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Microsoft ( aka Nokia a few months ago) has launched two new models of thir most affordable Lumia Windows smartphone yet . The new Lumia 435 and 435 Dual sim are  based on the Nokia X2  platform which was said to be refreshed  to run Windows Phone after Microsoft closed the Nokia X platform when they acquired the Finnish company .The phone has  a snapdragon 200 dual core chip (same as the X2) but other specs like the rear camera are a bit of a downgrade . The phone costs just EUR 70 which is about $80 and for that price , the phone is good value . Display - 4" 480x800 IPS LCD display ,233ppi OS - Windows Phone 8.1 Design - candybar smartphone 118.1 x 64.7 x 11.7 mm , 134g Connectivity -Optional Dual Sim HSPA+ 3G, WIFI 802.11 b/g/n , Bluetooth 4.0 MicroUSB 2.0 GPS + GLONASS Processor - 1.2 Ghz Dual Core Snapdragon 200 SOC GPU - Adreno 302 Ram -1GB Storage - 8GB Onboard +MicroSD expansion slot upto 128GB Camera(s) - 2MP rear camera ,No ...

Although Microsoft has basically eaten Nokia to the bone , the company still hopes to keep its once vibrant  feature phone production up and shockingly ,Microsoft  has opt to keep the Nokia name as it is .Introducing the new Nokia  Microsoft 215 , the phone , like most phones in the 200 series , has a lumia inspired pastel color pallet and curved child friendly curves that are quite appealing . The phone comes in a single and dual sim variant . The phone has a 2.4" 240x320 resolution tft display and a s40 interface with apps like Opera mini , Facebook , Facebook messenger , Twitter , Bing search , MSN weather pre installed and you can install content more content onto the phones memory or a external MicroSD card slot . The phone has a 1100 mAh battery which lists 50 hours of music playback , 20 hours talktime and 29 days of standby for the single sim and 21 days for the dual sim version .The phone also features a LED torch on top as well as a VGA camera with QVGA video ...

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

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...

Along side the Nokia Lumia 830 , Nokia also launched two lower - mid range handsets that replace the Nokia Lumia 720 smartphone . The Lumia 730 and the LTE version Lumia 735 are said to be running the latest version of Windows phone 8.1 along with the software upgrade called "denim" . The phone , like the previous model,the phone features a 6.7mp Carl Zeiss optics enabled camera and so me fun features that are available only on higer end models . The phone is not expensive compared to rivals and it will go on sale this month .read the specs below  Nokia Lumia 730 (dual sim,no LTE) Display - 4.7" 1280x720 AMOLED display , 312PPI , Gorilla Glass 3 Protection  OS - Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 "Denim" Design - Unibody smartphone ,poly carbonate shell , Orange ,green , white ,black   Connectivity - Dual sim (Micro Sim standard) Quad Band GSM ,HSPA+ WIFI 802.11b/g/n Wifi Direct, DLNA ,Bluetooth 4.0 LE , GPS ,Glonass and Beidou satellite c...

Microsoft and Nokia unviled 3 smartphones today .The Nokia Lumia 730 , 735 and the 830 we see here, The Lumia 830 , which is the latest replacement to the Lumia 820 - a phone that is almost 2 years old now . The 830 , unlike the previous model - which was more of a cut and chop job , is now a fully fledged smartphone that can take on mid range smartphones such as the Motorola Moto G quite easily . The phone , which now comes in a Lumia 930-esque design features a aluminium frame and a hybrid polycarbonate shell , which comes in a variety of colors . The phone is the Thinnest Lumia smartphones yet , and it is also the thinnest smartphone to feature OIS (Optical image stabilization) . Read the specs below . Display - 5.0" 1280x720 IPS display OS - Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 "Denim" Design - Unibody smartphone , aluminium frame , polycarbonate chassis - Orange, green, white, black 139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm 150g Connectivity - Nano-sim sim standard . Q...

IFA , which is also known as the Berlin Radio show , is a event recently used by big handset makers to show off some of their high tech toys to the general public . apart from Samsung , who will be unveiling their Note 4 smartphone and Sony - who will unveil the Xperia Z3 , Microsoft and Nokia are also planning to introduce their Lumia 730 handset and the mid range flagship - Lumia 830 . The phone , which is the technical successor to the not so successful Lumia 820 is said to have some features that will finally allow it to join the big boys of the Lumia world . The phone , which is said to have a 4.5" 720p display which will give the phone 326ppi . The phone , which will run the latest WP8.1 out of the box will have 8 GB of onboard storage supported by a MicroSD card slot . Other specs include a 20mp Pureview camera derived from the Lumia 1520 and the Lumia 930 and LTE support . The phone will be unveiled on the 4th in Berlin in accordance to the IFA event , which will su...

