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It might be a little late in the game, but rumor has it that Nokia will be unveiling its first-ever Android smartphone at Mobile World Congress later this month - a significant change from being a 100% Windows Phone-focused vendor. It's being said that this phone will target the low-cost market, so it could be that Nokia just wants to dip its toes into the Google water before shaking its portfolio up too much. This move is made interesting based on the simple fact that Nokia has been focused on Windows for so long, but the intrigue is taken to the next level given that Microsoft is in the process of completing a deal to acquire Nokia's entire handset division. While Nokia's move here...
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Not long after Apple unveiled its iPhone 5c, which is available in a variety of attractive colors, Nokia took to Twitter to give a shout-out. On top of a picture showing off its own recent Lumia line, which also comes in a variety of attractive colors, it says, "Imitation Is The Best Form of Flattery". Shots were fired, and for the most part, it seemed to get a chuckle out of a lot of people. Clearly, however, the fact that Nokia took a jab at Apple in this way struck some as a bit odd, given Apple enjoys a huge piece of the smartphone marketshare pie, while Nokia's share is so small, it'd be equivalent to a single bite (and who can have just one bite of a delicious pie?). Still, Nokia's Lumia...
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There are many reasons why Microsoft's $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's Devices & Services division could be a good thing for all involved. Nokia, which has had a tough time competing in the mobile handset market next to Android and iOS, gets to bow out of the business with significantly more cash, though if Microsoft turns things around and makes its Windows Phone platform a true competitor, the Finnish phone maker may regret the sale (we also don't know what would have happened if Nokia opted to embrace Android at this point in the game). Building up the Windows Phone platform is exactly what Microsoft intends to do with its acquisition, and if it's successful, then there's obviously...
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Ever imagined what a phablet based on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform might be like? For the time being, you'll have to keep imagining because those plans by Nokia are now on the back burner. Nokia had originally planned to launch a Windows Phone phablet by the end of this month, but with the company's handset business changing hands to Microsoft, it's not clear when or if a phablet will see the light of day. According to Reuters, Nokia was going to announce a batch of new Windows Phone devices this month, including a handset with a display larger than 5 inches. The event was supposed to take place in New York, though it appears that's been pushed back by several weeks. For the time being,...
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Now that Steve Ballmer is retiring as chief of Microsoft, the Redmond software giant is need of a new CEO. The company needs someone who can navigate through mobile waters without sinking below the Surface, and if that person happens to have experience in the mobile arena, all the better. So goes the conventional wisdom in gambling circles that has Nokia's Stephen Elop as the odds on favorite to step into Ballmer's shoes. Ladbrokes Plc (LAD), a gambling operator in the U.K., lists Elop's odds as 5-to-1. He's ahead of theoretical candidates Kevin Turner and Julie Larson-Green, both insiders, and outsider Tim Cook, a long shot at 100-to-1 since he's sitting comfortably at the helm of Apple. Image...
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Several of Microsoft's hardware partners have pulled out of the Windows RT race, but one company that's determined to see this thing to the end is Nokia. The Finnish phone and tablet maker, and Microsoft's best buddy as of late, is reportedly going to launch a 10.1-inch Windows RT tablet called Sirius. Paul Thurrott over at WinSupersite rather emphatically states that the rumors are true, that he's been able to confirm not only the existence of Sirius, but several hardware specs as well. Image Source: digi-wo.com According to Thurrott, Sirius will come ARMed with a quad-core Qualcomm 8974 architecture, 1920x1080 IPS display with "outdoor readability," 6.7-megapixel rear-facing camera with Carl...
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Nokia's Lumia 1020 debuted at $299 (with a two-year service agreement) in late July, and though it's the company's flagship handset, a fistful of Benjamins is a tough asking price when high-end Android devices like the popular Samsung Galaxy S4 can be had for $99. Perhaps realizing that it may have overestimated the demand for a high-end Windows Phone 8 device, Nokia's Lumia 1020 just received a price cut. If you head over to Amazon, you'll see that prices start at $249 with a two-year service contract. And according to various reports on the web, the Lumia 1020 is going for $199 in select markets such as Florida and parts of the Southeast U.S. as part of a limited time promotion that AT&T...
