The Amber update will bring Glance to all WP8 Lumia phones except the 520

The Amber update for Nokia Lumia phones will bring a number of нев features to current phones, including the Glance feature. What is Glance? It allows you to wake the phone with a double tap (a la MeeGo) and it displays the time and missed notifications.The Glance mode gives users a clock screensaver on their screen that saves you having to turn on the phone simply to check the time.

Nokia has previously told Pocket-lint that internal research shows that turning on and off the phone, merely to check the time is one of the biggest battery drainers on a day-to day-basis.

Detailing the new feature in a FAQ on the company's website, Nokia states that customers wanting the new feature will have to wait for the Nokia Lumia Amber update:

"You need to wait for a Nokia Lumia Amber update, it will become available to the existing Nokia Lumia range on Windows Phone 8 as an over-the-air update. Once you have Lumia Amber update, you will receive a notification in Store about Display+touch app update and then you need accept it. You can control the Nokia Glance screen from a pane in the Display+touch section of the Settings menu."

The Amber update is expected in the coming weeks.

It’s not an AMOLED-only feature, LCD-packing Lumias will get it too. They can leverage the Timed option, which switches off the display completely after a preset period of time.

Anyway, all Windows Phone 8-powered Nokia Lumia phones will get the Amber update over the air, except for the Lumia 520 and 521 (which lack the hardware support) and the Lumia 925 and 1020 (which come with Amber out of the box).

Once the update is installed, the Windows Phone Store will prompt you that there’s a new Display+touch app update, which will enable Glance. Don’t try looking for the app before you get the update, it won’t work.

By the way, the high-end (9xx) Lumia phones will also get the Pro Camera app with Amber.

Nokia teases 'Something Big'

Nokia has already had a busier Summer than usual, with the Lumia 925 already available in most markets and the Lumia 1020 just a few days away from launching in the United States. That said, there's always room for more phones, which leads us to the peculiar teaser Nokia published this morning. On its social media channels and on their Conversations blog, Nokia looks to be teasing a new product announcement for tomorrow. The tantalizing headline reads: "Something BIG landing here tomorrow". Looking at the post itself, the company promises that all will be revealed tomorrow at 9:00 AM (UK time). Oh, and there's a teaser photo of the Nokia logo on a red background, which we've shared with you above. Nokia has a big, BIG announcement for tomorrow and is giving us pretty short notice. Whatever it is, it will be unveiled tomorrow morning in London (9am UK time, 8am UTC). There's still plenty of time to guess, except all we have to go on is an orange ("sunset orange", according to an online color chart) back with the Nokia logo engraved. Nokia can be pretty sneaky with these things, like the solid yellow background with black oval that turned out to be the loudspeaker of the Asha 501. So, is this an Asha? Maybe, but not if "big" refers to physical size – Asha phones are generally small. Stephen Elop, Nokia CEO, did talk about phablets in early May, and the defining characteristic of phablets is "big". This would, however, require the device to run the elusive GDR3 update, which will finally enable 1080p resolution as WXGA (1280 x 768) can only be stretched so far. The update will also add quad-core support and other features, except the latest info is that it's slated for next year. Then again, the Nokia Lumia 625 is pretty big - 4.7" screen - with only WVGA resolution. Join us tomorrow and find out what this BIG thing really is. While we're thinking the Lumia 625 is a strong possibility, could it really be announced tomorrow? Lot of posts online claim that it is a Nokia tablet others say its a phablet and some say its a Nokia accessory. What do you think ? We will find out tomorrow , be connected to us !

