NEW DELHI: Nokia has unveiled the Lumia 1020 smartphone in India though it is yet to announce the price tag. The manufacturer showed off many of the camera features and technologies that go into the phone at a media event on Thursday, but refused to divulge the price. While potential customers will be able to buy the smartphone on October 11, we got to spend some time with it at the event. Here are our first impressions of the Nokia Lumia 1020:
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Friday, 27 September 2013
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Nokia's phablet
Nokia has delayed the launch of a large-screen "phablet" device, originally planned for late September, following a deal to sell its handset business and license patents to Microsoft, a source said.
Nokia launches 108, 108 Dual SIM budget camera phones
NEW DELHI: With an eye on people wanting to buy their first-ever camera phone, Finnish handset maker Nokia has unveiled the Nokia 108 and the Nokia 108 Dual SIM, priced at $29 (excluding taxes).
"There remains a huge segment of the global population that has yet to own a camera phone. For the next billion people and beyond, we aim to bring new mobile experiences to ever-lower price points.
"Nokia 108 and Nokia 108 Dual SIM are examples of this commitment," Nokia's executive vice president for mobile phones, Timo Toikkanen said in a statement.
The Nokia 108 and Nokia 108 Dual SIM have VGA camera and bear a recommended retail price of $29, excluding taxes and subsidies are expected to start shipping in last quarter of this year, the statement said.
Though there are many camera phones below this price range but these two models are the first from Nokia in this price range.
Both the Nokia phone models have expandable storage of up to 32GB. The standby time for Nokia 108 single sim models is up to 31 days and up to 25 days for the Nokia 108 Dual SIM.
"There remains a huge segment of the global population that has yet to own a camera phone. For the next billion people and beyond, we aim to bring new mobile experiences to ever-lower price points.
"Nokia 108 and Nokia 108 Dual SIM are examples of this commitment," Nokia's executive vice president for mobile phones, Timo Toikkanen said in a statement.
The Nokia 108 and Nokia 108 Dual SIM have VGA camera and bear a recommended retail price of $29, excluding taxes and subsidies are expected to start shipping in last quarter of this year, the statement said.
Though there are many camera phones below this price range but these two models are the first from Nokia in this price range.
Both the Nokia phone models have expandable storage of up to 32GB. The standby time for Nokia 108 single sim models is up to 31 days and up to 25 days for the Nokia 108 Dual SIM.
Monday, 16 September 2013
Nokia tested Android on Lumia phones
NEW DELHI: Nokia could have switched loyalty to Google's Android operating system after 2014,"Before Microsoft reached a deal to buy Nokia's phone business, there was a possibility that Nokia could have switched its smartphones to Google's Android operating system sometime after late 2014."
Saturday, 14 September 2013
Nokia tested Android on Lumia phones: Report
NEW DELHI: Nokia could have switched loyalty to Google's Android operating system after 2014, according to a blog on New York Times. According to Nick Wingfield's blog on NYT's Bits Blog, "Before Microsoft reached a deal to buy Nokia's phone business, there was a possibility that Nokia could have switched its smartphones to Google's Android operating system sometime after late 2014."
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Nokia Lumia 625 review: Bundled goodness
NEW DELHI: Nokia recently launched the Lumia 625 in India, bringing its biggest smartphone to the country. This handset also holds a lot of sentimental value, as it is the last smartphone launched by the Finnish manufacturer before its sale to Microsoft.
The phone matches the specs of key rivals in this segment and does not seem to fall short in most departments, at least on paper, and comes with a host of freebies. Let's see if the sub-Rs 20,000 segment has found a new king, or the Lumia 625 can at best achieve a moderate success in the market. Here's our review to check out the strengths and weaknesses of Lumia 625 and if the phone is worth buying...
The phone matches the specs of key rivals in this segment and does not seem to fall short in most departments, at least on paper, and comes with a host of freebies. Let's see if the sub-Rs 20,000 segment has found a new king, or the Lumia 625 can at best achieve a moderate success in the market. Here's our review to check out the strengths and weaknesses of Lumia 625 and if the phone is worth buying...
NOKIA 625
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
How iPhone launches are Creative Destruction Day in Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO: On Tuesday morning, about 200 people - most of them from the news media - will gather in a Cupertino, California, auditorium to watch Timothy Cook, Apple's chief executive, unveil new iPhones.
Saturday, 7 September 2013
Nokia to pay off NSN financing from $2 billion Microsoft loan
NEW DELHI: Finnish handset maker Nokia, which is selling its devices and services business to Microsoft, will borrow $1.97 billion from the US software giant to pay off loans taken to acquire the stake held by Siemens in their joint venture NSN.
In connection with the deal, Microsoft had agreed to make 1.5 billion euros of financing available to Nokia in the form of three tranches of $658.77 million convertible bonds.
The mobile phone maker has decided to draw down all the financing and will issue three tranches of senior unsecured convertible bonds, it said in a statement.
"Nokia intends to use the proceeds of the offering to prepay financing raised for the acquisition of the shares in NSN, which was completed in August 2013, and for general corporate purposes," the company said yesterday.
Microsoft last week agreed to acquire a major part of the devices and services business of Nokia and license its patents for about $7.2 billion. Nokia will keep its telecom network equipment arm NSN, mapping and location services (HERE), its CTO office and its patent portfolio.
In July, Nokia agreed to buy German engineering giant Siemens' 50% stake in their mobile broadband joint venture NSN for $2.2 billion. The firm was renamed Nokia Systems and Networks (NSN).
The bonds are expected to be issued on or about September 23, Nokia said. The first tranche matures in five years and has a 1.125% per annum coupon payable semi-annually with an initial conversion price of EUR 3.9338.
The second tranche of 2019 bonds has a 2.5% per annum coupon payable semi-annually and an initial conversion price of EUR 4.0851.
The third tranche matures in seven years and has a 3.625% per annum coupon payable semi-annually with an initial conversion price of EUR 4.2364.
Microsoft has agreed not to sell any of the bonds or convert them to Nokia shares before the sale of the devices and services business is closed, Nokia said. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014.
In connection with the deal, Microsoft had agreed to make 1.5 billion euros of financing available to Nokia in the form of three tranches of $658.77 million convertible bonds.
The mobile phone maker has decided to draw down all the financing and will issue three tranches of senior unsecured convertible bonds, it said in a statement.
"Nokia intends to use the proceeds of the offering to prepay financing raised for the acquisition of the shares in NSN, which was completed in August 2013, and for general corporate purposes," the company said yesterday.
Microsoft last week agreed to acquire a major part of the devices and services business of Nokia and license its patents for about $7.2 billion. Nokia will keep its telecom network equipment arm NSN, mapping and location services (HERE), its CTO office and its patent portfolio.
In July, Nokia agreed to buy German engineering giant Siemens' 50% stake in their mobile broadband joint venture NSN for $2.2 billion. The firm was renamed Nokia Systems and Networks (NSN).
The bonds are expected to be issued on or about September 23, Nokia said. The first tranche matures in five years and has a 1.125% per annum coupon payable semi-annually with an initial conversion price of EUR 3.9338.
The second tranche of 2019 bonds has a 2.5% per annum coupon payable semi-annually and an initial conversion price of EUR 4.0851.
The third tranche matures in seven years and has a 3.625% per annum coupon payable semi-annually with an initial conversion price of EUR 4.2364.
Microsoft has agreed not to sell any of the bonds or convert them to Nokia shares before the sale of the devices and services business is closed, Nokia said. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014.
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