My Nokia Blog

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• ’820 MP’ PureView Nokia Lumia 1520 at Microsoft for $199, or $549 off contract.
• Windows Phone grows 185%, second in 19 countries; Android iOS flat
• Lumiappdates: Access Point, App Social, Viber, 6sec and Flashlight-X
• Microsoft narrows down CEO shortlist; Stephen Elop still in the running

’820 MP’ PureView Nokia Lumia 1520 at Microsoft for $199, or $549 off contract. Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:33 AM PST   With news that smartphone sales are growing into the larger screen territory, finally we have a WP offering larger than 5″. With the 6″ Nokia Lumia 1520, Nokia makes a huge leap in display size (with 4.65 the previous largest lumia in the 625, and 1.2″ larger than the ATIV S). You can pick one up for $199 on contract, or $549 off contract. Release date is 9 days away.  11.15.2013 http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Nokia-Lumia-1520-for-AT-T/productID.289421700 Quadcore 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 2GB RAM 1920X1080P 6″ Oh, a bit of a surprise. 820 Megapixels. :p Cheers Alvester for the tip!

Windows Phone grows 185%, second in 19 countries; Android iOS flat Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:24 AM PST TheNexWeb reports from Canalys‘ data that WP is second in 19 countries. iOS and Android stay flat.  WP’s growth of course attributed again to Nokia. Devices with screens over 5″ are making up even more of the quarter billion smartphone sales (approx 22% of shipments!). Similarly, IDC notes that in Russia, WP is ahead of iOS too. But what everyone wishes is that Nokia keep up and perhaps even increase this momentum further. Nokia's new Lumia handsets will help shore up this position in the holiday quarter, but Microsoft and Nokia must ensure that momentum is kept up well into the New Year as the acquisition goes through to completion Cheers Alvester for the tips!

Lumiappdates: Access Point, App Social, Viber, 6sec and Flashlight-X Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:16 AM PST The following updates were pushed recently Access Point – operator settings updates and ‘robustness’ improvements App Social, Viber, (v3.1.1.0, 05.11.2013) 6sec (v1.6.0.0 05.11.2013, 3 colour themes) Flashlight-X 6tag also got updated but that was from the weekend and I didn’t get a chance to post that

Microsoft narrows down CEO shortlist; Stephen Elop still in the running Posted: 06 Nov 2013 12:09 AM PST   Microsoft are keen to get a new CEO by the end of the year. Reuters reports that the shortlist has been narrowed further with the heads of Ford, Skype, Azure and Stephen Elop from Nokia/MS still in the mix. The original list of potentials apparently included as much as 40 names. Interestingly, some investors are said to be interested in Bill Gates stepping down as chairman as he ‘stands in the way’ of Microsoft’s radical reform. Gates is focused on his philanthropy work and those close to him say he’s not going back to a CEO position any time soon. Although Elop will be at Microsoft once the Nokia deal is done, and that he was once VP at MS, he is still seen as an external candidate until then. The Nokia deal, which came soon after Ballmer’s surprise decision to retire, was widely seen as putting Elop among the list of successors Two internal candidates, from Skype and Azure have been gaining prominence. Source: Reuters Cheers Alvester for the tip!

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