One of my most favorite actors and characters Will Horton/Chandler Massey

Chandler Massey Wins Daytime Emmy Award 

    

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Haha, this is what I just read about blue color: It is deep like the sea, it is true like the ocean. It is calm, but powerful. It is unpredictable, it is just like the sky, blue and stable, but what do you know when you cross a fence of stable? You have to be true, or you won´t have a clue.

Beijing Lumia promotion

今天上午，北京中关村欧美汇旗舰店，诺基亚召开了全新的Windows Phone旗舰Lumia 900的媒体品鉴会。品鉴会现场展示了Lumia 900手机，及一系列极具设计感的周边配件，更请来了白色超跑和美女模特助阵。

就请大家跟随WPDang手中的Nokia PureView 808，来看看今天“Lumia非凡体验”的现场吧（注：除题图和特别标注的图片外，本文所有图片均由Nokia PureView 808拍摄，图片仅进行尺寸调整，未作任何后期加工).

Nokia Lumia 800 now available in Venezuela on Movistar

Good news for those in Venezuela, the Nokia Lumia 800 is now available exclusively on Movistar for Bs 4,399 on contract.

The Lumia 800, featuring a 3.7" screen, 1.4GHz CPU and 16GB of storage has been taking the world by storm, hitting numerous Latin and South American countries in the last few weeks. The launch of the Lumia 800 follows Microsoft's recent launch of the Windows Phone Marketplace in the same country back in early May, allowing users in that country to gain access to the nearly 100,000 or so apps and games.

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Chris Weber: Nokia committed to bringing Pureview to future Lumia handsets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TpxYxwBiEC4#t=0s

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Chris Weber, Nokia’s US President gave  a 20 minute interview with Howard Chui ofHoward Forums.

In it he promised to bring Pureview to Windows Phone, and noted that getting the best exclusive apps for Lumia users  was part of their strategy.  He also suggested Nokia Mix Radio may make its way to US and that the company would expend more effort on less services which were more compelling to users.

Chris handles Howard’s negativism pretty well, and it is clear Chui is pretty out of touch with the Nokia Lumia 900’s performance in US so far, including outselling the Samsung Galaxy S II on AT&T.

The interview is definitely worth the watch.

New Nokia Lumia 900 And Lumia 610 TV Commercials

One of my most favorite asian actors: Him Law

  



   

   

   

 

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Lumia 900, China promotion

3月21日，Windows Phone 7.5“全新·全易”中国发布会，拉开了第三种生态操作系统登入中国市场的序幕。随后3月28日诺基亚发布会上，芬兰人牵手中国电信首推CDMA制式的Nokia Lumia 800c手机。时隔近两个半月之后，诺基亚再度重返京城，召开旗舰Windows Phone机型Lumia 900的路演活动，并携Lumia产品线众将集体亮相北京，再度和用户相逢。

Lumia 900搭载一块4.3 英寸的 AMOLED ClearBlack 玻璃触摸屏，并具有一体式聚碳酸酯机身。此外Lumia 900还拥有一块载有卡尔蔡司光学系统的800万像素主相机，并配备双 LED 闪光灯，支持自动对焦。

据悉，发布会现场除了有到访的媒体嘉宾之外，还将会有神秘嘉宾现身助威。至于神秘嘉宾的人选，WPDang相信极有可能会是参与“Lumia微电影”创作的谢霆锋、韩庚、陶喆三位明星中的一位。

本次发布会融合了活动体验会的形式，地点为北京西单大悦城一楼，时间为6月9日（本周六）下午3点。届时WPDang记者将赴活动现场，并在主站上向用户进行直播报道。

此前WPDang曾报道过Lumia 900的国行发布日期，并且分别根据欧洲市场和中国香港市场的含税价格进行了大致的价格预测，而从今天京东商城公布的Lumia 900价格情况来看，定价和此前WPDang根据港行价格加17%增值税的推测结果非常吻合。但最终Lumia 900的上市会有哪些相应的优惠政策和促销手段.

Details emerge on the Dark Knight Lumia 710 covers for T-Mobile US

We ran a story a few days ago showing the Dark Knight Rises logo on the Xpress colored backs for the Lumia 710.  We now have an update to that story with the details. T-Mobile will be giving these out for free with a special new promotion starting June 13-July 10th when you sign up on a new two-year contract, either as an upgrade or a new customer.

