Pocketnow Weekly 091: brace yourselves – the reviews are coming

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When an avalanche of reviews is rumbling its way down your mountain, it’s rarely easy to assemble a podcast team – but as we frequently remind you, the Pocketnow Weekly has never missed a week, and we’ll be damned if it’ll do so now. So despite the forthcoming reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S 5, Gear Fit, Gear 2, Oppo Find 7a, Nokia X, and the just-completed reviews of the ZENS Qi line, BlackBerry 10.2.1, and the Verizon HTC One M8, we’re banding together behind microphones in three separate cities on two continents to bring you the news and editorials of a very ...

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Nokia to push wireless charging by bundling free unit with Lumia 930

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You’d wonder what the secret is for wireless charging to become ubiquitous. Everything about it is cool, from the fact that you simply place your phone over the pad, to the fact that it’s a standard that works across platforms. Sadly the problem is that it hasn’t really taken off over the last couple of years, and Nokia is finally planning to do something about it. The company’s VP of Nokia UK & Ireland, Conor Pierce has confirmed that it’ll start to push wireless charging seriously in the future, and that it’ll begin with the launch of the Nokia ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 090: Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana, Galaxy S5 sales & more

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Microsoft gets itself a striking new digital assistant, Nokia prepares sharp new smartphone hardware, Samsung and HTC kick off a new round of rasslin’, and Pocketnow team members start an informal book club! It might be a scatterbrained itinerary, but at least it’s action-packed – and that’s just scratching the surface of this week’s epic two-hour mobile technology podcast. Join us as we debate the merits of Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana, the forthcoming Nokia Cyan update, and the Samsung ATIV SE before moving on to non-Build topics ranging from BoomSound to ...

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Nokia launches Lumia 930, Lumia 630, and Lumia 635

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Microsoft’s Build 2014 keynote is still underway, and we weren’t expecting any Nokia news until later in the day, but Stephen Elop has managed to surprise us by joining Microsoft on-stage and revealing the Lumia 930. The Lumia 930 features a five-inch 1080p display, has built-in support for wireless charging, and offers a 20MP main camera with optical stabilization.The phone’s powered by a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 SoC.

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Lumia 930 renders finally leak, show off color options

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Will Nokia announce the Lumia 930 at its press event tonight? One week ago, we would have answered that question with a solid “probably,” but more recent rumors have suggested that the 930 might be a no-show, and maybe only the 630 would be on the menu. We’ll know for sure in just a matter of hours, but even if the 930 isn’t on the slate tonight, we’re bound to see Nokia reveal the phone in the relatively near future. While so far we haven’t had much to look ...

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Google Nexus 5 camera updates, Apple vs. Samsung trial begins, Nexus 10 & more – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Samsung’s Galaxy Tab4 line-up. Then we talk about Google’s future update to the Nexus 5 camera view finder. We then talk about about the probability of a Google Nexus 10 announcement coming soon. Nokia takes the spotlight next as we talk about the Lumia 930, and the possibility that it won’t make tomorrow’s event. We end today’s show by talking about the Apple vs. Samsung trail, which has just begun. All this and more after the break. Stories: -

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Nokia Lumia 930 will be missing at Build, claims report; OTA Windows Phone 8.1 updates to arrive in May

Posted on by Anton D. Nagy

The April 2 Nokia event where we expect “#moreLumia” is basically part of the Microsoft Build conference starting today, and, according to both rumors as well as speculation, the world should expect the Lumia 630, alongside the higher-end Lumia 930 Windows Phone devices, powered by the latest iteration of the platform, 8.1. However, a recent report (based on an anonymous tip) claims that the rumored Lumia 930 will not be unveiled; instead, we should prepare to see only the Lumia 630. Another ...

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Windows Phone 8.1 devices coming April 23, as OEMs already in possession of new OS?

