Nokia Lumia 521 to go ahead deal at Walmart afterward week

Nokia Lumia 521 to go ahead deal at Walmart afterward week

Might 3, 2013 | By Surur

Reuters report that the Nokia Lumia 521 will be hitting the racks at Walmart afterward week, in the wake of pushing out on the Home Shopping Network.

The handset will go ahead deal unsubsidized for $150, and will be combined with T-Mobile's $30 for every month unrestricted information and content arrange, which obviously is a promise free offering given that the handset has been bought through and through.

"There is a chance for us to offer an exceptionally high caliber mechanism in the standard," said Terry Myerson, head of the Windows Phone unit, at Microsoft's facilities close Seattle a week ago. "That is where we've made advance in the final couple of months and its a technique we'll press on to investigate in the United States."

The value contrasts well with the iphone 5, which expenses 579.99 spread over 24 months, more than 3 times additional costly.

Terry noted that Windows Phone did well when the real unsubsidized cost of a telephone was uncovered via bearers.

"At&t and Verizon have been incredible friends," said Myerson. "Be that as it may where the business sector motion are distinctive, and where the specialists play an alternate part, we have done better."

Microsoft however guaranteed to contend on more than cost, with Myerson maxim afterward assignment for Windows telephones is to power Microsoft's Office and Xbox items to make a truly new telephone encounter, if as a work apparatus or progressed toy.

"I don't think we've drawing close to the full potential. Those are our two measurements here, Office and Xbox. We need to carry to life finishing work and carry to life that genuine fun, here on this thing in your pocket. That is set to advance as time marches onward."

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Nokia Lumia 620 competitively priced in India at 14999 INR

Nokia Lumia 620 competitively priced in India at 14999 INR

March 8, 2013 | By Surur

Nokia has made the pricing of the Nokia Lumia 620 official in India, and I think for once Nokia’s critics will be satisfied, as the handset is very competitively priced at 14,999 INR ($273).

This puts the device up against handsets like the HTC One V at Rs 15000 and the Samsung Galaxy S Duo, with both handsets having similar specs.

Nokia has been in the habit of overpricing their handsets recently when they hit the market in India.  Do our readers think they struck the right mark this time? Let us know below.

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Investors respond positively to Nokia’s growth ambitions in SEC filing

Investors respond positively to Nokia’s growth ambitions in SEC filing

March 7, 2013 | By Surur

The US stock market has responded positively to Nokia’s 20-F SEC filing, where Nokia repeated their ambition to grow faster than the smartphone market, thereby gaining market share, and maintain an operating margin of 10% or more.

They also expected their Nokia Siemens joint venture to also have a 5-10% profit margin.

Nokia also re-iterated that they expected in the short term Microsoft’s platform support payments to exceed the minimum Windows Phone royalty payments the company will make to Microsoft.

Nokia’s shares have risen 3% earlier today, and is current hovering around 2% up on the day.

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Waterproof cover for the Nokia Lumia 620 on the way

Waterproof cover for the Nokia Lumia 620 on the way

March 7, 2013 | By Surur

Sander Teunissen,  B2B Sales Manager for Nokia Netherlands, has tweeted that an IP54 protective cover for the Nokia Lumia 620 is on its way.

The cover would, according to the rating, provide good protection against the ingress of dust and will be resistant to water spray from all directions, though not quite so resistant that you would be able to swim with it.

The cover likely reveals a new enterprise focus for what is usually seen as a youth-orientated smartphone.  In Finland Nokia sells a large number of their smartphones into business, and have already produced a rugged case for the Nokia Lumia 820.

Nokia Russia has told WinPhoneLive.ru that the cover  will not be available immediately, but should hit the market shortly.

