Nokia's Latest Mobile Phones - Nokia Lumia 625 and Nokia Lumia 1020

Nokia Lumia 625 is the new WP Smartphone to come out of Nokia Inc. It comes with a display of 4.7" WVGA IPS, operates on a dual-core 1.2GHz Krait processor with 512MB RAM, hold up LTE connectivity, and packs a 5MP snapper with 1080p video recording. Just the same as the Lumia 620, the Lumia 625 also provides exchangeable battery covers in diverse youthful colors. Nokia Lumia 625 is currently available in India as well. There you can have the Black, White, Yellow or Green color for INR19, 499 which equals at nearly €220.

Different retailers of UK have started selling the WP8 Nokia Lumia 625. The lowest price the users could get is at Expansys - the handset costs just £239.99 - although there are just 14 units in stock and they are all in the black color. Clove is selling both the white and black models and they cost £252 with VAT. Phones4U is offering the Lumia 625 for free via Vodafone with a two-year agreement, while MobilePhonesDirect is selling the SIM free version for about £244.99. Carphone Warehouse anticipates the first Lumia 625 stock in September.

Nokia Lumia 1020 was declared back in July and has already hit the shelves in the USA as an AT&T special. It is anticipated to become available globally this month. There is already seen a red flavor of the Lumia 1020 releasing with AT&T's logo on it. It was thought that this version will remain as exclusive for the carrier even after the expiration of the uniqueness on the device but the most recent leaks points in a different path. It looks that Lumia 1020 in red will be coming to Italy, as per a newly uploaded official firmware of the handset. It was remembered that Nokia has declared Telefonica will be introducing its own exclusive version of Lumia 1020.

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Apple Inc's unreleased iPhone 5C components are available for $250

Photos and videos of Apple Inc’s latest iPhone components are popping up all over the web, with a company’s anticipated iPhone special event in just a week. On Tuesday, YouTube search for the word iPhone 5C achieved over 84,000 hits. Sony Dickson is involved in the business of acquiring and selling unfinished parts of Apple . It has three sources of income which involves posting ad-supported YouTube videos on his new sonny dickson channel, selling ads on his sonnydickson.com website, previous month he has drawn 1,364,675 page views, fixing iPhones and iPods, a repair business by which he earns about half his income.

Dickson defines $250 price for the plastic cover of an iPhone 5C. As per the owner of a U.S.based website who has revealed iPhone 5C videos, revealed parts are priced anywhere from $300 to $500. Dickson got attracted for Apple with the launch of the original iPhone in 2007, like many young men of nearly his age. Taking a beginning as an iOS developer, he made effort for finding out information hidden in the code of Apple’s beta software. His first significant effort in the parts trade came previous year when he approached the unveiled iPhone 5.

However, he became in light when he revealed the photos of what he says are components for four unannounced Apple products: the iPhone 5C, the iPhone 5S, the iPad Mini 2 and the iPad 5. According to Dickson, previous month users located in Cupertino visited his website over 900 times. U.S. Homeland Security raised by 67 times. Recently, he has designed a system to keep the trade at arms length, enabling users to directly get parts from his sources of China . He says that few people think that he is violating the law, but they don’t really know what he does; he added that he is not infringing any laws that other people do not do.

Apple Inc. shares were up 0.92%, at $491.68 while trading with a volume of 6.99 million shares.

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New Launches By Apple, Nokia, Google and Samsung

Apple Inc is expected to release at least two new models, at an event on 10^th September. It may also strike

something new in the market, like the long-alleged Apple iWatch device. Sources at Cnet.com has told that on the top there exists iPhone 5S which is approximately a third faster than the prior model.  Apple fans are allured to choice the extended selection of iPhone color with the new model, although none of them are mainly colorful. The company is anticipated to offer its new model in a “subtle” brushed gold and a two-toned black and gray external, in addition to the common black or white. The latest iPhone 5S is also anticipated to have a fingerprint scanner for better security and a higher-quality camera. The projected price tag for iPhone 5S is almost $400. Apple Inc. shares dropped -2.86% to $488.59 in last trading session.

The latest update to Google Inc’s Smartphone line is The Nexus 5 that would be resealed in October or November as projected. Images of a soft aluminum “uni-body” shell labeled Google Nexus 5 are visiting the Internet, instead of the reticence. The device would be the topper in utilizing the next edition of Google’s Android software, code-named “Key Lime Pie.” On the last Thursday, the influential Consumer Reports organization came with a suggestion in opposition to the new Google Nexus 7 tablet, referring chief weaknesses, including a buggy GPS function and a fluky touch screen. Google Inc shares dropped -1.87% to $850.15 in last trading session.

