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Mistake on Amazon gets Nokia Lumia 1020 shipped for $199 contract free!

Mistake on Amazon gets Nokia Lumia 1020 shipped for $199 contract free!

| November 8, 2013 | 5 Replies

Advertisements A mistake on Amazon has meant that the Nokia Lumia 1020 has been shipping to customers for $199 instead of the full $649.99 That has since been remedied. Some thought that Amazon has cancelled their order due to the mistake but shipment confirmations (hopefully contract free/unlocked) have been sent out as confirmed on Reddit. The Official […]

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Nokia and Grumpy Cat on favourite Lumia 1520 colours

Nokia and Grumpy Cat on favourite Lumia 1520 colours

| November 8, 2013 | 3 Replies

Nokia’s US facebook page asked which Nokia Lumia 1520 colours was prefered. Yellow undoubtedly came on top, swiftly followed by red, black and then white. For those wanting cyan, Nokia’s completely aware of the missing colour option and has used Grumpy Cat to illustrate that opinion. Could you imagine an iconic huge 6″ screened cyan Lumia? […]

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Lumiappdates: Whatsapp, HD Photo Viewer, Amazing Weather HD, UC Browser, 6sec, 6tag

Lumiappdates: Whatsapp, HD Photo Viewer, Amazing Weather HD, UC Browser, 6sec, 6tag

| November 8, 2013 | 2 Replies

Next set of updates: Whatsapp (v2.11.298 – language fix for Arabic/Greek, Misc bug fixes) HD Photo Viewer (improved gif playback) Amazing Weather HD, UC Browser, 6sec, 6tag V2.1.0.0

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Jolla uses HERE platform

Jolla uses HERE platform

| November 8, 2013 | 34 Replies

Nice to hear that the folks from Jolla are using Nokia’s HERE platform “among others” in their new smartphone. .@JollaFTW Sailfish OS uses the HERE platform technologies, among others. — Jolla (@JollaHQ) November 7, 2013 Cheers Alvester for the tip!

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Windows and Windows Phone developer registration merges.

Windows and Windows Phone developer registration merges.

| November 7, 2013 | 4 Replies

As a result of new changes, Windows store devs are also now Windows Phone store devs, and vice versa. Windows devs can register WP apps at no extra cost and likewise for WP devs making W apps. Registration for a single account is $19. Existing devs will get a code email this month that gives […]

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‘820 MP’ PureView Nokia Lumia 1520 at Microsoft for $199, or $549 off contract.

‘820 MP’ PureView Nokia Lumia 1520 at Microsoft for $199, or $549 off contract.

| November 6, 2013 | 20 Replies

  With news that smartphone sales are growing into the larger screen territory, finally we have a WP offering larger than 5″. With the 6″ Nokia Lumia 1520, Nokia makes a huge leap in display size (with 4.65 the previous largest lumia in the 625, and 1.2″ larger than the ATIV S). You can pick […]

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Windows Phone grows 185%, second in 19 countries; Android iOS flat

Windows Phone grows 185%, second in 19 countries; Android iOS flat

| November 6, 2013 | 45 Replies

TheNexWeb reports from Canalys‘ data that WP is second in 19 countries. iOS and Android stay flat.  WP’s growth of course attributed again to Nokia. Devices with screens over 5″ are making up even more of the quarter billion smartphone sales (approx 22% of shipments!). Similarly, IDC notes that in Russia, WP is ahead of […]

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Lumiappdates: Access Point, App Social, Viber, 6sec and Flashlight-X

Lumiappdates: Access Point, App Social, Viber, 6sec and Flashlight-X

| November 6, 2013 | 3 Replies

The following updates were pushed recently Access Point – operator settings updates and ‘robustness’ improvements App Social, Viber, (v3.1.1.0, 05.11.2013) 6sec (v1.6.0.0 05.11.2013, 3 colour themes) Flashlight-X 6tag also got updated but that was from the weekend and I didn’t get a chance to post that

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Microsoft narrows down CEO shortlist; Stephen Elop still in the running

Microsoft narrows down CEO shortlist; Stephen Elop still in the running

| November 6, 2013 | 14 Replies

  Microsoft are keen to get a new CEO by the end of the year. Reuters reports that the shortlist has been narrowed further with the heads of Ford, Skype, Azure and Stephen Elop from Nokia/MS still in the mix. The original list of potentials apparently included as much as 40 names. Interestingly, some investors […]

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