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Nokia Expresses Support For Apple In Patent Case Against Samsung

Nokia Expresses Support For Apple In Patent Case Against Samsung

March 7, 2013 | By Pradeep

Nokia has filed its amicus brief yesterday in court in order to support Apple in the ongoing patent case between Apple ans Samsung. Nokia is supporting Apple’s argument that U.S. patent holders have access to injunctive relief even if a defendant can argue that the accused products potentially implement (or infringe) vast numbers of patents.

Here is the part of the Nokia’s brief submitted to the court,

DESIRABILITY OF AMICUS BRIEF

The district court’s ruling that in order to obtain a permanent injunction against an infringing competitor, a patent holder must also establish a “causal nexus” between the patented feature and the source of demand for the infringing product could cause wide-ranging damage to the United States patent protection landscape. By creating such a rule, the district court has diverged from the precedent of this court and could severely restrict, if not outright eliminate in some circumstances, the ability of a patent holder to obtain injunctive relief.

Amici urge this court to reverse the district court’s order denying permanent injunctive relief, because the new “causal nexus” requirement set forth therein sets a dangerous precedent. This Court has previously determined that while the Supreme Court’s decision in eBay v. MercExchange, L.L.C., 547 U.S. 388, 393 (2006) eliminated any presumption that the holder of an infringed patent is automatically entitled to a permanent injunction, that decision was in no way intended to eliminate the availability of injunctive relief altogether. See Robert Bosch LLC v. Pylon Mfg. Corp., 659 F.3d 1142, 1149 (Fed. Cir. 2011). The “causal nexus” requirement as applied by the district court here, making the evidentiary standard for obtaining a permanent injunction so burdensome and strict that it may rarely, if ever, be met, will essentially lead to a compulsory-licensing system wherein patent holders are forced to license patented technology to competing firms, which could in turn harm incentives to innovate.

Read about it in detail from the link below.

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Nokia Cinemagraph now available for Windows Phone 7.5

Nokia Cinemagraph now available for Windows Phone 7.5

March 6, 2013 | By Surur

Despite the release of their Windows Phone 8 handsets Nokia has continued to support their Windows Phone 7.5 users with the release of their great apps on that platform also.

The latest is Cinemagraph, which allows users to create animated gifs from short clips of video recorded from your phone camera and post these on social networks.

Nokia notes Cinemagraph works on all Nokia Lumia phones, but performs best on the more powerful Nokia Lumia 710, 800 and 900.

Find the app in the Windows Phone Store here.

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Nokia hooks up with mobile gift-giving service for 40% discount

Nokia hooks up with mobile gift-giving service for 40% discount

March 5, 2013 | By Surur

Nokia is engaging in a somewhat interesting promotion with Parcelgenie, a UK-only gift-giving service which allows one to send a selection of small gifts to loved ones with only a few taps on your phone.

Users are able to select from 50 + gifts ranging from a small pack of retro sweets costing about £2, to more expensive items such as the Mother’s Day Bundle (10th March),which is priced at £12.49 and have these hand-wrapped and delivered by Next-day Royal Mail delivery using only the phone number of the recipient.

Payment can be either via your phone bill or Paypal/ credit card and delivery is currently limited only to UK.

Nokia is offering a 40% discount on using this service until the 25th March, using the offer code 7KG32E.

Find the app in the Windows Phone Store here and read more about the service at Nokia Conversations here.

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Latest Nokia Lumia 920 firmware offers fix for “Other” storage issue

Latest Nokia Lumia 920 firmware offers fix for “Other” storage issue

March 5, 2013 | By Surur

File this under “well, that was fast!”

Winp.cn reports that the latest firmware for the Nokia Lumia 920 on Navifirm offers a new utility and feature – the ability to clean out temporary files.

The firmware 1232.5957.1308.1004, which can be loaded via the Nokia Care Suite, will allow users to manually clean out temporarily files, but will also do it automatically at timed intervals.

It is not clear if this is Microsoft or Nokia’s work, but the colourful graphic does suggest to me Nokia is once again saving Microsoft’s bacon.