Nokia Lumia 521: First MetroPCS WP8 Phone Coming Soon In Affordable Price

Nokia may not be the best amongst other handsets and smartphones, but it is surely the best one that runs Windows Phone 8 in its wide range of Lumia series. Although, other manufacturers tend to follow WP8, these days it seems Nokia is all about Lumia and WP8 is all about Nokia. Click Here For More Nokia Smartphones Gallery Click Here For All Nokia Smartphone Models Price, Specs Lists However, there is a latest good news for the ones who are looking for an affordable Windows Phone 8 running Nokia handset. The most followed Twitter user and a reliable leakster @evleaks has recently posted an image of the Nokia Lumia 521 for MetroPCS. It seems MetroPCS is seemingly following in the footsteps of T-Mobile. Moreover, It is all set to launch their first Windows Phone 8 powered handset Nokia Lumia 521 soon. T-Mobile has been selling Windows Phone 8 devices since last year while the MetroPCS had no Microsoft-powered smartphones in its line-up. However, Lumia 521 is probably going to be its first WP8 product. Speculations suggest that the handset quite affordable WP8 phone ever. Unwiredview reported saying that Lumia 521 is the cheapest Windows Phone 8 device that you can currently get in the US. Thus to be more precise it actually costs $149.99 (approx. Rs. 8,899) at T-Mobile. To go by the specs, the handset is likely to be similar to the T-Mobile's version. So speculations are that MetroPCS' Lumia 521 will come with 4 inch IPS display with 800 x 480 pixels resolution. The handset is likely to be powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor alongside 512MB RAM. It should come with a 5MP rear camera and 8GB of internal memory and with a MicroSD card support (up to 64GB), and it is said that the Lumia 521 will be powered by a 1,430 mAh batteryVIA Gizbot

REVEALED : Why Nokia didnt adopt Android

Nokia, which has adopted the Windows Phone operating system for its smartphones, is better placed without Android, according to its chief Stephen Elop.

Without naming Samsung, Elop said the Android ecosystem has been dominated by one dominant player and he is happy that Nokia decided against opting for the Android few years back.

"I'm very happy with the decision we made. What we were worried about a couple of years ago was the very high risk that one hardware manufacturer could come to dominate Android.

We had a suspicion of who it might be, because of the resources available, the vertical integration, and we were respectful of the fact that we were quite late in making that decision. Many others were in that space already," Elop said in an interview given to The Guardian.

"Now fast forward to today and examine the Android ecosystem, and there are a lot of good devices from many different companies, but one company has essentially now become the dominant player," he further added.

Back in the year 2011 Nokia decided to slowly move away from Symbian . However, instead of going for Android - a platform that all other handset manufacturers were opting for except BlackBerry - the Finnish handset company adopted Microsoft's Windows platform for its smartphones.

At that time the choice of Microsoft Windows mobile operating system seemed a bit off from a manufacturer like Nokia. But no reasons were given back then to support the move.

Though, Samsung is the top Android smartphone maker but it was HTC who first launched an Android smartphone, the HTC Dream, in October 2008. Samsung joined the race the following year, in June 2009, when it launched Samsung i7500/ Galaxy.

Nokia is currently manufacturing smartphones with Windows Phone operating system only. It will though provide support to its Symbian based devices till 2016.

But despite Elop's rhetoric's now, Nokia may well join the race if its shipments of Windows devices continue to fall in future.

Nokia Rolls Out Update To Offline Maps For Their Symbian Phones

Nokia is taking lot of steps to improve user experience for for their windows phone 8 platform, but that doesn't mean that the company is neglecting it's older symbian models. The Finnish handset maker has rolled out an update to the Symbian Maps Suite bringing road and location updates.

Users will be able to update the maps over the air or update it on their mass memory using Nokia Suite on a Windows PC. The existing maps need to be removed before new ones are installed. However, places marked as favorites will be retained.'Map Loader' from the settings menu in Nokia Maps, then tap on 'Check for Updates.'

With the new update symbian's offline Map app is now up to date as the HERE Maps for Nokia's Windows Phone 8 devices.

Meanwhile Gi Group, a leading Italian multinational company dedicated to the human resources market, has chosen Nokia Lumia as its business smartphone, replacing BlackBerry.

"Our people need to be able to connect with colleagues and access and edit Microsoft Office documents, wherever they happen to be," said Barbara Cottini, HR manager at Gi Group.

"They also need to access our customer relationship management systems as well as their professional social media networks without having to have a laptop with them at all times. Nokia Lumia offered us a unique way of doing this, with elegant, modern smartphones and a user experience that is immediately familiar." She added

Talking about maps, Nokia Lumia will offer HERE Maps with LiveSight (augmented reality overlay view of buildings) and HERE Drive, with free, turn-by-turn navigation to Gi Group employees.

