Next Big Updates To Window Phone 8

Nokia Amber/GDR2

Nokia Amber/GDR2 would be the next big update for the Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia devices. This will offer new features exclusive to Lumia handsets and system enhancements to the operating system. We know that it is coming soon and we are very much excited to experience this update. Our friends from DoSpy have posted several images on the purported Nokia Amber or GDR2 update.

FM tuner has been removed on the Windows Phone 8 but Lumias do have the hardware inside. With this update, we will see the FM tuner in action again.

Glad to see that its going to be back so we can finally listen to our favorite radio stations without using data or WiFi.

The update will bring the most wanted Nokia Sleeping screen and double-tap to wake which was one of the key feature on the Nokia N9. Other features such as Data Control, Color Management, Internet Explorer security enhancements and possibly more to come.

We love to see how Nokia is really working hard both on the hardware and software side to make their Lumia devices more competitive and reasonable enough for people to switch. We will post more updates so stay tuned!

You can see more pictures here at http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-8/228754-lumia-gdr2-preview.html

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HERE Expands Real-Time Traffic to Sixteen New Cities in Russia

Brings Reliable Traffic Information to More Russian Customers

Moscow, Russia - HERE, a Nokia business, today announced traffic information for 16 new cities in Russia, a country afflicted with some of the world's worst traffic conditions. Last year reported traffic accidents in the country grew by 1.9%, to more than 203,000 and Moscow drivers spent an extra 127 hours on the road due to traffic.

The expansion of HERE brings real-time traffic content through broadcast radio and web to more customers in the Russian market and total HERE Traffic coverage in the country to 31 cities.

"Reliability and timely information are not trivial concerns for Russian drivers. At HERE, we gather and process billions of real-time GPS data probe points every month to deliver high quality, automotive grade maps so that drivers can better maneuver through traffic," said Ogi Redzic, Vice President for Traffic at HERE, a Nokia business. "Our expansion in Russia underscores our deep commitment to providing local market expertise and helping people in the country save time, fuel and experience less stress while driving."

HERE Traffic is used by a broad range of OEM and automotive customers in the country including Alpine Electronics and Carmani Supply Chain Specialists.

HERE has more than a decade of experience in delivering real-time traffic across the broadest set of distribution channels. Currently HERE Traffic is offered in 33 countries and is available in in-vehicle navigation, personal navigation devices, mobile phone users, tablets and websites. HERE aggregates and analyzes traffic data from a vast wealth of sources, including the world's largest compilation of both commercial and consumer probe data, the world's largest fixed proprietary sensor network, event-based data collected from government sources, and billions of historical traffic records. For more information on HERE, please visit http://blog.here.com. 

HERE Traffic Launches 16 New Cities In Russia  (16)
Izhevsk	Lipetsk	Ryazan	Sochi	Tyumen
Kemerovo	Naberezhniye Chelny	Saratov	Surgut	Vladivostok
Orenburg	Irkutsk	Stavropol	Volgograd	Barnaul
Omsk
HERE Traffic Initial City Coverage In Russia  (15)
Chelyabinsk	Krasnoyarsk	Novosibirsk	Samara	Ufa
Kazan	Moscow	Perm	St. Petersburg	Voronezh
Krasnodar	Nizhny Novgorod	Rostov	Togliatti	Yekaterinburg

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Nokia Asha The New Affordable Smartphone

Why Nokia Call Its Asha Touch UI Mobiles A Smartphone 

Though The Nokia's New Asha Touch Mobiles Run On S40 Based Platform. Nokia List Them In The Smartphone Catagory. The Following Are The Reasons Behind It.

