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 Nokia has published preliminary financial results for the period of Q4, 2012 and have declared them to be better than expected. The Finnish smartphone manufacturer has estimated shipments of its range of Lumia smartphones to have crossed 4.4 million units. It also shipped 9.3 million units of its Asha range of feature phones. Of the 86.2 million units that Nokia shipped this quarter about 6.6 million are smartphones. "We are pleased that Q4 2012 was a solid quarter where we exceeded expectations and delivered underlying profitability in Devices & Services and record underlying profitability in Nokia Siemens Networks. We focused on our priorities and as a result we sold a total of 14 million Asha smartphones and Lumia smartphones while managing our costs efficiently, and Nokia Siemens Networks delivered yet another very good quarter," said CEO Stephen Elop. Overall the numbers are a healthy improvement over the 2.9 million Lumia phones that Nokia shipped during the third quarter. What may surprise you is that Symbian phones still account for 2.2 million device shipments. Full results for Q4 2012 will be available on January 24th.  |
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 Huawei has unveiled UltraStick E3331, the world's smallest 3G data card at the CES 2013. Huawei's latest data card is pretty thin at 7mm, measures 67.5 mm long and 25.5 mm wide. This data card beats its predecessor, Huawei E369, that held the position of the world's smallest data card that was 8mm thick. The UltraStick E3331 might be the smallest 3G data card, but the Option XYFI that launched last year at MWC 2012 is still the world's smallest 3G Wi-Fi hotspot. The UltraStick E3331 offers speeds of up to HSPA+ 21 Mbps in the PA+ network, and also runs on the IPV6 network. It has HiLink technology similar to the Huawei's E303Cs, allowing users to connect to the internet in less than 15 seconds, once it is connected to a device. The UltraStick E3331 is thin and light, and at the same time offers the best performance the user needs. It would go on sale in the Philippines from February 2013, and would be gradually rolled out globally after that.  |
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 Huawei has launched E3131 Soft Wi-Fi Data Card and E5331 MiFi in India in partnership with Communications Technology (ICT) solutions. The E3131 Soft Wi-Fi Data Card lets you share Wi-Fi for up to 5 devices and the Huawei Soft Wi-Fi lets you transform any laptop with a Wi-Fi adapter into a Wi-Fi hotspot with a simple software. The E5331 MiFi offers WiFi access for up to 8 devices simultaneously and comes with Power key for one touch connect. Features of Huawei E3131 Soft Wi-Fi Data Card Simultaneously connect up to 5 Wi-Fi-enabled devices HSPA+ 21 Mbps DL and 5.76Mbps UL speed Micro SD Card Slot (up to 32GB) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR5nylVv4g0 Features of Huawei E5331 MiFi Simultaneously connect up to 8 Wi-Fi devices HSPA+ 21 Mbps DL and 5.76Mbps UL speed Power key for one touch connect Plug and Play with auto APN & IP settings Type3i technology with up to 20% more upload and download speed compared to non Type3i devices 250 hours standby time without Wi-Fi, 30 hours with Wi-Fi 5 hours continuous working time with 1500 mAh battery The Huawei E3131 Soft Wi-Fi Data Card is priced at Rs 2,275 and comes with a free AVG PC anti-virus software. It is available from retail stores, IT channel stores and online retailers across India. The Huawei E5331 MiFi is priced at Rs 3,990. It would go on sale in India by early 2013.  |
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 Salora International has launched their first Android Smartphone, Salora PowerMaxx with a powerful 3200 mAh battery in a slim 10.2 mm, 64.5 mm frame. The PowerMaxx has a 4.5-inch (540 x 960 Pixels) qHD IPS LCD capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor and has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. The company entered the mobile phone market with dual-SIM feature phones back in 2011. The phone's display has Advanced Assembly Technology with zero air gap, providing dust-free, colorful display. The surface of the phone is made of forging aluminum Alloy through Fibre Drawing Technology and the there is a secondary microphone to eliminate ambient noise. It comes pre-loaded with range of apps including Backup Restore App, Kingsoft Office, Skype, Facebook, Twitter and Google Chrome. Salora PowerMaxx Specifications 4.5-inch (540 x 960 Pixels) IPS LCD capacitive touch screen display Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) 1GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS 8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording, 1.3MP front-facing camera 3G (HSDPA 7.2Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP and aGPS 3.5mm audio jack, ...  |
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 Samsung has announced the Galaxy S2 Plus. It has a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash, zero-lag shutter and a 2MP HD front-facing camera. It also comes with Samsung's unique features such as S Voice, Popup Video, Smart Stay, Direct Call, Smart Alert and AllShare Play. It would also come with optional NFC support. Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus specifications 4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touch screen display 1.2 GHz dual-core processor Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS 8.9 mm thick (for NFC version), 8.5mm thick (for non-NFC version) and weighs 122 g grams 8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording and 2MP front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS 1GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD 3G (HSDPA: 21 Mbps, HSUPA: 5.76Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth v 3.0, GPS/GLONASS and NFC (optional) 1650 mAh battery This doesn't seem like a great upgrade from the Galaxy S2. No details about availability and pricing yet.  |