Nokia boasts about its Music technology while Vodafone Germany sells Lumia 1020 a tag of 30€

Ever since Nokia announced its Lumia 1020, it has done all it can to create a buzz among the tech enthusiasts. The impressive 41 megapixel sensor in the Windows Phone 8 smartphone have mostly taken the spotlight so far, but now the company’s PR department is focusing on some of the cool side features.

Nokia has now come up with a new promotional video that Nokia highlights the smartphones rich sound recording technology and compares it to two of its direct rivals. In a video that runs for about a minute and a half, shows a DJ playing his music and the audio along with its video is recorded with two prototype Lumia 1020 smartphones, a device from “competitor A” and a smartphone from “competitor S”. And yes it doesn’t take a genius to realize that it’s the latest Samsung and Apple flagships that stand behind those names. After the completion of the recording of the same scene with all three devices, Nokia has compiled the clips in a single video that lets you get a clear idea of how they compare. Predictably, the audio and the video recorded using the Lumia 1020 and its HAAC stereo microphones has the best sound clarity along with good bass. The difference between the quality of the videos themselves is quite striking, too, and is again in favor of the Nokia latest flagship and its huge sensor (by smartphone standards, anyway)

Check out the video in question and see for yourselves:

IN OTHER NEWS ABOUT THE NOKIA LUMIA 1020

Nokia Lumia 1020 will go on sale in Europe this quarter and some retailers are already taking pre-orders. The German campaign started at the hefty €799 price tag, but now the price has fallen down to the slight more reasonable €699. And if you don't feel like paying that much upfront, Vodafone and T-Mobile Germany will be offering the Nokia Lumia 1020 at far lower subsidized rates. Their offers are already available at some online retailers.

Vodafone will give you the Lumia 1020 only for €29.90 if you opt for a two-year contract with a €70/month tariff (calls and data). T-Mobile's cheapest offer has the Lumia 1020 listed at €149.90 with a 2-yar contract and €80/month plan. There are some offers from O2 as well, but they are quite steep compared to those we've already mentioned. Nokia Lumia 1020 has already available on pre-order in the USA exclusively through AT&T and had a great start. The cameraphone is already out of stock because of the high demand and some customers might have to wait a while until they get their hands on the beast. Lots of EU retailers have the Lumia 1020 listed available with 4 to 6 weeks shipping, which seems about right since the phone is expected to launch in September

VIA GSM Arena

Another hue of Nokia Lumia 1020 : RED

For a company that’s been so enthusiastic about releasing a colorful assortment of smartphones, Nokia’s latest Lumia 1020 sure feels like it comes up a little short, available only in yellow or neutral notes. That’s what made it so interesting to see the above render arrive this morning, apparently showing off the 1020 in red.Stephen Elop announced the Nokia Lumia 1020 with an epic 41MP camera almost a week ago and said it'll be available in three color variations: yellow, white and black. However, as a leaked posted by evleaks shows, the WP8 cameraphone is going to also be available in an additional hue. As you can see on the left, the exclusive red color is destined for AT&T customers only. Come July 26 you'll be able to buy the Nokia Lumia 1020 for $299.99 with a two-year contract. If you want to be among the first to have it, you can now pre-order your unit. There's no information whether the red Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available at launch or shortly after that. The Nokia Lumia 1020 features a 4.5 inch WXGA AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels, there is also a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5GHz processor, there is also 2GB of RAM and 32GB of built in storage. The Nokia Lumia 1020 features a 41 megapixel PureView camera with OIS, Nokia Pro Camera, a Xenon flash for photos and an LED flash for video. As soon as we get some more details on exactly when the red Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available with AT&T we will let you guys know. Included above, the leaked PR shot apparently shows a Lumia 1020 with a red casing and an AT&T logo. This doesn’t confirm the existence of this alternative color, but it does hint Nokia at least toyed with the idea of a crimson-colored version. Whether it will materialize remains to be seen, but I would welcome yet another splash of color in the Lumia 1020 lineup. A few extra carrier choices wouldn’t hurt, too.

Nokia refreshes its iconic Nokia tune

The Nokia Tune (a.k.a. Grande Valse) is perhaps one of the most recognized ringtones around and every so often the Finnish company modernizes it. Now it’s time for a new update, the eighth in the 20 year history of the ringtone.

