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Looks like we won’t get to meet the Nokia 1020; the Finnish company will rather go for another name – Nokia 909, showing that this phone shares the DNA of its predecessor – Nokia 808 PureView. However, unlike the earlier 41-megapixel camera-equipped device, the new one will rock Windows Phone 8 (rather than Symbian) and…
This morning, good ol’ EVleaks had something special for its followers. What you can see here is the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1020 which will rock 41-megapixel camera sensor + Xenon flash along with the latest version of Windows Phone 8 (GDR3) with Nokia’s Amber update that includes the Smart Camera app. Moreover, we should expect…
We’ve already told you that Windows Phone 8 will get support for 1080p full HD screens later in the year, and now we have a piece of evidence to share. The information comes from Justin Angel, who used to work with Microsoft and Nokia. He managed to dig up some emulator files from Visual Studio…
If you follow along with technology news, you might have heard about the rumored HTC One Max and HTC One Mini smartphones by now. However, the carrier O2 (in the UK) has a few more treats for us that have been revealed through a leaked document. The One Max and One Mini are all but…
In a recently unearthed research paper written from Microsoft Research, the company has been looking into smartphones that can detect your mood. The technology, known as “MoodScope, would allow users to automatically share these moods through social networks like Facebook. According to the report, Microsoft’s prototype can detect your mood at 66% accuracy on average.…
Unity Technologies has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to collaborate on development tools for Windows Phone 8, as well as Windows 8 and Xbox One games console (though the second thing is not the part we necessarily care about). Under the deal, Unity Pro 4 licensed developers will get a free license for the…
Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet/laptop hybrid is now available in the U.S. in a new flavor: 256GB of storage, the most offered for the entire line. It started shipping in Japan last month, but now it has shown up on CDW.com with availability between 4-6 days. It has yet to appear officially on Microsoft’s website, but one…
If you’re a BlackBerry or Windows Phone user who like to share photos online, you’ll be sad to know that Instagram won’t launch an app for your platform any time soon. In an interview with Fast Company, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom confirmed this, saying they’re intentionally moving at a slow pace. Here’s what he said:…
In order get its Lumia smartphones to the hands of more users, Nokia is launching a trade-up program in the U.S. Under the deal, users are able to get up to $300 for their old phone towards buying a new Nokia device like the Lumia 925 or Lumia 928. The process is pretty seamless –…
Spanish mobile network Telefónica announced that it will help Microsoft push Windows Phone devices to more users in an effort to end the “current duopoly of Android and iOS.” Microsoft and the carrier have signed a one year “enhanced marketing agreement” under which Telefónica will boost advertising of Windows Phone 8 devices in several markets…