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Ari Partinen, Nokia’s expert who worked on the Lumia PureView imaging technology has joined Apple, presumably to work on the iPhone’s camera. This is what he had to say: This is going to make Apple's cameras even more better than before, considering the iPhone 5s' already amazing camera with Dual-Tone flash and enhanced sensor for capturing more light. Source
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The significance of the hire is a bit unclear. Partinen’s current title is ‘Lumia Photography Lead’ and has been in that role for roughly a year. His LinkedIn profile says he specialises in image quality and camera module tuning. Partinen is credited as one of the authors of a paper on PureView’s technology, which captures more megapixels than the target size, in order to improve image quality. Before his Lumia position, Partinen led camera imaging at Nokia as ‘Senior Design Engineer’ since March 2007. Partinen says he will start at Apple next month. His new seniority and position at Apple are not yet known, although — given his previous job — it seems likely he will work on future iPhone cameras. And also It's official that Apple purchased Beats for $3.2 Billion SOURCE: http://9to5mac.com/2014/05/09/apple-hires-senior-lumia-camera-engineer-ari-partinen-who-worked-on-nokias-pureview-cameras/ -
Microsoft's version of the "first" Nokia phones are being released on markets later this week, The Brand new nokia model Lumia 630 is priced around 89£ /159$ USD & will be available on markets later this week, B) Main Features: (from different sources) Windows 8.1 (first on mobile market) 4.5 " (854 x 480) Display with FWVGA resolution 512mb of Ram Clear Black IPS display gorrilla glass 3 5 MP rear camera (no flash tho.. :mellow: :blink: *dramatic music*) 8gb internal memory & microSD expansion Adreno 3.5 GPU at 400 mhz Multi color backplates Polycarbonate chasis 134 grams Cpu : Quad core 1.2 ghz Dual & Single sim Voice assistance (CORTANA) The prices are without the contract deal LTE connectivity pre installed apps <_< Original source : http://www.nokia.com/global/products/phone/lumia630/#ProductSpecsWidget a ninja never fears
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Hello. Recently my Lumia 610 has been acting a bit weird. Playing audio through the speaker when headphones were plugged in, stopping playback from twisting the jack in the connection. Other stuff like that. However, i'm not to worried about this. The thing i've been finding weird is the fact that this only happens with one pair of headphones I own. And only on the lumia. I've tested before with a number of laptops, an iPod and a control pod and i can't replicate the issue. I've also tried my Sennheiser headphones and a random aux cable on the phone and they have no problems. As such I have no idea what the issue is and what to do about it. Also, worth mentioning is the fact that just under a year ago i sent it in to get a replaced headphone jack because of similar issues (not detecting headphones, but this was with everything).
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The new highly hyped phone by ex-Nokia workers has been finally revealed on the hardware side! Phone's OS is based on the MeeGo OS, which was used in a N9 only and then dumped not sure why? The retail price is 399€. http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/jolla-smartphone-specs-revealed/ http://phandroid.com/2013/09/19/jolla-phone-specs/ OS walkthrough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-lVkBCUrAY Any opinions? Have you even heard about this? Intrests? (I hope this would be one of the topics for this week's WAN Show? ) -
First off I am going to say that I am a very basic smartphone user all I need my phone to do is messaging, music, and photos/video However when it comes to photos and video I really want a good camera in my phone. At the moment I have a Nokia 808 Pureview and I do not want the Nokia 1020 because of no expandable memory and user accessible file system So both from the fact that Sony has been the second major player in the camera phone battle since the beginning and also because some of the very few test photos of the Z1 looks pretty good (http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/legal/testresults/xperia-z1/#camera-overall) Do you think that the Sony Z1 is going to match or rival the Nokia 1020 or 808 in terms of photo and video quality? -
So here are the back variants for the Nokia Lumia 620 (Released January 2013): ...and now here are the back variants of the brand new iPhone 5c: Seems like they copied nearly the exact same shades of each colour. I wonder what Nokia will make out of this?
