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Earlier today, we talked about how the Nokia Lumia 1020 has received the Black update, and here we are with more details on that. Apparently, Lumia 1020 from AT&T, being a smartphone that has above average photographic capabilities, sporting a 41-megapixel Carl Zeiss lens alongside a powerful Nokia Pro camera app, will now receive support for RAW images. This would push it up a notch to the professional level, but chances are it will not be able to replace the equipment of professional photographers anytime soon, although it might make for a good hobbyist “toy”.

As mentioned earlier, it will boast of many features from the Windows Phone GDR3 update, including rotation lock, custom ringtones, Nokia Camera, Storyteller, Bluetooth 4.0 LE support, and richer notifications on the lockscreen itself. The update should also have 3051.40000.134x.00xx as the update version, while for the Nokia Lumia 1520, it would receive a bump to version 1028.3534.1347.2001, where that will come with general performance and usability improvements. These updates will cater only for US AT&T devices at this point in time without any confirmation on whether it will arrive on international handsets soon. For those of you who want to perform a manual update, do go into Settings > Phone Update > Check for Updates, and make sure that you are connected to a Wi-Fi network beforehand.

More On Black Update For AT&T Nokia Lumia 1020, Lumia 1520 Gets New Firmware Too original content from Ubergizmo.

Nokia Moneypenny = Lumia 630/635 (depending on configuration)

— @evleaks (@evleaks) December 19, 2013

According to @evleaks, the rumored Nokia Moneypenny (which we first talked about in November this year, where it was followed by another rumor later in the month that it will be a dual SIM handset) will soon be released in the form of either the Nokia Lumia 630 as well as the Nokia Lumia 635. It remains to be seen what kind of difference is there between both variants, but the model numbers do point towards the possibility of a mid-range or low end handset.

Of course, we are also not ruling out the very real possibility that these will be able to succeed the Lumia 620 and Lumia 625. The thing is, since they happen to be tied to a single codename, the dual SIM version of the 630 could very well be an upgrade to the Lumia 625. One thing is for sure, the Lumia 630 or Lumia 635 should come with something better than a 4.7” display at 480 x 800 pixels.

It remains to be seen just when will either the Lumia 630 or Lumia 635 will be released, and who knows, we might see something over at CES in January, or perhaps MWC 2014 will offer a glimpse of it.

@evleaks: Nokia Moneypenny Could Be Lumia 630/635 original content from Ubergizmo.

While Nokia and HTC’s legal tussle might not be as high-profiled compared to Apple vs. Samsung, it has been going on for quite a bit and according to reports so far, Nokia has managed to win injunctions against HTC over in Germany and recently in the UK as well, and not content with just those particular countries in Europe, reports are now claiming that Nokia is looking to sue HTC over in France, presumably with the intent to have HTC’s products banned from being sold as well. The lawsuit in question is the same one that Nokia has used previously and covers the same patents as well.

It is unclear as to what the outcome of this lawsuit would be, but given that Nokia has been successful against suing HTC over in Germany and the UK, we wouldn’t be completely surprised if they were to achieve similar success over in France as well. As it stands it was the HTC One mini that was the first of HTC’s lineup to face the import ban (which was then promptly been overturned), so even though it could have been a potential loss in sales, we suppose HTC should be thankful that it wasn’t one of their flagship devices that was affected. We’ll be keeping an eye for more updates regarding Nokia and HTC’s lawsuit in France, so check back with us later for more details.

Nokia Files Lawsuit Against HTC In France original content from Ubergizmo.

Over the past few months we have heard a lot of rumors about a Verizon exclusive Lumia smartphone. It is expected to be called the Lumia 929, though recent reports suggest that perhaps it might launch as the “Icon,” which is actually considered to be its internal codename. Verizon is yet to confirm this device, and obviously it hasn’t said anything about it up till now. A few days back it was rumored that the release has been pushed back to January 16th, but apparently it might take the Lumia 929 even longer to hit the shelves. The latest rumor suggests that Verizon Lumia 929 has been delayed until February 2014.

The reason behind this delay is said to be Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services division. It appears that Verizon wants to deal directly with Microsoft, which is why it is waiting for the deal to be closed. Microsoft’s acquisition deal has already received the required regulatory approval, it is expected to close the deal on time, within the first quarter of 2014. The Lumia 929 is believed to have the same internal specifications as the Lumia 1520, which was unveiled back in October. However, the Lumia 929 might have a 5 inch display instead of the 6 inch one found on the Lumia 1520.

Verizon Lumia 929 Might Have Been Delayed Until February original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier we had reported on a rumor that the Lumia 929 for Verizon could be rebranded as the Lumia Icon, doing away with the numbered models. Unfortunately apart from that piece of information, we’re still in the dark regarding a possible release time, but thanks to a new theory, it has been suggested that the 16^th of January 2014 could be a possible date. This is based on how Verizon typically likes to launch their products on a Thursday, not to mention the phone could be officially announced at CES 2014, allowing it to generate some hype and publicity prior to its release, as opposed to Verizon just releasing the device outright without any fanfare.

The Thursday theory seems to line up as last we heard, the previously rumored release date for the handset was pegged for the 21^st of November, also a Thursday. In any case we will be taking this with a grain of salt for now and suggest you do the same, but with us already being halfway through to December, we wouldn’t be surprised if the handset’s launch was pushed to 2014 instead. While it has not been confirmed, the Lumia Icon is rumored to be a smaller version of the Lumia 1520 and will share most of its specs, except in a smaller 5” body compared to the Lumia 1520’s phablet proportions.

Nokia Lumia Icon For Verizon Rumored For 16th January Release original content from Ubergizmo.