Along with the ringtone, Nokia has updated sounds for other notifications too – SMS, email, calendar, alarm and even the startup tone.

“The latest renewal is not a radical revolution, but more of a subtle evolution,” says Tapio Hakanen, a sound design expert that was involved with creating the new sounds. He wasn’t alone, other experts and consumers were consulted and many different versions tried until Nokia settled on this:

And here’s the message sound:

And the most dreaded sound of them all – the alarm that wakes you up in the morning. Hakanen says “The alarm clock is also the one sound we receive most spontaneous feedback for,” which I guess is his polite way of saying a lot of sleepy people curse at them. So, the new alarm sound is a lot milder, “slower and almost zenish”.

You can listen to the rest of them at Nokia Design’s Sound Cloud page. New Nokia phones will come with these sounds as default, while current Lumia owners can install them with the Nokia Ringtone Maker.

Nokia gets a good start for its phamera Lumia 1020 , sold out already at AT&T

On Tuesday, AT&T started accepting pre-orders for the Nokia Lumia 1020. Demand was so heavy for the camera-centric smartphone that someone who ordered the device shortly after the online site went live, found out that he was too late as the phone had sold out. As early as 8:42am Tuesday morning, AT&T had sent him an email to tell him that the model was now on backorder.  It surely seems as though Nokia and Microsoft have a winner here (the two are definitely intertwined in a way that Samsung and Google never will be), and the unsaid notion is that this is another nail in the coffin of BlackBerry. After iOS and Android take their slice of the pie, there is a limited amount of dessert left over. If Windows Phone picks up market share, it probably will be at the expense of the Canadian manufacturer whose only response to the Lumia 1020 is the rather tepid BlackBerry A10 Aristo. The Nokia Lumia 1020 will ship on July 23rd for those lucky enough to get their order in before supplies were all accounted for. An AT&T rep told us on Wednesday night that new orders will be shipped on or around July 25th. The 32GB model of the phone is $299.99 with a signed two-year pact. Of course, this doesn't really say how many devices were ordered and the number could be really small for all we know. AT&T may have just ordered few devices and were caught off guard by the demand for the phone. We'll have to wait for official figures from Nokia to find out just how many units they have sold so far. In case you missed it, the Lumia 1020 is Nokia's latest flagship device running Windows Phone 8. It features the second generation of the 41 megapixel PureView camera that we first saw on the 808 PureView. Couple that with a 720p display, dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and 2GB RAM, the Lumia 1020 is easily the most exciting Windows Phone device released till date.

Stats about Windows Phones come out surprising many ; Nokia Lumia 520 most sold

Which is the most popular, Windows Phone handset you ask? The Nokia Lumia 520 is after raising from fifth place a month ago according to numbers by AdDuplex. The entry-level handset holds 13.3% of the worldwide WP market, ahead of the flagship Lumia 920′s 11.8% (the 925, 928 and 1020 are too new to have made a dent). The climb of the modest Lumia 520 was rapid – it gained percentage points by the week. Meanwhile Windows Phone 7 devices are on the way out, but still make up a significant portion of the install base. Worldwide Nokia is the undeniable Windows Phone ruler – it owns over 85% of the market. Second is HTC with just over 11%, while Samsung and Huawei barely register. About 60% of devices run WP8, the remainder is on WP7 (those phones can’t be updated to WP8). The Nokia Lumia 620, a slightly more advanced handset than the 520 ties with an outgoing mid-rangel phone, the Lumia 710, for third place. The first non-Nokia device on the scale is the HTC 8X. The US market is ahead of the curve with a higher WP8 to WP7 ratio and showing a strong preference for the high-end models – the Lumia 822, 920, HTC 8X and Lumia 900 cover over half of the market. Things in the Netherlands are similar. In the UK, the picture is different though – it’s the WP7-powered Lumia 800 on top and low- to mid-range devices covering most of the market. Poland also likes its low- to mid-range phones with a noticeable WP7 presence and is the only country in the study that has HTC ahead of Nokia. Russia and Africa show an even mix across the spectrum of devices, while India and Brazil are heavily skewed towards a single device. The Nokia Lumia 710 has a whopping 40% cut of the Windows Phone market in Brazil (it’s actually down from 57% in February). The world’s #1, Lumia 520, holds over 30% of the market in India (up from 20.8% last month). In just four months, the Lumia 520 has gone from nothing to the most popular Windows Phone model in India, and that speaks volumes about how cheap and value for money devices sell here.  We usually try to interchange countries from month to month but the rise of Lumia 520 in India is too fascinating to ignore. From the really impressive 20.8% last month it went to mind-blowing 31.3% this time around. Looks like Nokia India has a winner on their hands. It is also very surprising to note that the Lumia 620, which was not at as highly marketed as the other devices by Nokia India, is the second most selling smartphone in India. The Lumia 720 is at third, and this clearly means that Windows Phone 8 is being preferred, but devices like the Lumia 710 and Lumia 610 still have a share but are not selling as well as the WP8 devices, obviously. It is also funny to note that the 820 and the 920 have been relegated to a much lower position, and that explains the market somewhat. People are not that willing to go for higher end devices, especially Nokia’s higher end devices. This might change with the Nokia Lumia 1020 with a good pricing, lets see.