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Many fans of Nokia hardware and design have only dreamed of owning a Nokia Android phone rather than Windows Phone but the recent acquisition by Microsoft shattered those dreams completely. Thomas Zilliacus, former Nokia employee hopes to start fresh with Newkia and get it right this time. He founded Newkia in Singapore the same day the Microsoft-Nokia acquisition happened. Zilliacus, who has served Nokia as Asia-Pacific CEO for 15 years before leaving in 1993 plans to hire Nokia employees who wanted to make an Android smartphone. Newkia will market the Asian market but hopefully we will be able to see the handsets available in the rest of the world (if they are anywhere near as good as expected). Zilliacus says he hopes to release his first device within a year, but acknowledges that before his team can get to work he’ll need to raise the necessary funds. source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/09/08/nokia-android-nekia-thomas-zilliacus/ Definitely sounds like good news, let's hope Microsoft does not find an excuse to crush this company, that is probably why they are only going to officially launch products in Asia where other companies have been able to easily get away with it. Also let's hope the products are as good as promised although I do feel good software support and updates is a bit too much to ask for. Update: Founder of Newkia Thomas Zilliacus has revealed to CNET that the smartphones his company will be producing will not come with the Newkia branding. However he did not tell what the branding will be but he does have a few ideas. He has also stated that he will not be taking the position of CEO but he will have someone whose “name you have heard of before.”] Zilliacus also showed CNET images of a 10 year old touchscreen Nokia prototype running Symbian (the phone was called MyOrigo) that was dismissed at the time, as the company thought users won’t appreciate “fingerprint smudges” on the display. Also, Finnish officials are taking Newkia quite seriously and are offering free office space to base the company in that city. However Zilliacus plans to base the company in Singapore. Source: http://www.androidauthority.com/newkia-android-phones-different-branding-267014/ -
Recently Microsoft bought Nokia for 7.2 billion dollars. Some people may be wondering how this could even benefit Microsoft. 1. Skype, the dominant voice-over-Internet service owned by Microsoft, could become more powerful. Microsoft can now push Skype across its Xbox gaming/TV console, Nokia devices, Surface tablets, all PCs, and Android and Apple phones.Skype is being steadily integrated more deeply into Windows; it will be preinstalled in Windows 8.1 on the desktop. It could become a way for Microsoft to compete with conventional cellular carriers on voice and messaging, where there’s money to be made. That's a hell of a lot more devices Microsoft can push Skype to than Google's Hangouts and Apple's Facetime. 2.Leaving aside the patents that Microsoft acquired, Nokia retains ownership of some of the most valuable and fundamental patents—known as “utility patents” in the wireless industry. While Microsoft didn't buy those, it did license all of them for 10 years, giving it a free reign that rival phone makers won’t necessarily have. 3. Microsoft may gain a deeper store of research knowledge to draw from. Nokia spent lavishly on R&D—including more than $5 billion last year alone—and had 27,551 R&D employees at the end of 2012. 4.The smartphone business is still ramping up quickly, which means there remains a lot of opportunity, especially in international markets that are far from saturated. Nokia sells more than 200 million phones annually—and most of them are not in North America or Europe. Additionally, Microsoft might be able to use Nokia’s international manufacturing and distribution to its advantage—assuming, of course, that it can do something truly novel on the phones themselves. I'm interested to see how this will play out in the future.If they can cleverly blend hardware and software in new ways, reach new markets, and take advantage of Nokia’s patent portfolio, Microsoft’s billions could be well spent. What do you guys think? Was it a good idea for Microsoft to buy Nokia? Any other ideas on how this deal could affect Microsoft's future? Information courtesy of MIT technology Review. Article Link: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/519056/how-microsoft-might-benefit-from-the-nokia-deal/
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Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/13/4727950/nokia-was-testing-android-on-lumias-before-microsoft-sale One of the biggest "What if". I guess we will never know.
