Nokia has announced a its NFC enabled version of the Nokia Lumia 610 at Monaco today. This is Nokia’s 8th NFC device and their first Windows Phone with NFC built-in.

The Lumia 610 NFC is certified for contactless transactions with Mastercard Paypass & Visa payWave and it will be available on Monaco’s Orange network soon. Just like other NFC enabled Nokia devices, the Lumia 610 NFC can also be paired with their NFC accessories as well.

Windows Phone 7 doesn’t support NFC natively in the OS. To make NFC possible on the Lumia 610 NFC, they had to add a NFC software stack on top of the platform and additional NFC hardware.

For more information, head over to Nokia’s Conversation Blog.

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To kick off the Nokia Lumia 900 fever in the US, Nokia has launched a new campaign site called Smartphone Beta Test. The new campaign claims that if you’ve been using a smart phone in the last 5 years (indirectly hinting at iPhone introduction in 2007), you’re part of a secret experiment which helped Nokia create the Nokia Lumia 900.

Over the top marketing strategy or just simply brilliant? Head after the break to watch the ads.

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Nokia has released a video documentary on the Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia’s first Windows Phone 7 which was just launched last month.

The video talks about how Nokia forms a strong collaboration with Microsoft and the story behind their design. At one point, it highlights Nokia’s priority in having the best antenna reception by using materials that are RF transparent, which in this case a single polycarbonate body.

Some may argue, what is there to design since it looks exactly the same as the Nokia N9. While it is easy to point out that Nokia had slapped a WP7 Mango OS inside a N9 body, it is possible that the Lumia 800 came first. Its CEO Stephen Elop had shown a fully functional Lumia 800 internally about the same time when the N9 was announced.

So is Nokia Lumia 800 the best designed WP7 around? Tell us in the comments below.

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Yesterday Nokia has revealed its Windows Phone 7 line up with the Lumia 800 dubbed as the first real Windows Phone. Despite close collaboration with Microsoft, there isn’t any significant Nokia-exclusive features except for a couple of apps such as Nokia Drive and MixRadio.

So how does it compare spec by spec with HTC? We’ve compiled a comparison above against Nokia’s latest Lumias & N9 for reference. Earlier last month, they have announced the HTC Radar and Titan. The HTC Radar is currently available in Malaysia for RM1,399.

Tentatively it looks like Nokia is giving a pass on Malaysia for the latest Lumia devices which will make its Asian debut in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore at the end of this year. So if you’re planning to get one, you might have to wait until early 2012. The estimated pricing is about RM1117 for the Lumia 710 and RM1830 for the Lumia 800 before shipping and taxes.

If you are planning to get a Windows Phone 7 Mango smart phone, would you wait for Nokia?

Don’t forget to check out our previous Smart Phone comparison.

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Nokia has also released a couple of videos for its newly launched Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 devices which runs on Windows Phone 7 Mango.

Head after the break for Nokia Lumia 800 design story video and bunch of other related videos.

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Fresh from Nokia World 2011, Nokia has revealed 2 new Windows Phone 7 devices – Nokia Lumia 800 (earlier known as Sea Ray) and Nokia Lumia 710 (known as the Sabre).

The Nokia Lumia 800 is what Nokia claims to be the first “real” Windows Phone that resembles closely with its Nokia N9 in terms of exterior design. Simply put, a WP7 Mango running in Nokia N9 body. It comes with a 3.7″ WVGA AMOLED with ClearBlack display and powered with a single core 1.4GHz MSM8255 processor. It comes with 512MB RAM, 16GB of internal storage and its juiced up with a 1450mAh capcity battery. Over at the back, it has a 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics. The Lumia 800 weighs 142g and has a thickness of 12.1mm. It comes in a choice 3 colours – Black, Cyan and Magenta.

In terms of availability, the Nokia Lumia 800 will be available in November in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and UK. Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan will be getting it before the year ends while the rest of the world will follow sometime early 2012. Pricing is said to be €420 which is about RM1830.