There are other interesting statistics from Ad Duplex regarding Windows Phone market share in terms of version and in terms of manufacturers. It is obvious that Nokia rules the roost in terms of OEMs and glad to notice that Windows Phone 8 has already gone past WP7 in terms of marketshare. But that has been the case for some time. Is windows Phone 8 finally gaining traction? What will Nokia’s results be, at their July 18th 2Q13 quarterly results? We can’t wait to find out. In case you are interested in numbers and seeing how Windows Phone has fared in the other parts of the world, check the source link below. Another graph, on the rise of the no. of app installations on the Lumia 520 -

Note: The statistics are based on app installations, which support the ad duplex platform. Since the platform is free, most third party apps have it implemented, and hence the huge amount of data for the Ad Duplex guys to work out the statistics, which are not exact marketshare data but percentage wise, really close.

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Nokia making Lumia 625 with 4.7 in and LTE leaks

Nokia is working on a new Lumia phone, which is expected to launch shortly. Called the Lumia 625, it is said to be the cheapest Lumia phone in Nokia's range.

According to the sources at The Verge, the Lumia 625 will have a 4.7-inch, 800 x 480 resolution display, which is the largest for a Lumia phone so far. Other specs include a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, 512MB of RAM and a 5 megapixel camera. The handset apparently features a 4.7-inch WVGA screen with super-sensitive touch, 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 512MB of RAM and 2,000mAh battery -- basically a lower-end model. While the listing only mentions GSM / GPRS and WCDMA / HSPA support, the phone supposedly includes LTE, and wraps everything in a unibody design that follows the attractive looks of its smaller cousin, the Lumia 620. In fact, the shape appears to match the RM-941 that passed through the FCC back in June. The device is expected to land in China at the end of July for 1,999 yuan ($325) No word yet on international availability. There's no word on US availability, but one particular variant of the Lumia 625 recently passed through the FCC with support for AT&T's GSM network This is the right step for Nokia as low-end devices is exactly what both Nokia and Windows Phone needs to increase market share. Now it's time for Microsoft to step up its game and introduce new features through regular updates Nokia's Lumia 625 is the next part of the company's strategy to push Windows Phone to even lower price points. The Nokia Lumia 520 is the most popular Windows Phone worldwide, according to data from Adduplex, and it has secured 13.3 percent share. Similarly the Lumia 620 has secured 9.6 percent, and the Lumia 710 has 9.6 percent. While Nokia is pushing Microsoft's mobile OS to the low-end, it faces increasing competition from competitors like Samsung, and its own low-end Asha line continues to sell well against Lumia Windows Phones. We expect Nokia to launch a high-end phablet, perhaps once Microsoft adds support for higher-resolution displays to Windows Phone, but for now it looks like the largest Windows Phone display will head to emerging markets.

