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Nokia Lumia sales hit record 8.8 million in Q3, North America doubles

2013-10-29T07:01:13-04:00

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Nokia has once again managed to improve its Lumia sales figures worldwide. The latest Q3 earnings show another improvement, up to 8.8 million in the latest quarter. That's an increase on the record high of 7.4 million in the last quarter, and up over 200 percent from just 2.9 million in the same quarter last year. Through September 30th, Nokia sold 36.1 million Lumias in total since the company shipped its first Windows Phone device, the Lumia 800, in November 2011.

North American device sales improved significantly from the previous quarter, reaching 1.4 million shipped in total during Q3, a 366 percent increase year over year and double t …

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Nokia loses $151 million in Q2 2013

2013-07-18T06:02:30-04:00

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Nokia's Q2 2013 earnings are out - and it's clear that the company's road to recovery is nowhere near over. The Finnish manufacturer posted an operating loss of €115 million (roughly $151 million) from €5.695 billion ($7.46 billion) in revenue over the quarter, which is a little below expectations. Nokia expected its Devices & Services division, which has traditionally been its largest, to be in the red this quarter, but its small loss of €33 million ($43.25 million) is lower than its prediction.

All-told, the company's profitability dramatically improved year-over-year (the company lost €826 million this time last year), and is pretty stea …

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Nokia Lumia sales hit record 7.4 million in Q2, but North America still lagging

2013-07-18T06:01:42-04:00

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Nokia continues to improve on its Lumia sales figures worldwide. The latest Q2 earnings show another quarterly improvement, up to 7.4 million in the latest quarter. That's a bump on the record high of 5.6 million in the last quarter, and up from 4 million in the same quarter last year. Up to June 30th, Nokia has sold 27.3 million Lumias in total since shipping its first Windows Phone device, the Lumia 800, in November 2011.

North American device sales improved from the previous quarter, but only reached 500,000 shipped in total during Q2, a 16 percent decrease year-on-year. Nokia previously shipped 400,000 devices in North America during th …

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Nokia’s Lumia 1020 is a lot of camera in a high-end smartphone body (hands-on)

2013-07-11T12:00:25-04:00

Gallery Photo: Nokia Lumia 1020 hands-on photos

At a small, almost awkwardly intimate event at Pier 92 in New York CIty, Nokia just unveiled its latest PureView creation: the Lumia 1020. After a 45-minute buildup to the event that was nothing more than a slideshow of beautiful pictures "taken with a Nokia Lumia smartphone," we had to see the device for ourselves.

At first blush, it's impressive. The 1020 is handsome and sleek, rounded and not quite so boxy and large as some of the other Lumia phones we've seen. It's not small, though: the 41-megapixel lens coming out the back is large enough that it props the phone up off a table when it's laid down flat, and the 1020 certainly doesn't m …

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Leaked ‘Nokia Lumia 1020’ image reveals ‘Pro Cam’ and AT&T branding (update)

2013-07-03T22:36:19-04:00

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An image of a new Nokia device purporting to be the long-awaited Windows Phone successor to the company's 808 PureView phone just surfaced, appearing to confirm that the device is headed to AT&T. The image comes courtesy of EVLeaks, who has previously referred to the phone, codenamed EOS, as the Lumia 1020. In a Twitter post, EVLeaks notes that the phone will be available on AT&T, and the image, which features the carrier's branding, appears to support the claim.

The phone is rumored to have a 41-megapixel PureView camera, and while we've previously seen detailed images of what's believed to be the phone's exterior, the leak confirms what w …

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Nokia Lumia 928 review

2013-05-29T11:51:13-04:00

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If a mobile operating system can go through a mid-life crisis, Windows Phone 8 might be there: Devices have been on the market since late last year, there's no major revision in sight (yet), and OEMs - mainly Nokia - are now at the point where they're ready to release another volley of hardware. So without a publicity boost from a new version of Windows Phone, that puts a lot of pressure on these new phones to be particularly good.

And if Nokia has its way, that's where the Nokia Lumia 928 could factor in. Verizon and Sprint have generally been soft on Windows Phone since version 7's launch - the flagship hardware has mostly gone to GSM car …

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Lumia 928: first impressions of Verizon’s Nokia flagship (hands-on)

2013-05-13T09:03:02-04:00

Gallery Photo: Nokia Lumia 928 hands-on photos

Nokia finally launched its Lumia 928 for Verizon on Friday without the traditional fanfare of its typical flagship announcements. While we're expecting a new Lumia at the company's London event on May 14th, we got a chance to sit down with the Lumia 928 and see how it matches up with the existing Lumia 920 device that launched back in October.

The look and feel of the Lumia 928 is greatly improved over the 920. Nokia has squared off the device and fitted a xenon flash at the rear for still photos. Other than the addition of an improved loudspeaker and microphone array, there's little change on the specs side. The camera sensor and lens are …

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Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon announced, available May 16th for $99.99

2013-05-10T10:05:12-04:00

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Following weeks of rumors, Nokia is finally unveiling its Lumia 928 handset today. Verizon will stock Nokia's latest flagship on May 16th, which includes a 4.5-inch OLED display, 8.7-megapixel camera, and wireless charging. Nokia's latest flagship also includes a xenon flash that the company has been teasing over the past few days.

Most of the hardware is similar to Nokia's Lumia 920, but the company has also included a loudspeaker that, coupled with three microphones, will record sound up to 140dB and then play it back without distortion. Nokia's Lumia 928 xenon flash will be used exclusively for still images, with an LED included for vide …

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Nokia Lumia sales hit record high of 5.6 million in Q1, still struggling in US

2013-04-18T06:01:37-04:00

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Nokia's latest quarterly earnings show that the Finnish smartphone maker continues to improve its Lumia sales. Following a jump in Lumia sales in Q4 2012, Nokia's first quarter of 2013 saw the company sell 5.6 million Lumias, another quarterly improvement and a record high - up from 4.4 million in the previous quarter. Nokia says two-thirds of all Lumias sold in Q1 were running Windows Phone 8. Nokia previously shipped two million Lumia smartphones in the same quarter a year ago. Up to March 31st, Nokia has sold 19.9 million Lumias in total since shipping its first Windows Phone device, the Lumia 800, in November 2011.

North American device …

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Nokia Lumia 928 to launch on Verizon in April with updated body and xenon flash

2013-03-12T11:33:20-04:00

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Microsoft is gearing up to market Nokia's upcoming Verizon flagship heavily. Sources familiar with Nokia's plans have revealed to The Verge that the company plans to launch its Lumia 928 handset in April on Verizon. Known previously as Laser, the Lumia 920 variant will include some significant changes that make it a new standalone device. We're told that Nokia will switch to a xenon and LED flash combination for the 8-megapixel PureView camera on the 928.

Nokia's new flagship will also reduce the weight and thickness compared to the Lumia 920. We're told the Lumia 928 is 10.2mm at its thinnest point with a slightly curved back. The Lumia 92 …

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