Welcome to Wednesday evening everyone, just two more work days to go and then we're at the weekend again. Today we found out that new Nexus 4 orders won't ship for another 4-5 weeks, and that's if you're ordering the 16GB model - those who order the 8GB model might be waiting as long as two months. Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer said that Windows Phone sales these days are four times greater than they were in autumn 2011, which is definitely a good sign, while we learned that RIM has lost a big patent case against Nokia in Sweden.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 28, 2012
Ballmer: Windows Phone sales “four times” greater than Autumn 2011
It would appear that the Windows Phone universe is growing at a rate that's at least a little pleasing to the head of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, as he speaks this week at a shareholder meeting. This meeting was held at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington, with the vast majority of its listeners and speakers signing in remotely - as is the common practice for these types of meetings, for those of you unfamiliar. Thus far the response to Steve Ballmer's comment on Windows Phone selling "four times the rate" it was last year appears to be: without Y, we cannot have X.
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Ballistic Every1 case goes top-class for Galaxy S III, iPhone 5, and Lumia 920
If Ballistic cases are the gauge for how the industry is swinging, it's good news for Nokia and Microsoft's Windows Phone 8, because their newest and most hardcore unit is headed to all the heroes - including the Lumia 920. Included with the standard fare - that being the iPhone 5 first, then a Samsung device (the Galaxy S III here near the end of 2012), it's the Nokia Lumia 920 that's up for protection next. And this "Every1" case is a doozy, too.
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RIM loses big to Nokia in Swedish patent dispute
In a ruling that may have wide-reaching results in an extremely negative sense for BlackBerry maker RIM, Nokia has won a patent dispute against said smartphone rival. This dispute had Canada's Research In Motion losing a legal battle between itself and Nokia in which a Swedish arbitrator has ruled that "RIM was in breach of contract and is not entitled to manufacture or sell WLAN products without first agreeing royalties with Nokia."
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YouSendIt provides Windows Phone 8 app exclusively on Nokia devices
YouSendIt, a cloud-based collaboration platform, has announced the launch of its Windows Phone 8 app, which is presently available exclusively on Nokia's Lumia 820 and 920 handsets. With the YouSendIt app, Nokia users can perform a variety of cloud collaboration actions from their phone. As a bonus, the app supports NFC, allowing users to share files with a quick gadget-tap.
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Windows Phone 8 random reboot fix coming soon
We reported last week that Microsoft was looking into complaints stating that HTC and Nokia handsets running Windows Phone 8 were randomly rebooting. The company didn't have much to say on the issue aside from that it was "currently investigating reports of these incidents." Now, a little over a week later, Microsoft says that it has pinpointed the problem and will have a fix out soon.
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Nokia Asha 205 “Facebook phone” and $62 206 hands-on
Nokia has revealed its first “Facebook phone”, the Nokia Asha 205, along with a colorful candybar, the Nokia 206, borrowing the Lumia colors for a budget market. The new Asha 205 features a full QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated Facebook button, as well as forty free EA games, while the 206 comes in the same black, cyan, magenta, yellow, and white as Nokia’s Lumia Windows Phone 8 handsets, and offers up to 47 days of standby time. Both the Asha 205 and the 206 are available in single- or dual-SIM versions, each keeping both SIMs active simultaneously, and feature Nokia’s new Slam file-swapping system.
Damian Dinning explains Nokia departure, joining Jaguar Land Rover
Yesterday we heard that Damian Dinning, who served as the head of Nokia's camera and imaging department, was leaving the company. He'll be ending a 9 year tenure on November 30, but when this announcement was made, there will still a few mysteries left to figure out. Why was he leaving? Where is he going next? The suspense surrounding Dinning's departure was apparently short lived, as he explained everything in a statement to PureViewClub today.
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Nokia Transport updated for Windows Phone 7 and 8 and Symbian
Nokia Transport just received an update, adding segmented route maps and more specific directions for those crucial moments when you need to know precisely what to do. This comes in addition to a redesign that updated the interface for a more intuitive, easy-to-take-in experience. The update is for Windows Phone 7 and 8, as well as Symbian.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 23, 2012
Some of us are still recovering from our food comas, but luckily the weekend is here so most of us can use that time for recouping (or chowing down on leftovers). Let's recap the news from the day, shall we? Of course, today is Black Friday, with Apple kicking off a Black Friday sale of its own and the NPD saying that sales today could be what pushes tablet shipments above notebook shipments. We also heard from various companies that people were reaching for their phones and tablets on Thanksgiving to net some great deals, apparently not willing to wait until the Black Friday "festivities" kicked off.
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Nokia boss of camera division leaves company
The head of Nokia's camera and imaging department, Damian Dinning, has left the company after nine years with Nokia. Dinning is considered the driving force behind the company’s smartphone camera technology, and oversaw development of the Nokia N8, the 808 PureView, and the Lumia 920. Dinning brought his expertise to Nokia after being in key roles at Minolta and Kodak in the past.
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Nokia HERE Maps for iOS released
Nokia's HERE Maps has arrived in the iOS App Store, a free download intended to take on Apple's own much-maligned Maps app, though it's not quite as slick as many were hoping. The new app - which uses mapping data from Nokia-owned NAVTEQ, and supports Here.net personalized points-of-interest Collections - was announced earlier this month, though some rough edges are evident by virtue of it being an HTML5 app rather than native iOS software.
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