Hopefully the new firmware will roll out rapidly to affected users.

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Nokia Display and Touch app update brings Colour Profiles to your NL 920 Clear Black Display

Nokia Display and Touch app update brings Colour Profiles to your NL 920 Clear Black Display

March 5, 2013 | By Surur

Those Nokia engineers it seems are always busy, busy, busy.

Their latest enhancement to the Nokia Lumia 920 is a new feature added to their Display and Touch device-specific settings app.

The app allows one to set the colour temperature of your display, from cold and blue to warm and red and anything in-between. I am not sure who asked for this feature, but I don’t think anyone will say no to more customizability for their phone.

The feature does not appear to be present on all handsets, and may need specific firmware.

See if your handset qualify by downloading the app using the QRCode right or clicking this link.

Nokia’s Account app and also Extras and Info app has also been updated, but as far as we know these did not add anything half as cool.

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Nokia Releases #2InstaWithLove App To Remind Instagram About Lumia Devices

Nokia Releases #2InstaWithLove App To Remind Instagram About Lumia Devices

March 5, 2013 | By Pradeep

Nokia has released a new app in its collection in Windows Phone Store. The app named #2InstaWithLove allows you to take photos, apply polaroid filter and share it with  hashtag #2InstaWithLove. Just today, we reported about the rumor that Nokia is already working on Instagram app exclusively for Windows Phone devices. If that report was true, then I don’t find the reason why Nokia released this app to publicly pressurize Instagram. May be to stir the excitement among Lumia users? What do you think?

App Description:

Many of you have asked when Instagram will be coming to Windows Phone, and the #2InstaWithLove app was created as a way for you to have your voice heard.

The app allows you to take a photo using the classic polaroid filter and automatically adds the hashtag #2InstaWithLove. It’s all about showing Instagram just how passionate the Windows Phone community is – so be creative, have fun and be sure to share your favorite photos with us using a social network of your choice.

Download it here from your Lumia devices.

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Nokia Lumia 620 pre-orders now on Flipkart for only Rs. 15199

Nokia Lumia 620 pre-orders now on Flipkart for only Rs. 15199

March 2, 2013 | By Surur

Pre-orders for the much lauded Nokia Lumia 620 is now open on Flipkart, with the cheap but nippy smartphone retailing for only Rs. 15199 ($277), finally giving a Lumia a solid presence in that low-end price segment.

Handsets are expected to be shipped in the second week of March, and buyers have the choice of 5 colours, plus will get a bonus 16 GB memory card.

See the deal at Flipkart here.

Nokia Shop is also listing the handset as coming soon.  That page can be seen here.

Do our Indian readers think the handset will have a good reception? Let us know below.

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Nokia hints at the return of “feature” smartphones

Nokia hints at the return of “feature” smartphones

March 2, 2013 | By Surur

SlashGear sat down with Jo Harlow, EVP of Smart Devices, Marco Ahtisaari, EVP of Design, and Stefan Pannenbecker, VP of Industrial Design at Mobile World Congress and probed them about their vision of the future.

One of their interesting themes was that rather than a single, increasingly powerful phone in your pocket, all three VPs talked about a resurgence in dedicated devices.

While smartphones have been evolving to merge the camera, the music player, the fitness tracker, and more, the Nokia execs  however felt that specificity has its own advantages.

“I think there’ll be room for more and more dedicated devices that do a few things really well again” Ahtisaari predicts. “And that is slightly a contrarian view, but I think what we’ll see is increasing complexity and ability… you can either shortcut through the environment, but this means also space for dedicated devices that do a few things really well. Yes, a phone, but other functionalities too.”

The idea harkens back to the pre-smartphone feature-phone age, when we had camera phones and music phones or super-slim phones and may find its expression in smartphones that remain generalists but do one thing, such as taking pictures, really well.