New customers will get a colored back for free in the store at time of purchase, there is no mail in special for the colored Batman backs. These backs are limited, so be sure to go get them quickly before they run out. The Lumia 710 will also be free with a mail-in-rebate for Classic voice plans. Not only is getting a Batman colored back amazing, but you get the phone for free.

Nokia knows how to sell their devices by giving customers a solid and great experience at a affordable cost. This new cross promotion will sell more 710's, not that they needed any help, and get more windows phones in peoples hands. Although AT&T has the largest variety of Windows Phones, T-Mobile is doing a great job with only 2 that are currently being sold in stores (the Lumia 710 and HTC Radar).

Get your Batman on starting June 13th, the sooner the better. That way you can be one of the few rocking that sweet Windows Phone with a colored back showing off your love for the Dark Knight!

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CNET reviews the Nokia Lumia 610, gives it 4 stars, “one of the more attractive budget smart phone options out there”

CNET UK has reviewed the Nokia Lumia 610.

They note, I suspect somewhat erroneously, that the Nokia  Lumia 610 is the first Windows Phone for the cheaper end of the market — a sector which has been ably exploited by legions of low-cost Android devices. The phone will be available with monthly contract prices starting from around £15, while SIM-free handsets can be picked up for roughly £180 which should expand Windows Phone’s reach to younger mobile buyers.

The found build quality good, the design modest but fetching in parts, and notes it feels like a handset that’s worth more than its retail price. In their test the LCD screen was average with descent viewing angles but a washed out look.

They were disappointed by the lack of expandable storage, but said SkyDrive does make up for it somewhat. Another negative was the lack of full app compatibility, but again they  found this sacrifice was inevitable given the low price point.

They were happy with the performance, saying transitions are smooth, navigation is fast and there’s no irksome delay when switching between applications, unlike the stumble and stutter they experience on Android handsets in the same price bracket.

They note

“Microsoft has clearly done a fantastic job of optimising its operating system for lower-specced devices. Google’s software engineers should probably give them a call.”

Nokia to produce a “unique” Windows Phone for every US carrier

Speaking to Bloomberg, Chris Weber, president of Nokia’s North America unit, said with the Lumia 900’s success the company was now back in USA, but needed to expand to more carriers.

“We’ve had a great start with T-Mobile and AT&T,” he said “But that’s just a start.”

“We’re back in the U.S., we’re back in Canada — it’s exciting, but there’s more work to do.”

He continued, saying the key to getting more Lumia phones into consumers’ hands is giving each carrier a “unique proposition,” so they can show how the devices stand out from the iPhone or Android models.

While only AT&T and T-Mobile offer the Lumia phones now, Verizon Wireless has said it’s preparing to add a new Nokia model to its line-up. Weber’s comment suggests this will be a differentiated product.

Speaking about the future of Nokia, who is in financial troubled waters, he noted the difference between RIM and Nokia is that RIM does not have a partner the size of Microsoft to build an ecosystem that can compete with Apple and Google. In addition to creating the operating system and encouraging software developers to use it, the company prods phone retailers and other partners to offer incentives and in-store promotions.

“There are only a few companies in the world who can build an ecosystem that scales to what consumers demand,” Weber said. “Right now my view is that it’s Apple, Google and Microsoft because it takes deep pockets, lots of engineering talent, and the scale and scope globally to build that ecosystem.”

Morgan Stanley survey finds 25% of tablet buyers are waiting for Windows 8 tablets

Morgan Stanley has conducted a survey which shows Microsoft could slip near instantly into the second spot in the tablet market. According to their survey 25% of those intending to buy a tablet were planning to buy a Windows 8 tablet, ahead of 22% who intend to buy an Android tablet.

T-Mobile Nokia Lumia 710 now available on Pre-Paid

The Nokia Lumia 710 is now available on Pre-Paid on T-Mobile USA where it costs only $249.99 with $50 refill, bringing the actual cost down only to $199.  The handset is also available in store on Bestbuy where it is retailing for $299.

The handset appears to be the best specced from the Pre-Paid devices in the price range, with most offering 3 megapixel cameras, WVGA screens and Android 2.3, and some even running 600 Mhz processors, which we all know is buttery smooth on Android.

Nokia has the logistic scale to be able to compete in the low-end and still make money, so hopefully their handsets will get the recognition they deserve for the great value for money they deliver.

Nokia Lumia 900 selling out in Netherlands

A few days ago, on the 7th, we posted on the Nokia Lumia 900 becoming available in the Netherlands on PDAshop.nl .

