Nokia has unveiled its latest smartphone in the form of the Lumia 525. The Lumia 525 is a follow up to the Lumia 520 smartphone that we reviewed back in April when it launched. The 525 has the same removable and replaceable back covers available in red, white, and yellow. The Lumia 525 measures 119.9mm […]
It’s probably common knowledge by now that the Nokia Lumia 520 is Nokia’s most popular Windows Phone handset to date. In fact it seems that it is probably the most popular Windows Phone handset so far, so we guess it’s to no surprise that Nokia has announced a successor in the form of the Lumia 525. We had heard rumors about the Lumia 525 for a while now and even had its specs leak not too long ago, but we guess it looks like things are official at last.
While there’s no word on pricing or availability, it seems that for now the Lumia 525 will be headed for Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region, but it is unclear as to whether those of us living stateside will be seeing it. Then again the Lumia 520 was launched in the US as T-Mobile’s Lumia 521, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if Nokia decided to release a variant for the US as well. In terms of the specs, the earlier leak appeared to be on point.
The Lumia 525 will feature a 4” display and will sport a 5MP rear-facing camera without a flash, similar to the Lumia 520. The main difference would probably be its RAM which has since been doubled to 1GB. It will be powered by a dual-core Qualcomm S4 processor and will feature swappable covers like previous Lumia models.
Nokia Lumia 525 Announced original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Nokia has just quietly announced the arrival of its new Lumia 525 handset. It looks remarkably similar to the 520—but beneath its skin lurk some (slightly) bumped up hardware specs.
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Nokia’s Lumia 525 popped up in a Chinese regulatory filing earlier this month, but now we have official information about this new budget Windows Phone 8 device. In lieu of fanfare or a Middle Eastern press event, it’s appeared via a YouTube video (embedded after the break) and a simple product page. Appearing as a successor to the popular Lumia 520, the 525 keeps the swappable covers (orange, yellow or white) like previous Lumia models and the polycarbonate style-jacking iPhone 5c, while doubling the amount of RAM inside to 1GB. Just like the earlier model, it has a 4-inch screen, the 5MP rear camera is still without flash, microSD storage expansion, and it’s powered by a dual-core Qualcomm S4 processor. It will arrive with Nokia’s usual Lumia apps, but with that extra memory it can run more of them at once.
There’s no release information yet on the page yet, while the website only lists Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific. However, Nokia has said it will not be coming to the US or the UK. Fortunately, Engadget Chinese reports the 525 and 526 have been announced for China Unicom and China Mobile, respectively, at an off-contract price of 1,099 yuan ($180 US), shipping in December. This pricing is in line with the 520, aligning this as the pay-as-you-go WP8 option it appears to be, but we’ll keep an eye out for domestic carrier release info just to be sure. %Gallery-slideshow123399%
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It’s safe to say that Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform is best represented by none other than Nokia, who according to the latest figures, has managed to dominate about 90% of the Windows Phone market worldwide, and according to the figures, it looks like this is largely thanks to the Nokia Lumia 520, a seemingly low-mid ranged device that surprisingly turned out to be a pretty huge hit. Back in August we had reported that the Lumia 520 accounted for the majority of Nokia Lumia devices out there, but according to the latest figures, it looks like that number might have gone up a bit.
The figures released by AdDuplex shows that the Lumia 520 commands about 26.5% of the market at the moment, but when you combine it with T-Mobile’s Lumia 521, which is essentially a Lumia 520 variant, that number could be around 29.9%, which is like saying that a third of all Windows Phone devices used at the moment are that of the Lumia 520 family! Unsurprising given that last we checked, the Lumia 521 was actually the most used Windows Phone in the US. What do you guys think? Anyone else surprised that Nokia’s higher-end devices aren’t doing as well as their low-end ones?
Nokia Lumia 520 Continues To Dominate The Windows Phone Market original content from Ubergizmo. 
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When Nokia agreed to sell its cellphone division to Microsoft, it was almost like a match made in heaven. After all Nokia was probably Microsoft’s biggest support as far as Windows Phone devices were concerned, and with the company commanding a whopping 90% of the Windows Phone market, it sort of made sense. While the majority of Nokia shareholders approved the deal, there were some who weren’t too happy about it and criticized Nokia’s then CEO, Stephen Elop. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Nokia’s Chairman not only defends the company’s decision to sell, but also Stephen Elop.
According to Risto Siilasmaa, he defended Elop by saying, “I have never met anyone who had done as much work as Stephen has done.” He also went on to defend the reason behind Nokia’s decision to sell to Microsoft, stating, “On the board of directors, we understood that, as the decision-makers, we would also be heavily criticized . However, we are convinced that continuing with the old strategy would have most likely led to great difficulties for Nokia, its shareholders and employee.” He also highlighted how the deal made sense for Microsoft, who was paying Nokia $20 per handset for marketing efforts, while Nokia only paid them $10 per handset for licensing fees.
Nokia Chairman Defends Stephen Elop And Decision To Sell To Microsoft original content from Ubergizmo. 
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It seems that Nokia has a new phone in the works and according to the ever reliable @evleaks, its photo has since been revealed and its currently known as the Nokia Normandy, although presumably this is a codename and will have a different name upon its release. What’s interesting is that @evleaks posed the question, “A real Asha. Or Lumia?” According to speculation, this device is supposedly the one that ties the Nokia Lumia Windows Phone handsets together with Nokia’s Asha lineup, which has typically comprised of cheap and relatively low-end devices.
The handset also appears to share a similar design to that of the Nokia Lumia 520 albeit slightly smaller and with its dedicated camera button removed (at least as far as we can tell from the photo). What’s even more telling is how the home button does not sport the Windows Phone logo, as it typically does with Windows Phone devices, suggesting that this could be an Asha handset. In any case the specs of the Nokia Normandy remain unknown for now, but we’ll definitely keep our eyes peeled for more information.
Nokia Normandy Leaked original content from Ubergizmo. 
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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.
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Nokia has released a somewhat misleading commercial having a go at a tablet that could be interpreted as an Apple iPad while touting its own, new Lumia 2520 tablet. The ad focuses on the competitor tablet’s lack of a keyboard and allegedly shorter battery life. The problem with the ad is that it fails to […]
We have seen Nokia consistently take shots at the competition through a variety of mediums. It mocked Apple’s choice of colors for the iPhone 5c by tweeting a picture of its Lumia smartphones with the caption “Imitation is the best form of flattery.” Only recently it took a shot at BlackBerry through Twitter as well. The latest target is the iPad Air, a tablet that the Nokia Lumia 2520 is going up against. The tablet’s UK highlights its several features at the expense of the new Apple iPad.
A guy in the ad walks into a coffee shop to show off his iPad Air to his friends, the voice over announces that the tablet is thinner than a pencil, an obvious reference to the iPad Air ads that Apple has been running. The guy is then shown having difficulties trying to get his work done on the tablet, so he whips out his laptop. When he starts using the iPad Air again, the battery dies. That’s when he notices another person in the coffee shop with a Nokia Lumia 2520 hooked up with a Power Keyboard, which offers an additional five hours of battery life as it has an 8,000mAh battery tucked inside. So as the guy wonders if he bought the wrong tablet, you’ll probably be a little bit curious about Nokia’s new tablet as well. Do check out the ad posted above, and head to our review of the Nokia Lumia 2520 if it captures your attention.
Nokia Lumia 2520 UK Ad Takes A Swing At The iPad Air original content from Ubergizmo. 
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