An example of such a device was the 808 Pureview, which compromised on size by offering the best smartphone camera ever, and we may see such a dedicated device again with the rumoured Nokia EOS Pureview smartphone, which is said to be an AT&T exclusive.

Do our readers think having to chose a phone based on only a few stand-out features is a good idea, or do you prefer a phone that does most things well instead on one thing excellently?  Let us know below.

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Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 confirmed in leak

Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 confirmed in leak

March 2, 2013 | By Surur

A high end Nokia for Verizon has been rumoured for some time, and now a leak from Verizon’s internal systems has provided some confirmation for the handset and the suggestion that it may be coming soon.

PhoneArena posted a screen shot from Verizon’s internal systems, said to show the already released Nokia Lumia 822 and also the Nokia Lumia 928, entered into the system on the 1/17/2013.

PhoneArena also suggests the Nokia RM-860 which passed through the FCC recently is the same handset,  which may mean the handset will hit the market sooner rather than later.

With the device sharing roughly the same moniker as the Nokia Lumia 920 I expect a very similar device, with the same HD screen and camera, though one wonders what changes Verizon will demand.

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Nokia Play To DLNA app for Windows Phone 8 now in the Betalabs

Nokia Play To DLNA app for Windows Phone 8 now in the Betalabs

February 26, 2013 | By Surur

Its been a long and perplexing wait, but Nokia’s Play To DLNA app for Windows Phone 8 is now available at Nokia Betalabs.

The app allows you to stream music, video and pictures to a compatible DLNA receiver, such as an Xbox 360.

Nokia warns the Beta app is not production quality yet and will need the following firmware or greater to work:

• Nokia Lumia 920 – PR1.1 (1232.5951.1249.0001)
• Nokia Lumia 820 – PR1.1 (1232.5951.1249.0001)
• Nokia Lumia 822 – PR1.1
• Nokia Lumia 810 – PR1.1
• Nokia Lumia 620 – Any firmware

It will unfortunately not work with the PS3 yet.

Read more about the app at Betalabs here.

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Nokia Officially Announces Nokia Lumia 720 Mid-range Windows Phone 8 Device

Nokia Officially Announces Nokia Lumia 720 Mid-range Windows Phone 8 Device

February 25, 2013 | By Pradeep

At Mobile World Congress event today, Nokia revealed their mid-range Windows Phone 8 device Nokia Lumia 720. Nokia Lumia 720 is the successor to the Windows Phone 7.5 based Nokia Lumia 710. It will sport the following specs,

• 4.3 inch ClearBlack Display
• 1Ghz Dual-core processor
• 512Mb RAM
• 8GB Memory
• microSD card support
• 6MP Primary Camera
• 2MP front camera

The device will cost around €249 and will be available in coming months starting March.
Full specs after break.

Specs:

Networks:

• GSM/EDGE: 850 (5)/900 (8)/1800 (3)/1900 (2) MHz
• WCDMA: 850 (5)/900 (8)/1900 (2)/2100 (1) MHz
• HSPA+: 21 Mbps, (Cat 14)

OS: Windows Phone 8, GDR1

CPU: MSM8227, 1.0 GHz

RAM: 512 MB

Storage: 8 GB + microSD Card Slot

Display: 4.3” ClearBlack WVGA LCD, 2.25 D Glass, Super Sensitive Touch

Camera:

• Back: 6.7 MPIX, BSI, Auto-Focus, Carl Zeiss, LED flash, HD 720p @ at 30 fps
• Front: Skype HD wide angle (1.3Mpix)

Connectivity: NFC, A-GPS+GLONASS, WLAN (2.4/5Ghz) a/b/g/n, µUSB, BT 3.0, 3D Accelerometer, Proximity, Magnetometer, Automatic Light Sensor. (No Gyroscope).

