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Microsoft took the stage today to unveil its brand new 10.6-inch Surface Pro 2 tablet. The company didn’t make in major hardware changes, instead many of the slight improvements came to the inside of the device. The Redmond based tech giant touted the slate’s 20 percent increase in overall performance, with a 50 percent increase…
Before Microsoft completes acquisition of Nokia, the Finnish company wants to release a few devices and has even scheduled an event for October 22nd. One of the things they’ll launch may be a Windows RT tablet codenamed Sirius (aka Lumia 2520) and another – Lumia 929, which has just been leaked and which is heading…
If Microsoft doesn’t spoil the party, Nokia will soon launch its very first Windows RT tablet, which we knew under the codename “Sirius.” That, of course, won’t be the device’s final name; according to EVleaks it will be sold as Nokia Lumia 2520. Yup, the Finnish giant will keep the Lumia brand for all of…
Recently, the Commerce department formally petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue a ruling on the subject of unlocking mobile phones. The FCC is still in deliberation, but President Obama’s administration has made its opinion clear, issuing a statement in support of consumers’ right to unlocked devices and the ability to move between cellular…
Nokia has been tooting its horn about the Lumia 1020’s camera for a while now, and it was recently put to the test by a National Geographic photographer on a 10-day assignment to the American West. Stephen Alvarez headed to Arizona and Utah with only a Nokia Lumia 1020 to take photos for an upcoming…
Angry Birds Star Wars II has landed on Windows Phone today, allowing you to join the pork side and choose from 30 different characters! The game expands on the Angry Birds Star Wars franchise by offering a slew of new characters and abilities from across the Star Wars universe. The game will now include characters…
Today Synaptics unveiled the latest in its line of affordable capacitive touch screen technology. Courting emerging markets, Synaptic’s latest offering, the ClearPad S2331 and ClearPad S2133 provide full two-finger support and allows for free rotate gestures at affordable prices. The company’s higher end ClearPad S2333 provides five-finger performance as well. Synaptics has increasingly found business in…
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…
Despite Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia, Huawei will keep making Windows Phone devices. “We remain one of Microsoft’s strategic partners,” said Richard Ren, who heads up the company’s consumer unit in Europe. There has been some analyst speculation that Microsoft’s Nokia deal would make other OEMs vary over making Windows Phones in the future but that…