It seems the company may have underestimated demand, as they have sold through their supply in less than 3 days, with the handset being marked as sold out.

Fear not however, as KPN still seem to have a few handsets in their inventory, which can be found here.

Nokia Lumia 900 launched in China by Han Geng

     

Popular Chinese Singer/Dancer Han Geng attended the official launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 in Joy City mall in Beijing, China.

Apparently he has significant star appeal, as the event was a sell-out , with the the ground floor of the mall was completely occupied, making it hard to even find a standing place.

Above he stars in an advert for the handset, which will now be available in Cyan, Black and White color.

WPSauce notes the handset has been re-branded in Chinese as “??”, or “extraordinary” with the tagline “There’s no ordinary life, just ordinary people.”

The smartphone has been on sale since yesterday, and will hopefully make a significant impact on Nokia’s Q2 shipments.

Samsung Galaxy S III pre-orders fail to dislodge Nokia Lumia 900 on Amazon

The Nokia Lumia 900 has proven surprisingly resilient on Amazon’s best seller charts, frequently hitting the top position despite the arrival of much vaunted HTC One X.  Now even the start of pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S III, expected to be the biggest phone next to the iPhone 5 this year, has failed to cause the handset to budge.

Hopefully the Amazon status reflects in-store purchases (as it has in April and May) and June will end up being a good month for the Nokia Lumia 900 (and Nokia also of course) too.

Nokia finally announces the release of the Nokia Lumia 900 in Germany

It seems the time for delay is finally over, with the Nokia Lumia 900 formally announced in Germany.

Nokia has announced  the "multi-award winning" Lumia 900 Nokia will be available for a MSRP of 579 Euros, while on Amazon the phone can be had for  € 504.89  if they could actually get round to announcing a delivery date.

The (translated) press release reads as follows:

Multiple award-winning Nokia Lumia 900 available now in Germany

Ratingen, 11 June 2012 – The award-winning Nokia Lumia 900 is available now in Germany. In a 4G version, the phone is already available since the beginning of the year in the United States. Well, the Nokia 900 is Lumia world in a customized version with DC-HSPA technology with download speeds of up to 42 Mbps for much faster browsing and streaming also available in other countries.

Since its announcement at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January in Las Vegas, the Nokia 900 Lumia won several awards and exceeded expectations in the U.S. market. For customers in particular, the unique design and catchy Windows Phone experience were important reasons for the decision to buy.

With its large 4.3-inch Clear Black AMOLED display, the Nokia 900 Lumia makes an excellent tactile and visual impression and is perfectly suited to the exclusive Nokia services like Nokia Maps, Nokia, Navigation, Nokia, bus and train service, Nokia and radio mix Nokia to make optimal use of eBooks. By integrating the largest battery in a Nokia phone, the Nokia 900 ensures long-lasting Lumia entertainment pleasure on the go.

The main camera of the Nokia 900, a Lumia offers Carl Zeiss optics, a large aperture for improved performance in low light conditions and a wide-angle focal length in order to take pictures in 16:9 format. At the same time, the Nokia 900 Lumia Lumia also the first model with a front camera with a wide aperture sharp, colorful photos and making video telephony is ready for use immediately.

The Nokia 900 is Lumia in Germany in the colors white, black and cyan for the price of about € 579 (including taxes, without a contract) will be available.

Nokia Lumia 610 now available in Ireland

Nokia’s great value low-end Windows Phone, the Nokia Lumia 610, is now available in Ireland.

The handset is available unlocked for 179.99 Euro (£145, $225) and also available on contract on Vodafone, Meteor and eMobile.

On eMobile the handset is available for only 29.50 Euro per month for 12 months and a 49 Euro down payment which includes 1 GB of data per month, which is the kind of deal we used to have before contracts spiralled out of control.

While the 256 BM Windows Phone Tango handset is somewhat crippled compared to 512 MB devices, when compared to Android handsets at the same price point the handsets offers a much improved experience and specs, which should make it a no-brainer for those looking for a cheap smartphone.

Windows Phone maintains its improved run rate

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The graph does not show it clearly yet, but looking closely at the end of the graph one can sense the end tipping upwards.

Since the beginning of April, with the release of the Nokia Lumia 900, the Windows Phone People Hub has been adding 100,000 Facebook users roughly every 2 weeks, rather than around every 3.  This improved run rate has been maintained for the last month, with a hint of further acceleration, with the last 100,000 taking 13 days, and the one before 14.