Battery: 2000 mAh battery + Wireless Charging Cover Accessory; standby 520hrs, talk time 13.5hrs

Audio: 2 HAAC (high-amplitude audio capture) mics, HD Voice (wideband audio, noise cancellation)

Size: 127.9 x 67.5 x 9mm

Weight: 128g

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Some more marketing renders for the Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 720

Some more marketing renders for the Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 720

February 25, 2013 | By Surur

Making the most of the few hours until Nokia’s official Mobile World Congress announcement, evleaks have posted some more marketing renders of the Nokia Lumia 520 and 720.

The pictures reveal nothing new, except to possible show the low-end Nokia Lumia 520’s shape a bit better.

I think what is more interesting is that nothing related to the Nokia Laser for Verizon has shown up, indicating I think that we will probably not see this handset at Mobile World Congress tomorrow.

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Nokia Location Apps, Now Known As HERE Suite Available For All Windows Phone 8 Users

Nokia Location Apps, Now Known As HERE Suite Available For All Windows Phone 8 Users

February 25, 2013 | By Pradeep

At MWC press event held today, Nokia announced that its exclusive map and navigation apps are now re-branded as HERE Maps, HERE Drive Beta, and HERE Transit.

Also Nokia announced that HERE Maps, HERE Drive Beta, and HERE Transit is now available to all Windows Phone 8 users in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the U.K., and U.S. You can download them on your HTC 8X or your favorite other vendor Windows Phone 8 device.

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New Nokia Lumia 720 And Nokia Lumia 520 Availability And Pricing

New Nokia Lumia 720 And Nokia Lumia 520 Availability And Pricing

February 25, 2013 | By Pradeep

Nokia today announced two new Lumia devices, new Lumia 720 and Lumia 520. Both these Windows Phone 8 devices will be available around the world in coming months. Nokia shared specific information about roll out of both these devices as below.

Nokia Lumia 720:

The Lumia 720 will be available from about €249 before VAT, rolling out from March 2013 and is available in red, white, cyan, black and yellow. The Lumia 720 will be introduced to China in a TD SCDMA variant – bringing this smartphone to the world’s biggest market with the world’s biggest mobile operator.

Nokia Lumia 620:

All these great experiences come at an estimated starting price of €139 before taxes and subsidies.If you can’t wait to get your hands on the Nokia Lumia 520, it’s planned to start shipping in March – arriving first in Hong Kong and Vietnam, but it will quickly start to reach more markets around Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. It will even be coming to the US with T-Mobile and to China with China Mobile as the latest smartphone from Nokia to be sold by the world’s largest mobile operator.

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Here what we have all been waiting for! The Nokia Wireless car charger (CR-200)

Here what we have all been waiting for! The Nokia Wireless car charger (CR-200)

February 25, 2013 | By Surur

In what was in the end a rather low-key announcement, the most exciting element for existing Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 users was the announcement of the Nokia Wireless Car Charger (CR-200).

The accessory will allow users to simply drop their phone in the cradle and start charging, and the presence of NFC in the accessory means users will be able to launch their GPS Navigation or Podcasting app automatically (with a confirmation prompt of course).

The dock works both in portrait and landscape mode, will cost around 69 Euro and hit the market in May.

How about the rest of our Nokia Lumia 920 owning readers? Let us know below.

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Grey Nokia Lumia 920 now being shipped in Russia

Grey Nokia Lumia 920 now being shipped in Russia

February 23, 2013 | By mifkys

A few of days ago pre-orders opened for the elusive Grey Nokia Lumia 920, and today, according to the official Nokia Conversations Russia blog, the handsets will be shipping to future owners.

According the Nokia Russia, the  the thrill of single shade of gray is quite different:

The Matt machine is very pleasant to the touch and calm in appearance. It is striking how the texture and colour transforms the device, when it is still the the the same Nokia Lumia 920, with the same weight, the same size, and the feeling of others.

In China Nokia is charging a premium for the Cyan handset.  Maybe Nokia should consider charging a little more for the Grey version.  I know I would certainly add a little more for the very unique colour.

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