Nokia on Monday will is reveal the Lumia 900, a Windows Phone device for the AT&T network, reports The New York Times. Citing unnamed sources, the Times says the company is going to show off the “sleek, metallic” phone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Nokia and AT&T both have press conferences scheduled for Monday, January 9. The Times’ sources didn’t provide more details about the handset. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Nokia today announced that Nokia Drive is available for download from the Nokia Store to devices running Nokia Belle. Nokia Drive is an application that allows users to connect their phone to their car’s infotainment system and control the phone through the car’s buttons rather than the phone’s. Two versions of the application are available. The first is Nokia Car Mode, which pairs the phone with the car, provides turn-by-turn navigation, passes calls through the car, and offers access to Nokia Music. The second version adds MirrorLink, which provides additional ...

Nokia has made the Car Mode app that was initially announced in September available for download on Belle (Symbian OS) smartphones. The Car Mode app allows users to connect their smartphones to a vehicle’s head unit and control them from there. Users can access navigation services, traffic information, music, and voice calls without having to touch the phone itself. The app can be downloaded for Belle phones from the Nokia Store now. Nokia says that the Car Mode app is in development for the N9 and will be available in the near future. ...

Nokia has published the results of a test it did to determine if solar charging was a feasible option for cellphones. Though solar charging does have its place in certain applications, the results of the tests determined that it doesn’t quite fit the bill for mobile devices. Tweet Vote on HN ...

The Nokia Lumia 710 for T-Mobile is the Finnish phone maker’s first Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone to arrive in the U.S. Dan takes it for a spin in the full MobileBurn review. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Nokia today said that it plans to shut down the Nokia Contacts web site on January 24, 2012. Nokia Contacts allowed users fo Symbian smartphones to sync their contact data with Nokia’s servers for safe keeping. Nokia says that the change won’t affect the contacts stored on user devices, but Nokia recommends that users who want to back their contacts up to a web service export them from Nokia Contacts and choose Hotmail, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, or Apple Address Book instead. Nokia said it has made this decision due to the company’s shift to Windows Phone ...

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop responded to reports suggesting Nokia might leave Finland and denied that the company intends to leave its home country. Speaking during a TV interview, Elop said. “As long as I am the CEO the headquarters is in Espoo. That’s our home, our sense of belonging.” Tweet Vote on HN ...

T-Mobile today announced that it will sell the Nokia Lumia 710 starting January 11 for $49.99 after rebate with a new contract. The device is the first Nokia Windows Phone Mango product to officially be sold in the U.S. The hardware is unchanged from the international version of the 710, which was announced in October, but it has T-Mobile-branded content, such as T-Mobile Live TV, MyAccount and the new Nokia ESPN-powered Sports Hub and Nokia Drive for mapping and routing. The Lumia 710 features a 3.7-inch WVGA display with Nokia’s ClearBlack technology; 1.4GHz single core SnapDragon ...

Nokia today said that it plans to shut down the Nokia Contacts web site on January 24, 2012. Nokia Contacts allowed users fo Symbian smartphones to sync their contact data with Nokia’s servers for safe keeping. Nokia says that the change won’t affect the contacts stored on user devices, but Nokia recommends that users who want to back their contacts up to a web service export them from Nokia Contacts and choose Hotmail, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, or Apple Address Book instead. Nokia said it has made this decision due to the company’s shift to Windows Phone ...

Nokia’s well-received Lumia 800 Windows Phone might be graced with a 4G upgrade ahead of a potential launch in the US on AT&T and Verizon.CNET reports that the rejuvenated Finnish smartphone giant is in talks with the major carriers, but both are insisting that the device is 4G compatible.Nokia is now testing a 4G version of the Lumia 800, alongside Verizon and AT&T, according to the reports.The only caveat to the plan is that Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system does not yet support next generation LTE mobile internet ...