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Nokia used twitter to drop a hint that it may be preparing to launch a new device on October 22nd. The teaser from Nokia’s official Twitter account said “At Nokia, we never stop innovating. More to share on October 22.” The image associated with post has a few hash tags #blazing, #stories and #innovationreinvented. Nokia isn’t…
Nokia has apparently delayed the launch of the Lumia 1520, Reuters is reporting. Originally planned for late September, the Finnish company has pushed back the launch by several weeks. Reuters could not confirm a new date, and a Nokia spokesman declined to comment. The report says that Nokia took this step on the heels of…
EVleaks spoke with some insiders to find out that Nokia will officially announce the Lumia 1520 on October 22nd. That goes in line with what we’ve heard before – that AT&T will start selling it in November. But wait, there’s more. It looks like another major US carrier will offer the first Windows Phone phablet…
Nokia and many folks from all around the word don’t like the word “phablet,” which was invented to describe devices which are too big to be called phones and too small to be called tablets. Samsung pioneered this market with its Galaxy Note, and now Nokia is gearing towards launching its first such device, Lumia…
Now that Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia is a done deal we get to learn some interesting tidbits that could’ve changed the course of history. You see, before talking with Redmond giant over a possible sale of its handset business, Nokia did experiment with Android, preparing a low-end handset that supposed to launched in 2014. The…
Nokia’s handset business may be bought by Microsoft but that doesn’t mean we won’t see any new Nokia-branded devices released this year. The Finnish company will most likely launch few devices that were already in the pipeline before it was acquired by the Redmond giant. One such device could be dual SIM version of the…
Anssi Vanjoki has been at Nokia for 19 years and was often seen as a next CEO after Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo left the company. That however hasn’t happened with Microsoft’s head of Business Stephen Elop jumping in to take the top spot, instead. After that, Vanjoki resigned from Nokia to pursue other things in his life.…
Nokia’s been rumored to be developing a Windows Phone 8 phablet, and a new press render leaked today from @evleaks gives us a clear and detailed view of the device. The Nokia phablet, which has also been known as the ‘Bandit’ is sporting a back that differs from previous leaks, with a camera hump akin…
The Nokia Lumia 1020 is no doubt AT&T’s best Windows Phone 8 handset, so when it gets a decent price cut it’s worth mentioning. The 1020 has been brought down from its normal $249 price tag to $199, of course, after customer accepts a new two-year agreement. Unfortunately, this deal will only last today, as…
Wall Street is apparently pleased with Nokia’s decision to sell its handset division to Microsoft. As noted by Time, the Finnish company’s stock surged almost 40 percent after the acquisition was announced. As of the writing of this post, Nokia’s stock has climbed to $5.08, a 30% gain. In contrast, the response to Microsoft’s decision…