SlashGear’s Best Tech of 2013
In the year 2013 we've seen some real stand-out stars in several sectors, including mobile, automotive, desktop computing, and gaming. This was certainly a year of hero devices, with manufacturers …...
View ArticleNokia Lumia Black Windows Phone 8 arrives with flagship features for all
"Better late than never" is a cliché that seems especially appropriate for Nokia. It's been a few months in the making but the promised Lumia Black update is finally here … Continue reading
View ArticleNokia ends 2013 with Lumia dreary but stable future
Nokia's net sales in the last quarter of 2013 rose 18-percent compared to Q3, but the company still ended the year down €12.7bn ($17.4bn) compared to 2012. "The fourth quarter … Continue reading
View ArticleGTA: San Andreas arrives on Windows Phone (but there’s a catch)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for Windows Phone has been released, arriving on Microsoft's smartphone platform only a few weeks after its iPhone and iPad launch. The game has been … Continue reading
View ArticleMicrosoft slide leaks showing Windows Phone Blue notification center details
We know that Microsoft is working in its next version of Windows Phone. The Windows Phone version is being called Windows Phone Blue for now. Back in July of 2013, … Continue reading
View ArticleLet’s be realistic about Nokia’s Android plans
It's easy to get excited about the idea of Nokia adopting Android. Ever since the company first announced plans to shift from Symbian to Windows Phone in early 2011, many … Continue reading
View ArticleNokia Lumia Icon Review
Verizon has needed a new Windows Phone 8 flagship, and Nokia was the obvious choice to deliver it. Don't mistake the Lumia Icon for a side-thought in Nokia's smartphone schemes, … Continue reading
View ArticleQualcomm Snapdragon 801 chip targets mobile flagships
We've seen some fast smartphones here at MWC 2014 but they're going to get even faster if Qualcomm has its way, with the launch of the new Snapdragon 801. Promising … Continue reading
View ArticleNokia kinetic phone charging made real: dancing for power
There’s a fellow by the name of Markku at Nokia’s Sensors and Energy department - the Principal Researcher of that department. He’s working on a project that’s going to allow … Continue reading
View ArticleOnePlus wants you to smash your phone
This week the folks at OnePlus are trying to promote their new OnePlus "One" device by telling users to smash their current phone. For those of you that’ve seen this … Continue reading
View ArticleiPhone and Bentley team for ultra-luxe portable studio
The gap between professional cameras and smartphones continues to narrow, and now Bentley is getting in on the act with a new documentary that ostensibly pimps luxury, but is quietly … Continue reading
View ArticleWindows Phone 8.1 brings HD Lumia photos to auto-upload
It would appear that the newest Windows Phone 8.1 update brings on a rather key element in the high-resolution photos department to the platform. Though we’ve not been able to … Continue reading
View ArticleNew Windows Phone may have gesture control, like Kinect
Companies like Motorola and Microsoft want you to have smartphones, but don’t seem to want you to touch them. Motorola’s always-on listening mode gave us hands-free search, and a new … Continue reading
View ArticleTaking your smartphone’s camera to the next level
Smartphones come in all varieties, and while some focus on dominating one sort of functionality more so than the rest, photography is a fairly solid feature that gets attention from … Continue reading
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Your next PureView Windows Phone might pack Canon tech
Microsoft and Canon have inked a new patent sharing deal, but before you yawn and roll over, the agreement could well make for even stronger PureView camera technology on future Windows Phones. The two...
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Nokia Lumia mystery phone leaks with new camera
Someone with access to Nokia devices behind-the-scenes appears to have made a move in leaking their latest Lumia model this week. The device appears relatively massive, ready to bring at least a...
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Lumia 830 render shows Nokia by Microsoft branding
Nokia, which still exists as a non-smartphone-making Finnish company, might slowly be giving up its hold on "Nokia" smartphones. This might very well start with the rumored Lumia 830, which, based on...
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Microsoft teases IFA phone: “Selfie” Lumia incoming?
Microsoft has begun teasing its next smartphone launch, bringing a new model to IFA 2014 which could be the previously-rumored "selfie" Windows Phone. "Ready for more?" the Microsoft invitation asks,...
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Windows Phone 8.1 rolling out to the Lumia 1020 for AT&T
If you have a Nokia Lumia 1020 with AT&T, your device is about to get a lot better. The carrier is announcing that the Windows Phone 8.1 update is rolling out to users starting today. More than...
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Lumia 830 “by Microsoft Mobile” passes by Brazil
You might have had your fill about Android devices or smartwatches scheduled to debut at IFA 2014 next week, but Microsoft may have a few things to reveal there as well. One of these might be the Lumia...