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I personally don't think 1080p screens, or quad-core processors for that matter, on smartphones are really that useful. However, having the extra column of tiles would be pretty handy. I've embedded the "leaked" picture of the Lumia 1520 (right) beside the Lumia 1020 (left) below. Source: http://www.wpcentral.com/nokia-lumia-1520-phablet-revealed-first-photo
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The deal between Microsoft and Nokia took 6 months to be finalized, starting in February's MWC. Ballmer started it off by offering to acquire Nokia's handset division outright after the partnership not working out as expected. 6 months was actually longer than Ballmer had hoped with the Nokia board meeting over 50 times before coming to a consensus. Internally, the deal was codenamed Project Gold Medal, many of the negotiations were described as “sprints,” with Nokia and its board allegedly coming to a decision back in July. The reason for the acquisition was that while Nokia managed to release some great hardware and software but Microsoft’s own software didn't allow Nokia’s brand to flourish the way it could have, it was possible that Android could have helped Nokia achieve its goals and possibly improve its status. Unfortunately we'll never know as Microsoft, sensing this, felt the need to control both. With Ballmer leaving the company soon, Microsoft has a lot on its plate including the Xbox One launch. Bloomberg’s sources claim Microsoft is “keeping an eye on BlackBerry” following comments that the Waterloo company would consider a sale. Microsoft is definitely gearing up to fight for the mobile market, whether these acquisitions have a difference or not we'll have to wait and see. Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/09/03/microsoft-nokia-deal-rushed-blackberry-deal-coming/
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It is confirmed, that Microsoft will acquire Nokia's devices & services business for around $5 billion Euros. http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/02/microsoft-will-acquire-nokias-devices-and-services-business/ ZDnet's article listed out several key facts of this deal. The deal is split between the phone-making unit and Nokia's patents. Microsoft will spend $5 billion (€3.79bn) on the phone-making unit, and $2.17 billion (€1.65bn) on licensing Nokia's patents. 32,000 Nokia employees will transfer to Microsoft, including 4,700 people in Finland. Nokia sold 7.4 million Lumia smartphones in the second quarter of 2013. Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop, who previously served as an executive at Microsoft, will once again join the software giant, heading up the phone-making division that Microsoft just bought. Microsoft's Julie Larson-Green, currently in charge of the company's own devices and studios team, will continue to work on the Xbox One and Surface devices, but will join Elop's team once the deal closes. All Microsoft and Nokia global marketing will fall under current executives Tami Reller and Mark Penn. During that same quarter, Microsoft sold 53.7 million units of its feature phone range. Nokia will retain its patent portfolio, but will give Microsoft a 10-year license to its patents at the time of the deal closing. Microsoft will make available to Nokia about €1.5 billion ($1.97bn) in financing in the form of three payments of €500 million ($659m) from oversees resources. Nokia shareholders are expected to vote on the deal in an extraordinary general meeting on November 19 this year. Microsoft will build a datacenter in Finland that will serve Microsoft and Nokia customers in Europe. More than $750 million in capital will be spent on the new datacenter over the next few years. http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-nokia-deal-quick-facts-7000020146/ -
just saw this http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/2/4688530/microsoft-buys-nokias-devices-and-services-unit-unites-windows-phone will be interesting going forward i think thoughts??
