Nokia might have pushed back 1520 phablet announcement

We reported earlier that Nokia's upcoming Lumia phablet could be announced on September 26. According to @evleaks however, Nokia might push back the date of the Lumia 1520 unveiling to late October. According to several sources, Bandit launch was pushed back. Could be 10/22.— @evleaks (@evleaks) September 14, 2013 Nokia's first Windows Phone phablet, which was formerly known as Bandit is rumored to sport a 6-inch display and a 20 megapixel PureView camera which comes with Optical Image Stabilization and Carl Zeiss lens....

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Nokia's Windows Phone handsets outsell iPhones in Middle East

Smartphone sales have picked up in the Middle East, according to a report from International Data Corporation. The volumes are up to 16.4% in Q2, 2013 when compared to the same quarter last year. IDC's Middle East region includes Turkey but does not feature Egypt and North Africa. With 45.2% share, Nokia leads the overall Middle East mobile market (that's both...

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iPhone 5s and 5c reservations in china to start from Sep 17

Apple's latest smartphones - the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will hitting China since day one for the very first time. The Cupertino company has announced that the consumers in the world's largest smartphone market will be able to reserve their iPhones, starting from September 17. All the consumers who reserve the iPhone 5s or iPhone 5s can pick up their units at an Apple...

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Nokia tested Android on Lumia devices before the Microsoft deal

A report by the New York Times sheds light on what Nokia’s future could have looked like without Microsoft in it. Allegedly, the Finnish company was testing Android on Lumia devices before the deal with Microsoft was announced. Nokia had the option to get out of the Microsoft partnership in late 2014. Testing out Android devices was preparing the company...

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Nokia Lumia 1020 gets its on-contract price slashed to $150

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is one beast of a cameraphone, carrying a huge 1/1.5" senor of 41MP resolution and optically stabilized lens. In addition, it's the most capable smartphone that Microsoft's WP8 has to offer and yet, the overly enthusiastic $300 on-contract pricing prevented it from fulfilling its potential so far. Good thing then, that Amazon has started offering...

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Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Note 3 leaks, Snapdragon 800 in charge

Samsung has done dual-SIM versions of all its recent flagships and it appears the Galaxy Note 3 won't be an exception. In fact we just got a bunch of leaked photos of N9002 model which will be hitting China shortly. The leaked photos reveal that the dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be powered by the Snapdragon 800 chipset, featuring four 2.3GHz Krat 400 cores and...

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Report: Microsoft plotted Surface phone in case Nokia failed with Windows Phone

Back-up plans aplenty Microsoft built several Surface phone prototypes to safeguard against a Nokia Lumia Windows Phone failure, according to reports on Friday. The software and devices giant developed the handsets as a back-up plan if Nokia proved unable to produce the goods with its early Lumia devices. However, that scheme was put on the back burner,...

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Microsoft fires another iPhone barb and guess what? This one's actually funny

Gold standard? No, just gold. (credit: Microsoft) Making fun of Apple is approaching shooting-fish-in-a-barrel territory for the company's rivals, but in a break from the norm, Microsoft's latest effort is actually kind of humorous. Who'd have thunk it? The clever, two-minute parody video does a pretty decent job of taking the mickey out of Apple's newly-launched...

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Fix for HTC One camera issues coming with Android 4.3 update

A tint too far? HTC has pledged to resolve an issue with the HTC One's Ultrapixel camera that causes photos to be tinted with red, purple or blue, when photos are shot in low-light conditions. The Taiwanese company says it is working on the issue, experienced by a not-insignificant number of HTC One owners and will roll-out the solution when it releases...

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