Microsoft purchase of the hardware side of Nokia’s business is finally complete with the Department of Justice giving their decision yesterday and the EU finally giving their approval today. The deal worth around $7.35 billion gives Microsoft their own smartphone business at a hardware level and not just from the software side of things. A […]
Microsoft acquiring Nokia’s devices & services business for €3.79 billion, licensing patents for €1.65 billion
Microsoft have just announced their plans to acquire Nokia’s Devices and Services business. They also announced they will be licensing Nokia’s patents and mapping services which will also cost €1.65 billion alone. The plan of course is to boost Microsoft’s market share in the mobile business and by purchasing the biggest manufacturer of Windows phones, […]
Nokia unveil the Lumia 625: 4.7-inch display, 1.2GHz Snapdragon S4 Dual-core and 512MB of RAM
Nokia have announced a new mid range Lumia smartphone that will be coming to market this September for €220. The specs for the device include a 4.7-inch WVGA display (800 x 480) with Gorilla Glass 2. Powered by a Snapdragon S4 Dual-core CPU clocked at 1.2GHz with 512MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. […]
Halo: Spartan Assault coming to Windows 8 devices in July
Microsoft and 343 Industries are bringing a new Halo game to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices this July. The name game called Halo: Spartan Assault will bring the Halo Franchise to mobile devices as well as Windows 8 computers as well. The new game will be played in the form of Top-down view and […]
Nokia announce Lumia 925: Complete alluminum body
Nokia have just announced the Lumia 925 which is the successor to the popular Lumia 920. The newest device doesn’t see much in terms of spec changes, but rather housing as the entire device is now made from aluminum rather than polycarbonate. The specification themselves are nearly identical to that of the Lumia 920 with the 1.5GHz Snapgradgon S5 […]
Windows Phone 8X announced by HTC 4.3-inch HD Display
HTC today have announced a couple of new devices at their event in NYC. The two devices are the Windows Phone 8S and 8X. The two devices are HTC’s first step into the Windows Phone 8 OS.You can check out the specs of the 8S here, but let’s take a look at specs of the […]
HTC Windows Phone 8S with 4-inch display and dual-core processor
HTC Today in NYC have announced two new Windows Phone 8 devices, the first we are going to take a look at is the Windows Phone 8S, which is a mid ranged aimed device that will give users access to the great features that Windows Phone 8 provides without costing too much. Anyway, let’s take […]
Nokia announces two Windows phone 8 devices, the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920
Nokia have been busy and have gone ahead and announced two new Windows Phone 8 devices, which are set for release later this year. The Lumia 820 and 920 will be released with the upcoming Windows phone 8 mobile operating system which is also set to bring some much wanted features. So let’s check out […]
Samsung unveil ATIV S, first confirmed Windows Phone 8 device
Samsung are certainly busy and IFA this year, continuing with their announcements is the Samsung ATIV S, this is the first confirmed Windows phone 8 device. The phone is thin coming n at 8.7mm thick and will pack a 4.8-inch Super HD AMOLED display(with Gorilla Glass 2), a 1.5GHz dual core Qualcomm CPU with 1GB of RAM, […]