Nokia has launched the Lumia 925, its new flagship smartphone running the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. The Finnish manufacturer has unveiled the device, which comes equipped with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, as part of a dedicated Lumia event taking place in London. It ...
Microsoft, Nokia, Others Take Aim at Google in EU Complaint
on 4.9.13
The FairSearch coalition, whose members include Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle, has filed a complaint with the European Commission against Google and Android, saying that the company is using the OS as a Trojan horse to deceive partners and monopolize the mobile marketplace. Android has become the dominant smartphone operating ...
Mobile World Congress 2013 – A Show In Transition
on 3.2.13
If you came to Mobile World Congress 2013 expecting super-exciting product announcements from major manufacturers and hoping to see groundbreaking technologies, you came to the wrong place for the wrong reason. If you came to see who's who, get a general health check of the industry and meet people with whom you could do ...
Microsoft Confirms Windows 8 Phones Are Upgradeable
on 3.1.13
Microsoft struck a nerve with customers when it revealed that smartphones running Windows Phone 7 could not be updated to Windows Phone 8. This will not be the case for Windows Phone 8 with the company’s rumored Blue update, however. Greg Sullivan, a senior marketing manager at Microsoft, confirmed to PCWorld that the ...
MWC 13: Nokia Unveils Nokia 105, a $20 Phone for First-Timers
on 2.26.13
Nokia is testing new lows when it comes to pricing here at the MWC, unveiling the Nokia 105, a 15 euro ($20) device targeting emerging markets, as well as first-time buyers in Europe. It's the company's most affordable phone to date, and while its tech spec sheet is obviously not great, the price point more than makes up ...
Nokia Unveils Inexpensive Windows Phones With High End Features
on 2.25.13
Nokia believes that you shouldn’t have to pay top dollar to enjoy some of the latest smartphone technology, so on Monday the company introduced two new Lumia handsets that deliver higher-end features at lower prices. The first of the devices is the Lumia 720. Priced at around $329 before taxes and carrier discounts, the ...
Study: iPhones 300 Percent More Reliable Than Samsung Phones
on 2.22.13
Apple’s iPhone isn’t just the best-selling smartphone in the world, it’s also the most reliable. A new study conducted by the company behind the community based trouble-shooting resource FixYa on Friday issued its latest smartphone reliability study. The study used data from 722,558 combined problem reports combined ...
The HTC One’s “UltraPixel Camera”: What is It?
on 2.19.13
Did you hear about the HTC One's fancy new "UltraPixel Camera"? HTC touts the camera as an end to the "megapixel wars." UltraPixels! Revolution! And, yes, the technology sounds very promising, but, uh, wait a second, what is an UltraPixel anyway? UltraPixel is a made up marketing word... HTC's new phone only has a ...
Spotify Comes to Windows Phone 8
on 2.8.13
After promising it would release a Windows Phone 8 app back in November, Spotify has finally launched its music-streaming app on the Windows Phone Store, allowing Nokia, HTC, Samsung and owners of other Windows Phone 8 handsets to get their music fix. The app is free and so is the service for the first 30 days, after which ...
CES 2013: You Want These Seven TVs
on 1.10.13
Has television killed the mobile star? At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, at least, the focus seems to have shifted from the latest smartphones to advances in televisions; while in years past the show-stealers have included the ill-fated Palm Pre and Nokia Lumia 900, this year the biggest crowds -- and all of the ...
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