Nokia Lumia 1020 up for pre-order in USA and Germany

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is first coming to the United States on July 26th, and you can start pre-ordering it tomorrow, but now you can also pre-order it fully unlocked with no carrier ties. Online retailer Negri Electronics has added the 41-megapixel camera superphone to its catalog and you can reserve yours now. The price for the Lumia 1020 is set at $735.50 and all three color versions (black, yellow and white) are available. The price is that high because it is not subsidized and in exchange you get to use the phone with no contract and on different compatible carriers. The Nokia Lumia 1020 offers a revolutionary camera that has a large ⅔” sensor, Xenon and LED flash, optical image stabilization and all of that packed into a relatively slim body. Nokia Lumia 1020 was officially unveiled just last week and understandably caused quite a lot of excitement. It's the long awaited 41MP PureView Windows Phone-powered smartphone that had been in the rumorlands since Nokia 808 PureView came around. Nokia Lumia 1020 will hit the USA on July 26 exclusively via AT&T. It will cost $300 with a two-year contract and the carrier's pre-order campaign is going live tomorrow. Lumia 1020 will hit the shelves worldwide before the end of September.

Meanwhile, the retailer Negri Electronics is taking pre-orders for the unlocked version of the cameraphone(or phamera as i like to call it). You can book your unit for $735.50, but there is no specific shipping date. We guess you'll receive it shortly after the official premiere on AT&T. Yesterday, we also saw the Lumia 1020 go on pre-orders in Germany, but users there will have to wait longer to get their units. The European version of the device that is supposed to launch by the end of Q3. Europeans will also need to pay quite a lot more to own the Lumia 1020, with pre-orders going for the hefty €800 (we suspect final price will be a bit lower, though). As for the rest of the world, you will have to wait until the end of September before the Nokia Lumia 1020 arrivesWould you be willing to fork out that kind of dough just to ensure you are one of the early adopters?  Last week brought us the launch of Nokia’s Lumia 1020, and the announcement confirmed all the great hardware we had been hearing about in rumors leading up to the handset’s launch. That part of the 1020′s debut was all good news, but the event wasn’t without a few sour notes – like how the 1020 will sell on-contract for $300, making it the most expensive Windows Phone option for a carrier to offer yet. Subsidized is one thing, though; what’s the 1020 actually going to sell for, full price? We get an inkling today – or at least learn what one retailer believes users will pay for the phone. That’s a nice chunk of change, sure, but it’s about in line with what we’d expect to see. After all, Negri sells the Lumia 925 for around $660, and an $80 premium for the 1020′s 41-megapixel camera sounds pretty darn reasonable. We still may see someone come up with a lower price as we near the start of 1020 availability, but at least we now know where to place the bar to start.While in 

Germany we have seen pre-orders taking place already. Nokia Lumia 1020 is available for pre-orders before its official date, according to the reports. Nullprozentshop and Notebooksbilliger online shopping stores have started taking pre-orders for the recently launched Windows 8 smartphone in Germany. The smartphone is available at £691 (€ 799 approx). In Nullprozentshop, users who are pre-ordering the smartphone can pay monthly instalments at £57 (€66.58). In Notebooksbilliger, the user will get the smartphone with mobile network carriers such as Vodafone, O2 and T-mobile Company starting from £215 (€ 249 approx). A couple of German retailers have been found to already offer the Nokia Lumia 1020 on pre-order and both places are advertizing the phone for €799 SIM-free. This sort of pricing hardly comes as a surprise since the current generation iPhone, which is traditionally the most expensive smartphone to buy, costs €789 for the 32GB version in Germany. And, as we saw with the announced US pricing ($300 with a 2-year contract with AT&T), this time around Nokia considers it has a true winner on its hands and is ready to price it as a true premium product. The announcement of the Nokia Lumia 1020 made a big splash in the industry this week. Talking about the phone on stage, Nokia's CEO however only touched briefly upon European availability, saying the phone is coming to key European markets this quarter. And that's that. In our Nokia Lumia 1020 preview, published earlier this week, we made a wild guess that the Lumia 1020 will cost around a €700 on the Old Continent and we called it "way more than Nokia can afford to charge for its flagship at the moment." The price of €799 is quite steeper, so we are eagerly awaiting to see the actual price at launch. Unfortunately, the two stores, which have the Lumia 1020 on pre-order, don't have any launch date to suggest, meaning they know as much as we do right now. Leaked documents suggest that Telefonica (O2 and its sister networks) will be launching the phone in September, so that's as accurate launch date as we are going to get right now. The same documents suggest that the Lumia 1020 will be sold in a 64GB version on O2 network, so if O2 is your carrier of choice, you might want to abstain from pre-ordering the device from third-party retailers. If you live in the US on the other hand, and you are thinking of pre-ordering the phone (official pre-orders there start July 16), you would be best getting it from the Microsoft's online store as they would throw in a free camera grip to sweeten the deal.

