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So Is This How Wireless Charging Will Go Mainstream?

April 23, 2013 0 Annkur

Nokia seems to be working on taking wireless charging mainstream. They have been spotted running a trial at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in San Francisco where they integrate coffee tables with Qi wireless chairing pads. I can’t remember the…

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Nokia To Make a Galaxy Note Sized Windows Phone Device?

April 18, 2013 0 Rahul S

While the company might have not had a great start with its Windows Phone based devices, there are some signs that Nokia seem to be picking up on the sales of its newer Windows Phone devices. Nokia as of today…

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Nokia Brings The Lumia 720, Lumia 520 To India

March 21, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia yesterday officially unveiled its newest Windows Phone 8 powered handset – the Lumia 720 and the Lumia 520 in India. At an event held at New Delhi, the company for the first time, showcased the handsets in India. Both…

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Nokia, New India Assurance Introduce Handset Insurance Plan For Phones

March 12, 2013 0 Rahul S

Handset maker Nokia and Insurance company New India Assurance have joined hands to introduce a unique handset insurance plan for Nokia devices. This plan is aimed at helping users to safeguard against risks of mobile phone theft and possible damage.…

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Review: The Nokia Lumia 820

March 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s latest Windows Phone offerings – the Lumia 820 and the flagship Lumia 920 were finally released in India last month. While we did get to play around with the Lumia 920 on many occasions, thanks to the attention it…

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MWC 2013: Nokia Announces The Lumia 720 and The Lumia 520

February 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

We knew Nokia was going to unveil a bunch of new devices at this year’s MWC (Mobile World Congress) but were unsure as to what those devices would be. Well all speculations have come to rest today as Nokia went…

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Nokia Debuts The Asha 310; Dual SIM laden Entry-level Handset

February 12, 2013 0 Rahul S

In yet another new launch aimed at the mass market, Nokia has just announced the brand new Asha 310. The device is the first from the Asha series to come with both – dual SIM capability and built in Wi-Fi. Nokia…

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Nokia Updates City Lens App for Windows Phone 7.5 and WP 8

January 29, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia has earlier today issued important updates to its augmented reality application City Lens. The update has been made available to both Windows Phone 7.5 laden devices and the new Windows Phone 8 based ones. The changelog for both the…

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Nokia Launches The Lumia 920, Lumia 820 In India

January 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia has finally announced the launch of its new Windows Phone 8 powered devices in India with the introduction of the Lumia 920 and its smaller, less expensive sibling – the Lumia 820. Successors to the critically acclaimed Lumia 900…

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Testing Nokia Lumia 920’s Optical Image Stabilization Against The HTC 8X

December 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia, once the biggest mobilephones maker on the planet is definitely facing difficult times. Its partnership with Microsoft to create an alternative to Android and iOS and “disrupt” the smartphones market hasn’t really paid off. Both the companies are looking to change…

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Samsung Overtakes Nokia; Becomes Top Mobile Phone Brand

December 19, 2012 0 Rahul S

The inevitable has finally happened. Samsung, after overtaking one time leader Nokia in overall smartphones market share late last year has now overtaken Nokia and become the top mobile phone brand for the 2012. Apart from trouncing Nokia, Samsung now…

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Nokia Asha 205 Arrives; Sports Dedicated Facebook Button

December 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s Asha Series has just received yet another member with the addition of the Asha 205 to the family. The Asha 205 – along with its cousin the Asha 206 were announced just a few days ago. The phone, the…

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Say Hello to The Windows 8 Powered Nokia Lumia 620

December 5, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has taken covers off its newest Windows Phone powered handset, the Lumia 620. The much rumoured handset has just become the newest member of the Lumia family and would also be the most affordable amongst the current lot of…

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Affordable Nokia 114 Appears On Nokia Website

December 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia is usually very vocal when it comes to launching its affordable range of handsets in India. No surprise that considering the fact that India is a huge market for low end, entry level handsets. That is exactly why we…

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Nokia Debuts New Asha Phones; Asha 206 and Asha 205

November 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

While it may be trying hard (so far, unsuccessfully) to regain lost ground in the high end segment with its Lumia range of Windows Phone powered handsets, there is no denying the fact that Nokia has been doing pretty well…

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Surface Phone will Spur the Windows Phone Ecosystem: Stephen Elop

October 19, 2012 0 Tassavur

The rumor mills are busy churning out the possibility of a Surface branded smartphone in the works by Microsoft. And when Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop was confronted by this question, his response was as bemusing as his leadership of Nokia…

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Meego Based Sailfish OS Phone to be Unveiled by Jolla Next Month, After Raising €200M

October 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia abandoned the promising Meego platform but it certainly isn’t dead yet. Jolla, a Finnish startup formed by ex-Nokians has announced that they will be unveiling their first smartphone with a modified version of Meego called SailFish. The other good…

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Nokia Headquarter Sales Might Be Too Little Too Late To Save Them: Analysts

October 4, 2012 0 Tassavur

As per a report from Reuters, Nokia is said to be toying with the idea of selling their headquarters in Espoo, Finland in order to cut costs further. Nokia’s spokeswoman Maija Taimi stated that they are looking to get rid…

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Nokia Lumia 920 & Lumia 820 Finally Gets a Price Tag & Availability of November in Europe

September 28, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia’s launch of its next generation Windows Phone 8 devices, Lumia 920 & Lumia 820 didn’t go exactly as planned and was criticised by tech industry pundits across the globe due to lack of any info on the availability or…

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Has Nokia Out-Innovated Apple With The Lumia 920?

