Lumia 920 PureView Trailer Shot with a Professional Camera

Yesterday was supposed to be a big day for Nokia, announcing its new lineup of devices that would run Windows Phone 8. Great day, great announcements, save for the lack of availability and price. Oh and not to mention, the devices weren’t even running the final version of Windows Phone 8. One could hypothesize that the announcement was premature, especially given how the iPhone launch is just days away. Something this halfhearted would definitely not work in Nokia’s favour.

The Nokia-Microsoft event introducing the new Nokia Windows Phone 8 devices was not the highlight of the day though. Nokia’s Lumia 920 includes the PureView technology as according to Nokia, “it’s not about the megapixels.” So the Lumia 920 houses an 8.7 megapixel sensor, but the main attraction of the imaging section of the phone is the floating lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.0. A floating lens is essentially hardware based optical image stabilization, which Nokia is dubbing OIS.

Milagrow launches Windows 7-based tablet Kupa X11

Milagrow has launched a Windows 7-based tablet in association with Germany-based Windows tablet manufacturer KUPA. The Milagrow Kupa X11 is a 10-inch tablet that runs Windows 7 and allows stylus and touch-sensitive controls. It also has SSD storage, a built-in SIM card slot and allows you to make calls.

Nokia Lumia 820 - Windows Phone 8 Smartphone

The new Nokia Lumia 820 is an upcoming smartphone running the Windows Phone 8 OS . It sports a large 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen and an 8MP camera at the back with LED flash . It is the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone from Nokia and is the successor of the Nokia’s first Windows flagship mobile , the Nokia Lumia 800 . It will be available in various vibrant colors of Red, Yellow , White , Grey , Black , Sky Blue , and Purple.

Nokia Lumia 920 - First Windows Phone 8 Smartphone from Nokia

 

The new Nokia Lumia 920 is the first Nokia Windows Phone 8 Smartphone . It is the second addition to the Nokia’s recently launched Pureview brand of phones after the popular 41MP camera phone , the Nokia 808 Pureview . So expect high quality picture taking camera in this smartphone along with the powerful performance processor and most importantly high capacity storage . It Nokia’s flagship Windows smartphone and sports a huge 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+multi-touch display.

Sony unveils Windows 8-powered Vaio Duo 11 tablet, Tap 20 AIO

Sony has also joined the Windows 8 bandwagon as it introduces the Vaio Duo 11 tablet PC and Vaio Tap 20 portable touchscreen all-in-one.

Samsung Ativ S - Windows Phone 8 Smartphone

The new Samsung Ativ S is a large 4.8-inch touchscreen smartphone loaded with the upcoming Windows 8 OS . It is the first Samsung mobile announced with the latest version of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 OS and also the first Samsung Ativ series smartphone .

Nokia to unveil Windows Phone 8 devices on September 5

Nokia is holding a media event in New York on Sept 5, and speculation all over the Internet is that the company may unveil its long awaited Windows Phone 8 smartphones. Adding fuel to this rumour is the fact that the event will be held jointly with Microsoft.

Samsung Omnia M available in India via Snapdeal at Rs. 17,990

 Samsung's Windows Phone 7.5-based Omnia M smartphone is now available in India via online shopping site Snapdeal. The Samsung Omnia M has been priced at Rs. 17,990.

Samsung had unveiled the Omnia M in May this year and is supposed to take on Nokia's Windows Phone-based Lumia phones. The design of the Omnia M is reminiscent of its predecessor, the Omnia 7, except that the Omnia M does not have physical Windows home button. There's no word on whether the Omnia M will be updated to the latest Windows Phone 8 OS.

World Of Rabbit The Dig Now Available for Windows Phone

 One of the favorite Symbian/MeeGo games is now available for Windows Phone and it’s free! World Of Rabbit “The Dig” is not only available on Windows Phone but it brought a few improvements with it.

Encyclopaedia Britannica released for Windows Phones

The always popular Encyclopedia Britannica is now available to keep in the palm of your hand, with the news that a Windows Phone version of the app is available for download and fully updated for the year 2012. Primarily living online so as to avoid filling your phone’s internal storage, the app also features an offline viewing mode for those occasions when Wi-Fi or a 3G data connection just isn’t as forthcoming as we would like.

Priced at a reasonable $4.99, the app carries on a long tradition of the Encyclopedia Britannica being associated with Windows-based platforms. Those old enough to remember the dawn of multimedia computing will remember Encyclopedia Britannica coming on a collection of CDs for the PC. Complete with real video clips and colorful images, the app arguably ushered in a new wave of multimedia applications.