Lumia Denim to bring 4K video recording to some devices soon

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

One of the coolest Windows Phone features is also one of the least famous among existing customers. The fact that Bluetooth LE didn’t originally work on Lumia smartphones was a bummer, but it was great to see this happen after the Lumia Cyan update. That option to see hardware improvements through software updates is great, even though it does make some of us wait for features to reach specific devices at times. Such is the case of 4K video recording, but one that will be solved very soon.The

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HTC Desire Eye, One M8 for Windows, Lumia 830 find a home at AT&T

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

We just got finished telling you about AT&T’s plan to welcome Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge into its stores on November 7, with sales beginning shortly thereafter, but that’s far from the only new entry into the carrier’s stable of device. In addition to that wrap-around phablet, this morning we catch wind of release announcements concerning an Android with a front-facer to die for, a couple Windows Phone models, and more.First up is the HTC Desire Eye, the company’s new ...

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Microsoft confirms Qi charging for AT&T Lumia 830

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

AT&T is set to start carrying the Lumia 830. The carrier confirmed as much back in early September, just days after the handset launched at IFA 2014. There’s still no official date for exactly when the 830 will go up for sale, but the latest rumors have attempted to nail-down November 7 as the most likely possibility. As we wait to see if that date proves to be correct, some additional technical information on ...

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Date surfaces for end of HTC One M8 for Windows carrier exclusivity

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

We’re coming up on two months now from the launch of the HTC One M8 for Windows, an overdue flagship-level WP handset from someone other than the Nokia/Microsoft juggernaut. And while we were very excited to see an Android phone we loved get the Windows Phone treatment, the release of the device left a bit to be desired, hitting the US as a carrier exclusive, bound to Verizon. But even with that restriction we had cause to be optimistic, as it became clear that Verizon’s exclusivity was a ...

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What does the word ‘flagship’ really mean?

Posted on by Taylor Martin

In the last two years or so, one word in particular has become increasingly popular in this industry: flagship.Samsung’s new flagship this or that. What’s the best flagship of 2013? Is this new phone Company X’s flagship?It gets tossed around endlessly, and practically every new high-end smartphone is considered a “flagship”. But what is a flagship, exactly? What does the term actually mean? Are we using it improperly and, thusly, altering its meaning in the mobile realm?According to Wikipedia,

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Nokia Lumia 830 will be available through a US carrier this year

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

The Nokia Lumia 830 may or may not be “the affordable flagship,” but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t captured the attention of Windows Phone fans across the globe. We’re fairly sure some of said fans are based here in the US, and a subset of ...

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The little letdowns and surprise successes of IFA 2014 | Pocketnow Weekly 112

Posted on by Michael Fisher

For the bloggers that cover them, one of the greatest things about trade shows is the opportunity to connect with counterparts from other publications … and to podcast with them. Sometimes the best salve for a salvo of comparison videos shot back-to-back over 13 hours is a few minutes in front of the mic with friends, picking up the pieces while picking out the messages, trends, and lessons from the show.Helping us do that on today’s Pocketnow Weekly podcast are two luminaries of the mobile tech world, both of whom have been on our guest “wish list” for over a ...

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Nokia Lumia 830 hands-on (Video)

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

It’s the affordable flagship, according to Microsoft. But, as our specs post suggests… maybe not. There’s nothing like real hands-on experience though, and that’s exactly what Taylor Martin has brought us from within a press event in Berlin, ...

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Nokia Lumia 830 vs Nokia Lumia 930 / Icon: spec to spec

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

Now that the Nokia Lumia 830 is official as a supposed high-end smartphone for a low-end price, it’s time to start comparing it to phones we already have recognized as true flagships in our full reviews. First up on our list of comparisons, the Lumia 930 / Icon, which we reviewed and called the best Windows Phones to date at the time. Now it’s time to compare the battle-worn soldier to the new kid on the block, in Nokia Lumia 830 vs ...

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Nokia introduces Lumia accessories for screen sharing and wireless charging

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

The Lumia 830, 735, and 730 dual-SIM were not the only devices announced at the special Microsoft/Nokia event at IFA 2014, despite being the most important ones. What are Lumia phones without Lumia accessories? The now Microsoft-owned Finnish phone maker has introduced a total number of five accessories, out of which one refers to a neat way to share your Lumia’s screen, while the other four are ...

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Nokia Lumia 830 specs: peeking inside the affordable flagship

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

It’s supposedly one of the first affordable flagships, but is it really a flagship in the first place? We decided to tackle that question by rounding up a list of official specs for the Nokia Lumia 830, and looking at it under the lens to see how well this Windows Phone will theoretically perform. The answer, in our full Nokia Lumia 830 specs list below.IFA 2014 is certainly not over, so you can check out our continuing coverage of the Berlin trade show right over at this link. For more on the Nokia Lumia 830 (and trust ...

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Nokia Lumia 830 announced at IFA 2014, “the first affordable flagship”

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

It’s just gone official. The “first affordable flagship,” the Nokia Lumia 830, has been announced at IFA 2014 by Microsoft’s Devices and Services group. The device features an impressive camera and pretty decent specs for quite the affordable price.It comes with Windows Phone 8.1, Microsoft Office, OneDrive, Cortana, and more. Microsoft is up-playing the fact that Windows Phone 8.1 allows for much customization to the interface like with the new “Glance” lock screen.The camera has a 10MP sensor and Microsoft’s thinnest optical image stabilization ...

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Lumia 830 leaks trump previous rumors, only 10 megapixel camera?

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

We’ve been crossing some very conflicting rumors with the Microsoft’s Lumia 830. Some of us have speculated that the leaked photos that we’ve seen aren’t of the Lumia 830 because of the 1020-style camera hump, and then there are other rumors that claim that there is a

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Microsoft promotes IFA Lumia launches with a selfie

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Microsoft’s IFA 2014 event is scheduled for this Thursday, when we expect to see the company debut the latest Lumia smartphones, including the 730/735 and 830. We’ve spotted this hardware before in numerous leaks, and Microsoft’s early teasers sure seemed to reinforce that what we’d been hearing and seeing was on-point; its initial invite both alluded to the front-facing camera prowess rumored for the Lumia 730 and depicted the rear camera we know from Lumia 830 leaks. With only a few ...

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