 | Earlier today, HTC mentioned it is working on bringing the Android 4.4 KitKat to the oversized HTC One Max and One Mini in the coming months. They are not only dedicated towards their Android device, but also Windows Phone ones as well. HTC Product Team mentioned they are working with Microsoft to bring the Windows […] | |
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The latest Windows Phone 8 flagship made by the Finnish company will be available exclusively on Verizon Wireless starting on February 20.
Thanks to the recent Windows Phone GDR3 update, smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile OS can now have large screens and 1080p resolutions, and Nokia Lumia Icon is a prime example of that. This 5-inch WP8 will come to Verizon in black or white on February 20, and pricing should start at $199.99. However, full retail or Edge pricing is said to be $550.
Ifi Majid, Nokia’s president of North American marketing, stated in an interview with The Verge that “We want people to really remember this product.” Even though it also has a number, namely 929, Nokia wants us to call this just Lumia Icon. Frankly, it certainly doesn’t look much different from its Lumia predecessors, so the only thing that could ever make this smartphone worth remembering is the internal hardware.
Nokia claims that Windows Phone 8 isn’t what it used to be, but even Microsoft, who considers bringing Android apps to WP, seems to think otherwise. Until WP 8.1 will be launched, Nokia is stuck with a poor app ecosystem that simply cannot be compared to Android or iOS.
In terms of remarkable features, Nokia Lumia Icon comes with an impressive 20 MP PureView rear camera whose shutter can be triggered either by tapping the screeen or by pressing the dedicated camera button. The 5-inch Full HD ClearBlack display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, which should give users a bit of peace of mind. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset powering this device packs a Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 CPU and an Adreno 330 GPU. As far as memory goes, the Icon comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that cannot be expanded in any way, since the device doesn’t have a microSD slot.
The 2,420mAh battery can be charged wirelessly, and in my opinion, all smartphones should carry this feature, not only flagships. The complete technical specs of Nokia Lumia Icon are available on GSMArena.
Lumia Icon is by no means a revolutionary device, but it’s a step forward for Nokia and Microsoft. Apart from the camera, every other specification can be easily surpassed by Android flagships. Speaking of Android, it will be interesting to see if Nokia finally decides to launch their Android-running Normandy at MWC, in Barcelona. The latest rumors claim that it will cost $110, so it will actually be a low-end Android device.
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 | The Nokia Lumia 1320 UK release date will be the 24th of February, Nokia has announced today that the handset will be available from online retailers and mobile carriers, which include Virgin Mobile, Carphone Warehouse, and EE. The Nokia Lumia 1320 features a 6 inch display that has a HD resolution of 1280 x 720 […] | |
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Having realized how big of an app deficit Windows and Windows Phone have in comparison to Google’s mobile OS, Microsoft might bring Android apps to both of its operating systems.
One of the greatest shocks anyone can have while moving from iOS or Android to Windows Phone is that their favorite apps and games may not have a correspondent on smartphones running Microsoft’s OS. One such example is Flappy Bird, an addictive game that brought Android and iOS users to exasperation, especially when the developer decided to retire it and the price of smartphones carrying it skyrocketed.
Microsoft already collects license fees for every Android phone that is sold, but the Redmond company wants to tighten its connection to Google’s OS even more. Unnamed sources told The Verge that Microsoft is considering implementing support for Android Apps both in its desktop and mobile versions of its operating system. This would be a great change, and Microsoft needs to tread softly, especially since there are mixed feelings about this inside the company.
In terms of market share and adoption rate, Android is for mobile what Windows is for PCs, and despite the fact that Google and Microsoft are competitors, it might be good that the latter wants to adopt the former’s ecosystem. The Windows 8 Store is also extremely poor if compared to the Play Store, and making Android apps compatible with the desktop OS would be a radical move.
To make this happen, Microsoft might ask Intel and BlueStacks for help. AMD has partnered with the latter, a company in which Intel has also invested, in order to bring Android apps to Windows with the help of AMD’s chipsets that pack an ARM processor. BlueStacks also made a deal with Asus and Lenovo to ship its Android-emulating software on the PCs made by these two manufacturers.
The fact that Microsoft has been anything but successful at convincing developers to create apps for its operating systems doesn’t have to mean the death of Windows and Windows 8. In fact, this strategy might help Microsoft retain customers by preventing them to move to Android. Despite the “embrace, extend, and extinguish” phrase that Microsoft used internally for naming the actions required for competitors, the Redmond company may be able to embrace Android and extend its current operating systems by doing so, but I find it hard to believe that it will ever manage to extinguish Google’s OS.
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 | Nokia has announced that it will be launching the Nokia Lumia 1520 and the Nokia Lumia 1320 in Spain later this month, and they should be in stores in Spain by the last week in February. The Nokia Lumia 1520 will retail for 679 Euros in Spain and the Nokia Lumia 1320 will retail for […] | |
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 | Earlier today we saw some screenshots and features of Windows Phone 8.1, and now we have a video which shows the Windows Phone 8.1 SDK in action. The video below shows us some of the new features in Windows Phone 8.1, the video was put together by the guys over at WinBeta. Microsoft will apparently […] | |
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 | Windows Phone 8.1 is the next big update for users running Microsoft’s OS. The update is expected to fill the loopholes left open in Windows Phone 8, and provides users with more attractive features to catch up with the rival operating systems, including iOS and Android. Recently, Microsoft rolled out the Windows Phone 8.1 SDK […] | |
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 | Nokia has apparently released a new firmware for their Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phone smartphone, the update is apparently designed to fix a number of bugs on the handset. The new Nokia firmware for the Lumia 1520 comes with the number 1028.3562.1402.00xx in Europe and 1029.3534.1347.2001 in the US, it also apparently come with a […] | |
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 | Last month the Nokia Lumia Icon briefly appeared on Verizon’s website, and now it looks like the handset may go on sale on Verizon on the 20th of February, with possible pre-orders starting this week. The Verizon Nokia Lumia Icon will be powered by a quad core 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 processor and will come with […] | |
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 | Samsung are expected to launch a new Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone at Mobile World Congress later this month, we have already seen a photo of the handset, the Samsung SM-W750V, which is the Verizon version of the device. Now the Samsung SM-WM750V has appeared at the FCC for testing and the device comes with Verizon’s […] | |
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