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Cyan is back with the AT&T Lumia 920 (hands-on)

2012-10-04T17:14:50-04:00

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When Nokia first announced the Lumia 920 one color was suspiciously absent - the iconic cyan that has graced numerous devices from the Espoo-based company. Our fears were put to rest today, however, when AT&T announced that its US-exclusive Lumia 920 would come in cyan, and we've just taken a look at the finish. Unlike the white, red, and yellow varieties that come with a glossy finish, the cyan and black models are identical to what we found on the Lumia 900. It's certainly a striking color - take a look below for the full gallery.

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AT&T announces Nokia Lumia 920 exclusive, launches in November with Lumia 820

2012-10-04T09:43:23-04:00

AT&T Lumia 920

AT&T has revealed today that it plans to carry Nokia's latest flagship Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 handset as well as the mid-range Lumia 820. The additions, alongside HTC's Windows Phone 8X, mean the nation's second biggest carrier will offer both of the high profile Windows Phone 8 handsets this holiday season.

The Nokia Lumia 920 will be available on AT&T exclusively according to the carrier, with Red, Black and White colors, and through online orders in Yellow and Cyan. The confirmation of a Cyan color follows hints from Nokia that it would offer the iconic color. Nokia's Lumia 820 will be available in black only, but AT&T will stock additi …

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Lumia 920 will be among UK’s first LTE phones, launching exclusively with EE

2012-09-11T05:03:56-04:00

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The Nokia Lumia 920, it has just been announced, will arrive in the UK with LTE on board and will be exclusive to local operator EE. The company behind the Orange and T-Mobile brands in the UK has today detailed its plans for rolling out the UK's first 4G LTE network, which will be graced by Nokia's Windows Phone 8 flagship in the near future. An EE spokesperson tells us that the company will have "a period of exclusivity at launch" for the Lumia 920.

Nokia's Lumia 820 is also on board for the LTE launch in the UK on EE, alongside the Samsung Galaxy S III, HTC One XL, Huawei Ascend P1 LTE, and two Huawei mobile 4G products. Announced at a s …

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Exclusive photos: We put Nokia’s controversial Lumia 920 PureView camera to the test

2012-09-07T12:30:57-04:00

Lumia 920 sample image

This week, Nokia grandly unveiled its latest Windows Phone 8 flagship, the Lumia 920. It was an effort to reintroduce Nokia once again to the smartphone buying public and make the case that its technological prowess was second to none. The most important part of that argument is undoubtedly the Lumia 920's "PureView" camera. That case was utterly undermined by Nokia itself six hours after the unveiling, when we discovered that the promotional video that appeared to feature the new camera technology was faked. Nokia officially apologized for the deception and then was later forced to apologize again when still photos pulled from the same vide …

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Nokia Lumia 920 reportedly launching in Europe during November

2012-09-07T08:11:07-04:00

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One of the biggest disappointments of Nokia's Lumia 920 and 820 announcement earlier this week was the lack of information around both pricing and availability. While we still don't know how much the Lumia 920 will cost, we're starting to get some idea of when it'll be in consumers' hands - Reuters is reporting that two European carriers have claimed they will begin selling Nokia's new flagship device in the second half of November. One of the sources also claimed that "larger countries" would receive the phone earlier in the month. It sounds like the company has planned a month-long rollout across Europe, though we won't know for sure until …

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Nokia’s PureView still photos also include fakes (update: Nokia confirms)

2012-09-06T13:48:46-04:00

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Nokia's already apologized for faking a video demonstration of the PureView OIS (optical image stabilization) technology in its new Lumia 920 smartphone, but that apology may not go far enough. In the second half of that same video, Nokia showed off sample still images allegedly taken using PureView, and it appears that those were faked as well. See the picture above? Photographer Johannes Grönvall took that shot in downtown Helsinki, Finland, and it appears to depict the very same model in the same clothing, only this time there's professional lighting, a tripod and what appears to be a large camera lens in the shot.

That wouldn't be damni …

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Nokia issues full apology for faked Lumia PureView ad, provides real footage

2012-09-05T19:42:25-04:00

Nokia Pureview faked ad

Nokia introduced its latest "PureView" branding on its Lumia 920 earlier today, and alongside the announcement the company released some promotional materials to demonstrate the functionality. We spotted a slight issue with the ads though: Nokia faked them. The opening segment of one particular ad showed a young man and woman riding bikes, designed to show off the capabilities of Nokia's optical image stabilization (OIS). However, we noticed a reflection that revealed the footage wasn't shot on a Lumia 920, but a regular camera inside a white van.

Nokia admitted the slip up to us earlier, but the company has now published a full public apol …

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Nokia starts over, again: stunning new phones, no release date in sight

2012-09-05T19:08:10-04:00

Nokia PureView on the Lumia 920

Ever heard of a paper launch? Well, today you witnessed one in full flight. Nokia and Microsoft, two former mobile giants seeking to rekindle smartphone buyers' passions, came out with the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 Windows Phone 8 devices. They are beautiful to look at, sumptuous to touch … and entirely unavailable to buy. Their entire release schedule, such as it is, is obfuscated into the mists of "the fourth quarter of this year." In other words, you'll be able to buy a Lumia Windows Phone 8 handset before the end of 2012, but exactly when, for how much, and with which carrier, nobody outside Espoo yet knows.

Today needed to be about delive …

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Nokia’s new PureView ad is amazing, too bad it’s faked

2012-09-05T16:22:55-04:00

Nokia Pureview faked ad

The new PureView camera might be amazing, but a bizarre easter egg has revealed that the company's advertisements don't give an honest view of its technology. Amid Nokia's flurry of press today - if you haven't heard, it released a new flagship phone along with some other gear - one video advertisement in particular caught our eye. In the ad, Nokia shows off the PureView's image stabilization technology. The opening segment (which, importantly, isn't qualified by a "screen images simulated" notice), shows a young man and woman cheerily riding bikes along a scenic river. As he films her breezily laughing, the ad shows side-by-side video - obv …

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Watch this: full videos of Motorola and Nokia’s September 5th events

2012-09-05T16:03:13-04:00

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Today was a big day for both Motorola and Nokia. Motorola introduced the RAZR HD, HD Maxx, and RAZR M, while Nokia announced two Windows Phone 8 devices, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. If you missed our live coverage of the announcements, you can get a taste of all the excitement, bad promotional videos, and questionable bands by watching the events in their entirety. Motorola's show is now up on YouTube, while Nokia's event is available for viewing on its Webcast page. Enjoy!

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