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As the leaves turn to gold and flutter from the trees, the Engadget team digs out their scarves and mittens to get ready for the mad rush of phone launches that take place ahead of the holiday season. We’ve seen big devices (both large and high-profile ones) enter the world over the last few months, including new heavyweights from Apple and Google. Then there’s Samsung, Nokia and HTC, which are all following the philosophy that bigger is better.

But it’s not just on the hardware side that things are getting exciting. T-Mobile’s eliminated roaming charges and Verizon is doubling its LTE speeds to a whopping 80 Mbps. AT&T is offering customers a $5 daily pass for internet and is making mobile share plans the standard rather than the exception. Of course, if you’d prefer unlimited data, Sprint is promising that its Spark LTE will beat the field — but it’s currently only available in NYC, LA, Chicago, Tampa and Miami. Whether you’re looking for a smartphone right now, or if you’re contract is about to expire, this is your guide to the best ones on the market.

Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Apple, Samsung, HTC, Nokia, Google, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, LG, Blackberry, T-Mobile

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There has been some talk surrounding the 1308 firmware which arrived in Europe recently, targeting the Nokia Lumia 920 mostly, but do bear in mind that the Nokia Lumia 620 is also a part of that particular update, and it seems that a global rollout has already happened as the Internet has been abuzz with word from owners of the Lumia 620 that they have begun to receive this 1308 firmware update Over The Air (OTA).

How did we come to the conclusion that this is a global rollout? For starters, we have received word from Germany all the way to India and even Malaysia, where Lumia 620 owners have reported that they are receiving the firmware patch that is touted to improve overall performance. Among the other fixes on the Lumia 620 include better touch screen functions, corrections in multi-touch actions, improved voice quality with Bluetooth headsets, enhanced camera performance, and a more stable system among others.

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What you see in the shot above (and the gallery below) is a display containing almost every Lumia handset and accessory currently manufactured by Nokia — all arranged buffet-style for your viewing pleasure. These photos, captured during a special event at MWC 2013, include the Lumia 920, 820, 720, 620 and 520, PlayUp speaker, Purity HD stereo headset and Luna Bluetooth headset (among others).

Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Nokia

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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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The folks over at KnowYourMobile have taken a first look at the soon-to-come entry level Nokia Lumia 620 smartphone. Initial whispers on the street point out that the Nokia Lumia 620 will be making its way over to O2 in the UK at £149.99 a pop, and we have also reasonable grounds to believe that other networks in select countries in Europe too, will soon get hold of the Lumia 620, although important stuff like pricing details have yet to be determined.

You can enjoy a video of the Lumia 620 above, which does seem to fit into the overall scheme where functionality is concerned, and it has also been greatly aided by the Nokia’s app suite. Loud, brash, colorful, and also a decent mobile operating system running there, makes the Nokia Lumia 620 a decent entry level Windows Phone smartphone.

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