The next device is the Nokia Lumia 710 which is a slightly scaled down WP7 offering with more fashionable looks. It also comes with a 3.7″ WVGA TFT with ClearBlack display and runs on the latest Windows Phone 7 Mango OS. Internally it is also powered by the same 1.4GHz processor, 512MB of RAM but has a smaller 8GB of internal storage. At the back, it has a 5MP camera with LED flash assist which is capable of shooting 720p HD videos.

The Lumia 710 is powered with a smaller 1300mAh capacity battery, has a thickness of 12.mm and weighs 125.5g. It also comes with either white or black front colours with multiple back colour options of black, white, cyan, fuschia and yellow. In terms of availability, it will debut first in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan by end of this year before reaching out to other markets. It is priced at €270 which is about RM1177.

More information on Nokia Lumia devices at their microsite.

Head after the break for official pics, video and spec sheet.

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The upcoming Nokia 800 running Windows Phone 7 was teased on UK TV recently. A series of 4 “single second” ads appeared separately during their X-Factor commercial breaks.

If you want to see the whole thing, check the official product pics that were leaked earlier.

This isn’t the first time Nokia has done quick ads. For the Nokia N9, they made a series of 9 seconds ad showcasing its “swipe” gestures.

Updated with video from MyNokiaBlog without lengthy intro. The video above was recorded by TheNextWeb and their intro video occupies almost 80% of the entire clip. Don’t blink after 0:12.

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After seeing the Nokia 800 (Sea Ray), another device has surfaced with leaked photos and pricing details. The device above is the Nokia Sabre which is expected to be revealed at the Nokia World event in London.

The Sabre is said to be running on the latest Windows Phone 7 Mango and is powered by a 1.4GHz processor and 1GB of RAM. The rest of the specs are a notch down compared with the Nokia 800 with a smaller 3.5″ LCD display and a 5MP camera. According to the source, it will be going around €300- €350 which is about RM1200-RM1500.

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IMCC has just broke the news, the HTC Radar and the Sensation XE are coming to Malaysia and they are coming next week!

The Sensation XE will retail for RM1,999 and the HTC Radar will be selling for RM1,399.

These are two ground breaking devices from HTC. The Sensation XE will be the first Beats Audio phone to hit the country and the Radar will be the first Mango phone in Malaysia.

Sensation XE brings with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 768MB RAM, 1,730mAh battery, a 4.3-inch Super LCD Gorilla Glass display pushing 540×960 pixel resolution and an 8MP rear camera with 1080p video recording. The Sensation XE will also be bundled with a set of iBeats headphones (which HTC are calling upbeats) in the box. The headphones are designed to make the most out of the Beats Audio technology integrated in the device — not bad considering the RM1,999 asking price.

The HTC Radar brings 3.8-inch 800×480 pixel Super LCD display. Featuring a a single piece metal construction, the Radar packs a 1GHz single core processor with 512MB RAM and 8GB of internal storage. You also get a 5MP rear camera with a fast F2.2 lens and a BSI Sensor for low light photography. The camera shoots 720p HD video. Powering the device is a 1520mAh Lithium Ion Battery. At RM1,399 is slightly expensive when compared to similar specced devices like the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray for example.

We expect Samsung to also release a deluge of device to counter what HTC is doing. Look out for the latest on SoyaCincau.com

What did we tell you about an exciting final quarter?

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After much anticipation, Microsoft has officially announced its roll out of Mango, the latest Windows Phone 7.5 which aims to bring WP7 up to the next level. It offers a variety of much needed improvement such as better social network integration, improved web browsing experience, group chat and much more. This will close up the gap with its rival Android and iOS platforms.

No exact dates are given but it is expected that majority of WP7 users worldwide will be having it by end of October. Microsoft has provided a check status page but Malaysia isn’t specifically mentioned. Our closest neighbour Singapore shows “delivering update”.

Another interesting info is that a range of mobile devices with Windows Phone 7.5 will be coming into Malaysia in the next couple of months. HTC Titan or Radar, anyone? Looks like 2011 will end with a blast.

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