Nokia launched their Lumia 720 as a cheap low end device a year ago , the phone , which filled the gap between the Lumia 520 and the Lumia 820 was well made and it had some good features at the time , but now as time flies by , Microsoft has decided that it is time to let Nokia have a update to the device , say hello to the rumored Nokia Lumia 730 , which is said to be a "selfie" phone thanks to its front facing 5mp camera . The phone , like the Lumia 630 , has a Quadcore Snapdragon 400 processor on board with 1GB of RAM , the phone , which is said to have 8Gb of onbard storage will also feature a MicroSD slot and a 6.5mp rear camera with Nokia's optics .The display is said to be of 4.7" 720p resoution will most probably be a IPS pannel rather than Amoled from last year. The phone , which is rumored to sit in the $240 slow will most probably be unveiled along side the Lumia 830 at IFA on the 4th of September Written by Rakitha for MasHD  Source -  GSMArena

Microsoft has recently come under fire after they declared that 18000 employees will be sent home  by the end of the year . The company , which absorbed 12500 employees from Nokia after the company purchased the once successful handset manufacturer , gave the said employees a sour taste after their ex-CEO gave them a lengthy leaving letter explaining Microsoft's vision for the future and how they plan to fire them . The latest incident involves Microsoft offering Chinese employees of the company a free Lumia 630 if they willingly quit their job , The Lumia 630 , which is a low end Windows Phone which sells for about $130 is said to be a part of a resignation package aimed for those who want to leave willingly . The company ,which has a long history of poor decisions that affect them negatively will surely get this event added to their bad book as well . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - WPCentral

Nokia has been going through quite a change after it was acquired by Microsoft . The handset manufacturer recently axed its Android and Asha divisions along with 12500 jobs in its new strategy of cost cutting , this strategy has however  managed to effect the way the company designs and introduces new handsets as the newer models tend to be slightly underpowered compared to their predecessors . Take the new Nokia Lumia 530 for example , the phone , which is the technical replacement to the Nokia 520/525 by theory should be equipped with better specs (like what Nokia did with the X2 before it was axed) ,but instead , some of the phones much needed features such as hd video , a IPS display and ram has been halved in favor of the new Windows Phone 8.1 software version and a slightly faster Snapdragon processor . At first glance , the phone gives you the feeling of "Oh no , what has Microsoft Done to Nokia" but when you compare the specs to the predecessor(s) the slight bump in s...

Nokia/Microsoft has decided to send the Nokia X and its entire family of AOSP (Android) as well as the S40 based Asha feature phones  to the axe .This move comes right next to the biggest layoff of Microsoft's employee force with 18,000 employees scheduled to be sent home  . First off , we have the over hyped Nokia X line of Android devices . The Nokia X platform ,developed by Microsoft/Nokia was built on top of  AOSP(Android open source platform)  and this meant that Google services such as the App store , maps , mail and apps like Youtube were replaced by ones made by Microsoft (which didn't work well). The Nokia X lineup was largely ill equipped and underpowered to the meet the demands of the power hungry smartphone consumers , who expected a lot from a Nokia running Android , and this armed with the lack of a dedicated home and menu button ,camera flash , front camera and a imitation -windows phone feel gave people a reason to turn away from the devi...

Nokia released their Windows Phone 8.1 developer preview a few months ago and many users downloaded it merrily , and now it turns out that it is directly responsible for bricking many devices when users tried to download the Nokia Cyan update .  The Windows Phone 8.1 developer preview allowed some users to experience the next version of Windows phone while running half baked software , and users who installed it on their device and users who used BitLocker encryption are now unable to download the Cyan update which was released yesterday . Microsoft has suspended all updates for these devices until a solution is found . If your phone is Bricked , Microsoft explains that , by using the "Nokia Software Recovery tool"  the "Dead" handset can be unbricked and re-flashed to the earlier version - Windows Phone 8 which will allow you to get in line to receive the Cyan update just like a regular Lumia handset . Microsoft's official statement "We are c...

