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Lumia 521 in stock at Walmart for the price of $129. Sells out at Amazon.

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The fast-moving Lumia 521 which has earned some name for getting sold out at retailers in no time is back in stock at Walmart after a long gap. You can grab the phone for a price of just $129.88, if you rush and if...

3 months in release Lumia 520 still best seller across top retailers. Asha 501 catching up fast!!

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Lumia 520 is the volume flagship for Nokia amongst all the Lumias and is certainly living up to expectations. A full quarter in release now, it still is top-selling device across major retailers in India. At Flipkart, it is currently 3rd most popular amongst...

Weekend Watch 2: Lumia 925 vs Lumia 920 vs 808 PureView daylight and low-light video capture comparison.

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Windowsteca has posted a video on YouTube comparing video capture by Lumia 925, Lumia 920 and 808 PureView's cameras. Good thing is that they have posted comparison in both daylight and low-light. In daylight, all three phone cameras capture video with very good details...

Judge rules against Interdigital in the patent infringement case against Nokia and others.

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We wouldn't blame you for not able to recall this, but some time back a company called "InterDigital" sued Nokia and other companies for infringement of 7 of its patents. Now, we know Nokia's strong position in case of patents ownership, so this was...

Nokia targets users on other platforms with “Nokia Lucky Sunday” Nimbuzz chat buddy!!

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Nokia India has launched a interesting marketing campaign to reach to users on other platform or even using feature phones. This will be done through a dedicated chat buddy called "Nokia Lucky Sunday" using IM application Nimbuzz. Nimbuzz has 150 million strong user base...

Lumia 928 for just $0.99 at Amazon & Radioshack with new 2-year Verizon contract plan. Most popular device at Radioshack!!

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This is unbelievable!! Lumia 928 can now be booked from Amazon for just $0.99 with Verizon's new 2-year contract plans. Both Black and White models are available. Seems, more than anything it is competition, which is driving the prices of Lumia 928. Even Radioshack is selling the device...

From Nokia India Blogger’s event: Asha 501 first impressions. Sample camera images. First stock due this week.

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So, we got a chance to play with cute, pocket-friendly (Budget and size) wise Asha 501 during Nokia India's blogger's event. We manged to capture couple of images with its camera and also made hands-on videos of its "Swipe" UI and cool features. Click...

Weekend Watch: Our Asha 501 User-Interface hands-on demo! Fastlane, Double tap to wake up, Glance screen.

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In weekend watch, we are bringing to you hands-on demo videos of Asha 501. Though during the Nokia India event we couldn't manage to get sufficient time for a comprehensive demo, but below two videos are what we managed. The UI instantly reminds one of...

FRYS selling No-contract Lumia 521 for just $119. Sold out before we could report. Also selling Lumia 521 free on-contract.

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  This is certainly "the deal" at the moment for prepaid Lumia 521 in US. Only at $119 at FRYS. As expected it is sold out even before we could report. But good to see increasing reach of Lumia 521 as it has just now come to...

Nokia 105 has flagship devices like 30% profit margin, says IHS!!

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If what IHS has revealed from its teardown of Nokia 105 is true , then seems Nokia has finally found the magic formula to get good profits from  its lowest end of devices. According to IHS analysis bases on the teardown and "Bill of Materials", it...

Huawei finally remembers its place. Says, don’t want to fight with Nokia rather co-operate!!

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Seems, Huawei has finally recollected its place under sun and from the rumor of one of its Top executive wanting to buyout Nokia, now has suggested that it doesn't want to fight Nokia, but rather co-operate. Talking to "Pocket-lint", Kevin Ho, president of the...

Compal to ship 3 million units of a new Nokia model in 2013. Entry-level and mid-range Lumias to be introduced after Lumia 1020!!

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According to a Digitimes article, Compal Communications has confirmed receiving orders from Nokia for a Lumia WP8 smartphone for the first time ever and will start shipping it in Q3. In fact, Nokia didn't place order for a smartphone with Compal post Lumia 510 in Q4 2012, so may be Nokia foresee...

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