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Nokia Lumia 822 for Verizon leaks again, purported features and pricing included

News Just a few days after we were treated to our first look at the Nokia Lumia 822 in the wild, more purported details about the Verizon-bound smartphone have surfaced. A report from WMPowerUser offers up a couple more photos of the Lumia 822,...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 3

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Wireless charging on Nokia's upcoming Lumias isn't going to come cheap

Business And Money Back at the beginning of September, when Nokia took the stage in New York to unveil its latest work, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, we all were in awe. The Lumia 920 is arguably the best Windows Phone 8 device we've seen yet. It hosts...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 7

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What's so hard about making smaller high-end phones, OEMs?

Android Back in July, I asked readers what their idea of the perfect smartphone size is. With just shy of 250 responses, the answers varied from 3.5-inches to phablet extremes beyond 5-inches. Just skimming through the horde of comments, it's not...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 37

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Is NFC as a local content sharing platform viable?

Android One of the few things I remember from the Google I/O 2011 developers conference is the introduction of NFC support. The Android development team hadn't yet implemented Android Beam, but they detailed many of the planned uses for the...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 7

Nokia Lumia 822 for Verizon poses for a couple of photographs

News It was just yesterday that we got our first peek at the Nokia Atlas for Verizon, a Windows Phone 8 handset that may be dubbed the Lumia 822 at launch. The device is back in the news today, though, and this time we're getting a look at this...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 5

Nokia Atlas image leaks out, Verizon branding in tow

News So far we've seen new Nokia Windows Phone 8 handsets revealed for both AT&T and T-Mobile, but there's been no official word on any CDMA-flavored Lumias yet. While it's not clear when that'll change, the @evleaks Twitter account decided to...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 3

Nokia Lumia 810 for T-Mobile official, launching "in the coming weeks"

News Looks like T-Mobile is a new-device-announcement mood. Hours after taking the wraps off of the LG Optimus L9, T-Mobile has announced that it will carry the Nokia Lumia 810. Looking like a T-Mo-friendly version of the Lumia 820 that was...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 6

Nokia Lumia 920 reportedly scheduled to hit AT&T's shelves on November 4

News AT&T confirmed yesterday that it plans to offer the Nokia Lumia 920 in November, but unfortunately for Windows Phone fans jonesing for their chance to try Microsoft's newest mobile OS, the big blue carrier didn't share the Lumia 920's...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 10

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It isn't 2007 anymore, can we stop with carrier exclusives already?

Android When the iPhone originally launched in 2007, AT&T was the sole carrier that introduced the game-changing smartphone to the world. AT&T inked a deal with Apple that would keep any competitors from carrying the iPhone for several years to...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 19

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Why on earth would carriers skip over the Lumia 920?

Windows Phone 7 And here we go. With each new day, we inch closer to November, which means we inch closer to the official launch of Windows Phone 8. People are excited. Or they aren’t. There might be some people out there who are still on the fence...

from 2012 by Evan Selleck 34

Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 820 to be offered by AT&T in November

News When Nokia first took the wraps off of the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, the company spilled all kinds of details about the phone itself but neglected to share some of the most important information: which U.S. carriers will offer the things....

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

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Research In Motion, 'if you ain't first, you're last'

Blackberry Os There's always something about the underdog that jerks at my heartstrings, no matter the event or situation. I care nothing about football, but every year for the Super Bowl, I pull for the less likely team to win. The same goes for...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 14

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Everyone could use an Escape jacket from time to time

Android If your phones are anything like mine, they are constantly buzzing, ringing, vibrating, blinking, flashing and, well ... you get the picture. When you're bored or lonely, a constant influx of notifications can give you exactly what you...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 2

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HTC 8S Hands-On

Videos Aaron's plane to New York was a casualty of yesterday's East Coast storm nightmare, so Warren Bowman was kind enough to stand in and do a hands-on video of the HTC 8S Windows Phone. The 8S offers a 4-inch display, 5-megapixel camera with...

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 4

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HTC 8X Hands-On

Videos Aaron's plane to New York was a casualty of yesterday's East Coast STORMAPALOOZA, so Warren Bowman was kind enough to stand in and do a hands-on video of the HTC 8X. It'll be coming to AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile later in the year and...

from 2012 by The PhoneDog 10

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The Samsung Galaxy Note II could be the phone of the year for me

Android In January when I was glumly leaving CES, out of the thousands of nifty gadgets and flashy new prototypes at the show, there was a single device that I just could not wait to get my hands on. Earlier in 2011, I had called this particular...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 121 74 Reactions

HTC Accord/8X purportedly photographed as HTC teases its September 19 event

News We're just a day away from an HTC event taking place in New York City, but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from churning out one more leak ahead of the shindig. A photo leaked to Phone Arena claims to show the HTC Accord/8X in the wild,...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 2

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How often do you clean unused apps off your phone?

Android I am a proud and practicing mobile application hoarder. I love applications, and I love finding new apps to incorporated into my daily routine. Nothing gives a warm and fuzzy feeling quite like finding the application that does exactly...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 14

Cyan Nokia Lumia 920 makes a brief appearance in promo video

News Cyan is a color that seems to be closely associated with Nokia in the mobile space, as the Finnish firm has released devices like the N9, Lumia 800 and Lumia 900 in that blue hue. However, when Nokia introduced the Windows Phone 8-powered...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 9

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Has the iPhone 5 stolen your attention from other upcoming smartphones?

Android While some readers persist in disproving me, the general reaction to the iPhone 5 remains the same. Just like the iPhone 4S before it, the iPhone 5 has mostly been received as a disappointment , although personal reasons may vary. ...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 119