Explaining the innovation behind the Nokia Lumia 1020 – Tidbits from the WhitePaper

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As you know by now, the Nokia Lumia 1020 is completely out in the open, and it is all about the camera. The 41 Megapixel sensor is back, and the Lumia 1020 takes over its predecessor as one of the best smartphone cameras ever. While the output is stunning, there is a lot of behind the scenes work going on inside the camera in terms of hardware as well as software, and as a tradition since the Nokia 808 PureView, Nokia have released a Whitepaper that details all the technological innovation packed in this cameraphone. We know that might be a hard read for the most of you, so we have done the heavy lifting of text crunching and are providing you with the most interesting tidbits out of it, read on!

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Nokia Lumia 1020 Photo Gallery

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So Nokia just let loose its worst kept secret of a phone, called the Nokia Lumia 1020. As you know by now, we covered the event live from New York and we brought you our hands on, with some pics of the device. We are now bringing you the complete walk through of the device in photos and some more, so dive in!

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Nokia Lumia 1020 Hands On

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I just got my hands on the shiny new Nokia Lumia 1020 with some brilliant camera features. The camera is a 41 Megapixel Pureview camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It feels slightly heavy at 158g but a lot lighter than the Lumia 920 and slightly more than the 925. Watch the hands on video below. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 Hands On”

Official Vine, Path and Flipboard apps coming to Windows Phone 8

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In a teeny tiny statement on Nokia’s Press site, it has been mentioned that the much awaited video based social network Vine is coming to Windows Phone 8 soon, in the official form. Along with Vine, the different social network Path and the best mobile magazine experience Flipboard too is coming to Windows Phone 8 very soon, Nokia announced. It was revealed in Microsoft’s //build/ conference that Flipboard will be coming to Windows 8 and it was then revealed to the press that it was coming to Windows Phone 8 too. With these popular apps coming to the Windows Phone 8, will it finally be relevant at least across casual users? We’ll see.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41MP camera, OIS, Xenon flash announced

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At an event in New York, Nokia has just announced the long awaited Lumia 1020. The phone combines the stunning 41MP sensor seen first on the PureView 808 with the Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) system of the Lumia 920 to create an imaging powerhouse. An improvement over the 808’s sensor is the back side illumination technology built in.The phone saves both full resolution as well as an oversampled image simultaneously when you shoot. The oversampled image combines 7 adjoining pixels to create a super pixel with greater detail, clarity and extremely low noise. The optical image stabilization system uses ball bearings to keep video absolutely stable. The Xenon flash helps to achieve that in low light conditions. The Lumia 1020 uses the new six lens optical system that should allow for superior image quality. To take advantage of the advanced hardware on the handset, Nokia has  built a new Pro Cam application that gives the user full control over the camera including manual exposure, focus and shutter speed controls. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41MP camera, OIS, Xenon flash announced”

Sony IFA 2013 press conference slated for September 4th, Xperia i1 Honami incoming?

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Sony has started sending out press invites for their press conference at  IFA 2013 scheduled for 4th September. It doesn’t leave any hint unlike the Germany or Paris invites where they showed off the Xperia Z Ultra which was unveiled at the Shanghai event ahead of these. Sony Xperia i1 Honami was expected to be announced at one of those events, but we did not see it. Continue reading “Sony IFA 2013 press conference slated for September 4th, Xperia i1 Honami incoming?”

Swipe MTV Slash 7-inch Fablet officially launched for Rs. 9490

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MTV India and Swipe Telecom has partnered once again to launch the Slash, a 7-inch device in Swipe’s Fablet series. It went on sale yesterday from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and comes with 3G support. Continue reading “Swipe MTV Slash 7-inch Fablet officially launched for Rs. 9490”

Motorola Droid mini press image surfaces, Droid Ultra rumored to launch on August 8th

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We had already seen the leaked press render for the Motorola Droid Ultra (XT1080) and the Droid Maxx (XT1080M). Now the popular twitter user evleaks has leaked the image of the Droid mini (XT1030) posing along with the Droid Ultra and the Droid Maxx, as a family. The Droid Ultra and the Droid Maxx are rumored to feature a 5-inch display, so the Droid mini is likely to feature a smaller display. The display would have gorilla glass protection and the phone would have kevlar body. All these have capacitive touch buttons. Continue reading “Motorola Droid mini press image surfaces, Droid Ultra rumored to launch on August 8th”

