Nokia Lumia sales on upswing, 8.8 million units sold in Q3 2013

There's definitely renewed interest in Nokia and you can credit this to some stellar new hardware, software and a huge marketing push behind the new products. Espoo, Finland's pride saw smartphone sales in North America increase by almost 400 per cent to 1.4 million units, a spike from just 0.3 million from Q3 last year. Nokia's sold 36.1 million Lumias in total since it made the move from burning platform to Windows a few years ago. 

You can credit this surge is smartphone sales to a well-rounded lineup of devices (with more coming). International sales weren't spectacular, but there's always a chance of a ripple effect once cool new products generate interest in the rest of the world.

Source: The Verge

Nokia Lumia 625 brings large-screen Windows Phone to the midrange

Nokia's aim is to have an attractive Windows Phone at every possible price point and size. They announced the Lumia 625 which brings a 4.7-inch screen as well as LTE data connectivity. The design is also something to note, "rounded surfaces all over – even down to the edges of the glass – give the phone an organic feel like a smooth pebble. Together with a matt finish, this is a smartphone that you want to roll around in your hand." No word yet on Canadian availability or price but there's a good chance that Nokia Canada will offer this with at least one of our carriers.

Nokia announces Lumia 925 in aluminium, with enhanced camera

Nokia has shown that it is firing on all cylinders. After the recent launch of the Lumia 928 stateside, they now unveiled the Lumia 925 which is an aluminum-clad Windows Phone featuring an enhanced camera and various new sofware features.  Essentially a refreshed Lumia 920 in a sleeker, lighter form factor, Nokia has made necessary improvements while maintaining the best bits of that flagship smartphone.

According to Nokia, "the Lumia 925 will debut in June on Europe’s Vodafone network, then head to China Mobile and China Unicom. It’s scheduled to launch on T-Mobile in the U.S. later this year, Nokia said. In Europe, the phone will cost around 469 euros before taxes and subsidies." No word yet on Canadian availability but this is too good a phone not to be offered in Canada,

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.