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Earlier today the iPhone 5C was announced and just like the leaks, the official device was shown off in a myriad of colors. However when one thinks of phones with bright colors, one might think of Nokia, and Nokia knows that and has since released an ad on its Facebook page (and their Twitter account) mocking the new iPhone 5C. As you can see in the picture above, Nokia basically showed off their range of colorful Nokia Lumia Windows Phone devices, with the tag line that reads, “Imitation is the best form of flattery”, a motto Apple should probably live by instead of suing Samsung and vice versa. What do you guys think? Did Apple really just take a leaf out of Nokia’s playbook with the colorful iPhone 5C devices? Article Link: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/09/nokias-ad-takes-a-humorous-jab-at-the-iphone-5c/
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I didn't think this was news section-worthy so I posted it here. Apparently Nokia is feeliong really confident after Microsoft's acquisition earlier this week so they took to twitter to issue a KitKat themed "death threat" (as a reference to Android 4.4) involving the image of a Galaxy SIII broken in half. This is not the first time Nokia has threatened or made fun of Samsung, they definitely don't mind going head to head with Samsung even though they're not even close to being able to keep up where it matters. Just a few days ago Nokia UK parked a truck nearby a Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom billboard to hijack the marketing with a Lumia 1020 ad. TBH I find these kinda funny even if a bit childish, but I doubt they're making a real difference in the sales of Nokia handsets, they still sold only about 1/10 of what Samsung sold in the last quarter. source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/4/4695282/nokia-kitkat-samsung-tweet-threat
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Last week we heard the news that actually Nokia was testing Android as a backup plan, but since Nokia is now under Microsoft, the plan should be abandoned already. But according to a Chinese site CTechnology, the plan may still be here. http://vr-zone.com/articles/nokias-android-phone-still-production-wont-cancelled-november/57124.html
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Earlier on there are reports that Nokia ex-CEO, Stephen Elop will get a large paid off after he resigned as the CEO of Nokia, and this "enraged" some Finnish government officials, saying this is outrageous, " a threat to social harmony". According to the early Wednesday morning edition of Finland’s biggest newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, Nokia has asked former CEO Stephen Elop to take a smaller bonus in order to silence the protest and uproars. But Elop insisted that he should get a full payoff. Besides, according to this BGR article, Elop's contract seems to have an interesting trick, as the article written, http://bgr.com/2013/09/24/nokia-elop-bonus-scandal/ *Update:For the selling handset unit granted him $25M story, it goes like this: http://bgr.com/2013/09/24/nokia-ceo-elop-contract-details/
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Nokia is hosting the Innovation Reinvented Event next month in Abu Dhabi on October 22nd. This includes 6 devices and something said to be "pretty special." The item I am most interested in seeing is the 6 Inch Nokia Lumia 1520. Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4769190/nokia-october-22-event-plans -
Hi, sorry if this is wrong to search for a review instead of writing one yourself but I wanted the opinion of someone here. So I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the doro phoneeasy 715 and can give me thier impresion of it. But basically it's for my grandfather and he needs a phone that is quite cheap but also one that has: Large buttons Easy readable display Take pictures (nothing to fancy needed..) Text and call (obviously) So I saw this phone and it didn't have 3g and that was actually a good thing for once because then I will not have to worry about him accidently pressing something and going online and it will cost him money. And yes you could have a small internet plan added but that is extra money that isn't really needed because he never ever uses it. That would be a more of a fee incase I do something. So this phone is perfect in that aspect. But now, has anyone ever like used one or something and know if it's good to have? He is not picky at all but if it is horrible than it maybe will be something that is bad to buy and maybe even buy down from what he already has. (Don't think so at all! ;) he has like the oldest nokia ever, the model after nokia 3310 with a camera or something. Don't know the name though..) Link to the phone (Swedish website though): http://www.doro.se/Produkter/Mobiltelefoner-och-tillbehor/Doro-PhoneEasy-715/#Specifikationer Regards, Ludwig Johnson
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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/20/mhl-3-0/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedly Aside from 4K support, higher currents are always nice for tablets and higher bandwidth is always nice.
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This was posted on the official twitter account of Nokia Here, with a message "Tune in for more news tomorrow (29/8) at 10am London time". Many were speculated the possibility of a Nokia and Samsung partnership, that the Nokia Here map service may be coming to the Samsung Gear Smart-Watches. https://twitter.com/here/status/504940564383428608 http://www.ubergizmo.com/2014/08/here-services-to-arrive-on-samsung-gear-smartwatch-range/
