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Nokia’s Lumia 520 is an entry-level Windows Phone device with decent hardware specifications and an attractive price tag, which is why it is not surprising in an article by the Financial Post by analyst company, Canaccord Genuity, it was basically echoed as to how the Lumia 520 was one of the devices that helped improve Windows Phone 8 smartphone sales. However interestingly enough, the article has found that the Nokia Lumia 1020, Nokia’s most expensive smartphone to date, is doing pretty well as well.

They found that based on August retail checks that the Nokia Lumia 1020 was actually one of the top 3 selling smartphones on AT&T’s network. According to analyst T. Michael Walkley, “We believe Microsoft has recently worked more in concert with Nokia to drive sales, as evidenced by Microsoft’s advertising campaign highlighting the Lumia smartphones and features, and the Nokia 1020 is a top 3 selling smartphone at AT&T.” That is pretty surprising indeed! It is understandable that the Lumia 520 with its attractive price tag would be a hot seller, but what do you guys think? Are you surprised that the Lumia 1020, despite its price, is actually considered to be one of the top 3 selling smartphones on AT&T?

Nokia Lumia 1020 One Of The Top 3 Selling Smartphones On AT&T, According To Analyst original content from Ubergizmo.

As it stands the security on our mobile phones isn’t as tight as it should be. There are ways for hackers to bypass the lock screen, and for those who don’t bother with a passcode, well, your information is pretty much open to anyone who gains possession of your phone. (more…)

Nokia Looking To Bring Quantum Cryptography To Smartphones original content from Ubergizmo.

Nokia has not shied away in the past when it comes to poking fun at their rivals through advertising, and in a recent tweet by Nokia Germany, they posted the photo above, saying “Have a break…” which is the tagline for the KitKat confectionary. The photo also depicts a Samsung Galaxy S3 being broken in half, sort of like telling Google they should be careful! Then again with Microsoft acquiring Nokia and throwing their weight behind Nokia’s cellphone division, it really does seem that Google along with Apple should start taking the competition more seriously if they haven’t already.

This comes after Google recently announced the latest version of Android, Android 4.4 KitKat. In fact KitKat did a little parody themselves by advertising the company’s product in the same fashion that Apple typically advertises their new products, complete with an English gentleman and all. We have to admit that this whole back-and-forth between companies through clever advertisements is a lot more entertaining for everyone compared to them suing the heck out of each other, but what do you guys think? Does Google truly have something to fear now that Nokia’s cellphone business will be part of Microsoft’s empire?

Nokia “Threatens” Android In New KitKat Parody Ad original content from Ubergizmo.

By now world familiar with Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect camera system. Microsoft has recently hinted that Kinect camera technology is coming to the Windows Phone operating system. While the Kinect was first billed as a device to enable motion gaming on the Xbox 360, it became clear early on that the Kinect have a lot more […]

The “soft” in Microsoft isn’t what it used to be. A score ago, the company was certain the software-licensing business was the one it wanted to be in — Apple decided to hold its cards a lot closer to the chest, and it cost the company dearly for years. Meanwhile, Microsoft made a lot of cash with Windows, and it still does. But the tide is turning. Two of the last three Windows operating systems haven’t generated the kind of crazed mindshare that a company needs to remain relevant over the long haul, and at some point, one has to wonder if Microsoft will be able to inject a bit of life into its stodgy, outmoded self by grabbing the reins on the hardware side.

In fact, that’s exactly what Microsoft wondered, as it casually announced a plan in June of 2012 to affront scores of OEM partners with its Surface initiative. In an instant, Microsoft dove headfirst into the hardware game, and regardless of how it wanted the public to perceive the move, the truth was impossible to hide: this was Microsoft telling Acer, ASUS, Dell, Lenovo and the rest that it could no longer trust their design chops to keep its revenue on the up and up.

In February of 2011, well before it transformed the Surface from a big-ass table into a slate that almost no one wants to buy (Microsoft’s words, not mine), the company managed to procure a huge ally on the mobile front. The Nokia / Microsoft alliance was monumental. This was Nokia’s formidable hardware being exclusively used to push Microsoft’s fledgling Windows Phone OS. At once, Nokia loyalists found hope, and those praying for a coalition with Android were dismayed. Little did we know: that partnership marked the end of the original Microsoft, the end of the original Nokia and, in my estimation, a complete rerouting of the Windows roadmap. This week’s acquisition simply makes it all the more official.

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