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Nokia Lumia 920 on sale in November tip Euro carriers

, Sep 7th 2012 Discuss [3]

Nokia's Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 smartphone will go on sale in November 2012, according to carrier source whispers, with European availability beginning that month. The Finnish phone company declined to specify exactly when its new flagship would hit shelves, saying only that it was due "later in the year," but according to Reuters various unnamed Euro operators have been quietly confirming the November timeframe. Read The Full Story

Nokia unveils new Luna Bluetooth headset, complete with wireless charging

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

Yesterday saw no lack of accessory reveals for Nokia's incoming Windows Phone 8 devices, the Lumia 820 and 920. It seems that one was left out of the party, though: the new Luna Bluetooth headset, which is naturally recommended for use with Nokia's two new devices. Nokia unveiled the new headset today, giving us an ad with a rather bumping soundtrack to go along with the announcement. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 6, 2012

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Thursday everyone. Today Amazon held its highly anticipated Kindle Fire event, marking our third press event in two days. Amazon didn't disappoint either, announcing a handful of new Kindle Fire tablets and the new Kindle Paperwhite. It was a very exciting event, and you can get a nice little recap of all of the news in our full Amazon Kindle event wrap-up. Be sure to check that out for all of our announcement and hands-on posts from the day. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia 920 hands-on extended cut: City Lens and PureView

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [11]

We had an extended look at the Nokia Lumia 920 this week courtesy of Nokia and Microsoft, complete with a brief glance at the difference between standard and PureView photography technology. What you’re about to see is a look at the unibody-like design of the hardware first, then a vision of what it means to work with Windows Phone 8 with Nokia-specific additions like Nokia City Lens and wireless charging right out of the box. And of course you’ll have Microsoft’s full suite of Office apps to back you up as well, SkyDrive included!

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Nokia WP8 Lumia production reportedly in-house; Existing phone prices slashed

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

Nokia has slashed the price of its existing Windows Phone 7 devices and reportedly plans to take responsibility for manufacturing its new Lumia 920 and 820 models, according to industry whispers. Prices for the Lumia 800 have been slashed by around 15-percent, the biggest cut to the range, according to Reuters' insiders, with talk that the firm has not outsourced production of the new Windows Phone 8 handsets revealed yesterday, but will instead build them in-house. Read The Full Story

Watch Nokia’s Lumia 920 and 820 launch all over again

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [5]

Nokia's big Windows Phone 8 Lumia launch yesterday had its fair share of high points - the Lumia 920 hardware is certainly appealing, for a start - and now you can relive them all with the official event recording. It's a big deal for Nokia, with the company relying on its partnership with Microsoft and its new range of smartphones to turn around its ailing fortunes. Read The Full Story

Nokia admits PureView Lumia 920 video fake (but OIS does work)

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [5]

Nokia has confessed to faking the eye-catching PureView demo video for the freshly announced Lumia 920, admitting it manufactured the stabilization demo but insisting the real thing is just as capable. The “floating lens” 8-megapixel camera on the new Windows Phone 8 flagship was billed as a ground-breaking advance in mobile photography, but closer examination of Nokia’s initial demo footage raised doubts as to its authenticity. Now, Nokia has released a second video, showing exactly what PureView OIS on the Lumia 920 is able to do.

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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 5, 2012

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

We're getting ready to wrap-up coverage for this Wednesday, and what a day we had. First up we had Nokia's highly-anticipated Windows Phone 8 event, where it revealed both the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. There was a lot to take in during the event, and you can find everything you need to know in our Nokia wrap-up. It's there that you can check out product announcements and hands-on posts with Nokia's new devices, so be sure to give it a look. Read The Full Story

Nokia’s PureView ad may not be entirely honest

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [28]

Earlier today, Nokia announced the Lumia 920, which comes complete with a reboot of PureView. During its press event, Nokia gave us a look at the new PureView's main feature: optical image stabilization. The idea behind OIS is that it stabilizes the video you're recording, giving you a more professional look instead of the amateur (and sometimes nauseating) shaky-cam effect. Read The Full Story

Nokia gets Windows Phone 8 fever: Lumia 920 and 820 wrap-up

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [2]

We've been at Nokia's Windows Phone 8 event all morning, and the event has given us plenty to talk about. Most important is the reveal of the Nokia Lumia 920, which many figured was going to be officially announced at this event. The Lumia 920 is here at last, and it's definitely worthy of being called Nokia's new flagship device. Naturally, we managed to get some hands-on time with it, and we were pretty pleased with what we saw. Read The Full Story

Nokia Lumia accessories and wireless charging hands-on

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia's new Lumia 920 may have stolen the show this morning while they announced a few new handsets, but the accessories Nokia brought to the market along with their new phones deserve a quick look too. We have wireless charging in multiple ways, NFC speaker docks from JBL and more so check them out below along with some hands-on and first impressions. Read The Full Story

PureView rebooted: Nokia shows why Lumia 920 camera is special

, Sep 5th 2012 Discuss [13]

Nokia’s new Lumia 920 may not be PureView as we’ve known it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not some darned clever camera technology all the same: think springs in your smartphone for a start. A new side-by-side video demo of the stabilization system in play – which you can see after the cut – shows another string of PureView’s catch-all camera bow, relying not on masses of megapixels but on how a more average sensor does its business.

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