Vodafone Australia has updated its list of Lumia smartphones that are scheduled to get the Windows 10 Mobile update, and has removed the Lumia 630 from that list. It's unclear as to why this decision was made.
A software update chart from Vodafone Australia shows that it has pre-tested Windows 10 Mobile for its versions of the Lumia 630 and Lumia 640, but there's no release date yet.
Microsoft's Lumia 630 has just experienced yet another price reduction in the UK. The Windows Phone can be yours at Carphone Warehouse for just £49.99 off contract. This price includes the initial £10 top-up.
Microsoft has started rolling out the Lumia Denim firmware update to owners of the Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM smartphones in India, among other countries in Asia. This is just the latest expansion of the Denim firmware to smartphones in one of the biggest markets for the Windows Phone devices. Vodafone Australia announced its Denim rollout for its Lumia 630 last week, and a...
Vodafone Australia will begin to roll out the Lumia Denim update to owners of the Lumia 630 and Lumia 930 smartphones on Saturday, March 14. Since it is already that date in that country as of this writing, we can safely say the rollout should begin in just a few hours. The news comes via an update on Vodafone Australia's software update website. This is good news for owners of the...
Philippines-based retailer MemoXpress has today announced an upcoming sale that will affect the Lumia 930, Lumia 925 and Lumia 630. All three Windows Phones will see up to 70% knocked off their prices between March 13 and 15 only. Surprisingly, the Lumia 925 is the device with the highest discount, making the promotion well worth looking into. The Lumia 930 will be priced at PHP 21...
It's not the cheapest Windows Phone you can buy, but it might just be our favorite in the affordable category. Here's why. The Lumia 630 and Lumia 635 were announced by Nokia during the Microsoft Build 2014 keynote. These two smartphones were among the first in the world to come with Windows Phone 8.1 and the Lumia Cyan firmware out of the box. In the Lumia lineup, the 63X series sits...
Ahead of Diwali(known as the festival of lights), Microsoft India is offering deals on the Lumia 530 and the Lumia 630 in the country. From now until October 23, customers purchasing a Lumia 530 will get a guaranteed cashback of Rs. 1001 ($16), with Lumia 630 purchases entailing a cashback of Rs. 1501 ($25). Microsoft is also running a lucky draw through which customers buying the...
The Lumia 630 is a sweet Windows Phone, which is now available (in black) through UK supermarket chain Tesco for just £90. We recently covered a similar deal at Carphone Warehouse, enabling consumers to hop onto the Windows Phone bandwagon at an affordable price. The Lumia 630 sports a 4.5-inch IPS LCD display, the Lumia 630 is a solid smartphone with a 5MP rear shooter, 1.2GHz...
The Carphone Warehouse has today announced that the Lumia 735 is now available for purchase in-store and online. The retailer has also detailed some exclusive colors planned for the Lumia 735 and some other new Windows Phones from Microsoft. The Lumia 735 is available through Carphone Warehouse in green, orange, black and exclusive blue (the latter is arriving later this month). This...
Just when you thought your smartphone couldn't withstand much of a drop, UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has decided to test a number of devices to see which could potentially withstand the depths of hell. The company selected the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, HTC One Mini 2, Nokia Lumia 630, LG G2 Mini and Sony Xperia Z1 Compact for a specific test – to be blasted by a flamethrower. While...
The Lumia 630 is available through Carphone Warehouse for just £89.95 on Pay As You Go plans. This offer brings down the price of the handset from £129.95 and is an absolute bargain for anyone looking for a new, affordable Windows Phone. As well as the deal, Carphone Warehouse will provide up to £25 on old smartphones when trading it in for the Lumia 630. Sporting a 4.5-inch IPS LCD...
The low-end of the smartphone market is where Windows Phone truly has a chance to shine and gain significant market share. Yesterday we compared the king of smartphone affordability – the Lumia 520 – against the newcomer to the throne – the Lumia 530. We learned the Lumia 530 was a worthy upgrade to the Lumia 520, but should you opt for the Lumia 520 or the Lumia 635. We find that out...
A new report claims Microsoft is offering a free Lumia 630 smartphone to its workers in China who volunteer to resign from the company. This news comes a few days after hundreds of former Nokia workers in China held protests against Microsoft plans to lay off 18,000 of its employees by the end of June 2014, including 12,500 who came on board just a few months ago as a result of...
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Microsoft has disabled the option to change the default search engine on new Lumia Windows Phones. Previously, consumers were able to switch between Bing and Google depending on personal preference, which would alter which service the Windows Phone would utilize when searching the internet using the Internet Explorer address bar. After acquiring Nokia's handset division, Microsoft has...
Cricket Wireless has announced it will begin selling the Lumia 630 on Friday, July 11, and the Windows Phone 8.1 device will be "free" after taking into account an activation fee discount combined with a mail in rebate. Cricket says it will be the first US pre-paid wireless carrier to offer the Lumia 630 for sale. Normally the price of the phone would be $99.99 but the carrier has...
If you like keeping up with where the Lumia 930 and the Lumia 635 are going on sale, then we have a little more news to report from Ireland and the Ukraine. Over in the Ukraine, there's word that pre-orders for the Lumia 930 have now launched via the Allo retailer. The price for the smartphone is 7,999 UAH off-contract, or about $675. Shipments of the phone are expected to begin on...
Both the Nokia Lumia 930 and Lumia 630 have been priced for the Australian market and will be available sometime this month. Pricing for the Lumia 930 will set consumers back by AU$729 as an outright purchase, but can be picked up on all major carriers in the region. The more affordable Lumia 635 will be priced at AU$279 and will be stocked by Telstra and Optus. Not only will these...
Availability of Nokia's Lumia 1320 and Lumia 630 will be expanding to retailer Argos in Ireland. Both phones will be available contract-free and unlocked so you're not bound to any carriers or contracts. The Lumia 630 will be available for €164.95 while the Lumia 1320 will be priced at €339.95. Argos is listing the Lumia 630 in a variety of different color varients, including green,...
The Nokia Lumia 630 is starting to hit markets worldwide, and one thing that's worth noting is its processor. We'll be doing a full review of the 630 shortly, but let's just say the bump in hardware does go a long way. For our assessments we used the cross-platform Basemark OS II app ( Store link), which can evaluate the performance of system (CPU), memory, graphics, web browsing and...