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Archive for September 23rd, 2013

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$4.7 Billion Buyout Offer for BlackBerry?

$4.7 Billion Buyout Offer for BlackBerry?

| September 23, 2013 | 37 Replies

Advertisements TheVerge reports that BlackBerry has received a $4.7 billion buy out offer from a Canadian Investment company. This means that BlackBerry could return to private ownership. http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/23/4762666/blackberry-receives-buyout-offer Things aren’t looking so good for BB. They halted trading of their shares, just as they did before announcing some major lay-offs (to which led to many […]

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FossPatents: Nokia wins preliminary ITC ruling against HTC’s Android devices over two hardware patents

FossPatents: Nokia wins preliminary ITC ruling against HTC’s Android devices over two hardware patents

| September 23, 2013 | 9 Replies

FossPatents notes that Nokia has won preliminary ITC ruling against HTC’s Android devices (supposedly Nokia’s first ITC complaint against HTC). This may lead to a US import ban. Fosspatents also reminds us of another Nokia/HTC fight over a USB configuration patent which Nokia is said to appear to be winning. HTC’s own claims that Nokia’s […]

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Medical Students unbox the Yellow Nokia Lumia 1020

Medical Students unbox the Yellow Nokia Lumia 1020

| September 23, 2013 | 17 Replies

  If you want to check out the Nokia Lumia 1020 unboxing, here’s Ali’s. Here’s a very strange unboxing of the Yellow Nokia Lumia 1020. Due to being pressed for time, we recorded the unboxing just minutes before our weekly meeting. The package had arrived on Friday to my Uni House in Preston (one of […]

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What will happen if the Nokia Devices and Services sale is not approved by Nokia Shareholders?

What will happen if the Nokia Devices and Services sale is not approved by Nokia Shareholders?

| September 23, 2013 | 55 Replies

One of our readers highlights question 4 (unlucky number at Nokia apparently) which asks what would happen should the Nokia-MS deal not go through. It’s a huge document that might answer a lot of questions regarding the Nokia-MS arrangement. There’s a section afterwards that then goes on to discuss risks should the deal not go […]

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Nokia Smart Camera and Pro Camera to combine into one as Nokia Camera

Nokia Smart Camera and Pro Camera to combine into one as Nokia Camera

| September 23, 2013 | 13 Replies

One of the things some reviewers noted with Nokia Pro Camera, was that as awesome as it was to give so much manual control in a very accessible UI, it was a bit more of a fuss having to switch out of it to use the other lenses, namely Nokia SmartCamera. It would be ideal […]

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What is Nokia’s Project N? (Nseries Reborn? :p)

What is Nokia’s Project N? (Nseries Reborn? :p)

| September 23, 2013 | 79 Replies

@evleaks has learned of something from Nokia called Project N. It could be a multitude of things form an advertising campaign to a device. What if it’s Nseries reborn but going up in numbers as opposed to a number signifying where it fits in the current line up only to make it confusing later on […]

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Windows Phone moves up to Second place in Taiwan, edging out iPhone

Windows Phone moves up to Second place in Taiwan, edging out iPhone

| September 23, 2013 | 8 Replies

WP has apparently shifted up slightly to second place in Taiwan, surpassing that of iPhone. That sounds good as WP is displacing iPhone in a growing number of regions. However, it is worth noting that first place Android has a massive chunk. 97%! WP achieves 2% which only just pushes iPhone aside. Fingers crossed there’s […]

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“Check Out How Much Better The Nokia 1020 Is At Photos Than The iPhone 5S” – Via Robert Scoble’s comparisons

“Check Out How Much Better The Nokia 1020 Is At Photos Than The iPhone 5S” – Via Robert Scoble’s comparisons

| September 23, 2013 | 48 Replies

Whilst it’s not a surprise for us that the Nokia Lumia 1020 is so good at photos, especially given it’s a photo centric smartphone and the iPhone 5S isn’t, that’s not what Apple’s marketing, keynote and hoard of fans would have you believe. It’s not about more MP anymore apparently (with claims MP count is […]

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Nokia N8 Update in US: Twitter Login Fix for Social.

Nokia N8 Update in US: Twitter Login Fix for Social.

| September 23, 2013 | 8 Replies

From our tips section, we’re told that Nokia N8s in the US get an update called “Twitter Login Fix for Social”. Cheers NokiaNokia for the tip!

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