• Nokia Asha mobiles Support Calling , Sms , And play Music At Any Time Whether We Are Working With Other Application Like The Other Smartphones or Not.
• In all Other Mobiles We have To Download Ringtone Maker for Making Tones .Only Asha Mobiles Have The Feature To Adjust The Start And End Points Of  Ringtone. There Is no Need To Use Any Third Party Applications. This Is The Positive Point Of Asha Mobiles Among All Android Or Other Mobiles.
• In A SmartPhone Multi-tasking Feature Is Used Only For Social Media Apps . From That Point Of View Nokia Asha Support All Social Networking Applications With Background Process. Like Ebuddy For Facebook Chat , Google Talk , Window live Chat , WhatsApp , Hike , Line , Mxit , WeChat ,  .
• Nokia Asha Also Have Nokia Mail service Which Support Email Notification At Any Time , And Nokia Chat Powered By Yahoo !
• Nokia Xpress Browser Makes The Asha mobiles more Efficient .
• Nokia Maps , Nokia Asha Mobiles Also Comes With Nokia Maps In Which You Can Find Your Current Location , It Also Work offline
• Nokia Nearby , Nokia Nearby App Provide The Details Of Shoppings , ATMs , Eat And Drinks , Leistures And Sports And Other Places Near You.
• Nokia Asha Mobile Support Fastest Sms Service . You Can Send Sms To All Your Contacts At Once.
• Nokia Mail For Exchange , Mail for Exchange uses the Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol that enables you to use the email, contacts, calendar entries, and tasks of your Microsoft® Exchange Server account on your compatible Nokia device. To use this software you must have an account on Exchange 2010, 2007 or 2003 Server.

All The Visitor Are Requested To Express their Views . For Any Help Visit Nokia Support.

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Nokia Lumia Now Available for Rs. 32,629

Nokia Lumia 920 gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 32,629

Soon after the global launch of the Nokia Lumia 925, Nokia has now slashed the price of its current flagship device in the market, the Nokia Lumia 920 (Review | Pictures). The device that was priced at Rs 38,199 when launched in January, can now be purchased for Rs 32,639 on the Nokia Shop online.

Powered by a 1.5GHz processor with 1GB of RAM, the phone also comes bundled with a free wireless charger worth Rs. 3,999. The Windows Phone 8 device has received rave reviews in the past, specifically for the camera and particularly its low-light performance. Though a bit on the bulkier side, the phone promises great performance and delivers it with ease.

The price cut was preceded by the newly announced Nokia Lumia 925 being listed on the Nokia India website with the availability marked as 'Coming Soon'. The Lumia 925, which is a refined take on Lumia 920, features a metal frame instead of the polycarbonate bodies of the erstwhile Lumia devices. It boasts an 8.7-megapixel camera with 6 lenses, compared to Lumia 920's 5 lenses. The phone happens to be both lighter and thinner when compared to Lumia 920. However, similar to the 920 the device is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and houses a 2,000mAh battery backup. The problem with the device specs seems to be the limited 16GB internal storage and no microSD slot for expansion. Also, in order to wirelessly charge this phone, you need to purchase a separate back cover.

The price cut might be an indicator of Nokia creating a new benchmark for its upcoming flagship. The international pricing for Nokia Lumia 925 is 469 Euros, however the India price is still unknown.

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Ipad Vs Windows

Microsoft has released a commercial taking a hit on Apple’s iPad. 

The Redmond company has been heavily promoting its Windows services such as the Windows 8/RT and Windows Phone 8. This video has shown the strength of the Windows 8 RT against the rival tablet. The Asus Vivobook RT is the star on this video that offers a very sleek and stunning design at the same time lighter than the iPad.

Watch this video and see the difference.

On this short video, it was clearly demonstrated on what a Windows 8 RT can do that an iPad can’t. In terms of hardware, the VivoBook has a slimmer profile of .32″ compared to .37″ on the iPad. It is also lighter than the iPad from 1.44lbs down to 1.16lbs. With Vivobook, you don’t have to use an external card reader because its in-built.

Windows 8 RT also offers great multitasking experience which you can use two applications simultaneously on the screen plus other apps on the background. It also offers great productivity pack out of the box with MS Office. Lastly, it works on most printers without any issues.

