Nokia's HERE Drive + navigation app now available to all Windows Phones, for a price

Nokia's impressive HERE + navigation app will soon be made available to all compatible Windows Phones, which gives owners of these devices one of the better in-device navigation options good for travel in various countries.

"With the global release of HERE Drive+ for all Windows Phone 8 devices we will further extend our HERE business and deliver on our promise of making HERE experiences available for as many people as possible. The more people are using our location offering the better it will get for everyone," said Thom Brenner, vice president, Windows Phone applications, HERE. "At the same time this release also demonstrates our commitment to further strengthen the Windows Phone ecosystem with our maps assets."

Entry level Nokia Lumias and other Windows Phone devices will need to pay 15.49€ for the priviledge which is under $22.

Updated Foursquare app for Nokia Lumia smartphones gets augmented reality feature

Nokia Lumia Windows Phone smartphones seem to be getting a lot of exclusives as of late. Last week Nokia launched their Music and Music + streaming service and today Foursquare has made it known that the latest version of the Windows Phone app will have augmented reality features but only on Nokia Lumia devices.

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Nokia expands smartphone line with Lumia 720 and Lumia 520

Nokia is expanding the family with the new Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 smartphones that now join the 920 and 620 model families. Announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Lumia 720 looks like a smaller Lumia 920 and features a 4.3-inch LCD display with a ClearBlack filter that blocks out glare, it has a 6.7 megapixel camera and is targeted to younger users in Asia and Europe where it will be primarily sold. The Lumia 520 is clearly the budget oriented product with a 4-inch screen, a 5 megapixel camera and  the same 1 GHz Snapdragon processor as the Lumia 720. No news of any Canadian availability at this point.

Nokia previews its future Windows Phone 8 smartphones

By Nicholas Montgomery

New York - Nokia showed off  the result of many months of work today with two new working Windows Phone 8 devices. Previewed today were the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 which are expected to launch in the US later this year but which have not yet been slated for Canadian release.

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