Using our usual ratio, that gives us 13.65 million Windows Phone users, and suggests around 4 million Windows Phones will have been sold in Q2 2012, excluding any Chinese sales, which excludes Facebook integration in the People Hub. This would represent 200% growth year on year compared to the same period last year and 35% sequentially.

Hopefully we will continue to see an acceleration but current rates suggest 20 million Windows Phones for 2012 should certainly be possible.

Nokia Lumia 610 now available in Mexico

 

Nokia Mexico yesterday announced that the Lumia 610 is now available for Telcel in black, cyan, magenta and white. The phone is available both on regular contract (Plan Telcel), or prepaid with an Amigo Kit for $MXN 3,499 (approx. $USD 250).

The phone comes with WCDMA, HSDPA, EDGE, and quadband GSM. Nokia Maps, Drive and Music will be available as apps.

New Jersey’s Seton Hall University opts for Windows Phones for incoming class

Nokia, AT&T, Microsoft and Seton Hall University announced today a step forward in Seton Hall’s Mobile Computing Initiative, whereby all incoming freshmen will receive a Nokia Lumia 900 each for extensive use across the University. The entire class of 2016 will receive a Nokia Lumia 900 powered by the Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, to support the university’s mission of providing state of the art technology tools to enhance the student experience and prepare students for success in a rapidly changing world.

All Seton Hall students have access to SHUmobile, an app available across multiple platforms that provides access to campus news feeds, directories and maps. However, Seton Hall freshmen will have access to a custom Freshmen Experience component of this app exclusive to the Lumia 900. This personalized element adds customized social media integration and direct communication channels with their freshmen peers, peer academic advisors, housing information and roommates.

Additionally, the University will leverage Nokia Data Gathering, recently made available for Windows Phone, to communicate with the incoming freshmen beginning this summer by conducting polls, providing information to help students prepare for college and to learn how the Lumia 900 and other technologies are being used.

"Nokia has a long history of innovation and their partnership with Microsoft allows us to extend the core academic and community resources of the University into the pocket of our students," noted David Middleton, Executive Director, Center for Mobile Research and Innovation, and Assistant Vice President of Administration at Seton Hall University. "By providing our new incoming students with the Nokia Lumia 900, Seton Hall University can expand our existing Windows services and infrastructure while providing a unique, high quality, dynamic and engaging mobile experience."

"Mobile technology has become ubiquitous and pervasive, but we are just beginning to understand the breadth of its impact across campus. Smartphone use in higher education has tended to rely on finding a specific app to fulfill a specific curricular purpose. With the close collaboration between Nokia and Microsoft on the Lumia 900, the phone itself takes center stage" added Michael Taylor, Academic Director, Center for Mobile Research & Innovation.

Professor Taylor explains that the seamless integration of core academic tools such as Microsoft Office increases the opportunity for faculty and students to connect, collaborate, and create. The synthesis of Windows Phone features and Lumia 900 hardware are a natural enhancement to the University’s commitment to teaching and learning with technology. Utilizing AT&T’s 4G network, these partnerships will help foster new opportunities for learning, content creation and experimentation. Teaching and learning can now take place not just in the classroom but virtually anywhere, providing a more engaged and integrated learning experience.

Kantar Wordpanel: “… we expect to see signs of Android, RIM and iOS customers switching to the Microsoft platform.”

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Kantar Worldpanel have released their market share numbers for the 12 weeks ending May 2012 and as has been usual recently, it reads as pretty good news for Windows Phone.

They note that Windows Phone now held over 3% market share in most major markets, with its share highest in Germany and the US.

In Spain Windows Phone held a 2.6% market share.  This is up from 1.9% for the April period, a growth of 37% in only a month.  Windows Phone is close to outselling the iPhone there, which only had 3.3% market share, down from 5.8% last year, after operators dropped phone subsidies in the struggling economy.

It also seems Microsoft achieved their goal with Windows Phone, with the majority of WP7 customers in the US being first time smartphone owners. Windows Phone has also finally started convincing Windows Mobile users that it is a worthy upgrade option instead of Android.

Sunnebo adds: “Our data clearly shows that in the US, LTE/4G handset capability is crucial for brands wanting to steal existing smartphone consumers. As WP7 handsets with this capability start to become more prevalent, we expect to see signs of Android, RIM and iOS customers switching to the Microsoft platform.”

