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Microsoft has unveiled two new Windows Phone devices today , the two mid range models - Lumia 640 and 640XL are technically replacements to the not so successful Lumia 630 .The new phones are said to pack features that were absent in the previous iteration which include front facing cameras , rear flash and better cameras Lumia 640  This is Microsoft's replacement phone for the 640 , it has a Snapdragon 400 Soc from last year's model , but you do get the same goodies like a MicroSD expansion slot and a removable battery along with a 1mp front facing camera and a 8Mp rear shooter with a single LED flash . The phone is said to be available with a option of having 4G LTE as well as dual sim support . The model is reportedly priced at a somewhat reasonable EUR 160 . Specs at a glance   *5" 1280x720p resolution IPS LCD , Gorilla glass 3 protection *Snapdragon 400 Soc , 1.2 Ghz  , Adreno 305 GPU *1GB Ram , 8GB storage , SD card expansion upto 1...

Android has come a long way from its humble start in 2008 , the platform , which was backed by Google was a instant hit among manufacturers and consumers alike , the opensource nature and the ability to transfer media without syncing made it the only choice in a world of closed source smartphones of the era ,the envy and fear of Android's dominance shook most rival manufacturers to their core , and as a result , almost all major Non Android OEM's had a go at firing their canons at Android -which only proved to be futile on the long run as Android has now passed the 81% marketshare mark , this rapid success can be attributed to Google's efforts to push the Android platform even further , but that doesn't mean that all Android's are Google - a significant amount -37% of the Android pie consists of "Forked"  or modified versions of Android , this can be either Color OS , Amazon's Fire Os or even Microsoft/Nokia's own Nokia X platform , these AOSP ba...

Microsoft's next big thing is almost here , Windows 10 - officially  announced and explained about  a few days back , the OS is said to revolutionize and fix the errors Microsoft made with Windows 8 and 8.1 ,although the OS is mostly focused on the desktop experience , the OS name will also be relevant to Microsoft's Windows Phone platform as it is said to be the first step in giving smartphones and desktops a common platform to work with .The new Windows 10 update for Windows Phone smartphones are is said to bring in new sync options , new theming options and the ability to share a common appstore and apps while being simple . At first Microsoft promised that all existing Windows Phones will get the Windows 10 update ,but now they are slowly reverting that statement with the new statement - "today's Lumia devices can be upgraded to Windows 10" - the statement "Today" might indicate that Microsoft might drop off some of the older ,less capable Lumia a...

Say hello to the new Microsoft Lumia 535 , this at first glance looks like another Nokia lumia handset ,but thank's to Microsoft's new renaming strategy , the phone and everything that was Nokia now goes as "Microsoft" . The phone is said to be a offshoot of the not so successful Lumia 530 and the Lumia 630 and it is said to be priced at a very affordable cost . The phone has some internal parts shared by previous Lumia devices including a Snapdragon 200 chipset , 5" 540p display and 5mp cameras and interchangeable backs with pastel colors . (specs below) Display - 5" 540x960p resolution IPS display , Gorilla Glass 3 OS - Windows Phone 8.1 "Denim" Design -  smartphone ,  removable back cover 40.2 x 72.4 x 8.8mm , 146g Connectivity - DualSim, WIFI 802.11 b/g/n , Bluetooth 4.0 Processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 200  1.2 Ghz Quadcore Cortex A7 processor GPU - Adreno 302 Ram - 1GB Storage - 8GB + MicroSD expansion slot upto...

As of now Microsoft is really busy pasting their brandname on all things "Nokia" .From Websites to Apps , the company is shedding the old Nokia name in favor of calling them either "Lumia" or Microsoft depending on the situation . Nokia Blog , a old site we used to visit for everything new in Nokia's world has been refreshed under the Lumia Conversations , Microsoft also released a new teaser showing a box with a new Lumia handset which is said to be either the rumored Lumia 535 or the mysterious Lumia 1330 handset . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - WMPoweruser

A few days ago , We posted a article about Microsoft taking over the Nokia brand and replacing it with their own , this however is not new as rumors about the brand going under was there from the day the once proud phone company actually was sold off to the Redmond giant . Today we have some news that puts the final nail to the Nokia coffin , Microsoft and Nokia has officially confirmed that the brand name will be replaced in a way that looks like the sample shots we got here . News provided by Microsoft tells us that they are planning to go ahead with "Microsoft Lumia " with the old brand scrubbed off . This move is not sudden because Microsoft was already running beta on the conversion , first phase eradicated all of Nokia's former "featurephone - Asha" and "Android based smartphone divisions along with the majority of its staff and factories , the companies website(s) were also diverted to Microsoft and so now if you go visit a particular model , ...

If you glanced over the headline , this probably might sound a bit stale for you , but news of Microsoft renaming the once proud Finnish company is now inevitable .News provided by Microsoft tells us that they are planning to go ahead with "Microsoft Lumia " with the old brand scrubbed off . This move is not sudden because Microsoft was already running beta on the conversion , first phase eradicated all of Nokia's former "featurephone" and "Android based smartphone divisions along with the majority of its staff and factories , the companies website(s) were also diverted to Microsoft and so now if you go visit a particular model , the device goes under the Microsoft Umbrella . Such a renaming process will have some effect in the companies marketshare at first , but after some time , people will be forced to either one of the "three horse race" platforms so making everything under the name "Microsoft" will give the company some va...

Thing's weren't going well for Nokia since the N-Series hit the Axe . The company , which was one of the first companies to use Windows Phone was struggling to keep its head above water until it was fully transferred to Microsoft early this year .  Even with its full commitment to Windows Phone , the company was still a bit of a identity crisis to its owner  Microsoft who wanted all their products  to have their name on it . As seen a few weeks ago , Microsoft is slowly working its way to axe the Nokia brand itself , and so far , leaked front panels and documents might hold testament as the once proud brand fades into the pages of history . The Nokia company , which maintains its own websites are now showing the first symptoms of Microsoftation as the Nokia UK website has been fully absorbed into Microsoft .com . As of now , the UK website is the only victim , but others will follow suit as the brand morphs into "Microsoft Lumia " which means that devices not runnin...