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Plenty has been said about the Nokia Lumia 1520 in the past, and we have also seen our fair share of photos of this particular device to boot. Well, what do we have here this time concerning the Nokia Lumia 1520? It seems that someone from China decided to upload a photo of a familiar Nokia prototype that will in all probability, be the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1520.

So far, we do know that Nokia has already scheduled an event this coming October 22nd, where many people are keeping their fingers crossed that this will be the day when the Nokia Lumia 1520 is unveiled to the masses. Not only that, there are also existing rumors that point out that the Nokia Lumia 1520 will make its way to both AT&T as well as Verizon Wireless’ range of handsets available to the masses. Do also expect to fork out a rather massive $699 sans a contract if you want to bring home this device. What do you think of the Nokia Lumia 1520? Do you think that it will be able to make a splash and help Microsoft increase its Windows Phone 8 market share in the mobile operating system arena? Only time will be able to tell, so sit tight and enjoy the show!

Get A Closer Look At The Nokia Lumia 1520 original content from Ubergizmo.

The rest of the industry may have turned its back on Windows RT, but it looks as if Microsoft isn’t prepared to ditch the Windows-on-ARM dream just yet. During an analyst call, Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s recently crowned software chief, seemed to describe RT as a first attempt, which will be followed up by further devices in the future:

“Windows RT was our first ARM tablet(sic). And as phones extend into tablets, expect us to see many more ARM tablets, Windows ARM tablets in the future.”

Myerson’s choice of words, and in particular his reference to phones that “extend into tablets,” suggests that Microsoft could be looking to bridge the divide between its smartphone and tablet divisions, and perhaps give Windows Phone a much more prominent role than the much-maligned Windows RT. Indeed, using Windows Phone as a tablet OS, or merging WP and RT, would help Microsoft to unify its various platforms and apps — something it has talked about in the past and that is actually a key focus of Myserson’s work:

“… we really should have one silicon interface for all of our devices. We should have one set of developer APIs on all of our devices. And all of the apps we bring to end users should be available on all of our devices.”

So, who knows, perhaps Windows Phone and RT have a common future? In which case, the idea of Nokia taking charge of this unified drive — building phones and tablets on the same platform — would make a lot of sense.

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Source: Microsoft

It was announced a couple of weeks ago that Microsoft is going to acquire Nokia’s core phone business for more than $7 billion. The Finnish manufacturers shareholders have yet to approve the deal, and if they do, the former Nokia boss Stephen Elop will net a $25 million payday, as per current projections. As part of the deal between both companies, Elop will move back to Microsoft. Redmond will pay 70 percent of the projected total amount of $25 million while the remainder will be doled out by Nokia. This figure is made up primarily of accelerated vesting of his outstanding equity awards, 18 months of base salary and a short term management cash bonus.

Nokia, which was once a titan in the industry, has seen its market share decrease rapidly over the last few years. Elop was appointed to the top slot almost three years ago, during his tenure the company’s stock price has dropped by more than a third. Under the deal, Microsoft will get Nokia’s core phone business and nearly 32,000 employees. The fate of this deal hangs in the balance as shareholders have yet to decide if they want Redmond to take away the business that accounted for half of Nokia’s revenues last year. The meet on November 19th to put the matter to a vote.

Stephen Elop In For $25M Payday If Shareholders Approve Sale original content from Ubergizmo.

If you’re planning on picking up the Nokia Lumia 925, you might to think about hitting up the Microsoft Store instead of your carrier. The reason is because as you can see from the screenshot above, the Microsoft Store will offering the handset on contract via AT&T or T-Mobile, but at the same time will throw in a free wireless charging case for those of you who enjoy the wireless charging capability of your phone. The case is valued at $39 and the phone itself is priced starting at $99 along with a two-year contract from either carrier.

The Nokia Lumia 925 was released not too long ago and is the first Nokia Lumia device to actually sport the use of aluminum in its body. For the most part Nokia’s Lumia lineup had been made of polycarbonate, so the Lumia 925 does feel slightly more premium thanks to the use of metal. Its specs include a 4.5” 1280×768 display with a Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and an 8.7MP PureView camera with a 2,000mAh battery.

Microsoft Store Offers Free Wireless Charging Cover For Lumia 925 original content from Ubergizmo.

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