Truly, Windows 8 RT makes a difference on your tablet experience with more features and hardware support but less the price via the Vivobook. This is what Microsoft needs to boost their Windows 8 RT platform to the market. Product awareness, lower price point, stunning hardware and great services would make them gain more popularity. But Microsoft needs to work on its apps availability for the RT platform in which the iPad still rules.

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Cinema-style movies on your Nokia Lumia 920

The Nokia Lumia 920 was Nokia’s first phone to feature OIS (optical image stabilisation) and it’s this technology, mixed in with amazing optics, which can create cinema-like movies right from your Nokia Lumia.

To get an idea of the sort of quality that’s possible from your Nokia Lumia 920, we recommend you watch the following video. But don’t just press play here. Click-through to the YouTube channel and crank the video quality up to 1080p.

Impressive, right?

The maker of that video is Christopher Westerholm, who loves getting his hands on Nokia smartphones and getting creative with them.

But to find out why and how he created this video, we caught up with Christopher to learn more.

“I wanted to show that you don’t need an expensive camera to make something that looks cinematic.”

“The technology that exists on the smartphone in our pockets means we don’t necessarily need conventional video cameras. Nokia has always innovated when its comes to camera sensors.”

As with any real filming – drunken nightclub dancing with your mates doesn’t apply – you need to take the time to plan out the storyline. Even if there’s no dialogue or acting involved, you still need to know what you’re going to film and for how long. Otherwise, you’ll have hours of film to sort through, and that takes up valuable time.

Christopher arrived on a location in Sweden in an afternoon and filmed until the sun went down. Once he’d captured everything he wanted, he headed home and spent several hours putting it all together into the final piece we see today.

While all the crisp, clear, and smooth video was shot on the Nokia Lumia 920, there was some editing that took place after filming to add sounds and to slow down some of the motion for effect.

“I needed to perform some colour correcting and add the music and sounds. Premiere Elements is a great piece of software for editing and inserting music.”

“The Nokia Lumia 920 films everything at 30 fps. I then converted the footage to 24 fps to create a more cinematic look and feel. It’s this reducing of frame rate that creates a small slow-motion effect”

With the OIS, the Nokia Lumia 920 can record at an almost professional level of smoothness. So much so, that you’d almost forget you’re watching a film shot purely on a smartphone.

Christopher did use some extra equipment, though, for extra stability. He’s quite the perfectionist and a stickler for detail, it seems.

“I used a tripod with a slider, and the Lumia 920 was mounted with Nokia’s tripod accessory – the HH-23.”

But that’s not all. Christopher works as a cinematographer and an editor, so he’s got a bit of kit at his disposal.

“I put the Lumia 920 into a DSLR cage so I could use a matte box to use filters in front of the 920′s lens. I added a ND (neural density) filter to block out the hard sunlight and a polariser to make the sky blue and the sea more transparent. The same as I would if I shot this with any other camera.”

“For the sliding, sweeping shots, I used a Kessler Pocket Dolly Traveler. It’s not a cheap piece of kit, but it’s designed for much heavier equipment. There are more affordable alternatives, such as the Glidetrack SD. I think there’s even a Glidetrack specifically designed for phones.”

Most of us won’t have this kind of equipment lying around the house, and it would cost more than any occasional video-er would want to invest in.

However, Christopher explains some simple techniques to creating the perfect video on the Nokia Lumia 920, or any other Nokia Lumia smartphone, for that matter.

“Remember, the camera is only a filmmaker’s tool. Sure, the lens stabilisation (OIS) on the Nokia Lumia 920 performs exceptionally well and makes it easier, but it’s all about the content.

1. Get to a beautiful location when the light looks best. Sometimes getting up early in the morning when the sun is low can beautifully transform or make up a story. Take ideas from movies you have seen.

2. Try to see a scene or environment from a different perspective. For example, a flower shot is dull and boring if you shoot it from a standing position. But, if you get on your knees and shoot it from under the flower up to the sky it will look huge and much more interesting.

3. Always think about the composition, how shapes in the city skyline meet each other or how the sun is looking through the trees in the park.”

Have you been inspired to get out there and create an amazing video? If you do, share it with us using the comments section below.