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Can Nokia Lumia 1020 (with its classy features) uplift Nokia from the pit they have fallen into?

“The back is the new front,” Stephen Elop exclaimed while announcing the Lumia 1020 at a launch event in NYC. 

The statement not only points to the exaggerated camera lens assembly required for the smartphone’s massive 41-megapixel sensor but also takes me back, in some ways, to Nokia’s shift to Windows Phone away from Symbian.

Even after signing Symbian’s death penalty, Nokia launched the PureView 808 running on Symbian, acknowledging the fact that Windows Phone wasn’t ready for primetime. Two years later, Nokia has finally turned an entire circle. 

The Lumia 1020 marks the beginning of the end of Nokia’s transition period. After almost two years of launching the Lumia range of smartphones, Nokia finally has something that would make buyers notice its product while they are deciding whether they should go for the latest iPhone or Galaxy smartphone. Despite the weakness of Windows Phone as a platform when compared to iOS and Android, over the past two years Nokia has managed to come up with a decent package of hardware, software and services to make up for the missing bits.

If the Lumia 1020′s camera does perform as claimed (it did during my brief experience with the smartphone), it would be a pretty compelling offering. 

Think about it, the Lumia 1020 would have the best camera performance combined with a music store that offers unlimited tracks to download for free and it also has one of the best offline navigation software on any smartphone. While Nokia’s Lumia smartphones were already doing well in the entry and mid-level segments, the Lumia 1020 could be the key to success in the high-end segment, which was missing so far.

Having said that, it is too early to root for Nokia’s future success. The company still has a few obstacles to overcome. The first and foremost being its partnership with Microsoft and Windows Phone as a platform. Nokia has consistently got the hardware right but has always been let down by Windows Phone, which lacks apps and is not as polished or evolved as Android and iOS. Major app developers prefer to make apps for Android and iOS, while developing them for Windows Phone seems like an afterthought and often after being paid to developed for the platform. Heavy smartphone users prefer using the other two platforms as Microsoft has failed repeatedly to catch up with them in a quest to be perceived as being different. The lack of a proper centralized notification system, for instance, is hard to explain. 

Secondly, Nokia is still struggling to roll out its smartphones at a faster pace. With limited marketing budgets and production capacity, it has to stagger its launches that take a couple of quarters to reach major markets while Samsung rolled its Galaxy S4 smartphone in over 110 countries in a fortnight. Even if Nokia has a great product like the Lumia 1020, people would consider to buy it only if it is available in their country. Think about it, the Lumia 925 is not available in most markets yet and Nokia had to announce the Lumia 1020. Even hardcore Nokia fans would now be compelled to not buy the Lumia 925 and instead wait for the Lumia 1020. And who knows, by the time the Lumia 1020 is available across markets, Nokia might have something else to offer.

During my interactions with senior Nokia executives it became clear that they are aware of the situation but it remains a challenge and they are making the best of what they have. Despite these challenges, it is refreshing to see how Nokia continues to innovate with the resources it has and is playing to its strengths. Rather than buying off the shelf image sensors for the 41-megapixel PureView camera, Nokia has designed the entire assembly including the optical image stabilization bit internally, which means its rivals won’t be able to easily replicate the main USP of the Lumia 1020. 

Having its own music store, navigation software and acquiring Scalado, which makes the UI for most smart camera apps that you currently see on rival smartphones, will buy Nokia some time. But what Nokia needs the most at this time is a major hit at the top-end segment and it is hoping the Lumia 1020 will be that smartphone.

