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Planning on getting the Nokia Lumia 1520? Well it turns out that if you pre-ordered it, your order might have been delayed, depending on when you placed it. This is according to reports, it seems that both AT&T and Microsoft’s online stores have sent out messages to customers who have placed their pre-orders for the Lumia 1520, informing them that due to overwhelming demand for the handset, the order might have been delayed.

According to the message, “Because of overwhelming demand, your Nokia Lumia 1520 order is delayed in shipping. As soon as your shipping label is printed, we’ll send you an email with the tracking information. You can also track your order on our site.” Unfortunately there was no mention as to how long the delay would be, so it looks like customers will just have to play the waiting game.

The handset was originally set for a release on the 22^nd of November, the same day as the Microsoft Xbox One, but to make up for it, Microsoft has reportedly given customers a $25 promo code that they can use in the store towards their next purchase. Have any of our readers received similar messages as well? Let us know in the comments below!

Nokia Lumia 1520 From AT&T And Microsoft Could Be Delayed original content from Ubergizmo.

As it stands both the BlackBerry and Windows Phone platform are duking it to secure the third spot in the smartphone market, and recently BlackBerry had posted an image on its Twitter page which reads, “If you don’t know who’s got one, you don’t know the right people,” presumably referring to ownership of BlackBerry phones. The message seemed innocent enough, until Nokia decided to respond on Twitter with a barb of their own, saying, “You don’t know who’s got one because everyone has made the #SwitchToLumia”.

Admittedly it does seem a little arrogant of Nokia to post such a response, but we can’t but agree. So far as far as making the news is concerned, BlackBerry has been making the headlines as a company that’s fighting to survive and has recently received a $1 billion injection from Fairfax Financial, as opposed to Nokia who has been coming out with some pretty impressive products, stealing market share, and was recently bought up by Microsoft for a whopping $7.17 billion. Of course who’s to say the situations won’t be reversed next year, or the year after, but what do you guys think? Does Nokia have the right to be this cocky about their position at the moment?

Nokia Makes Snide Remark About BlackBerry On Twitter original content from Ubergizmo.

Microsoft might have taken Nokia’s Devices and Services division as well as licensed some of its patents, it appears that the company will take up residence in Nokia House as well. The building housing Nokia’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland is known as Nokia House. Microsoft will move in by the end of March 2014. Since majority of Nokia’s employees at the House are involved in Devices and Services as well as other activities and support functions, Microsoft will simply take control of the site. Employees which aren’t going with the division sold to Microsoft will be relocated to another campus in Finland.

Employees working in Nokia management and support functions will be moved to Karaportii Midpoint, while some employees will be relocated to the Open Innovation House in Otaniemi, Espoo, Finland. Nokia’s headquarters for HERE and NSN, its location services and telecom equipment business respectively, will continue as normal. Nokia House has been an iconic structure in Espoo for a couple of decades now, the locals might feel sad to see that the company no longer lives there. Nokia owned the building at one point in time, but then sold it to an investment and management company called Exillion and leased Nokia House back from it.

Microsoft To Take Up Residence In Nokia House original content from Ubergizmo.

Back in October, Nokia announced its first Windows RT 8.1 tablet, the Lumia 2520, that would attempt to bring the very best the company has to offer from their line of impressive Windows Phone 8 smartphones to the Windows 8 tablet world. The Lumia 2520 is Nokia’s first foray into the 10.1-inch tablet market as it offers a 1080p IPS display featuring +Gorilla Glass 2 technology, a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, a 6.7MP main camera with a Carl Zeiss lens that is capable of capturing video at 1080p at 60fps and a rather large 8000mAh battery. The Lumia 2520 also supports 4G LTE, which means if you have your own data plan for the tablet, you can use it while you’re on the go through your wireless carrier.

The Lumia 2520 reminded us of the Surface 2 when we first saw it as it looks to borrow some inspiration from Microsoft’s tablet, although Nokia certainly keeps the overall design and look of the tablet in line with its Lumia smartphones. With that said, let’s take a look and see just how the Lumia 2520 fairs as Nokia’s first 10.1-inch Windows RT 8.1 tablet. (more…)

Nokia Lumia 2520 Review original content from Ubergizmo.

Up until now, pretty much your only option for a Windows RT tablet was the Surface 2. But now Nokia is giving you another choice, in the form of the Lumia 2520, a colorful line of tablets that look even larger versions of its rainbow phones.

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