There have been rumors of the Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 for a while now. Today, just prior to Mobile World Congress, images of the two Window Phones have surfaced. No additional leaks as far as specifications or price yet.
Look for an official announcement from Mobile World Congress this coming Monday, February 25th as well as a flood of other announcements.
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Last week during CES 2013, Huawei opened the first day of the show announcing three new smartphones the Ascend W1, Ascend D2 and the Ascend Mate.
The Ascend W1 is Huawei’s first Windows Phone 8 to hit the market. The Ascend W1 has a 4-inch IPS LCD display, 480 x 800 screen resolution, a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and a 1950 mAh battery. Meeting the trend of the latest Windows Phone 8 smartphones on the market the Ascend W1 will come in a variety of different colors like blue, red, black and white.
“Inspired and powered by people, the Ascend W1 is a combination of Huawei’s user-centric design philosophy and Windows Phone 8 software, bringing consumers a truly compelling alternative,” said Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei Consumer Business Group. “The addition of the Ascend W1 to our smartphone portfolio gives consumers access to an even wider range of Huawei smartphones. At a price that makes sense to consumers, Ascend W1 underscores our commitment to put smartphones within reach of every consumer, no matter who you are or what you want from your phone.”
Huawei’s Ascend D2 is powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), has a 5-inch FHD IPS+ 443 PPI Super Retina LCD display, 1920 x 1080 screen resolution, 1.5 GHz K3V2 (Huawei) CPU, 13 megapixel rear camera and a 3000 mAh battery. This powerful Android smartphone will be available in pure white and crystal blue. Huawei will also produce the Ascend D2 in a 4.7-inch display version.
Having their own take on a phablet Huawei’s Ascend Mate has a massive 6.1-inch HD IPS+ LCD display, 1.5 GHz Hi-Silicon quad-core processor. Also, powered by Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), the Ascend Mate will also feature an 8 megapixel AF rear-facing camera with HDR and a 1 megapixel HD front-facing camera. The Mate will come in crystal black or pure white.
Huawei has not announced prices or availability on any of the devices. Look for an announcement soon.
If you are in the market for a new phone or a new network AT&T has a special offer if you are interested in the Windows 8 line of devices. AT&T’s deal is simple, buy one Windows 8 phone such as the HTC Windows Phone 8X, or the Nokia Lumina 920 and get 100 dollars off a second device. This is the same deal they recently ran for Samsung devices.
Now as with all deals like this there are a few stipulations; first to receive the deal you must sign a two-year contract for both the devices, second the two devices must be the same exact model, and finally when you receive the 100 dollars off it will be taken off of the lower priced phone and if the phone is less than 100 dollars its free. You do not have to decide to buy both devices on the same day, you can buy one and return to buy the other anytime between now and February 21st.AT&T is also keeping true to their 14 day buyers remorse period, so should you dislike the phone simply take it back within 14 days of purchase and exchange it for another Windows 8 phone.
If you are activating a new AT&T account or just upgrading your existing AT&T account you can take advantage of this offer. The offer continues through January 21st.
The holiday season has finally arrived. The time when we to enjoy family, friends, and holiday deals!
Starting today T-Mobile has released their full holiday lineup of smartphones, tablets, and exciting new services. Costumers can now get their hands on the newest devices, including the Google Nexus 4, Nokia Lumina 810, Windows Phone 8X by HTC. In addition EA Games and PowerA have partnered with T-Mobile to bring premium gaming experiences to their holiday line up.
To help their customers beat the Black Friday madness T-Mobile is holding their T-Mobile’s free Samsung 4G smartphone sale on November 16 & 17.
Pricing and Availability for all of T-Mobiles holiday line up are listed below.
Windows Phone 8
Nokia Lumia 810:
-Available starting today online and in retail stores
-Value Plan: $99.99 down payment after a $50 mail-in rebate card and 20 equal payments of $20 per month with a two year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans.
-Classic Plan: $149.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card and with a two-year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
Windows Phone 8X by HTC:
-Available starting today online and in retail stores
-Value Plan: $149.99 down payment after a $50 mail-in rebate card and 20 equal payments of $20 per month with a two year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
- Classic Plan: $199.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card and with a two-year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
Android
Google Nexus 4:
- Currently available via Google Play and will be available in select T-Mobile retail stores and online starting today
- Value Plan: $199.99 out of pocket down payment and 20 equal payments of $15 per month with a two year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
- Classic Plan: $199.99 with a two-year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
Google Nexus 7:
-Coming soon – available with T-Mobile service via Google Play
Samsung Galaxy Note II:
- Currently available online and in retail stores
- Value Plan: $249.99 out of pocket down payment and 20 equal payments of $20 per month with a two year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
-Classic Plan: $369.99 with a two-year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
LG Optimus L9:
- Currently available online and in retail stores
-Value Plan: $49.99 out of pocket down payment and 20 equal payments of $15 per month with a two year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
-Classic Plan: $79.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card with a two-year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1:
-Available starting today online and in retail stores
-Value Mobile Broadband Plan: $199.99 out of pocket down payment and 20 equal payments of $15 per month with a two year service agreement
-Classic Mobile Broadband Plan: $399.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card with a two year service agreement
Samsung Galaxy S III:
-Currently available online and in retail stores. For more information, visit: http://galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/samsung-galaxy-s3
Windows 8
Dell Inspiron 14z Ultrabook
- Currently available online and in select retail stores
- Value Mobile Broadband Plan: $389.99 out of pocket down payment and 20 equal payments of $20 per month with a two year service agreement
Accessories
-The AllShare Cast Wireless Hub accessory is available in T-Mobile retail stores and at www.T-Mobile.com for $99.99.