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Resolutions of Nokia Annual General Meeting 2013

The Annual General Meeting of Nokia Corporation held on May 7, 2013 ("AGM") made the following resolutions: 

Dividend
The AGM resolved not to distribute dividend for the fiscal year 2012.

Board and Committee members elected
The AGM resolved to elect ten members to the Board of Directors. The following members of the Nokia Board were re-elected for a term ending at the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2014: Bruce Brown, Stephen Elop, Henning Kagermann, Jouko Karvinen, Helge Lund, Mårten Mickos, Elizabeth Nelson, Risto Siilasmaa and Kari Stadigh.  Elizabeth Doherty was elected as new member of the Board for the same term. The resumés of the elected Board members are available at http://www.nokia.com/global/about-nokia/governance/board/meet/the-board/.

In its assembly meeting, the Board of Directors elected Risto Siilasmaa as Chairman of the Board, and Jouko Karvinen as Vice Chairman of the Board.

The Board of Directors also elected the members of the Board Committees. Henning Kagermann was elected as Chairman and Bruce Brown, Helge Lund and Kari Stadigh as members of the Personnel Committee. Jouko Karvinen, was elected as Chairman and Elizabeth Doherty and Elizabeth Nelson as members of the Audit Committee. Risto Siilasmaa was elected as Chairman and Henning Kagermann, Jouko Karvinen, Helge Lund as members of the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee.

The AGM resolved the following annual fees to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors for the term ending at the Annual General Meeting in 2014: EUR 440 000 for the Chairman, EUR 150 000 for the Vice Chairman and EUR 130 000 for each member. Stephen Elop, President and CEO of Nokia, will not receive any remuneration from his membership in the Board of Directors. In addition, the AGM resolved that the Chairmen of the Audit Committee and the Personnel Committee will each be paid an additional annual fee of EUR 25 000, and other members of the Audit Committee an additional annual fee of EUR 10 000 each. The AGM also resolved, in line with the past practice, that approximately 40% of the remuneration will be paid in Nokia shares purchased from the market, which shares shall be retained until the end of the Board membership in line with the Nokia policy (except for those shares needed to offset any costs relating to the acquisition of the shares, including taxes).

Other resolutions of the Annual General Meeting
The AGM re-elected PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy as the external auditor for Nokia for the fiscal year of 2013.

The AGM authorized the Board of Directors to resolve to repurchase a maximum of 370 million Nokia shares. The shares may be repurchased in order to develop the capital structure of the Company, finance or carry out acquisitions or other arrangements, settle the Company's equity-based incentive plans, be transferred for other purposes, or be cancelled. The authorization is effective until June 30, 2014. The Board has no current plans for repurchases during 2013.

The AGM also resolved to authorize the Board of Directors to issue a maximum of 740 million shares through issuance of shares or special rights entitling to shares in one or more issues. The authorization may be used to develop the Company's capital structure, diversify the shareholder base, finance or carry out acquisitions or other arrangements, settle the Company's equity-based incentive plans, or for other purposes resolved by the Board. Under the authorization, the Board may issue new shares or shares held by the Company. The authorization includes the right for the Board to resolve on all the terms and conditions of the issuance of shares and special rights entitling to shares, including issuance of shares or special rights in deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive rights within the limits set by law. The authorization is effective until June 30, 2016.

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Nokia Asha Platform Unlocks Sub-100 USD Smartphone Opportunity for Developers

New Asha platform delivers developers a consistent quality application experience in the world's fastest growing smartphone category

New Delhi, India and Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced a global initiative to unlock the sub-100 USD smartphone market for developers with the release of its Nokia Asha platform. Nokia also announced the Nokia Asha 501, the first smartphone built for the new platform.

Developers who write applications for the Nokia Asha 501 will reach all smartphones based on the new Asha platform without having to re-write code. Nokia expects to sell 100 million of the new generation Asha smartphones over the coming years, beginning with the Nokia Asha 501.

