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Nokia Lumia 620 is Windows Phone 8′s new best hope

, Dec 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you’re talking about the Microsoft mobile operating system Windows Phone 8 and you want to think about how it might survive the next few years, you’d better be thinking about how to get the newest version of the OS into customers hands for free – and Nokia’s doing just that. With the Nokia Lumia 620 that we’ve just seen earlier today for the first time, we’ve got a $249 price tag without a carrier – that means that when it does get subsidized by a set of carriers across the planet, it’ll be next-to-free without a doubt. With this device and the hype caused by their larger-ticket Lumia devices, Nokia has a winner for the mid-market – and you, the reader.

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Nokia Lumia 620 hands-on

, Dec 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has birthed a new Windows Phone, and it’s shaping up to be a winner. Announced this morning, the Lumia 620 slots in at the entry-level point of Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 line-up, but doesn’t shirk on specs or style. We grabbed some hands-on time to see if the budget phone is actually a bargain.

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Nokia Lumia 620: Windows Phone 8 on a $249 budget

, Dec 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia has revealed its latest Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Lumia 620, a 3.8-inch handset with a ClearBlack WVGA display and 5-megapixel camera. Running Microsoft’s latest OS on a 1GHz dualcore Snapdragon S4 processor with 512MB of RAM, the Lumia 620′s big selling points are its price and its clever colors: it’ll be priced at $249 off-contract, Nokia says, and uses a new “Dual Shot” polycarbonate technique that layers different hues together.

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IDC: Android wins through 2016 with iOS a clear second

, Dec 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

It would appear that the same forecast that we've been seeing for some time now with a variety of analysis groups remains true here with IDC, they showing 2012 through 2016 to be sustaining Android on top and iOS in second place across the planet. IDC's 2012 report also shows that not only has the smartphone segment of the mobile phone market at large been continuing to leap forward and up, but the entire mobile market has - surprise - taken a bit of a downturn. In 2012 the worldwide phone market has been forecast to grow just 1.4% year-over-year, this being what IDC calls the lowest annual growth rate in three years. Read The Full Story

Nokia: We want a Linux expert for HERE Maps not an Android phone

, Dec 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Nokia's hunt for a Linux engineer is connected with Android, but not - as many hoped - because the Finnish phone firm plans to make an Android smartphone. Anticipation built last week, when a briefly spotted job advert for a Linux expert tipped to help Nokia with "exciting new products" prompted suggestions that the company would hedge its Windows Phone bets and consider adopting another platform alongside Microsoft's. However, Nokia's head of media relations Doug Dawson took to Twitter to pour cold water onto the speculation. Read The Full Story

SlashGear 2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Smartphones

, Dec 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

In the smartphone universe you're going to have some sorting to do starting with the carrier your gift receiver is working with. More than likely you're a parent or a significant other if you're purchasing a smartphone on-contract for that special someone, this meaning you've got a fair understanding of which carrier they'll be working with. After that, it's all about finding the best device for them based on their specific wants and needs. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone Store and Dev Center expanded, updated

, Nov 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has updated the Windows Phone Store and Dev Center, which includes an expansion of the Store's market and the addition of ratings requirements for games in Russia and Taiwan. This represents the latest in a string of updates that the company has regularly pushed out to both services, and, according to Microsoft, are designed to provide enhancements, among other things. Read The Full Story

HTC HD2 gains Windows Phone 8 port

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's time again to call forth the beast from the pits of hacker heaven, that being the legendary HTC HD2, originally running Windows Mobile 6.5 back in 2009, here now with Windows Phone 8. This device has been a bit of a golden egg for hackers over the past few years, with the challenge being to get the newest and most fabulous mobile operating system running on it. Now it seems that even Windows Phone 8, a mobile operating system that has hardware requirements built-in, is no longer safe! Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 28, 2012

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 7.8 due in early 2013

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Windows Phone 8 might be out in full force now, but the Windows Phone 7 series is still carrying on and will see an update to version 7.8 sometime early next year, according to Microsoft. The update will include resizable Live Tiles and new lock screen options. Microsoft says that the update will roll out "to as many devices as possible." Read The Full Story

Verizon HTC Windows Phone 8X Review

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

HTC’s new Windows Phone 8X proves that the manufacturer is capable of building a solid Windows Phone 8 device. We’ve already taken a look at AT&T’s version of the 8X, as well as T-Mobile’s variant, but Verizon has the new device in its repertoire as well, and we’ve got it right here in front of us to see what this version offers. Since we already went over the basics as well as the more advanced stuff with the original full review, as well as dabbled around with T-Mobile’s version, I’ll just be briefly providing an overview of Verizon’s version for those who may be interested in grabbing the device from Big Red.

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Ballmer: Windows Phone sales “four times” greater than Autumn 2011

, Nov 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

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. Read The Full Story
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