-The MOGA Mobile Gaming System is available at www.T-Mobile.com for $49.99 and will be in select T-Mobile retail stores starting today.
Today Microsoft has officially launched their Windows Phone 8 OS and a list of new/enhanced features it has to offer. Joe Belfiore, Program Manager took the stage to detail the features.
With Windows Phone 8, there is a “new lock screen” which will refresh content, notifications and other tiles depending on which mobile apps are being used, such as Facebook. You can also change it into a photo slideshow; display sports scores, weather and more. It is a completely customizable experience.
Skype is now completely integrated into the OS, resulting in an always-on solution. You are able to receive calls or messages at anytime and it does it without running code in the background improving battery life.
If you love Pandora you are going to love the deal they have for you with Microsoft. Pandora users get the service ad free for the first year.
Another major addition is the Data Sense technology. Not only does Windows Phone 8 compress data to conserve expensive cellular data it also keeps track of usage in real time and alerts you to potential problems and apps chewing through your plan. Verizon users will be the first to get their hands on Data Sense feature.
The addition of Kid’s Corner, in directly allows for a makeshift multiuser environment. It allows you to set a restrictive environment to allow a friend or child limited access to your device. You can choose what apps or features the user can access.
The People Hub gets better as it has a new feature called Rooms. If you are a GroupMe user you maybe experiencing a little deja vu. Skype purchased GroupMe and Microsoft purchased Skype. With the list of technology buyouts Microsoft has deployed their own private chat area for family, friends and coworkers.
Microsoft has released a 19 minute video highlighting Windows Phone 8. If you have any interest in the OS we suggest you check it out below.
If you are interested in what T-Mobile has in store for you over the coming months, TmoNews was able to get their hands on T-Mobile’s roadmap of upcoming devices.
There seems to be a little bit of everything on the list Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry. Take a look at the list and see what’s on the way.
Nothing too exciting here, we have known about most. One day soon we should see an iPhone on the list.
It’s always interesting to see manufactures attack Apple and this time instead of Samsung, Nokia is taking a bite out of the apple.
It is a simple attack that makes us wonder if Nokia believes smartphone technology is all about color. I for one like a neutral color device with a wide range of colorful accessories.
Nokia ends the ad with “This is Lumia”! The title of the ad is “Time to #switch”, take a look at the ad and let us know what you think.
Nokia and HTC have both announced their Windows Phone 8 and now we have a leaked video that walks us through Windows Phone 8 OS. This is 10 minutes, “Hands on with the finalized Windows Phone 8 emulator OS Build 9900″.
It’s only been a couple of days since HTC announced their new devices and T-Mobile wasted no time putting together a “more information” sign-up page for the HTC 8X. We already know the 8X comes with some great specs, so the only information we’re waiting on is a date and price.
Follow this link to T-Mobile and sign-up now!
This morning in London HTC made their announcement on two new devices. This included the HTC 8X and HTC 8S, which will both be running Windows Phone 8. The HTC 8X is the more high-end phone of the two and the 8S is the budget friendly model.
T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T have announced that the HTC 8X will make its way to their networks come November. Below are specifications for both smartphone.
HTC 8X:
HTC 8S:
Colors look to be the big deal for Windows Phone 8 devices as both the 8X and 8S will both come in different shades. The 8X will be available in California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red and Limelight Yellow. The 8S will come in two-toned Domino, Fiesta Red Atlantic Blue and High-Rise Gray. It hasn’t been said which colors will go to which carrier yet.
HTC didn’t give a price or avalability on the new devices, but look towards November.
Today in New York, Nokia unveiled the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820. Both will be running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 and both will come with some pretty good specifications. No pricing or date has been released, which is a bad move on Nokia knowing Apple will be laying everything out about the new iPhone on September 12th. The Lumia 820 is promoted as budget friendly.
Lumia 920:
Lumia 820:
Samsung also announced two Windows devices at their Unpacked event today. This included the ATIV Tab which will be running the new Windows RT operating system and the ATIV S smartphone which we will running Windows Phone 8.
ATIV Tab:
ATIV S: