Category: Nokia

Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 10500 and Rs. 11500

Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM, the company’s latest handsets in the Lumia series has been launched in India. These smartphones were announced last month and packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA ClearBlack IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. These have a 5-megapixel rear camera with 720p HD video recording and support for a range of camera apps, including Nokia Camera. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 10500 and Rs. 11500”

Ari Partinen, Nokia’s Camera Expert moves to Apple

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Ari Partinen, the man instrumental behind some of the most iconic camera centric devices to come out of Nokia just announced his departure from the company. Not one to leave much to doubt, he also confirmed that his next destination will be Cupertino, California. Senior Lumia engineer, Ari has worked on game changing devices like the Nokia N8, PureView 808 and the Lumia 1020. Partinen’s experience stretches from camera module production all the way to tuning final image quality and has worked on tuning at the ISP level for some of Nokia’s biggest projects. Continue reading “Ari Partinen, Nokia’s Camera Expert moves to Apple”

Nokia and NTT DOCOMO team up to research on 5G technology

With an aim to research on 5G technologies Nokia and NTT DOCOMO have announced a collaboration. The duo will work on research and standardization of 5G mobile communication technologies to work on a 5G proof of concept (PoC) system.

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Nokia invests $100 million in connected cars technology

Nokia has announced the launch of a $100 million venture fund to invest in auto technology across the globe, including India. The Finnish phone giant plans to invest the fund in promising startups and auto service companies that are involved in connected car related technologies.

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Nokia could bring HERE apps to Android and iOS

Nokia HERE might soon land on other popular platforms like Android and iOS, according to a job listing. The company has posted a job offering on LinkedIn which suggests that Nokia is planning to offer its native HERE apps to other platforms besides its own and Windows Phone.

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Nokia Lumia 520 deflects a bullet to save police officer’s life

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The world’s most popular Windows Phone turned into a life saver for a police man in Sao Paulo, Brazil where a couple of robbers opened fire at him in his house. The Lumia 520, which was sitting in his back pocket took a bullet, and in the end saved his life, and literally his behind too. Nokia, being known for its build quality, will certainly take this as a positive result, but we are sure any phone would have done the same.

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Samsung Galaxy K zoom vs Nokia Lumia 1020 Hands On

Today, Samsung announced the successor of the Galaxy S4 zoom as a new Samsung Galaxy K zoom. The main talking point of this camera centric device is the 20.7 Megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, 4.4-44mm lens with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and Xenon Flash. The Galaxy K zoom features a much better packaging (relatively) and better specifications than the yesteryear predecessor – Galaxy S4 zoom. We will be comparing it with the Nokia Lumia 1020.

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Upcoming Nokia ‘Superman’ Windows Phone will help you take ‘Super’ selfies

The recent trend among Chinese manufacturers of including a high resolution front camera seems to have caught up to Nokia and they are probably preparing their next smartphone with a more conscious effort for the front facing camera. Nokia has always been concentrating on the rear camera of its smartphone in the recent years and as we saw with the HTC One M8, popular brands are starting to weigh the importance of front facing camera.

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Nokia brings NexGTV for Lumia and Nokia X devices with live streaming of IPL

Nokia has launched few apps across its platforms just in time for Indian Premier League(IPL). With the launch of its new apps, Nokia wants its customers to to get the best of the IPL experience by keeping track of latest scores, listening to commentary, engaging with their favorite players on social platforms and to top it off – watch the match LIVE.

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Nokia completes sale of Device & Services business to Microsoft

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Announced first on 3rd September 2013, the sale of Nokia’s Devices & Services business to Microsoft is now complete. With the completion of the deal, Nokia will cease to manufacture smartphones and will also transfer the Asha and Lumia brand name to Microsoft. The Finnish company will retain the name Nokia and will be allowed to use it on feature phones. Continue reading “Nokia completes sale of Device & Services business to Microsoft”

Nokia to complete it’s sale to Microsoft on 25th April

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The long drawn affair of Nokia’s sale to Microsoft will finally come to a close on 25th April. Having received the go ahead from all regulatory bodies, the company today announced that the transaction will finally be completed on 25th April when Nokia Oy will be rebranded as Microsoft Mobile Oyj. The acquisition is meant to help Microsoft have a stronger foothold in the mobile space and to help push adoption of Windows Phone running devices. As is evident, it is also a push towards using Microsoft services which was also seen on the Android based Nokia X.  Continue reading “Nokia to complete it’s sale to Microsoft on 25th April”

Nokia Oyj to be rebranded as Microsoft Mobile Oy

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Following the completion of Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia, the Finnish company will be renamed as Microsoft Mobile Oy. Multiple sources have confirmed that the name change may be in effect as soon as end of April if the transaction completes within the estimated time frame. Continue reading “Nokia Oyj to be rebranded as Microsoft Mobile Oy”

Nokia suspends sales of Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet because of charger issues

Nokia Lumia 2520 was a tablet that was announced in Nokia’s Abu Dhabi event in 2013 and ever since, it hasn’t really lived up to the hype. If you were one of the very few who got the tablet, then there is more bad news coming your way.

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Nokia X gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 7027

Nokia launched the Nokia X in India last month priced at Rs. Rs. 8599. It received a price cut recently and is available for as low as Rs. 7027. The Nokia X is the first smartphone from Nokia based on Android. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Nokia X software platform based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM support and a 3-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Nokia X gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 7027”