The limited numbers show clear momentum for the platform, which is making slow but very steady progress in market share.

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陶喆“乐随想”引爆第三弹微电影

A new Lumia ad in China

就在谢霆锋引领的诺基亚微电影惊艳神舟大地的同时，韩庚与“人脉”中的各路高手花样斗舞的分集微电影也紧随其后的推出。时隔数日，Lumia分集微电影第三弹再次来袭！这次我们得到确认，亮相的正是好久没有发片的华语R&B教父陶喆。在第三部微电影中，陶喆将带领我们一起”乐随享”，体验Lumia所带来的非凡视听盛宴。

在该片中陶喆激情演绎各类中西方乐器，动作帅气拉风，在镁光灯下演奏手鼓、琵琶、贝司、大提琴、双头吉他、萨克斯风……尽情玩转“十八般乐器”，势将用音乐撼动天地，所拍摄的影像极具感官冲击，视觉效果颇为震

撼。正如广告语和字幕所倡导的那样，完全契合了Lumia”乐随想”的宗旨。音乐是什么？ 爵士，Hip-Hop，民谣，R&B？朋克，雷鬼，硬核，摇滚？真正的音乐在你心里，所以音乐没有流行不流行， 只有好听不好听。

A new Lumia 900 ad

A new Nokia Lumia 900 ad showing ex-baseball player, and current analyst John Kruk so immersed in his new Nokia Lumia 900 that he hardly pays any attention to the game at all.

This is an interesting contrast to Microsoft’s original “Really?” campaign (right) where Windows phone was portrayed as the OS that will save us from those disabled by constantly being wrapped up in their phones.

BusinessInsider notes that this is a better message for Microsoft, and more consistent with the way people want to use their smartphones.

a A new Nokia Lumia 900 ad 

JUST FOUND OUT YESTERDAY PJ BRENNAN (DOUG CARTER) IS GAY ALSO IN REAL LIFE :)

SIM-unlocked Nokia Lumia 900 now available in Australia

If you are Australian and you prefer your phone without any carrier branding and your updates directly from Nokia, you can now purchase a fully SIM-unlocked Nokia Lumia 900 from Mobileciti.com.au for only $629.

The handset comes in Cyan and comes with a 24 month manufacturers warranty, and is of course completely free from any Telstra, Vodafone or Optus tags.

Nokia touts superiority of Nokia maps over Google Maps: “not only available for 1, 2 or 29 countries; it is available for over 110 countries."

Nokia has struck back at Google’s announcement of off-line Google Maps navigation, which will in fact only allow users to download a 10 mile radius of Google Maps data for off-line turn by turn GPS navigation in only 29 countries.

Google notes that this will allow international travellers to save on data costs by downloading cities ahead of time.

Nokia insisted today however that a small 10 mile area was just not enough. By way of comparison, Nokia allows customers to download street-level maps for entire countries.

"Offering offline maps is not only about giving the option to cache some data offline for later use, it’s a complete experience," the company said in a blog post Thursday. "An offline experience is not only about street maps, it’s also about offline available points of interest (POIs) to enable offline search, it’s about navigation voices available on-device and offline rerouting."

"So now you have all these shiny maps stored offline and you are ready to go. What will you do with them?" Nokia asks. "Most probably you are going to put your smartphone in your car and start navigating. In your home city, in your country, or abroad for vacation. It would be a shame to travel somewhere and discover you couldn’t do much with the offline maps because no navigation instructions were available. This is why our voice guided turn-by-turn navigation is not only available for 1, 2 or 29 countries; it is available for over 110 countries."

Nokia currently offers Nokia Maps and Transport and Nokia Drive on their Lumia handsets, and has provided regular updates with new and improved functionality, and quoted as saying today "We’re basically the world’s largest mapping company."

Nokia Lumia 900, 610 now in sale in the Netherlands

If you have been waiting with bated breath for the Nokia Lumia 900 to arrive in the Netherlands, you can now relax, as the handset has shown up on sale at KPN and PDAshop.nl.

On PDAshop.nl the handset is retailing for 529 Euro, and is already 5th in their best-seller list, while on KPN it is available for 79.95 Euro and then 25 Euro per month.

The handset has still not made an appearance in Germany, but according to Nokia Germany its launch is imminent.

