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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, the HTC One V marked its debut at US Cellular and Verizon announced a dumb phone with a surprisingly handy feature. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the “best of the rest” for this week of July 2nd, 2012.

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With Windows Phone 8′s launch fast approaching, it not exactly a surprise to hear that Nokia is slaving away on some new hardware. The Nokia Lumia 910 — which some suspect is a Lumia 900 meant for T-Mobile USA — was recently spotted thanks to Nokia’s Remote Device Access service, but that’s not all the Finnish company seems to have in the works.

A new device called the Nokia Lumia 1001 was also detected by one of Nokia’s remotely-accessible phones, and its significant model number jump could mean it’s the company’s first Windows Phone 8 device. Or does it?

If you’ve never had the chance to play with Remote Device Access it allows users to connect to a whole host of Nokia hardware from within a browser window. It’s ostensibly meant for developers to test their applications and code on real (if distant) hardware, but it also provides an occasionally neat glimpse into what Nokia is working on. Take the Lumia 900 for instance — then referred to as the “Nokia 900 Windows Phone,” its existence was detected by a device being controlled remotely late last year.

It’s worth noting though that devices like the Lumia 910 and 1001 aren’t directly accessible to users — instead, they’re spotted when a user commands one of Nokia’s devices to search for other Bluetooth-enabled devices nearby.

I was initially able to spot the Lumia 1001 (see above) while I was poking around with a Nokia 500. Just to make sure I wasn’t seeing things, I jumped into a different device (the Nokia N9, if you were curious) to see if the device in question was still hanging around.

At this point, there’s no way to discern any of the device’s particulars or even if it’s a real handset. Considering the sort of attention that the RDA service has been getting lately, it’s entirely possible that someone at Nokia has a sense of humor and changed one of the device’s names to “Nokia Lumia 1001″ just to mess with all of us.

That being said, there’s little question that Nokia is working on some Windows Phone 8 hardware behind closed doors, in preparation for the platform’s launch later this year. Longtime readers may also remember that Nokia switched to a “larger-is-better” numerical naming scheme last year, with their most premium handsets getting high model numbers.

So far, Nokia’s Lumia 900 sits at the top of the heap, but with Windows Phone 8 barreling down the pipeline, it wouldn’t be surprise to see Nokia bump up their model numbers for their newest breed of Windows Phones. After all, the existing version of Windows Phone is being left behind in favor of a more powerful, unified platform — one would imagine they would use a much loftier model number (not unlike “1001″) to signify that transition.

We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy!

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Nokia teased its The Dark Knight Rises 3D map yesterday, and now the full interactive Batman world has gone live – complete with the chance to win Batman’s cowl. Built in collaboration with Warner Bros., the 3D map details director Christopher Nolan’s rebooted Gotham and introduces a series of games.

If you’re only in it for the Batman fun, then you can navigate around some of the better-known landmarks, such as Wayne Tower, Arkham Asylum and City Hall. It’s not street-level mapping, sadly, though you can spin and zoom as you might a regular city on Google Maps.

However, there are also various Batshield icons – currently four, though Nokia says it will be adding more (as well as more explorable locations) in the coming weeks – which open up the gaming element of Gotham. Unsurprisingly you can win Nokia Lumia 900 special Batman edition handsets, but the company is also giving away a Batman cowl and other merchandise.

You can find the 3D Gotham City mapping here, though you’ll need to log in with a Facebook account and agree to “like” Nokia’s page in order to actually access it.

Nokia 3D Gotham map for Batman “Dark Knight Rises” goes live is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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To help get ready for the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises movie, Nokia has released a teaser today for a full 3D map of Gotham City. The map will allow fans to investigate Gotham City in a way never seen before. They’ve even included landmarks such as Wayne Tower, City Hall, and Arkham Asylum.
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