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The Verge tech site revealed the issue after it noticed a window reflection revealed a cameraman holding what appeared to be an SLR camera. In a blog post the handset maker said it should have “posted a disclaimer”. The news threatens to take the shine off the launch of the Lumia 920 phone. Investors had Continue Reading →

The Next Web was reporting Live from Nokia’s ‘Switch to Lumia’ launch event in New York today, and the Finnish mobile giant had a couple of product announcements up its sleeve. While the broader subject area was of little surprise, the finer nuances contained within the announcement were. Largely, at least. Lumia 920: Indeed, we Continue Reading →

HTC on Tuesday sent out invitations for a press event in New York City on September 19th at 11 AM EST, one week after Apple’s grand iPhone 5 unveiling on September 12th. The Taiwanese manufacturer is expected announce a variety smartphones — which have been code-named the Rio, Accord, and Zenith — based on Microsoft’s Continue Reading →

Wow, Rovio’s next game is not an Angry Birds game – though, of course, it does take place within the deep Angry Birds Universe. Bad Piggies stars the hated pig spheres from Angry Birds, and features “all new, never-before-seen gameplay – and not a slingshot in sight!” The teaser video doesn’t show exactly what the Continue Reading →

We know that Microsoft and Nokia are having an event in New York on Wednesday, 5 September, to reveal upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices, but that is all we know for sure at this point. The folks at The Verge posted details on the possible Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 and we can Continue Reading →

An enormous gap in the Windows Phone 7 (W7 Mango) OS which we thought had been fixed a long time ago has just caught us out. Unlike our rival publications, GoMobile News actually eats its own cooking. So we were trying to view a live webcam feed on our Nokia Lumia 800 W7 Mango smartphone. Continue Reading →

Nokia’s stock got a big boost recently as investors identified positive trends despite three consecutive billion-dollar quarterly losses. According to Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferragu, however, Nokia’s second big Windows Phone push is destined to fail. “Nokia’s stock almost doubled since 2Q results, with in our view no visible improvement in fundamentals,” the analyst wrote Continue Reading →

It’s been a wild morning on the hardware front. If you are a bit confused, don’t fret, as TNW has prepared this short roundup to get you up to speed. For backstory on why tablets are a key component of the Windows 8 hardware ecosystem, head here. For an overview of Windows Phone 8, this Continue Reading →

Just a short heads up: Microsoft is deadly serious about SkyDrive becoming the consumer cloud storage tool of choice. The product will be a key part of Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8 I suspect. However, Microsoft knows that to be truly mass market, all platforms must be supported. To that end, the company today Continue Reading →

Ever wondered how much it would cost you to replicate the functionality of today’s smartphones with a collection of standalone gadgets? I picked out the main functions and apps of my iPhone 4S and tried to find approximate replacements for each of them on Amazon. The total bill came to $1,228.11, and the devices collectively Continue Reading →