Nokia Lumia 1020 Zoom Reinvented Event Live Blog

We are in New York City for the Nokia Zoom Reinvented event where the company is expected to show of the Lumia 1020 with some kick ass imaging capabilities and a rumored 41 Megapixel camera for the first time on Windows Phone ! Stay tuned to the FoneArena live blog for minute by minute updates from the event floor. The live blog is embedded below. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 Zoom Reinvented Event Live Blog”

Videocon A55HD Benchmarks

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Videocon launched the A55HD with 5-inch HD display few weeks back at a price tag of Rs. 13499. We brought you the unboxing earlier this week, here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU. It comes with a  5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display at 295 PPI with one-glass solution (OGS) technology and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).

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Nokia Lumia 1020: What we know till now

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The long wait is finally coming to an end, with today’s launch of the much expected and awaited camera flagship from Nokia. Ever since the Nokia 808 launched in February 2012, the device has been unanimously praised as the world’s best camera on a phone, and it has stayed true even now. Efforts to dethrone the 808 have been unsuccessful till now, even with Nokia’s other PureView’s cameras, but that was not really their notion anyway. The Nokia 808 PureView phase I, it was called, once the Nokia Lumia 920 released with other capabilities, which was denoted as PureView phase II. Reported claims of specifications, images, hardware shots, accessories have all leaked out to the internet way before the device has even officially launched. So, what do we know about it till now? Find out all the details below.

UPDATE: AT&T just outed 3 promo videos –

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Looks like the camera UI is much better than what we had imagined, anyway read on for more videos below.

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Spice Pinnacle FHD Mi-525 with 5-inch 1080p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor launched for Rs. 16990

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S Mobility has launched the Stellar Pinnacle FHD Mi-525, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. It has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with dual LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Pop- up play to play, Flip to Mute to mute the calls, Intelligent Answer; Direct Call and Spice Cloud backup support with seamless data sync and 2GB of free data storage. It has dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Spice Pinnacle FHD Mi-525 with 5-inch 1080p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor launched for Rs. 16990”

Rovio Stars releases Tiny Thief puzzle game for Android, iPhone and iPad

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Rovio, the creators of the popular Angry Birds franchise has published Tiny Thief, a new game for Android, iPhone and iPad. Rovio published Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage last month through Rovio Stars, the new mobile game publishing program. In this game you play as Tiny Thief, an unconventional hero who uses cunning and trickery to out-smart his opponents across six epic medieval adventures. You need to solve the puzzles using interactive gameplay elements. There are over 3500 animations in the game that offers a fun filled gameplay. Continue reading “Rovio Stars releases Tiny Thief puzzle game for Android, iPhone and iPad”

FIFA 13 now available on Windows Phone 8, exclusive to Nokia Lumia devices

The popular soccer video game, FIFA 13, is finally available on Windows Phone 8 devices. However there’s a catch as the game is exclusive to Nokia Lumia devices only. Gameloft & EA game is now available on the WP8 as well and has been priced at $4.99.

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The game has 30 different leagues, 500 licensed teams. A fair bit of customization options are also provided including the ability to chose your kit and change the line up. As is expected from a FIFA game, it is possible to tweak the scenarios just as you want them. The game has 15000 players as well as 32 stadiums to chose from. You get a tournament mode as well as practice modes, penalty shoot out mode. The game comes with achievements and works with Xbox Live. The download size is a rather massive 951MB. You can click through to the source link to download the game on your Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 device.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 complete specs surface, 6 element lens, 2GB RAM and more


Nokia is expected to unveil the Lumia 1020 at an event in New York in less than 12 hours. Press image of the phone surfaced earlier this week that shows off more colors and details about the 41-megapixel camera. Now a source of Unleashthephones have revealed complete specifications of the device and WP Central says they can confirm the specs with their sources. The phone would come with a 4.5-inch display similar to the Lumia 925, but it would also have a 6 element smartphone lens and HAAC  mics for rich recording similar to the device. The display would have 2.5D sculpted glass with gorilla glass protection and High Brightness Mode, Sunlight readability, Super sensitive touch for nail and glove usage. The phone would be powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, but we don’t have the exact model of the chip yet. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 complete specs surface, 6 element lens, 2GB RAM and more”