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 At a press conference in New Delhi, Nokia has launched the much awaited mid end Windows Phone 8 Lumia 620 in India. Nokia had announced the Lumia 620 at the Le Web Conference in Paris last month, and it was the first affordable Windows Phone 8 device from Nokia. The device, with pretty great specs for a mid end device was a surprise announcement at Le Web, and comes with sweet dual coloured polycarbonate variations. It was revealed to the world by Marko Ahtisaari, the principal design head of Nokia. The highlights of this device are - 3.8 inch WVGA 800x480 TFT display with CBD technology Seven colours, exchangeable just like the 820 Snapdragon S4+ MSM8227/8627 with Adreno 305 GPU and 512 MB of RAM 8 GB of mass memory and expandable with a Micro SD card slot 5 MP AF camera with 720P video recording and HAAC Audio recording(Rich Recording) NFC, 3G, Bluetooth with file transfer Runs Windows Phone 8! The Nokia Lumia 620 will come in magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black colours. Unfortunately no green and orange colours yet. They are all exchangeable so one day you might get them as an accessory and just slide it on. This is supposed to be the Windows Phone 8 ...  |
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 Nokia has also launched the Lumia 820 along with the Lumia 920 in India. It was announced back in September and comes with a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 pixels) OLED ClearBlack display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 8MP Auto Focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Dual LED flash at the back that can record videos at Full HD 1080p resolution at 30fps and a VGA front-facing camera. The connectivity features include 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.1, GPS / aGPS and NFC. It has 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD card and a 1650 mAh battery. The phone has support for Qi wireless charging through separate exchangeable shells. The Nokia Lumia 820 is priced at Rs. 27,559 in India and comes in red, yellow, cyan, white and black colors. It would be available from select retail stores in key cities across India starting from tomorrow, January 11th 2013. It would come with 2GB of free 3G data from Vodafone for 3 months. Check out our Nokia Lumia 820 Preview if you are planning to get one. Gaurav also contributed to this report  |
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 Nokia has finally launched the Lumia 920 in India after a long delay. It was announcedback in September, and comes with a 4.5-inch (1280 × 768 pixels) Pure Motion HD+ IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. It comes with an 8.7 MP auto focus camera with PureView camera technology, LED Flash, Optical imaging stabilization (OIS) and Full HD 1080p video recording. It also has a 1.2MP 720p HD front-facing camera for video calling. The back plate has Wireless charging capabilities based on the popular Qi wireless standard. The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.1, GPS / aGPS, NFC. It has 1GB RAM, 32GB internal memory and comes with a 2,000mAh battery. Nokia also launched the Lumia 820 and the Lumia 620 in India along with the Lumia 920. P Balaji, MD & VP, Nokia India, and Vipul Mehrotra, Director & Head, Smartphone Devices, Nokia India released these Windows Phone 8 devices at an event in Delhi. V Ramnath, Director - Sales, Nokia India released the Windows Phone 8 devices another separate event in Mumbai. The Nokia Lumia 920 is priced at Rs. 38,199 in India and comes in yellow, red, white and black colours. It would be ...  |
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 Huawei unveiled the Ascend W1, their first Windows Phone 8 device, earlier this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show 2013. We got some hands-on time with the device. The Ascend W1 has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA IPS LCD display, 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with Adreno 305 GPU. There is a 0.3MP front-facing camera at the at top along with an LED notification light. Since the display is shiny, it is prone to finger prints. There are the usual back, home and search capacitive touch buttons below the display. At the top there is a 3.5mm audio jack and a metal power button. On the right, there is a dedicated camera key. The volume rocker is present on the left. There is a 5 MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back along with Huawei branding below that. There is a large speaker grill at the bottom part along with Windows Phone branding. The phone has 3G HSPA+ (21 Mbps) support, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS and optional NFC support. It packs a 1950 mAh battery. The back cover has nice patterns. The Huawei Ascend W1 comes in range of colors including blue, red, black and white, as you ... |
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