September 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

In the past five years, ever since the introduction of that legendary iPhone, the mobile phones industry has gone through a sea change. Old biggies have been reduced to minnows. Non existent players have become market leaders  and the ubiquitous…

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Review: Nokia Asha 305, Full Touchscreen Screen Dual SIM Phone

September 10, 2012 0 Tassavur

Although the feature phone market is shrinking globally, it still generates considerable chunk of revenues and market share for Nokia – especially in developing markets like India. Also, with the low cost Android smartphones on the boundaries of the feature…

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Nokia Demoes Symbian Belle FP2 On Nokia PureView 808

September 8, 2012 0 Rahul S

Symbian might be down and out when it comes to its overall market share which has been on a free fall ever since the arrival of iOS and Android. However, Nokia which had outsourced the development of Symbian to Accenture,…

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Nokia Lumia 820: First Look

September 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s newest mid range Windows phone powered device, the lumia 820 will be a lesser endowed (ahem) cousin of the Lumia 920 which we talked about here. This phone features a 4,3 inch display with a resolution of 800*480 pixels. The phone…

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Nokia Announces the Lumia 920 Amidst Controversy

September 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

In the shadow of an impending new iPhone launch, Finnish mobilephone maker Nokia announced the launch of their two new  Windows Phone powered devices at a much publicized event at New York. A few bloggers from India were also invited by Nokia to watch…

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Nokia Working On Lumia 610 Successor Codenamed Lumia 620 “Glory”?

September 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

While it is almost confirmed that Nokia would be announcing at least two new Windows Phone 8 based smartphones at an event scheduled to be held on September 5, we now have news coming in about the company reportedly working on a…

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Refresh Belle Update Arrives For Nokia N8, E7, X7, C6-01,C7 and Oro

August 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

While Symbian might be on its way out after dominating the smartphones space for close to a decade, Nokia is still doing its bit to keep the remaining Symbian users happy. In the latest such move, the Finnish phonemaker has…

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Nokia Asha 311: A quick Look

August 25, 2012 0 Rahul S

Yesterday, Nokia India invited us to its sprawling Mumbai office to give a heads up on its newest Asha series handset – the Asha 311. Launched a few days ago in India along with its cousin, the Asha 305, the…

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Nokia Fans Choose QWERTY Over Touchscreen in Online Survey

August 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Yes the headline surprises us as well. Apparently, Nokia has recently conducted an online poll on their official blog in which they asked their users to list the most preferred mode of input method on a smart phone. Well, no…

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Nokia’s Latest Windows Phone 8 Device “Phi” Leaked

August 8, 2012 0 Tassavur

We have already reported of a rumored release of the Windows Phone 8 device by Nokia which is supposed to make its debut at the Nokia World event a week before the launch of the iPhone 5. With the release…

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Expect Nokia Windows Phone 8 Smartphones this September: Bloomberg

August 6, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, here is a rumor of a rumor we’ve been hearing about for quite some time now. As per Bloomberg’s sources Nokia is supposed to unveil it’s latest Windows Phone 8 laden Lumia smartphone by next month and it would…

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Nokia scraps software aimed to compete with Android OS

July 27, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Even after posting a quarterly loss of $1 billion, Nokia woes ain’t ending, not yet at least. The Finnish mobile manufacturer has scrapped a mass-market software project that aimed to compete with Google Inc’s Android platform, reported Reuters.

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New Marketing Strategy of Exclusive Carriers for Nokia WP8 Smartphones

July 23, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia has already started choking after Microsoft said that the current line of Windows Phone Mango smartphones would not be able to upgrade to Windows Phone 8. And now they’ve hushed up the release of their latest Windows Phone 8…

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Q2 Results Highlight Nokia’s Troubles!

July 20, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Looks like the tech world is bleeding. After RIM posted a net loss for the first time in 8 years for the first quarter of 2012 and Microsoft posting its first quarterly loss since 1986, Nokia posts €826 million ($1…

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Nokia reduces the price of flagship phone by 50%

July 16, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Nokia is all out, to push the sales of phones, that won’t be getting the upgrade to Windows 8. Remember, we told you about the ‘Amazing Money Back Challenge’ campaign done by Nokia India, where customers who buy Lumia 800…

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Nokia Appends 3 Additional Patents to RIM Lawsuit

July 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia is on a patent trolling spree, especially since it’s witnessing a drastic drop in its shares and sales. The latest we’re hearing that Nokia has added an additional three patents to the already existing seven patents it had filed…

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Is Finnish Startup Jolla Nokia’s Plan B?

July 10, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia now officially has only the Windows Phone platform to ride on. And so far the journey couldn’t have been rockier for Nokia as their shares have stumbled to their lowest since 1996 and currently trading at a paltry $1.80.…

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Nokia activates ‘Money Back Challenge’ campaign for Lumia 710 and 800

July 9, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

To increase the sales figure for Lumia 800 and 710 series of smartphones, Nokia initiated the promotional campaign titled “Amazing Money Back Challenge”, where customers who buy the said devices, can return it within seven days for a full refund…

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Ex-Nokia Employees Working on Building MeeGo Based Smartphones

July 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

In an inspiring move, Nokia’s ex staff and other MeeGo enthusiasts have joined hands together to form Jolla, which means “dinghy” in Finnish.

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Nokia Launches the Lumia 610 in India for Rs. 12999

July 6, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has launched its third Lumia branded Windows Phone powered handset in India – the much talked about Lumia 610 at a launch event held at Delhi earlier today. The phone, which was first seen on the eve of the…

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Camera Extras Starts Rolling Out for Select Nokia Lumias

June 22, 2012 0 Tassavur

It was only a few days back that Nokia announced the Camera Extras app which would asd more functionality to the cameras on the Nokia Lumia Windows Phone.