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At the Nokia World 2012 event held a few days ago, Nokia revealed everything about the new Lumia handsets except their launch dates and prices. Rumours indicated earlier that Nokia would launch the Lumia 920 in global markets by November. As per a recent report, this handset will be priced at Euro 600 ($758), which translates to approximately Rs 42,000. The author of WMPowerUser , Surur states, “The Nokia Lumia 920 will be released in Germany in mid-October and will retail for 600 Euro ($758, £476). The Austrian art magazine ‘Future Zone‘ reported that Nokia wants to deliver the Lumia 920 from the middle of October in Germany. They expect the handset to initially launch only in a few countries, much like the roll-out of the Nokia Lumia 800, before being available everywhere. The handset will be introduced first in Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Russia, before becomes available in late October in Poland. The Scandinavian countries, Portugal and Spain will receive the handse...

Nokia  and Motorola have recently added new smartphones in their Lumia and Razr series respectively. The new flagships and mid-range smartphones by the two companies have broken cover just a week ahead of the unveiling of the next Apple iPhone and are expected to be launched in the next few months. Here is a round up of the new phones, showing how they fare against each other on specs front. Display Nokia Lumia 920 : 4.5-inch IPS TFT touchscreen with PureMotion HD+ Nokia Lumia 820 : 4.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen with ClearBlack Display Motorola Razr HD Maxx : 4.7-inch SuperAMOLED touchscreen Motorola Razr HD : 4.7-inch SuperAMOLED touchscreen Motorola Razr M : 4.3-inch SuperAMOLED touchscreen Operating system Nokia Lumia 920 : Windows Phone 8 Nokia Lumia 820 : Windows Phone 8 Motorola Razr HD Maxx : Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Motorola Razr HD : Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Motorola...

Nokia has officially revealed its first Windows Phone 8 handsets, the Lumia 920 and 820. Pricing and release dates were not shared at the event, but more details can be expected in the fourth quarter. True to earlier leaks, the two Nokia Windows Phone 8 handsets are bright and colourful. Both devices bear dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz ‘Krait’ processor, Adreno 225 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, 7GB of free SkyDrive storage, built in NFC and LTE, microSIM only, access to Nokia Music, as well as location services like City Lens. Users will also have access to Nokia Drive, with free voice-based turn-by-turn navigation, offline maps, and a commuting feature. Lumia 920 Designed with a polycarbonate shell, the  Nokia Lumia 920  does come with PureView technology, however, without the massive sensor of the original 41MP Nokia 808 PureView (despite the 920 being 10.7mm thick). It instead sports an 8.7MP camera capable of 1080p HD video recording a...

Nokia is holding a media event in New York on Sept 5, and speculation all over the Internet is that the company may unveil its long awaited Windows Phone 8 smartphones. Adding fuel to this rumour is the fact that the event will be held jointly with Microsoft. This could be the beginning of the unveiling of Windows Phone 8 devices as other manufacturers such as HTC and Samsung are expected to launch their Windows Phone 8 devices before the holiday season. Also Windows 8, Microsoft’s desktop and tablet OS will be hitting store shelves in October. Microsoft and Nokia are holding the event a week before Apple is expected to unveil its next iPhone. The sixth generation iPhone, currently known as theiPhone 5 is expected to be unveiled on Sept 12. The iPhone 5 is expected to have a larger screen, smaller dock connector and will run on Apple’s new mobile OS, iOS 6. If you are already a Windows Phone 7.5 user, there is bad news for you as your d...

Nokia Thursday launched two new handsets in the Indian market - Nokia Asha 305 and Nokia Asha 311. The Nokia Asha 305 is a dual-SIM phone with a 3-inch WQVGA resistive touchscreen and Bluetooth connectivity. It comes with a 2-megapixel camera and pre-loaded with Nokia Maps. This handset will be available in Dark Grey and Red and will soon add a Mid-Blue and a Silver White colour options. Nokia Asha 305 carries a price tag of Rs. 5,029. The Nokia Asha 311 has a 3-inch WQVGA capacitive touchscreen and 1GHz processor. It features a 3.2-megapixel camera and comes pre-installed with Nokia Maps. Nokia Asha 311 also comes with a 15 level pre-bundled version of Angry Birds. This smartphone will be available in three colour options - Rose Red, Dark Grey and Sand White and will retail for Rs. 7,139 starting August 12, 2012. Nokia Asha 305 The Nokia Asha 305 and Nokia Asha 311 come bundled with Nokia Browser 2.0, that uses Opera Mobile browser-like compression techniques,...

Nokia has confirmed that it’s shutting down it’s last factory in Salo, Finland. This would result in a loss of 780 jobs instead of the previously speculated 850 jobs. The final phone to carry the”Made in Finalnd” stamp was made on Wednesday. The factory will be closed officially in September 2012. Nokia had stated previously in June that it aims to cut 3,700 jobs in Finland and 10,000 jobs globally in order to save costs. Nokia has been posting losses for the past few quarters and they’re trying their best to stay afloat. The closing of the plant in Salo will also be accompanied by the closure of research and development centers in Germany and Canada. This should help them to save around 2 Billion US$ by the end of the year. source