Monday, July 9, 2012

Nokia Lumia phones to expand to Verizon




Nokia's Lumia 900.


(Credit: CNET)

Verizon customers looking to buy a Nokia Lumia Windows Phone may soon get their wish.


The Lumia lineup is headed to Verizon, according to comments made by Richard Kerris, Nokia's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. In an interview with Neowin, Kerris sais that "it won't be long" before Lumia phones are available to Verizon customers, though he didn't reveal an exact timeframe or which models might pop up.


AT&T and T-Mobile are currently the only U.S. carriers that offer the Lumia handsets. Nokia has been counting on such phones as the Lumia 900 to spur sales. Recent reports suggest that the Lumia triggered healthy sales at the outset. But the phone failed to sustain its initial high demand in the face of continued competition from the iPhone and Android.


Kerris also revealed that Nokia's 41-megapixel PureView camera would soon reach the Lumia lineup. And he openly acknowledged that Nokia has seen better days but believes that new products will help the company recover from its current downturn.<... [Read more]




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