Notice - Cyan update for Lumia devices running Windows Phone 8.1 developer preview have been suspended due to a number of devices getting bricked . Nokia advises users to wait for a fix or use recovery tool to re-flash back to Windows Phone 8 to unbrick devices . Users who didn't install the software have nothing to worry ( Click to read post ) Many might wonder what the Nokia Cyan update means , well technically , it is Windows Phone 8.1 , the Cyan name only comes for Nokia devices with added features their Lumia lineup of smartphones and Phablets .The latest update is already available on the Lumia 630 and 930 out of the box ,but now selected Lumia phones are eligible for the update . Devices such as the Lumia 520 will get the update but some features might not work compared to better performing Lumia devices , Microsoft/Nokia however  has made Here+ Drive free for the Lumia 520 and its relations - Lumia 525, 620 and 720 .Nokia's 1520 and Lumia Icon however are...

Nokia/Microsoft landed a perfect hit with the Lumia 520 last year , the affordable phone , which retailed for about $110 in most developing countries proved to be a the "great push" for Windows Phone , which was virtually still at that time . With 12 million units sold , the Lumia 520 , and its US variant - The Lumia 521  made up 30% of all Windows Phone devices sold to date . The phone however has been since replaced by the Lumia 525 and both devices will meet the Axe once the upcoming Lumia 530 is introduced , overall ,Microsoft/Nokia's stratergy of launching affordable Windows Phone handsets payed off , and hopefully , it will keep working in the future  in order to push the platform beyond its stagnant  4% global market share . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Article may be used in other blogs,but please be sure to link this article as a source GSMArena

Big news: Android-powered Lumia incoming, from Nokia by Microsoft - http://t.co/KKLstDDVVO — @evleaks (@evleaks) July 7, 2014 Nokia has been gaining some ground with their Lumia lineup of smartphones over the past few years , their initial attempts at launching Windows Phone devices fell down to the floor as they failed to anticipate the popularity of Android .Now after Microsoft's acquisition , The company is fully committed to Microsoft , but that does not mean that Nokia is attached  to Windows Phone only , a recent rumor  tells us that Nokia , with Microsoft's blessing , is working on a "Lumia" Branded AOSP Android device , which , unlike the Budget oriented  AOSP Nokia X platform is said to feature high'er end specs . This news comes from a somewhat reliable source called evleaks , as you already know , the Nokia X platform is a Microsoft edited version of Android ,the skinning process replaces Google services with that of Microsoft  , and the only way ...

Nokia was not at its best when the company was sold off to Microsoft ,the once great smartphone company lost huge chunks of its mobile empire and this eventually lead to its downfall .Five days ago, Nokia was sold off to Microsoft who said that further details about Nokia's future and its first quarter financial records will be further explained on the 29th (Last night) of April .As it turns out , the first quarter sales for Nokia , Microsoft Mobile has dropped by 30% mainly due to strong competition by rival platforms like Android and iOs,and the loss of interest on featurephones. Nokia's handset division has total earnings of $2.6Billion  compared to $3.16Billion from the same period last year, first quarter losses are also bad as Nokia lost $424 million compared to the $101 million from Q1 2013 ,However Nokia hopes to make a turn around with its Microsoft integration and new CEO Rajeev Suri . Source - Dailytech

The deal is done - the $7.5 billion acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft is complete , the move completly transfers all of Nokia's devices and services(except for the producion factories in Masan - South Korea , Nokia Chennai) the South Korean plant in Masan and the Chennai plant(rumored to be under a possible legal dispute with the Indian Government) is said to close down , the factory employed over 200 staff , and these employees along with the ones in the Nokia Chennai factory will be given financial assisance to seek employment elsewhere. Further details about the transaction will  be released on the 29th , Nokia's Microsoft mobile's financial results for the quarter , the fate of the Chennai plant and the fate of its Nokia Android devices and the Asha lineup will be explained then . But as for now , Nokia will be producing its Lumia line of smartphones for Microsoft and will continue to support the Nokia X and the Asha series.Nokia's last CEO Stephen Elop is sa...

image via - VRzone Wedding bells are set to ring on the 25th o April as Microsoft and Nokia unite in techno-matrimony . The move by Microsoft to acquire the Nokia devices and services was planned for a very long time , but the average customer didn't realize any difference in the Nokia brand name . But now , the final move is set to rename the once iconic phone manufacturer from Nokia Corporation to Microsoft Mobile OY which means that the household name will cease to exist as "Nokia" from the 25th .The move will give Microsoft access to both the smartphoneand featurephone divisions and factories of Nokia and its forums and official website . The Nokiabrandname is expected to be replaced by Microsoft Mobile , but the "Lumia" trademark is said to continue even as the company goes to Redmond . As time goes on the Android based Nokia X series and top tier ASHA phones will eventually get replaced by cheaper Windows Phone alternatives . Sources -  TechCrunc...