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Carrier looking to July availability for Windows Phone 8 GDR2 updates

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

We’ve been talking about Microsoft’s plans for the next big Windows Phone 8 update, GDR2, for months now. Some of the picture of how the update would arrive has been clear: for instance, we know that Nokia models will start getting their “Amber” updates next month, and that’s going to be tied-in to the release of GDR2. But with how inconsistent Windows Phone update distribution has become, that’s hardly confirmation that other OEMs would ...

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Canada Matches T-Mobile’s $150 Lumia 521 Pricing for Lumia 520

Posted on May 1, 2013 by admin

It’s no secret that we’re seriously jazzed about T-Mobile’s crazy-affordable pricing for Nokia’s Lumia 521, selling the Windows Phone 8 handset for a scant $150. As we’ve mentioned when discussing this bargain, that’s quite a bit less than what the international 520 has been going for, which we’ve seen more up around the $200 mark. Luckily for all of you not situated in the States, ...

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Dear Nokia, Please Reboot Your Phone Designs

Posted on April 9, 2013 by admin

Oh no! Just how many variations on the same design can the market take? I guess the fair answer to that is different from person to person and there’s always the good old saying according to which you shouldn’t fix something that is not broken (or, in this case, that still sells). Apple’s iPhones look fairly the same; of course there are differences from one major iteration to the other (3, 4, 5) but the design principle is alike. Before Samsung launched its Galaxy S 4 I was praying for a new design because the current pebble-like aspect has been used and abused like a ...

Check Out Nokia’s Lumia 521 Getting Ready for T-Mobile

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

It’s been just over a month since the Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 went official at the MWC in Barcelona, where we had the opportunity to go hands-on with the phones. While neither is particularly high-end, at least they add a little more variety to Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 lineup while providing some new options for budget-conscious users. A variant of the 520, the Lumia 521, has been getting ready to launch on ...

Didn’t Make It To MWC 2013? Here’s Everything You Missed (Video)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Mobile World Congress 2013 was, as promised, a boatload of fun and a bucket of hot tech-geek action. While we didn’t see everything we wanted to, we were treated to an avalanche of smartphones and tablets running everything from Android to Windows Phone to Sailfish to FirefoxOS. We got a gander at some really impressive form factors too, at sizes ranging from the conventional to the fantastic. If you were off the internet for the duration of last week, or if you simply couldn’t deal with ...

Mobile World Congress 2013 Recap

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

Technically, the Mobile World Congress may finish-up tomorrow, but with all the big smartphone and tablet events over, we’re calling it a wrap. We’ve had a great time the past several days bringing you news of all the new hardware and software companies came to the event to promote, and as we now begin to recuperate and get back to business as usual, we wanted to take a look back on MWC 2013 and everything it brought us. The week leading up to the MWC was filled with rumors, as we should expect, and while some played out, others ...

Galaxy S IV Processor Revealed, Samsung Wallet App, Windows Phone Future & More – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 as they’ve not got both a retail price and a release date. Then we talk about Windows Phone 8, and how it seems that history won’t repeat itself when it comes to software updates. Then it’s some MWC oddities as we visit the NWC Medias W dual-screen Android smartphone. Samsung’s new wallet service is next, even though it looks exactly like Apple’s passbook. We end today talking about the Galaxy S IV and the processor selection we’ll get when released. All this and more after ...

The Pocketnow Weekly Podcast, Episode 033: The Great MWC Wrap-Up

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Michael Fisher

We think it’s pretty fair to say that MWC 2013 was one part IFA and one part CES: a few stark disappointments peppered among some really amazing stuff. We’ve seen technology this week ranging from the incredible to the absurd – from the third iteration of ASUS’s wild Padfone concept to the improbable debut of a Kyocera Echo lookalike. The big guys have come out to play, too, but they’re a little shy this time around: neither Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 nor Nokia’s midrange Lumias blew the roof off the joint. Even a few has-beens came out to confuse ...

Nokia Lumia 520, 720 Get Retailer Pricing, UK Arrival Date

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

When Nokia announced its new, more affordable Windows Phone 8 models earlier this week, the Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, it gave us some initial pricing and retail launch info. Now we’re getting new details from retailers, helping us fill in the picture of just how these handsets will go up for sale. Nokia already said that both phones would initially ship sometime in March, but for the 520, at least, specified that it would first go up for sale only in Southeast Asia. Supposedly, the phone would ...

Nokia Lumia 520, 720: Two More Press Shots Leak

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

We already got a nice look at the Nokia Lumia 720 and 520 thanks to the press shots that leaked yesterday, and today we can follow that up with a couple new pictures of the pair. That’s the Lumia 720 up above, apparently with a Carl Zeiss lens for its main camera, and the Lumia 520 below. There’s nothing particularly new to see in this set, besides giving us a better glimpse at all the color options that will be ...

Nokia Lumia 520, Lumia 720 Pics Leak

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

Of all the Nokia Lumia smartphones we’re expecting to see at the Mobile World Congress, the 720 and 520 have been the most well-formed. While we have general rumors about other models like a PureView phone or a 920-ish model for Verizon, the 720 and 520 have received pretty comprehensive spec lists, and already appeared in regulatory filings. Today we get our first look at these two models, thanks to a pair of leaked ...

Four New Nokia Lumia Models Spotted in Server Logs

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

We’re coming down to the wire on Nokia’s MWC event, with just one week to go until we get to see what’s new from the company. Our chance of seeing a tablet may be shot, but there are plenty of rumors about new smartphones that should keep us satisfied. Chances are, not everything we’ve heard about will make an appearance, but Nokia could still have a good number of new phones to show off. Just how many, though? According to the logs of one ad network serving Windows Phone ...

Specs Get Rumored for Nokia Lumia 720, 520

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

Yesterday, we got to check out some regulatory paperwork that seemed to reveal the presence of two upcoming Nokia Lumia smartphones, the 720 and 520. At the time, the only info we had heard about the specifics of these models is that they’d be Windows Phone 8 devices, and have hardware similar to the 710 and 510. Well, Windows Phone 8 isn’t going to agree very well with the 510′s meager 256MB of RAM, so clearly some changes would need to take place. Today, we get our first sense of just what those ...

Galaxy S IV Floating Gestures, Ubuntu Dates, Facebook Phone Rumors & More – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Ubuntu phones that may be coming as early as October 2013. Then we move to the LG Optimus G Pro, which seems to be LG’s next phablet and also Galaxy Note II twin for a possible MWC launch. Then we talk about new Nokia Lumia models that are probably close. Facebook takes the spotlight next because there seems to be another smartphone in the works under the codename of HTC Myst. We end today’s show talking about Samsung’s possible new endeavor of launching the Galaxy S IV with Floating Gestures. All this and more ...