The Finnish phone manufacturer, Nokia Corporation, is utilizing Windows RT which is the lower priced and low powered version of the Windows 8 operating system, in its 10.1-inch tablet code-named “Sirius” which is anticipated to be launched by 26 September. The estimated price of the device is nearly $499, nearer to an Apple iPad, which might produce problem for its sales. Sirius would be a little thinner and lighter than an iPad, and will be shipped with a keyboard handbag. Nokia is also anticipated to launch an updated version of its Windows phone line with a large 6-inch screen by the end of this year. Nokia Corporation shares dropped -4.32% to $3.99 in last trading session.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd’s Galaxy Gear smart watch will work in line with a Samsung handset or tablet, utilizing a Galaxy Gear “watch manager” app. is anticipated to be launched on 4^th September remaining one step ahead from Apple.  The device will be Android-powered with its personal itty-bitty phone, speakers, and full-color display.

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Nokia 515 Launched With High Quality Materials and Top Performance

Nokia Corporation has released Nokia 515 that is a finest mobile handset made by keeping style-conscious

people in its mind. The device unites the best of Nokia’s current design, high quality materials and peak performance, enclosed in lightweight aluminum. The Nokia 515 is accessible in single and simple change Dual-SIM alternatives.

The Nokia 515 portrays the approach of Nokia to design, keeping ease as main focus with clarity and craft. It has scrape resistant Gorilla Glass 2, gently curved for a beautiful style, and an archetypal particularly polished camera bezel. The well-designed profile of phone and aluminium body is wonderful for style minimalists, available in black and white. It is only 11 mm chunky; can be simply kept into the smallest pocket or bag.

Peter Griffith who is the Head of Mobile Phones Industrial Design at Nokia has said that while designing the Nokia 515 they intended to generate a beautifully designed phone that people will be appealed to own; they think that they have acquired their objective. The Nokia 515 is designed to perfection for people who favor classic design, and with the precise functionality they need for daily use. They have designed something that performs amazingly, without compromise.

The Nokia 515 features a fast, 3.5G HSDPA Internet familiarity. It has a standby time of up to 38 days in the single SIM edition which is perfect for matching work and play. Mobile browsing is made up to 90 % more competent, with optimized HSDPA internet built-in and data cloud density. Trendy applications like Facebook, Twitter and Nimbuzz are preloaded on the handset, while Mail allows people to check work email and sync their contacts and calendars on the go. It can also be utilized as a modem through a USB cable and can easily be connected to a PC or laptop.

The new handset is pre-installed Transfer app operating as a secondary or companion device for the other Android, Lumia, or Windows 8 smart phones. The Nokia 515 started to roll out in September internationally, starting in Russia, Germany, Switzerland and Poland. It will have price of 149 USD / 115 EUR except taxes and subsidies. Nokia Corporation shares dropped -0.38%, and trading at $3.97.

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Apple Inc, Samsung And LG Depend On Its Imaging Sensor Chip

Sony Corporation’s latest star performer is a chip engaged in about every high-end camera and Smartphone. Researcher has said that Apple Inc’s iPhones 5 and 4S use that chip and also the Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd’s flagship Galaxy S4 and Laclede Group Inc’s G2. Sony Corporation was up 0.10% to $20.18 in last session. Apple Inc. shares moved up 0.18% to $492.60 in current market.

The company, that has helped to create the compact disc, has acquired about a third of the $7.6 billion market for low-power sensors that trace crisp snapshots. Sony has improved its revenue by 30 % from the chips in the last year as Kazuo Hirai, Chief Executive Officer has put efforts to revive the electronics unit after its business of TV reported nine continuous yearly losses. Yasuo Nakane who is an analyst with Deutsche Bank AG in Tokyo has said that Sony is making a clean sweep of rising demand; these are well-known products for which the company has spent three decades in development.

Masahito Takeda who is a spokesman for Sony has said that the competitors’ reliance on the components of Sony is not novel, as the company provided semiconductor components to other makers for music players. Nearly 80 % of the imaging sensors created by Sony are sold outside the company. Deutsche Bank has estimated that Sony generated operating profits of 10.9 billion yen ($111 million) in the previous quarter, most of which are accredited to the sales of the chips. As per the Techno Systems Research Co. in Tokyo, worldwide sales of the imaging sensor will most probably rise by a quarter to 3.14 billion units within this year.

Based on 2012 unit sales and revenue predictions from Techno Systems, sensors of Sony were sold for an average of $7.30 each, nearly four times higher than $1.93 that Samsung has generated for similar chips. Based on needs of buyers, Sony modifies chips for clients with circuitry based on buyers. As per the research from SMBC Nikko Securities, the chip is used in the iPhones 5 and 4S and Galaxy S4. Ever since 2010, the company spent 220 billion yen to improve production capacity of the chips at its two plants on southern Kyushu island of Japan.

