Pocketnow Weekly 096: phone lasers, remixes, and the false promise of “Prime”

What exactly qualifies as a “remix?” How deluded do you have to be to believe in all these “Prime” rumors? Why are we so transfixed by the notion of lasers on smartphones, and so easily taken in by a smartphone commercial, if it’s shot like a trailer for Inception? We tackle these questions, and the biggest announcement section in the history of the podcast, in episode 096 of the Pocketnow Weekly. No, that’s not bragging – it’s just an unavoidable symptom of a month packed with unboxings, hands-ons, product launches, and reviews (both ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 072: LG G Flex, Galaxy S 5, & wooden Moto X excitement

We at Pocketnow have a lot to be thankful for this week. We’re busier than ever, our YouTube channel just passed 500,000 subscribers and we’re deep in the planning stages for the new year’s big tech expos. But most importantly, we’re all still in the business of reporting on mobile gadgets, and that’s something we all feel pretty lucky about. On today’s late-Friday edition of the Weekly, we’ll fill you in on some of the fun stuff coming down the pipe: from our forthcoming LG G Flex ...

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iPhone 5S shortages end, Galaxy Gear update, Wooden Moto X & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Android 4.3 reaching the Samsung Galaxy S 4 in the US, and the software updates that are also arriving for the US-variant of the Galaxy Gear. We then talk about the Samsung Galaxy S 5, the full list of rumored specifications, and even the fact that there may be more than one phone. Nokia follows the news as the company has just released the budget-friendly Lumia 525. Motorola is next as we have more details on the wooden Moto X. We end today’s show talking about the fact that Apple is finally meeting demand with the iPhone 5S. All ...

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Nokia Lumia 525 becomes official

Update: According to one of Nokia’s localized Facebook pages, the Lumia 525 should ”be available on 14 December at the suggested retail price of SGD249 at Nokia Stores and Nokia Solution Partners”. That translates from Singapore Dollars to roughly $199. The first time we heard about the Nokia Lumia 525 was at the end of October when a certain contest announcement revealed its existence. Since then, we’ve seen the device

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Nokia Lumia 525 press render shows off color options

Nokia’s Lumia 525 didn’t make an appearance at Nokia World, but from all the recent appearances it’s been making, it’s sure been looking like the smartphone is just about ready to go official. Yesterday we checked out some shots of the phone as it got its TENAA certification, and today we have a couple press renders to look at, giving us our best view of the handset to date. Up top we see the ...

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New Nokia pics: Lumia 929 leaks, official 525 certification images

Ever since the Nokia World event last month, we’ve been wondering what would become of those model we had heard rumored so much, and were expecting to see Nokia launch, but ended up being no-shows at the announcement itself. Those included both the Lumia 929 and Lumia 525 “Glee,” and lucky for us we get to check out some new signs of each this morning. The 929 shows up in some nice, clean pics, revealing the hardware from all angles. All the

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Google Nexus 5 launched, FAA device flight rules change, Nokia vs HTC & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the FAA, and how they’ve finally changed their flight rules to allow the use of mobile devices through a full flight, even though the airlines now have to change their procedures to match it. Nokia is next as we talk about their patent lawsuit against HTC, and how this could ban the HTC One in the UK. Rumors of a Nokia Lumia 525 are back, for those of you who remember project Glee. Verizon is next as we have leaked renders of an Ellipsis 7 tablet. We end today’s show talking about the Google Nexus 5, the official launch, and ...

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Contest spills the beans on Nokia Lumia 525

Whatever happened to the Lumia 525? In the lead-up to the Nokia World event earlier this month, we heard enough rumors about this handset – one we had been calling by its codename, Glee – but when the time came for Nokia to actually introduce its new hardware, there was no 525 to be seen. What gives? Were the rumors totally wrong about this model, or was it just not ready to go public yet? It’s looking like Nokia still has some plans for the 525, as we see the model ...

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Nokia World rumor roundup: what to expect from Abu Dhabi

Apple’s not the only one with big news coming soon, and in just a matter of hours, Nokia’s throwing a Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi. There’s a lot to cover here, so let’s dive right in to the device that feels like it’s the nexus of this announcement, the Lumia 1520. Well, it wasn’t always the 1520 – not to us anyway. We’ve been talking about the general idea of a phablet-sized Lumia for a while, and back in August, that started taking shape as a phone codenamed Bandit. Before the month was out, ...

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Nokia “Glee” may launch as Lumia 525, release date rumored for Lumia 929

We just brought you the latest development concerning Nokia’s six-inch 1520 phablet, showing the FCC its stuff, but that’s far from the only Nokia model we’ve been tracking. A whole mess of new products are expected for next month’s event, and while we can’t say if these two will be joining them, this afternoon we get some new info on both the Lumia 929 (above) and the previously unnumbered model known only by the codename Glee. Supposedly, Glee will arrive as the

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Nokia rumors talk about tablets, phablets

How about some Nokia rumors while we wait for the EOS/Elvis/Zoom/Lumia 1020/Lumia 909? According to this recent report, for which you’ll need a lot of salt, in addition to the “R” folder and skeptical hat, Nokia is not only preparing tablets, but it also might have a truckload of phablets planned. The information comes from an “anonymous” source and its veracity can’t be, for the moment, verified. Treat it accordingly! Nokia recently trademarked a certain ...

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