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It doesn’t come close to the suite of air gestures Samsung’s included in the Galaxy S 4, but Nokia’s pushing out an update to give Lumia owners a limited taste of that hands-free functionality. Bundled into a new version 1.6 bump for display + touch settings released today is a new Peek feature, which gives Lumia owners the ability to wake their phones and glance at notifications with a mere hand wave. Sadly, it’s only compatible with Lumia devices running the latest Amber update — currently set for a vague “summer” rollout — which makes this hover-to-wake function a 925-only affair for the time being.

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Source: Windows Phone Store

AT&T Locker has been available on Android and iOS for awhile, but those aren’t the only platforms the carrier offers — others need their online storage, too. Accordingly, AT&T has quietly posted a Windows Phone 8 version of Locker. The new app switches to a Microsoft-inspired interface while preserving all of Locker’s core features, including an option to automatically upload photos and videos. If you’re an AT&T customer and don’t mind tying your Windows Phone’s cloud storage to your choice of cellular network, you can grab Locker at the link below.

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Source: Windows Phone Store

Nokia’s Lumia phones show promise despite the company’s dwindling overall sales, and now’s your chance to nab one at more affordable prices — if you’re willing to trade in an old phone, that is. The Finnish company’s new trade up program in the US will take in old mobile devices and send back up to $300 loaded on a Visa prepaid card, so long as you also purchase a Lumia. A lot of brands and models are accepted (check out if yours is via the trade up portal linked below), but popular ones like the iPhone 4S, the Galaxy S 4, and the HTC One will net you the most money. So, if you’re sick of being lost in a crowd of Androids and iPhones, now’s the time to give WP8 a whirl.

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T-Mobile customers may have to sit tight for a little while longer if they’re planning to pick up a Nokia Lumia 925 or Sony Xperia Z. TmoNews has reportedly obtained a roadmap from the UnCarrier that has the two smartphones launching on July 17th alongside an unidentified (though likely budget-oriented) handset. While pricing isn’t mentioned for the Xperia Z, the Lumia 925 is expected to cost $100 down with a $579 full price. The apparent leak gives us a date to mark on our calendars, although we won’t base our lives around it — carriers tend to change schedules at the last minute, after all.

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Source: TmoNews

After the official product shot leaked in late May, we knew it wouldn’t be long before Huawei’s Ascend W2 makes an official appearance. Well, today’s the day, but as the company’s second-ever Windows Phone device, the W2’s appearance at Mobile Asia Expo was surprisingly low key. According to the spec sheet at Huawei’s booth, this affordable phone comes with a 4.3-inch 800 x 480 display (looked like IPS to us) and a 1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8230 SoC (same as the W1 but faster) with 512MB RAM. There’s 8GB of built-in storage along with microSD expansion — the slot is located next to the removable 1,700mAh battery plus full-size SIM slot, all underneath the red or yellow back cover.

Even though Huawei doesn’t hide the fact that the W2 is a low-cost device, it’s actually not too shabby. Most notably, the three usual soft keys are color backlit and will match your desired theme in Windows Phone 8. As a bonus, the touchscreen has a glove mode — as featured on several other more recent Huawei phones — for the cold winter days. There’s still no price or date announced just yet, but since this particular model packs a TD-SCDMA radio for China Mobile, folks outside China will have to wait for the WCDMA variant. For now, we have a hands-on video for you after the break.

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