"We've seen a tremendous increase in consumer demand for apps for our Asha smartphones, as witnessed by the growth of downloads in Nokia Store," said Marco Argenti, head of Developer Experiences at Nokia. "Consumers expect quality apps at every price point. With the new Asha platform, developers will be incentivized to deliver those quality apps, previously found only on high-end smartphones, thanks to unprecedented volumes and reach opportunities through one distribution channel and a single platform."

Many of the most popular applications are already available or in development for the Nokia Asha platform, including CNN, eBuddy, ESPN, Facebook, Foursquare, Line, LinkedIn, Nimbuzz, Pictelligent, The Weather Channel, Twitter, WeChat, World of Red Bull and games from Electronic Arts, Gameloft, Indiagames, Namco-Bandai and Reliance Games. WhatsApp and other key partners continue to explore new Asha.

Developers will also get easy-to-use development tools and more ways to sell and promote apps, including the new Nokia In-App Payment tool.

New Nokia Asha SDK 1.0 and Nokia Asha web app tools

The new Nokia Asha Software Development Kit 1.0 is a suite of tools that support the development, testing, packaging and deployment of Java apps on the Nokia Asha platform.

The new Nokia Asha web app tools include a Web Development Environment (WDE), an integrated development environment (IDE) that developers can use to create and edit their Nokia Asha web apps; Web Inspector to help developers to debug and inspect elements in their web apps; and a new Web Designer Tool for creating great user experience for their web apps.

Nokia In-App Payment

Nokia also announced the new Nokia In-App Payment tool, designed to make it easier for developers to sell content from within their apps. It provides a simple and secure purchase experience for consumers and transparent payments for developers. Nokia In-App Payment will also be available for existing Asha and Series 40 phones, such as the Nokia 301. Nokia will release a public beta of Nokia In-App Payment in the coming weeks. Developers can sign-up for the beta at www.developer.nokia.com/inapppayment.

Developers voice support for new Nokia Asha platform

Dennis Crowley, CEO and co-founder of Foursquare: "Nokia continues to be a valued partner for Foursquare. The new Foursquare app on Asha delivers a fantastic search and discovery experience to help people make the most of where they are. As we head into the next wave of new Asha smartphones, we look forward to making Foursquare available for millions of Asha customers around the world."

Michael Fisher, Director of Mobile Business Development, Twitter: "Twitter's integration into the new Asha platform, along with preloaded Twitter application that ships on Nokia devices, offers people a richer Twitter experience. Whether you want to share a photo or news article, connect with people or find out what's happening around the world, it's now easier than ever to use Twitter on this family of devices."

Sebastien Thevenet, General Manager SEA-Pacific, Gameloft: "As Nokia's long term partner, with to date 200 million downloads recorded on Nokia Store, Gameloft is thrilled to offer four preloaded high quality games on the Nokia Asha 501 at launch (Assassin's Creed 3, Bubble Bash 3, Real Football 2013, Little Big City) and overall more than 30 games to download on Nokia Store down the track. Those innovative titles are Try and Buy and Free to Play games making the most of Asha Full Touch capabilities and unique user interface, truly bringing a smartphone gaming experience at your fingertips."

Akira Morikawa, CEO of Line Corporation: "Line's partnership with Nokia is very important and it will continue on new Asha. Delivering Line on new Asha represents our commitment of ensuring that people around the world will experience the joy of communication through Line on Asha smartphones."

Manish Agarwal, CEO, Reliance Games: "Reliance Games and Nokia have together demonstrated the combined power of localized content and a distribution platform in India. Our partnership with Nokia is a very cherished partnership for us to demonstrate the power of GoLocal. Reliance Games is committed to develop games on localized themes on the new Asha platform and entertain millions of people around the world by working closely with local Nokia teams in India, Asia Pacific, Latin America and other growth markets."

Keshav Bajaj, VP Business Development, Nimbuzz: "Most of the 150 million and counting Nimbuzz users are from markets where Nokia Asha continues to gain momentum, including India, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa. We are very excited to have an application exclusively built for the new Asha platform to ensure the best user experience. This is yet another initiative from Nimbuzz for one of its most exclusive partners, Nokia."