Analyst checks finds Nokia Lumia 900 continue to sell well in US, not fazed by the HTC One X

There is an opinion that Nokia Lumia 900 sales have dropped off in May after a high profile launch in April, with the coming arrival of increased competition from the HTC One X

Pacific Crest’s James Faucette writes that following his “checks” with U.S. carriers’ sales reps he found May’s handset sales were up in general versus  April, as is seasonally to be expected.  Regarding the Nokia Lumia 900 and the Lumia line specifically he found that “reasonably good” in May, writing:

Sales of Nokia‘s (NOK) “Lumia” line of phones, developed with Microsoft (MSFT) were Our checks indicate that sales of Nokia’s flagship Windows phones, the Lumia series, continued at run rates in the United States roughly equal to those we detected a month ago. We continue to believe that Lumia 900 sales at AT&T in particular are benefiting from an extremely broad advertising campaign, which may also be helping out sales of the Lumia 600 at T-Mobile by giving the Lumia platform greater overall exposure. Our checks indicate that sales of Lumia products in Europe likely increased from April.

If Nokia is able to maintain sales month on month despite competition from high profile Android handsets it is likely Windows Phone would be able to boost its current US retail market share from its current 3.2% according to Kantar to a more significant 5%, which should cement its position as the 3rd ecosystem in US.

Windows Phone Marketplace passes 100,000 published apps

AAWP has announced, by their count, that Marketplace has now passes the 100,000 app milestone, with a total of 100,145 apps having been published.

They found Windows Phone took 20 months to hit the mile stone – 4 months faster than Android, which took 24 months, but 4 months slower than the iPhone, which took 16 months. In May, an average of 313 apps were added to Windows Phone Marketplace per day. This was up from April and almost double the number from May 2011 (166 per day).

It took Windows Phone 14 months to reach 50,000 apps, but only another 5 months to double that figure to 100,000.

At present in US 77,450 apps are available, in UK 72,933, France (69,879), Spain (66,361), Italy (68,180), Germany (69,153), Australia (70,036), Russia (55,052), Brazil (47,453) India (69,771) and China (33,063).

The majority of apps are published in English (68,529 of live total) with French (5,627), Spanish (4401) and Italian (3225) being the next most common.

Entertainment remains the the single biggest category (18,867 items). The next three biggest categories are tools + productivity (14,591), books + reference (12,816 items) and games (12,212).  Unfortunately a big part of the bump in the apps in marketplace was a big influx of single ebooks being added. This however only increased the percentage of Books and Reference from 12% to 13%. 6 months ago when there was 50,000 apps in marketplace this number was 14%.

67% of items in the Windows Phone Marketplace are free, 10% are paid with a free trial and 23% are paid. 61% of paid apps are $0.99 and 7.7% $1.99.

They note quality of apps have remained stable, with between 8-12% of apps receiving more than 5 ratings.

Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 to show up regularly in UK Hollyoaks TV drama

Younger UK readers should be seeing a lot more Nokia Lumia 800 and 710’s on TV soon, as the company announces a product placement deal with the popular young-adult orientated TV drama Hollyoaks.

Characters will be sporting both Lumia 800 and 710 phones and Monster’s Purity HD headphones, while Nokia ads will appear at the village bus stop from July.

The deal will run for an initial 4 month period, and will include Nokia Lumia handsets being promoted through a content portal on Channel4.com, which will recreate the phone’s home-screen with two Hollyoaks characters Tweeting their on-screen personality.

John Nichols, the head of marketing at Nokia UK, said: "This partnership is another example of how we are pushing the Lumia brand in new innovative ways, with a human approach across multiple platforms."

There have been recent reports of increased sales of Nokia Lumia handsets in UK as the product reaches new price points and retailers become more comfortable selling the Windows Phone handsets, with the Lumia 800 re-entering the top 10 handsets sold in UK last week.

Then CCS Insight director Ben Wood said: ‘This is encouraging news for Nokia. It is not pricing alone but also Nokia’s hard work with the channels to raise awareness and understanding of the Lumia 800 which is showing dividends. Maintaining this momentum with the launch of the Lumia 610 will be critical and I think Nokia fully understands that.’

THIS IS A NICE COINCIDENCE. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO READ THIS NEWS TODAY, 

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW MY FAVORITE CARACHTER ON TVS IS DOUG CARTER FROM

THIS UK TV SHOW HOLLYOAKS. I HOPE DOUG WILL ALSO USE A LUMIA :)