Smartphone names, as a rule, are pretty awful. Some manage better than others, yet for every iPhone 5, there’s another HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE. There a number of things a company can do to make things work, including keeping things simple, using descriptive terms where appropriate, and making it clear where devices fall as part of a larger lineup. Nokia’s been skating around a real promising idea with its Lumia models, ditching a lot of the confusing branding we ...
Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the black HTC One leaks, and the rumors of a ZOE technology camera. Then Ubuntu takes the stage as it apparently will reach Nexus smartphones in a week. Then we go through some Nokia Lumia leaks, which while not hot, make it an interesting case for their push to cheaper Windows Phones. Skype goes next as we talk about their new “video messenger” changes. We end today’s show talking about Samsung and their new Galaxy Altius smart watch. All this and more after the break. Stories: -
Nokia’s definitely got some new Lumia models coming up; we’ve heard both a lot of code names as well as seen a bunch of model numbers. What we haven’t had much of is actual imagery of these models. Now Dutch carrier KPN has a new ad out that reveals what just might be one of these upcoming Lumias. While the ad also clearly shows a yellow 920, at the very beginning there’s a model that’s quite unusual. With its curved corners, off-center headphone jack, and that camera arrangement, ...