Alex Adjadj, Director of Strategic Development, Mobile Sales & Marketing, Namco-Bandai: "NAMCO BANDAI has been developing mobile games for over 10 years but there are still regions of the world where users haven't seen or played PAC-MAN. Our 22 titles available in 13 languages for the Nokia Asha 501 is a testament to our commitment to Nokia to bring a great experience to mobile users of all demographics and budgets."

Ramesh Kumar, Head of ESPNcricinfo and ESPN Digital Media India: "Given the popularity of Asha devices, the ESPNcricinfo app on the Asha 2013 platform is a dynamic way to reach growing numbers of mobile users in emerging markets. It is a rich platform where the ESPNcricinfo app can provide comprehensive cricket coverage tailored to suit on-the-go consumption of today's passionate fans, including its famed match coverage, the latest news stories, insightful editorial pieces covering International & domestic cricket - all tailor-made for mobile consumption."

Glenn Roland, VP New Platforms and OEMs, Electronic Arts: "With the new improved Asha platform and the Asha 501, Electronic Arts is excited to be bringing our games to Asha devices - extending our long partnership with Nokia - and reaching new EA fans and continuing growth into new markets."

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EA Games Releases New Exclusive Games for Nokia Lumia Devices

Nokia and Electronic Arts have some goodies for us Lumia owners. 

There are new XBOX game titles that are exclusive only for Lumia devices.


Mass Effect: Infiltrator

YOU’RE A CERBERUS AGENT – GONE ROGUE!

As Commander Shepard battles Reapers across the galaxy, veteran Cerberus agent Randall Ezno procures aliens for illicit experiments at a secret facility. But when the Director of the facility goes too far – Randall fights back and vows to bring Cerberus down!

Can you fight your way off the hostile Cerberus base and deliver their secret research to the Alliance?

Get it from Windows Phone Store

REAL RACING 2

BURN RUBBER ON THE WINDOWS PHONE!

Test your racing prowess on a 16 car grid against highly skilled AI drivers – or battle it out against other racers over WiFi!

Select from 30 officially licensed cars including the 2010 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500, 2010 Nissan GT-R (R35), 2012 McLaren MP4-12C, and more. Work your way from rookie to pro in a robust Career Mode, offering 10 hours of exhilarating gameplay. Jump into a Quick Race for instant fun – or try to beat the clock in Time Trial Mode.

Race in 15 beautiful locations, with 40 miles of highly detailed race tracks, speedways, and city circuits – including twilight and night races. Touch or tilt to steer, as you experience state-of-the-art handling with customization that tailor to your personal driving style.

Ready to race? Buckle in, start your engine, and speed away with REAL RACING 2!

Exclusively for Nokia Lumia

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NBA JAM

BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!! Jam with your favorite stars from all 30 NBA teams in over-the-top, high-flying, 2-on-2 arcade basketball just like you remember it – and like you’ve never seen before!
Three modes of play let you ball the way you want:

• Play Now – Select a team and jump right into the ballgame.

• Classic Campaign – Defeat all other teams to win the championship and unlock legends, hidden players, and outrageous cheats.
• Local Multiplayer – Go big head 2 big head against a friend via local WiFi.
If you’re from the Old School, you’ll feel the ‘90s nostalgia while you play the hottest arcade sports game on the Windows Marketplace. Featuring the voice of Tim Kitzrow (the original NBA JAM play-by-play announcer), you’ll hear all the classic catchphrases plus a few new ones.
Unlock XBOX LIVE® Achievements and earn outrageous cheats and legendary NBA players! Make that Big Head even bigger and size up wannabe ballers on the XBOX LIVE® Leaderboards. This JAM is all about “boomshakalaka”¬– and beyond!
Go to the hole. Go strong. Go for the monster jam. KABOOM!
** NBA JAM is a larger-than-life game (300MB+),strongly recommends connecting to WiFi before downloading.

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