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HTC One M8 with Windows Review
What we could be witnessing right now is a crossroads in the Windows universe. HTC may very well have made the step towards legitimacy the Windows Phone platform needed to show the world that they...
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Microsoft phasing out Nokia, Windows Phone brands
When Microsoft snapped up Nokia, we all knew things would be changing. The original darling of the mobile phone world had long been pandering to Windows Phone, eschewing better avenues like Android....
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Panasonic Lumix CM1: a camera smartphone by camera people
Today the folks behind some of the best cameras we’ve used over the past 10 years have created a smartphone. Panasonic ties the smartphone universe to their long-lasting Lumix brand name with the...
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Lumia 1020 provides the eyes for 3D-printed observatory
If you've grown tired of the things you can do with your smartphone's camera, on land or even underwater (depending on your device), perhaps it's time to look to the stars, quite literally. Especially...
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Windows Phone surprisingly survives HP Pwn2Own contest
You can say what you want about Microsoft's mobile platform, but apparently, Windows Phone is a rather tough nut to crack. This revelation came on the second day of HP's Pwn2Own hacking contest, with...
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Lumia RM-1052 prototype sighted, could be the McLaren
Microsoft might have closed the last chapter of Nokia's Lumia book, but the story is far from over, especially with many unanswered questions left hanging. One of those pertain to the supposed Lumia...
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Lumia 1030 leaks: bigger body, 50-megapixel camera
There's nothing like a Lumia to get your brain excited about massive smartphone-based camera technology. This morning we're getting a look at the successor to the Lumia 1020. Nokia's first Windows...
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Windows 10 to hit HTC One, Lumia 1020, 1520 first
Windows Phone 10 or, as it's otherwise known, Windows 10 for phones, will be hitting the Technical Preview soon. Good news for those of you with the HTC One M8 for Windows, Lumia 1020, and Lumia 1520...
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Windows 10 for phones gets more sensors, activity tracking
Last week has seen a lot Windows 10 goodies drop on our laps, but if you're more of a Windows Phone kind of guy, there's still something for you. The information, though, doesn't come from Microsoft's...
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Nokia: we have no plans to resume making or selling phones
In a somewhat unexpected move, Nokia has released a new statement making it as clear as day that the company has no plans to return to making and selling consumer cell phones. This is clearly in...
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Sony Xperia Z5 has top camera chops, says Strategy Analytics
Sony's latest flagship is out and if you've been following news about is previous "half" flagship, then you'd understand why a great many eyes are on it. To make it short, it has a lot to prove in the...
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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL and 950 hands-on
Lumia fans have been a patient bunch, not entirely by choice, waiting on a new set of flagship phones. Despite Microsoft's various and vocal commitments to Windows 10 on smartphones, it hasn't given...
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Cancelled Nokia McLaren prototype photos arrive a year late
Some dreams do come true, but many also remain just as they are: dreams. One of those dreams, at least for Windows Phone fans, was the Nokia RM-1052, more popular for its codename McLaren. Heavily...
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This is why your Instagram photos suck (and how to fix it)
Instagram is full of beautiful photographs. If you've been on the service long enough, you've probably found a bunch of accounts that regularly post mind-blowing images. Each one is beautiful in its...
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ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom to sport dual cameras, no optical zoom
Dual camera lenses are the latest trend on smartphones. Even Apple has admitted as much on its iPhone 7 Plus. But unlike the first gen tech that HTC introduced in its One M8 in 2014, this year’s style...
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Nokia 8 Supreme could be company’s MWC 2017 star
If you thought Nokia was done for a while after having unveiled the Nokia 6, you definitely don’t know Nokia. The company was popular/notorious for putting out a dozen or more models a year, all with...
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Nokia and ZEISS rekindle their old partnership
Once upon a time, Nokia phones sporting ZEISS lenses we’re a fairly common sight. Now that Nokia smartphones are being revived by HMD Global, it only makes sense to rekindle that old partnership as...
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Nokia flagship 2018 smartphone tipped to feature 5 camera setup
The new HMD Global-owned Nokia has been hard at work over the last year to become a producer of affordable quality Android handsets. The latest Nokia 6 has already been announced, and the upcoming...
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The Nokia PureView brands are reunited and the potential is huge
The Nokia PureView may well return, with HMD Global reclaiming the storied photography trademark and in the process stoking rumors of camera-savvy future smartphones. Nokia, back in the days before the...
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I can’t stop taking cat photos with the Nokia 9 PureView
If you’re looking for a large number of cat photos, in excruciating detail down to individual whiskers, all taken with the Nokia 9 PureView, then you’ve come to the right place. HMD’s reboot of the...
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