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Nokia shareholders are perfectly fine with Microsoft’s acquisition of what used to be the world’s largest phone maker. Of those surveyed, 99.7% agreed with the Microsoft sale, representing around 80% of Nokia’s shares. Some shareholders, on the other hand, were upset but that hasn’t stopped the majority from approving a deal worth around $7.2 billion.…
Verizon Wireless will get the Nokia Lumia 2520 one day before AT&T. The Windows RT 8.1 tablet will be available in select stores starting November 21st for $499.99. For a limited time, customers will be able to get it for $399.99 when purchasing with a new two-year activation. Or they [customers] can add the tablet…
Aside from its maps & navigation, Nokia may also get to keep its music service after the deal with Microsoft is finalized. According to Chinese site CTech, the Finnish company will launch the service as an HTML5 app that will work across mobile and desktop platforms. That, of course, could be just the first stop…
Few days ago we brought you the story with leaked codenames of the upcoming Nokia devices. The same source (EVleaks) now tells that two of those — Nokia Goldfinger and Moneypenny — could be among the first phones/tablets running Windows Phone 8.1 Blue out of box. Unfortunately, we don’t have any other tidbit of information…
The holiday shopping season will soon be upon us, and we’re betting that all the great deals on smartphones may have you shopping around for an upgrade for yourself or someone else. 2013 has been a heated year in the smartphone arena, and we’ve seen many companies put their best foot forward. From Apple to Nokia…
Nokia’s Windows 8.1 running tablet, the Nokia 2520 is coming to AT&T soon, with a price tag of $399.99 with a new two-year agreement. AT&T is also offering the tablet for $199.99 when coupled with a Nokia Lumia 925, Lumia 1020 or Nokia Lumia 1520 smartphone. The 2520 will be available for purchase on November…
Nokia will soon start pushing a small, so called “Black” update that will add Bluetooth 4.0 LE connectivity support to its entire range of Windows Phone 8 Lumia smartphones. Some devices — namely Lumia 520, Lumia 620, Lumia 625 and Lumia 720 — already got this capability as part of the Amber update, allowing users…
Nokia launched the powerful Refocus app for its range of PureView-branded Lumia smartphones. The application that allows users to take photos now and focus later, produces results like the Lytro digital camera… though using different technology. Once you take a photo, the Refocus app will take 2 to 8 images “depending on what’s in view,…
EVleaks did it again. This time round they don’t have a leaked image to show us, but their latest scoop is interesting nevertheless. What they brought us are codenames of upcoming Nokia devices. These include Goldfinger, Moneypenny, Normandy, Phantom and Spinel. Yeah, the first two has something to do with the world’s most popular secret…
AT&T has announced that it will soon be carrying the Lumia 1520, Nokia’s new phablet device. The 1520 will be available to purchase on November 22nd for $199.99 with a two-year contract or $27/month with AT&T’s Next program. The Nokia Lumia 1520 ships with a 6 inch 1080p HD display, 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800, Adreno…