News - Nokia back in profit thanks to Lumia smartphones

[HEXUS]

Windows Phones triple UK market share in the last 12 months.

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[brasco]

Good on Nokia. Hope they can sustain it.

[TheAnimus]

The thing is, windows phone 8, still isn't *there* yet, at least for me.

Why can't I run skype in the background, this was announced as a main feature of this, back last summer. Still Waiting!

Same goes with Whats App, or any of the other drivel people use.

There is an awful lot to like, but they mustn't rest, they have to keep the good velocity they've had before going. I think having a <£100 7.8 offering, like they used too with the 610, will be a good idea.

[terriblebugger]

fewer* smartphones

[flufflogic]

The hurdle that MS need to sort, IMO, is allowing apps to run from MicroSD. Until that's sorted, the 8S and other budget phones are useless, as there's no room for apps and yet expandable memory.

[TheAnimus]

That is a bit of a problem thou flufflogic, because if you start doing that you have to encrypt them properly (for the DRM, one of the reasons of the suckess of iOS apps has been the relatively low rates of piracy, sadly, 10% is low, even for a <£1 game....) and certify the speed.

Not all flash memory is created equal and microSD cards are not equal at all. As it stands only media or "Application Awarely Stored There AAST (i just made that up)" can be put on them, I don't think this is an issue as with the exception of games its only really media I find ballooning in space. I'd much rather than enhance the background task API first myself.

[SciFi]

The thing is, windows phone 8, still isn't *there* yet, at least for me.

Why can't I run skype in the background, this was announced as a main feature of this, back last summer. Still Waiting!

Same goes with Whats App, or any of the other drivel people use.

Been using a 920 for a week. Skype runs fine in the background, in fact I get a toast for every IM on any other device....

[Spud1]

It's good news - as TheAnimus says Windows Phone isn't quite there yet (I myself have recently switched back to iOS after 2 years wiht a Windows Phone..and I am so glad I did!) - but Nokia have got it right with their hardware, and we're just waiting for Microsoft to finally catch up with the software and app store.

The hardware will make them popular - its the only real alternative to an iPhone that isn't Android based (until BBOS10 arrives)..and for non techies it's a great choice. My girlfriend struggled like mad with her old Android phone - but with her Windows Phone she just uses it and doesn't get constantly stressed about it. To nick a phrase from Apple - it "Just Works".

Good show by Nokia imo

[Moby-Dick]

Agreed - I've had a 920 on trial for a couple of weeks and the hardware ticks the boxes. It let down by the software. As SciFi said, I'm getting plenty of skype notifications - had to turn them off as my phone went mental while I had a team chat on my Laptop.