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Recently Nokia has sent out invites to an event that will be held on the 22nd of October where it is expected that the Nokia Lumia 1520 will be launched alongside Nokia’s “Sirius” tablet, the Lumia 2520. In any case the rumors are saying that the phone will arrive on both AT&T and Verizon, and thanks to @evleaks, new images of the Lumia 1520 variant for Verizon has since been leaked. As you can see in the image above, the Verizon’s branding can be seen on the device and below it there is also the 4G LTE logo, hinting that the handset will be compatible with Verizon’s 4G LTE network.

@evleaks has also confirmed that the handset will be available in both black and white (at least as far as Verizon is concerned) which corroborates the earlier leaked photo. Interestingly enough it seems that the phone could be known as the Lumia 929 on Verizon, rather than the Lumia 1520 which is for AT&T. In any case apart from the different color options and carrier availability, the rest of the phone’s hardware is expected to be similar. This includes a rumored 5” Full HD display along with a Qualcomm quad-core chipset under the hood. Either way we’ll keep our eyes peeled for more info, so check back with us later for additional updates.

Verizon Lumia 929 Press Rendering Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

On September 2, Microsoft announced that it would pay $7.2 billion for Nokia’s handset business, including its smartphones and Asha phones aimed at consumers in developing economies. Key personnel from that business, including Nokia’s former CEO Stephen Elop, would be joining Microsoft, and Nokia would now be a company that focused on location technologies (via its Here services) and wireless infrastructure (via NSN, for which it had purchased Siemens’ share).

The move marked the exit of one of the most storied and, for many years, most successful mobile phone companies in history. It also marked Microsoft’s entry into the handset market proper, taking an approach more aligned with Apple’s than Google’s. It’s not only that it’s the first time Microsoft has acquired a licensee, but it’s also that it acquired one that had a dominant share of its licensing business in a device category.

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We’ve already had a peek at the back of Nokia’s reported Lumia 1520 spinoff for Verizon. Today, we may be looking at the front: frequent tipster @evleaks has posted what’s claimed to be a press image of the Lumia 929. While the 929 render hasn’t been directly linked to the earlier photo, the abundance of home screen tiles hints at an equally large phone with the 1520’s Windows Phone GDR3 software. It may not be as big as the 1520 itself, though. An RM-927 phone recently reached the FCC with both Verizon LTE and dimensions only slightly larger than the Lumia 625. If it represents the 929, the carrier may be using a roughly 5-inch screen instead of the 1520’s rumored 6-inch display. Whatever we’re looking at, there’s a chance that we’ll see more of it on October 22nd.

Update: “Popular demand” had persuaded @evleaks to post a press image of the phone’s backside (viewable after the break), which looks identical to the leaked shot we saw earlier this month.

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Via: WMPoweruser

Source: @evleaks (1), (2)

A few days ago Nokia revealed that it is going to conduct an event on October 22nd. Up till now it has been believed that the company will unveil its first Windows Phone 8 phablet at the event, now it appears that perhaps there might be more in store. The infamous @evleaks tells us to look out for the ”Nokia Sirius” next month, alongside “Bandit,” which is known as the codename for Lumia 1520, the aforementioned phablet. Nokia hasn’t commented on the rumor.

This particular rumor contradicts a recent report which claimed that Microsoft is pressurizing Nokia into cancelling its new tablet. The Finnish manufacturer has agreed to the sale of its hardware business to Microsoft, though Nokia’s shareholders have to put it to a vote before the deal can really be closed. There have already been a lot of rumors about the Sirius tablet from Nokia. Recently the purported render and specs of this tablet were leaked. Apparently it runs Windows RT, has a 10.1 inch IPS full 1080p HD display, quadcore Qualcomm 8974 processor and a 6.7 megapixel rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics. Sirius is said to measure .35 inches thick and weigh 1.3 pounds. As per rumors, the tablet is expected to be priced around $499.

Nokia ‘Sirius’ Tablet Launch Rumored Alongside Lumia 1520 original content from Ubergizmo.