced at Nokia World 2011. All run Nokia's Series 40 OS.
I'd won the Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-221, while my friend Trent won the Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset. Since his came in Fuchsia pink, which he disliked, we swapped, and I gave the Purity HD to my wife.
At the Nokia press conference during MWC 2012, every attendee received the Nokia Purity In-Ear Headset, though not in retail boxes, to discourage reselling. In Nokia stores it comes in four colours, Black, White, Cyan, and Fuchsia, at S$148.
Not much happened on the fourth and final day of MWC, and I skipped the conference, as I was flying back to Singapore. I woke around 9am, had breakfast, then packed my things, requesting transport at 2pm.
Day three began like day two, with a breakfast Q&A with the Nokia Maps team, Pino Bonetti and Mark Thomas. A Nokia Maps update is coming soon to Lumia devices, offering zoomed-in detail and letting you create and share places.
Day two was a touch more relaxed, opening with a breakfast Q&A with Dean Patrick of Nokia Entertainment at our hotel cafe. He demoed the new Nokia Reading, which lets you read and buy e-books and audiobooks on Lumia devices.
The first day began at 6am, with the bus collecting us from the hotel at 7am. The Nokia booth sat in Hall 7, an eight-minute walk from the entrance. We reached the venue by 8am, but it was already packed.
Thanks to Nokia and Nokia Connects, I had the privilege of attending Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Spain, from 27th February to 1st March. I flew Lufthansa for the first time, with no direct route, routing via Frankfurt.
I didn't announce that I got married in Las Vegas during my US holiday two months ago, only sharing it on Facebook, which feels more private than Twitter. It wasn't sudden, I'd proposed to Li Xiang on our 7th anniversary.
The Nokia Lumia 900 was announced at CES 2012, though for now it's exclusive to AT&T. I'm sure other countries will follow, perhaps SingTel bringing it to Singapore with LTE. If only Nokia had added NFC, it would be perfect.
Announcing the winners of the Nokia 'Amazing Everyday' contest I held on 1st December 2011. They are Julian Chow, for Sunset at Bedok Reservoir, and Sajnikanth, for Bright Side of the Moon. Congratulations, your details go to Nokia Singapore.
The Nokia Lumia 800 arrives in Singapore from 10th December 2011 at a recommended S$775, with the Lumia 710 to follow in the coming weeks at S$505. All three local operators, SingTel, StarHub, and M1, will offer both phones.
Together with Nokia Singapore, I'm giving away a pair of Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headsets, worth €200, to two lucky winners. To enter, capture a photo or video of an 'Amazing Everyday' moment and share it via Twitter or Facebook.
This is my third look at the Nokia N9, after first trying it at Nokia Connection 2011 and again at the N9 Blogger Event. Having used it as my work phone for a week, I'll focus on software not covered.
On my last day before flying home, I woke at the same time and checked out at 9am. Thanks to the team at 1000heads, who minded our luggage at their office while we went sightseeing. First stop was London Eye.
Nokia World Day 2 also began at 9am, with the opening keynote by Colin Giles, head of Sales. As the second and final day, with nothing new to announce, the crowd was thinner, so this post has more pictures.
I woke at 7.30am and met the other bloggers for breakfast at 8am in the hotel lobby, before heading to ExCeL London for Stephen Elop's opening keynote. The venue was about a five-minute walk away. We arrived just in time.
I was one of the lucky bloggers invited to fly to London for Nokia World 2011, thanks to Nokia Connects and Nokia. I'll dedicate four posts to it this week: pre-event, day one, day two, and post-event.
I first previewed the Nokia N9 at Nokia Connection 2011 in June, when the software was still in beta. I was invited again to the N9 Blogger Event on Wednesday. The N9 launches in Singapore in early October at S$799.
Nokia has launched the Nokia 700, 701, and 600, powered by Symbian Belle, the successor to Symbian Anna. I was invited to the WOM World launch event in Hong Kong but couldn't make it, the 700 being the smallest.