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There were a lot of rumors and leaks of Windows Phone 8.1, and its features, and on March 26 we’ve heard that Microsoft has allegedly finalized core development for the upcoming refresh. According to some recent reports, March 26 was also the day on which Microsoft’s OEM partners have gotten their hands on Windows Phone 8.1. What does all this mean? First of all, phone makers can now develop and test firmwares; it also means that Windows Phone 8.1 devices should be just around the ...

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Nokia confirms April 2 event, teases “more Lumia”

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Nokia’s got a couple buns in the oven – and by “buns” we mean Windows Phone handsets, and by oven we mean, well, assembly line, we guess. But no matter how we’re referring to them, phones like the Lumia 630/635 and Lumia 930 have just been itching to go public. Earlier we heard that Nokia might have its eye on an April 19 launch event, but just last week we picked up on a new rumor suggesting that the phones could debut quite a bit sooner, and might ...

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Nokia’s latest Lumias may launch earlier than expected

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When it comes to Windows Phone news, as well as news of the latest Lumia smartphones from Nokia, there are two dates we’ve been keeping in mind: April 2, and April 19. The former is when Microsoft’s Build conference gets underway this year, and sometime during the event (which runs though April 4), we’re expecting Microsoft to make a big Windows Phone 8.1 announcement. The latter date is one we’ve heard rumored for a Nokia event, where it would ...

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iWatch patents, Samsung S Band, Dual Android-Windows Phones & more – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Nokia and how it’s made its Refocus application available to all the Lumias that matter, and we also go through the rumors of the Nokia Martini becoming the Lumia 930. Then we talk about how Huawei plans to give us an Android-Windows Phone dual smartphone by Q2/2014. Samsung is next as we get more leaks of what to expect from its S Band, and also what to expect about a premium Galaxy S5. We later go through some of the new iWatch rumors, and specifically the pedometer patent. We end today’s show talking about the new Facebook ...

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Nokia Lumia 930 tipped as model name for the rumored Martini

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Upon returning from MWC, we heard rumors of an upcoming Nokia phone, codenamed Martini, that would run Windows Phone 8.1, aka Blue. A rumor popped up shortly after that there might be an April 19 Nokia event, where said Martini would officially be unveiled, alongside some other Windows Phone devices from the new Lumia line-up. Today, we’re hearing new rumors, thanks to @evleaks, that the phone codenamed Martini, ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 083: Nexus 5 giveaway, Android apps on Windows Phone, & HTC M8 rumors

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Snow storms have their ups and downs. On the one hand, they keep you from partaking in all the Nokia unboxing fun your comrades in more seasonable climes are enjoying – but on the other, they put you in mind of all the friends you have in the great Arctic North. One such person is friend of the show Nick Gray of HTCSource and Android and Me, who joins us today for a special extended episode taking a long look at all the HTC M8 rumors of the past few weeks. That’s followed by ...

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iPhone 6 and iPad 6 thinner, Nokia Lumia Icon announced, HTC M8 leak & more – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Nokia’s recent and accidental announcement of the Lumia Icon for Verizon. Nokia then continues with the spotlight as we go through the rumors of a Lumia 930, aside from a Lumia 630/635 for MWC. Then we talk about Google’s Chromecast as it seems it’ll be able to mirror your Android display very soon. Apple follows the news as we go through the rumors of why the next iPhone and iPad will be able to be slimmer. We end today’s show talking about the HTC Desire 8 and the HTC M8 as well. All this and more after the ...

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Nokia announcing a Lumia 930 and 630/635 at MWC?

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Even though the rumors point to Nokia announcing a lot of devices at MWC, we can’t lie to you about the fact that many of us were kind of worried about it. All the recent rumors point to the company launching low-to-mid range phones at the event, and most of these targeted at emerging markets, and not the United States. The good thing is we’re still less than two weeks from the event, and more rumors start to give us some air. Tipster Nextleaks has just landed on some information that claims we’ll also see a Lumia 930 at the event, as the company’s next flagship ...

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