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Instagram Submitted to Marketplace; Pending Approval & Publishing?
Nokia Shareholders Approve Microsoft Deal; Factory Workers in China Strike in Dispute
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Instagram Submitted to Marketplace; Pending Approval & Publishing?

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 10:00 AM PST

Yesterday we heard whispers that the official instagram app might be landing in the WP marketplace sometime this week, and it seems that the release might be in the next few days. The official instagram site is redirecting to the Windows Phone store (to a page that’s currently unavailable); the fact that instagram already have a link forwarding to the store, and that the windows phone store link is “sort of” alive; this points to a fast approaching release.

http://instagram.com/download/windows/ is currently redirecting to: http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=3222a126-7f20-4273-ab4a-161120b21aea

If the app has already been submitted to approval this usually takes between 24 to 72 hours, depending on the status of the store, but I have a feeling that Microsoft will want to expedite this one through. What do you guys think, could we be seeing the official instagram as soon as tomorrow?

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Nokia Shareholders Approve Microsoft Deal; Factory Workers in China Strike in Dispute

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 06:27 AM PST

One thing we might sometimes overlook as Nokia fans and die-hards, is how the impeding Microsoft acquisition will affect those that work at Nokia, especially the factory workers and teams that might become obsolete due to redundancy. Workers in the China “Dongguan” are striking in dispute of the Microsoft acquisition, this comes in response to Nokia’s shareholders giving the final Ok on the deal.

The shareholders, voted in favor of the deal with an overwhelming 99.7% saying yes; of course there’s no reason they wouldn’t as Nokia stocks have been on the rise ever since the deal broke headlines, with share prices breaking the $8 point earlier this year.

Workers held signs saying :”do not sell us, we have dignity and human rights", since of course it’s unclear what will happen to these factories and their jobs. That unfortunately is something only few people are clear about at the moment, but we’re sure to find out soon.

Edit: Earlier we mentioned that the Vietnam factory workers were also on strike, however this is not the case; and production there is carrying on as usual.

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Nokia Lumia 1520 review round up

Posted: 19 Nov 2013 12:36 AM PST

Screen Shot 2013-11-19 at 08.34.53 Here are some more Nokia Lumia 1520 reviews to feast on this Tuesday.