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Nokia’s Z launcher gets Baidu for Chinese users, new icons, improved scribble and more fixes

Nokia’s Z launcher gets Baidu for Chinese users, new icons, improved scribble and more fixes

| March 2, 2015 | Reply

Advertisements I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong on my Note 4 as to why clicking on a notification of an updated app brings me nowhere and does not list the app as being updated. On that regard, Z Launcher said it got updated and it mentions the following (mostly fixes) but new icons, Baidu […]

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Nokia branding All over Will Smith’s Movie “Focus”

Nokia branding All over Will Smith’s Movie “Focus”

| March 2, 2015 | 4 Replies

I only just saw this at the movies but the Will Smith film, “focus” about misdirection was adorned by a lot of Nokia branding. I don’t have screenshots , but I thought my mind was playing tricks on me when I thought I saw a N95…then a black Nokia Lumia 1020 (which was confirmed as […]

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Microsoft at MWC: Announcing the Lumia 640, 640 XL and New Universal Smartphone Keyboard

Microsoft at MWC: Announcing the Lumia 640, 640 XL and New Universal Smartphone Keyboard

| March 2, 2015 | 11 Replies

About an hour ago in Barcelona Stephen Elop took the stage once again in Barcelona, just as in the Nokia days to announce a couple of new Lumia devices. The new Lumia 640 and the 640 XL, an attempt by Nokia to streamline the naming scheme and make it a bit more comprehensible to understand where […]

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New simpler naming for lumia? Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL accidentally announced

New simpler naming for lumia? Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL accidentally announced

| March 1, 2015 | 2 Replies

In what appears to be an interesting change from being called 1330 (phablet successor to 1320) there may instead be a 640XL. Reflecting perhaps the 640 specs but in a larger frame. Could this help out with the confusing numbering between generations? Tom Warren has previously tweeted expecting both the 640 and a 1330 (640 XL?). […]

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Lumias and co sways IKEA to choose Qi Wireless Charging standard for their furniture

Lumias and co sways IKEA to choose Qi Wireless Charging standard for their furniture

| March 1, 2015 | 1 Reply

For those folks that have Qi Wireless Charging on their Lumias, IKEA (the largest manufacturer of furniture) is going to have built in wireless charging. Set your phone on your coffee table or night stand, boom, charging. Possibly desks and other types of furniture too. Why Qi? The volume of smartphones in the market, which […]

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9000 Nokia job cuts as manufacturing shifts from China to Vietnam

9000 Nokia job cuts as manufacturing shifts from China to Vietnam

| February 28, 2015 | 11 Replies

As part of the planned 18,000 job cuts post purchase of Nokia,  9000 more are due to be cut. Manufacturing is shifting more to Vietnam whilst closures will be made in Beijing and Dongguan.   Source CheersAlvester for the tip!  

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New WindowsPhone coming from Japan based Freetel

New WindowsPhone coming from Japan based Freetel

| February 27, 2015 | 5 Replies

Some welcome news to the Windows ecosystem.  Japan based Freetel will be bringing out  a phone with  Windows. Seems to be a strong mid range,  64 bit Snapdragon 410 on a 1080p, 5″ display. Let’s hope 1080p will be the new standard for Lumia mid range too. Source

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Lumia Denim update now available for the AT&T Lumia 1520!!!

Lumia Denim update now available for the AT&T Lumia 1520!!!

| February 26, 2015 | 6 Replies

  Hello MNB Readers! The long awaited Lumia Denim update has finally arrived for the AT&T Lumia 1520! Daniel Rubino of Windows Central writes: Although app and OS updates are great, what is even better is when companies post the entire changelog of what exactly is new. Luckily for us, AT&T agrees with this idea. Daniel […]

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Nokia aiming to be leader in programmable world

Nokia aiming to be leader in programmable world

| February 26, 2015 | 12 Replies

In an interview with Rajiv Suri,  he reiterates the direction of new Nokia without handsets.  Instead they will be a leader in the programmable world. Location is key to this. There are still strong aims to be connecting people one way or another. Source Cheers Wean Irdehfor for the tip

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