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Nokia EOS 41MP Windows Phone hardware leaks [UPDATE: Lens up close]

, Jun 5th 2013 Discuss [6]

While earlier this week it was reported that AT&T was all but a lock as the first US carrier of the upcoming Nokia EOS device, the device itself hadn't yet been seen in physical form. Today several images have appeared showing how this machine will be a combination of forms. While the front and sides of this Nokia smartphone appear very much to be right along the lines of the Nokia Lumia 920, the back and its hump show its powers inherent: here lies the power of the original Nokia 808 Pureview. Read The Full Story

AT&T Nokia “EOS” 41MP PureView Windows Phone tipped in testing

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [32]

The application of Nokia's brand-name camera technology "PureView" is reportedly headed to AT&T in its original form, 41-megapixels strong and attached, this time, to Windows Phone 8. While the original 41-megapixel-toting Nokia 808 PureView was a smartphone running Symbian, here the Windows Phone version of the device is being tipped to hit the blue network with a "summer release" to its name. Read The Full Story

Halo: Spartan Assault coming to PC and Windows Phone 8 next month

, Jun 4th 2013 Discuss [11]

Halo fans rejoice, as the massively popular franchise is making its way to mobile platforms for the first time ever, and is coming back to the PC after a long hiatus. Halo: Spartan Assault will release in July on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Halo: Spartan Assault takes places between the events of Halo 3 and 4. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone a hit among featurephone upgraders for 5.6% US share

, Jun 3rd 2013 Discuss [7]

Windows Phone continues to sweep up featurephone upgraders, cementing its third-place position in the US smartphone market according to new research. Microsoft's platform rose year-on-year by 1.8-percent by the end of the three month period finishing April 2013, though its overall market share didn't shift quarter-on-quarter; however, the OS proved particularly popular for those upgrading to their first smartphone. Read The Full Story

Microsoft re-org rumored as Ballmer considers division shake-up

, Jun 3rd 2013 Discuss [6]

Microsoft is poised to announce a significant shake-up across its business, with CEO Steve Ballmer tipped to rework the organization into the "devices and services company" he discussed as part of his "fundamental shift" shareholder letter in 2012. A wholesale reworking of how Microsoft is arranged is in the pipeline, AllThingsD's sources claim, including pushing several of its executives further into the public spotlight as the company capitalizes on its investments in entertainment, communications, and more. Read The Full Story

Shazam hits Windows Phone 8 with Xbox Music support and Live Tiles

, May 30th 2013 Discuss [1]

Shazam has launched its first app for Windows Phone, with the new software supporting unlimited tagging as well as integration with Xbox Music and Nokia Music. The Windows Phone 8 app can identify songs playing around the phone and flag up artist, track name, and album; they can then jump over into Xbox Music and buy the track, or alternatively - if they're using a Lumia - Nokia Music to get the song. Read The Full Story

Nokia Q2 profit warning rumored as Lumia sales reportedly disappoint

, May 30th 2013 Discuss [63]

Nokia is likely to announce a profit warning to investors within the next few weeks, the Royal Bank of Canada has suggested, after worse than expected sales in Q2 2013. Lumia shipments haven't met with Nokia's predictions, the RBC claimed in a note to investors today, Finnish paper Taloussanomat reports, with operating margin for the smart devices division tipped to be around -3%. Read The Full Story

Microsoft rolls out updated Windows Phone App for Desktop

, May 30th 2013 Discuss [1]

Most people alternative between using their smartphone and computer for doing various tasks, such as downloading media and taking images. As such, keeping files in sync between the smartphone and laptop is important, and also a bit time consuming if attempted to be done manually. Because of this, Microsoft created the Windows Phone App for Desktop, which allows Windows Phone users to sync media to a PC. Today that app was updated with improvements and expanded support. Read The Full Story

Samsung June 2013 “Premiere” event teases new Galaxy and ATIV devices

, May 27th 2013 Discuss [1]

Samsung will bring a new batch of Galaxy and ATIV phones and tablets to play in a launch event in late June, the company has confirmed, teasing the new range ahead of its UK debut. The event, to be held in the evening of June 20 at London's Earl's Court Exhibition Center, has been dubbed "Samsung Premiere 2013" and will presumably see at least two devices added to the company's line-up. Read The Full Story

Nokia smartphone chief teases Lytro-style “computational photography” up next

, May 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Nokia‘s push to differentiate its Lumia smartphones with PureView camera technology will see “computational imaging” – where shots can be tweaked and modified thanks to clever lens tech – come to the fore, smart devices chief Jo Harlow has teased. “Being able to capture even more data [is an area of exploration]” Harlow told DNA, “data you cannot even see with the human eye that you can only see by actually going back to the picture and being able to do things with them.” The comments are already being seen as further evidence that array cameras from Nokia-invested Pelican Imaging could show up in Lumia devices sooner rather than later.

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Nokia Lumia 928 Review

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [21]

Now that Verizon has its own Nokia hero smartphone working with Windows Phone 8, it’s high time the platform takes off, isn’t it? At the moment, the Nokia Lumia 928 is one of the nicer Windows Phone 8 devices on the market, and if it weren’t for the release of the Nokia Lumia 925 (having been revealed this month right on top of the 928), it’d be an easy thing to say that this is Nokia’s finest effort to date with this OS. As it stands, this device is ready instead to be the heartiest Windows Phone 8 smartphone in the USA.

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Nokia Lumia 928 lands at Verizon: Can Windows Phone and Xenon tempt you?

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [13]

Nokia's Lumia 928 may not have had the high-profile launch of its Lumia 925 sibling, but the Verizon LTE smartphone does have the benefit of being on sale today. Available from this morning, priced at $99.99 with a new, two-year agreement, the Verizon Lumia 928 joins the rarefied list of current smartphones offering a Xenon flash. Read The Full Story
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