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Well, that didn't take long. Nokia's latest flagship smartphone, the Lumia 1020, has just experienced a $30 price-drop, settling at $269 (with contract). This move comes HOT on the heels of our review that we posted earlier today, and given the overall thoughts on the device, a price-drop does help the phone to look a bit more attractive. In his exhaustive look, Ray found that the Lumia 1020 performed no different than last year's Lumia 920/925, which does put a damper on things. We're talking about a phone that's $269.99 under contract, after all. No contract = $699. Apart from that, the 1020 can boast the unique feature of having a mammoth 41-megapixel camera, which was found to deliver quite...
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Shopping a high-end handset, are you? Well fancy that, we just happen to have something you may want to look at! Wading through the pertinent specs of several different smartphones is, quite frankly, a little overwhelming, especially when you're starting at a 2-year commitment with the one you ultimately choose. To help you make an educated decision, we've put together a chart of some of the more popular smartphones as of late so you can quickly and easily compare the specs of each one. Not only did we put together a list of specs, but when possible, we also linked to our own review/analysis of each device, the sole exception being Motorola's new Moto X handset (we'll have a review in due time)....
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Oops. Someone posted videos of the upcoming but not-yet-released Nokia Lumia 1020 on AT&T’s YouTube channel; it all looks very official, so we presume that the videos were simply posted too early. (We feel for the poor schmuck who at best is getting a tongue-lashing from a red-faced superior right about now and at worst is out of a job.) (Credit: Engadget) The videos are now set to private on YouTube, so you can’t access them directly, but because this is the Internet and this is how things go, the videos are still available elsewhere, so we’re able to embed them here: As you can see, the emphasis is really on multimedia, making this an ideal phone for those who want to...
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Goodbye, Symbian, and thanks for the pie. That's the message Nokia is sending to the once popular mobile operating system as its preps one final shipment of Symbian smartphones this summer before investing its efforts entirely into its relationship with Microsoft and the Windows Phone platform. It's a bit of a bittersweet parting. On one hand, Symbian for a long while was the smartphone platform to beat in terms of market share, sitting at top up through late 2010. By then, Android and iOS were well on their way to becoming the mobile platforms to beat, and today the two rival OSes account for 9 out of every 10 smartphones sold. The 808 Pureview will go down in history as Nokia's last Symbian...
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Is that a phone in your pocket that can take pictures, or a camera that can make phone calls? The line between a smartphone and a dedicated point-n-shoot camera continues to blue with each new generation of integrated optics, but looking to set the bar in a big way is Nokia, which is rumored to be releasing an EOS devices with an insane 41-megapixel rear-facing camera. Nokia fan site My Nokia Blog gets credit for spotting the leaked photos on Chinese language website WPDang.com, which itself is hosting several leaked shots of the upcoming Nokia EOS. Here's a look at one of them: Image Source: WPDang.com The device is built in the mold of the Lumia 920 and is made with polycarbonate plastic. It...
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The rumor mill can stop spinning its wheels this morning following the launch of Nokia's Lumia 925 smartphone, the Finnish phone maker's second handset to make a debut this week. Like the Lumia 928 that preceded it, the 925 has been the topic of speculation, and as previously rumored, it sports an aluminum body, making it the first Lumia device to feature metal construction. Nokia says the Lumia 925 is a new interpretation of the popular 920. In addition to a metal body, it also features "the most advanced lens technology and next generation imaging software" that, among other things, promises exceptional low-light performance. "The Nokia Lumia 925 also introduces the new Nokia Smart Camera mode,...
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We're all anxiously awaiting Nokia's next Lumia unveiling next week in London, but for now, the Finnish phone maker is in New Delhi unwrapping another device, and it's not running on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. It's the Nokia Asha 501, the first of a new family of Asha smartphones and also the first to run on the new Asha platform, which is essentially a descendent of the MeeGo OS. Don't worry, Windows Phone fans, Nokia and Microsoft are still BFFs in the mobile phone space; the Asha 501 is an inexpensive phone intended for developing markets. Like Nokia's other devices, the Asha 501 is bright and colorful. There are just two parts to the device, including a durable, removable casing...
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For many of us, the camera on our phone is becoming the camera we use most – or even the only camera we own – so it’s not surprising that smartphone manufacturers see their phone cameras as a way to compete with the iPhone. Nokia is taking that approach with a new video that pits the Lumia 928’s low-light video recording capabilities against those of the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3. On paper, the yet-to-be released Lumia 928’s 8.7MP PureView camera sounds great. It has Carl Zeiss technology for better picture quality and optical image stabilization technology to reduce that shaky video we all hate. With the video, Nokia lets us have a peek at the camera’s...