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It has been announced by Facebook that it is their right to sell ads with user names

Facebook Inc has made it clear that it has the right to sell advertisements related with user names and profile pictures without pay compensation to the user. The social network has anticipated changes to its legal right that allow it to feature names of users and profile pictures besides ads and giving no compensation to the users.

Chief privacy officer of Facebook, Erin Egan has outlined the modifications in an online post, in the company’s Data Use Policy and its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. They come forward as a result of last week’s $20 million negotiation approved by a judge of San Francisco. The judge resolved the claim that the social network featured images of users in its Sponsored Stories ads without paying compensation or authorization, some of whom were minors. Along with the 600,000 users, each will be provided almost $15 or nearly $9 million in total, with the rest of the negotiation going to attorneys and privacy groups.

The social network is letting its users to analyze the changes and to respond on them for seven days. Earlier, the company has provided an opportunity to its users to vote on the issues of governance. Shares of Facebook Inc edged up 0.53% to $41.50 in present session on trading volume of 47.91 million shares.

The social network could have bear a prospective harm of about $112 billion, if the judge had identified it rational to apply California Civil Code § 3344, the Celebrities Rights Act, which calls for $750 in the damages if a voice of person, name, image or likeness is being used for commercial purposes without his/her will. The applicable review to Facebook’s anticipated Statement of Rights and Responsibilities cleared that users allow letting the social network to use their name, profile picture, content, and information with regard to the ads and sponsored content. The other significant change can be in the Data Use Policy of company. It shows that how the company utilizes facial identification technology to identify you in friends’ photos and to suggest that friends tag you.

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Apple’s Stock Trend After Latest iPhone 5S Will Launch On Sep.10

After the launch of lastest iPhone 5S, may be just in the beginning but the gains for Apple Inc. are predicted to be short-lived, with regard to its history. Apple’s stock decreased a month after the latest iPhone was unveiled, in five of the prior six years. 2011, the only one year in which stock of Apple actually ended higher after an iPhone launch. In the last September, Apple’s stock had surged 3% in the four trading days after CEO Tim Cook released the iPhone 5. But the Apple shares were down 8% a month after the announcement.

Apple had introduced the iPhone 4S in October 2011, and after two weeks its stock increased by 13%. However, it had dropped after that, the stock was only 8% higher than on day one, two weeks afterward. In 2010, the iPhone 4 was released; the stock has surged by 9% during the week and a half after. However, the stock dropped by 1% a month after the declaration. In 2009, the company declared the launch of iPhone 3GS, after that Apple shares had not moved too much shortly, but shares had plunged by 4% a month after the announcement. In 2008, the shares had increased by 2% the day after the iPhone 3G was launched but had dropped by 1% a month after the declaration. In 2007, Steve Jobs had launched the first iPhone after which the stock gained 5% in the week. But after only three weeks, shares dropped by 7%.

Apple is a huge part of the tech-heavy Nasdaq, if we look at the stocks of Nasdaq in those periods when iPhone was introduced; Nasdaq rushed by 7%, Apple fell by 7% (2007), Nasdaq dropped by 9%, Apple fell by 1% ( 2008), Nasdaq dropped by 6%, Apple fell by 4% (2009), Nasdaq fell  by 3%, Apple slipped by 1% (2010), Nasdaq surged by 12%, Apple surged by 8% (2011), Nasdaq dropped by 4%, Apple fell by 8% (2012); which demonstrates no discernible trend. Apple outperformed the Nasdaq a month after the iPhone was released, three out of six times, In the further three years, the trend upturned and Apple lagged. Apple Inc is expected to launch the iPhone 5S on 10^th September.

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Platformer Badland has been a special game of iOS

The very atmospheric platformer Badland has been currently a special game of iOS. Badland is making its way to devices operating on Android or BlackBerry 10 but still there is no revealing of release date for these platforms. The developers have released a video that reveals the game running on an Android device.

Gameplay is very simple. It utilizes a one-touch control system where the players just have to control altitude by means of tapping. The character progresses along the level by itself but it is up to the player to bypass hindrances by going over, under or through them. The game is chiefly based on physics. It has attractive graphics and sound design.

The game also has local multiplayer backing for up to four players playing on the same device. The multiplayer is entirely about the survival of the competent. It is fully satisfactory to push the competitors to spinning circular saws so as to survive, according to a press release. The iOS edition of the game does not involve any in-app purchases so the user can essentially get the full game when they purchase it. The game will pursue the same pricing on BlackBerry 10 and Android as it does on iOS that is $3.99.

The Q10 handset of BlackBerry Ltd has failed to get much response. The retailers are also reporting weak demand for the QWERTY keypad-enabled BlackBerry 10 device, according to a report of The Wall Street Journal. A fact that can give an idea about the weak demand for BlackBerry Q10 is that dealers who deal in second-hand phones are not reporting surplus of old BlackBerry devices which is usually the case when a latest version of any device is introduced.

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