Nokia to make their classic device even classier with their leather like case for the Nokia Lumia 1020

Ofcourse you always wish to flaunt with your new cell phone. But what is the use if it dosent sport a classy handsome cover? Leather is certainly not your everyday choice for cellphone cases, but given the Nokia Lumia 1020 photographic background, Nokia has obviously thought it’s only natural that they pair the cameraphone with a classic-looking leather case. While Nokia’s camera grip is certainly a mouth-watering accessory to have for a capable cameraphone, when it comes to classiness, this leather case is in a league of its own. As evident, this hipster’s dream of a case comes complete with a classic looking cap to hide the lens element in front of that 41MP camera sensor. I admit, there’s nothing like the feel and smell of genuine leather, but an all-round leather jacket for a phone? I would certainly need some time getting used to the idea.
CREDITS : GSMArena

Nokia 10 reasons to get excited about the new Lumia 1020 (phamera revolving features)

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is a lot of camera for a smartphone and Nokia likes to remind of that. It its latest piece the Nokia Conversations Blog has detailed 10 reasons why the Lumia 1020 is the most exciting name of the season. The first seven reasons revolve around the brilliant 41 MP PureView sensor and its software. They detail the Pro Camera suite that captures photos “like a pro”, the next-generation optical image stabilization, the versatile shutter speed, which is great for quick shots and bulb photography with long exposure. Another strong point of the Lumia 1020, according to Nokia, is the Windows Phone 8 OS that comes built in, offering around 165 thousand apps, including Nokia lenses, Nokia Music, Microsoft Office.The final two reasons are about the video recording which gives you 6 times lossless zoom (in 720p mode that is) and brilliant stereo sound recording, thanks to two very sensitive microphones which can handle sound pressure levels six times louder that competitive smartphone products. But hey, we don’t need to be convinced, we already know it’s an astonishing camera. Nokia released Lumia 1020, the Smartphone to redefine the mobile photography. Today Nokia gives 10 reasons to get excited about Lumia 1020. Through the introduction of 41 megapixel 808 pure view itself Nokia shown to the world about the high possibility of mobile photography. The new Lumia 1020 is a big upgraded version from that of 808 pure view. Through the latest explanation Nokia target to shown the Smartphone world how innovative their new handset is.

·         The 41 megapixel camera sensor

The 41 megapixel sensor with ZEISS optics of Lumia 1020 allows the users to make stunning photos at any condition. The larger size of camera sensor itself is the main specification of this phone. As it becomes larger the sensor helps to brings more light to the photos. In such a way all photos turns to good one.

·         Nokia Pro

Nokia Pro camera application is the core of ultimate camera experience behind Lumia 1020. The reframing system and manual focus brings professional photographic touch to each Lumia 1020 photos. The innovative camera application also provides controls like white balance, shutter speed, OSI and EV value.

·         Optical Image Stabilization

It is the ball bearings within the camera modules. At first Nokia introduced this technology within Lumia 920. The OSI is something which make Lumia 1020 camera to more innovative than that of 808 pureview. It helps to make better photos at low light condition.

·         Dual capturing

Whenever you make a shot with Lumia 1020 it actually takes two photos at one click. One with full resolution and another with 5 megapixel one. The reframing within Lumia 1020 allows adding the high resolution picture as background. So you won’t feel degrading of picture while repeated zooming. The 5 megapixel can be used for easy sharing.

·         More image editing

The innovative camera gives off the images which won’t loss its quality while zooming. So we can make several photos from a single photo, an individual photo from a group photo or photo of a single object.

·         Next generation Xeon flash

An advanced flash is must for all cameras. The Xeon flash within Lumia 1020 helps to take good quality photos of fast paced objects or night actions. We never feel any degradation in the quality of images in such conditions with Lumia 1020.

·         Versatile shutter speed

Nokia Lumia 1020 meant for to make creative photos. It provides a shutter speed of 1/16000 sec. You can also set the shutter speed to 4 sec at your wish. So that you can make incredible photos with better light effects.

·         Better video recording

You can record dull HD videos with Nokia Lumia 1020. It provides 6X optical zooming for videos those are taken at 720p. So you can make better mobile cinematography with Lumia 1020.·         Brilliant videos

Both audio and visuals to be in good pace to become crate a good video. The innovative camera ensures the video recording in high quality at the same time Nokia’s rich recording stereo provides distortion free audio.

·         Innovative Smartphone

The Windows Phone 8 operating system itself is the core of Lumia 1020. Nokia music allows the users to streaming of 22 million free songs. The mapping service brings the users right transits for daily life. Also the Lumia users will get 165000 application support from windows store.