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Go ahead and consider the impending launch of Nokia's rumored Lumia 928 device as confirmed. The Finnish phone maker let the cat out of the bag today, if ever so slightly, by posting the first official image of the Lumia 928 on a teaser website named after the device. Beyond the single shot, the site is woefully short on details, but at least now we know for sure the thing exists. There's no mention of the Lumia 928 in the actual photo, which depicts a handset snapping a photo of a mother and two children playing in the ocean, but it is mentioned in the site's URL (https://nokia.com/us-en/lumia928). If that's not a confirmation, then it's the worst-timed typo in the history of Nokia. Even though...
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Nokia previously sent out invitations to a press event in London scheduled for May 14, 2013, telling recipients on the invitations that "The Nokia Lumia story continues." There's also a section of faded text that reads, "See what's next." Nokia's teaser led some to speculate that the big reveal will be for its rumored Catwalk smartphone, and according to a Chinese Windows Phone blog, that's exactly what it will be. Catwalk is actually the codename for the device; it will be marketed and sold as the Lumia 925. Compared to its predecessor, the Lumia 920, the updated model will be thinner and lighter courtesy of its aluminum construction. It will also feature a xenon flash rather than dual LEDs....
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You have to love a self-aware tech company. In the clash of the titans that is Android versus iOS (or is it Samsung, HTC, et. al. versus Apple?), Windows Phone and Nokia are the oft-forgotten platform and handset maker, respectively. While fully acknowledging its “third choice” status in the mobile market, Nokia sends up the Android/iOS rivalry in a hilarious YouTube commercial for the Nokia 920, which is a rather nice smartphone. Some highlights from the clip that had us chuckling include the raising of smartphones by every member of the crowd, the jab at phablets, the use of Siri to insult a Samsung Galaxy user, and the 70s-quality martial arts, and the Apple fanboi tattoo. However,...
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Nokia shipped 5.6 million Lumia smartphones in the first quarter of 2013, up 27 percent compared to the previous quarter and reflective of "increasing momentum," the Finnish phone maker said. Its overall smart device shipments totaled 6.1 million units, a point that underscores how heavily invested Nokia is in Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. It's a gamble Nokia willingly took, and so far it has yet to pay off in a big way. Nokia's net sales fell 20 percent year-over-year to 5.9 billion euros, or $7.7 billion. That translates into a net loss of 339 million euros ($442.6 million), which if there's a silver lining is much better than the 1.57 billion euro ($2 billion) loss it posted in the same...
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Google is on the hot seat with the EU over alleged antitrust violations related to its Internet search practices on both the desktop and on mobile devices. After a two-year investigation that appears to find Google at fault, several of the complainants have voiced their displeasure at the pace of the European Commission’s action or lack thereof. Reuters says that over a dozen companies have complained, including heavy hitters Microsoft and Nokia, even as European Union Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said he plans to achieve a settlement with Google before the end of the year. The length of the investigation may be due in part to the fact that it began with the desktop version...
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As Nokia struggles to regain relevancy in a mobile market dominated by Apple and Samsung, Stephen Elop, the company's chief executive officer, took a 45 percent pay cut in 2012, according to a U.S. regulatory filing. No need to head off to the pantry and put together a care package for Mr. Elop, however, as he still took home 4.33 million euros, or around $5.63 million in U.S. currency, so it's safe to say he's not going hungry anytime soon. Mr. Elop earned 7.94 million, or around $10.3 million, in 2011. His base salary was actually higher in 2012 than in 2011, but his stock option awards declined and he didn't earn a performance bonus, Reuters reports. Image Source: Flickr (nechbi) Prior to...
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At last week's MWC, Nokia showed-off four brand-new phones, two of which fall into the Lumia line (720 and 520). It was a little striking that the company wasn't showing off a new flagship, but on account of the fact that the Lumia 920 released only four months ago, the omission was understandable. However, as we see now, the company did show off a 920 successor at the show, but only to select individuals. One of those individuals is Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin, who has written a post about it. According to him, Nokia's "Catwalk", which we first learned about at CES, will feature a slimmer, all-aluminum body, a thinner version of the 920's PureView Phase 2 camera and... that's it. If this...
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