Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Nokia unveils two phablets and a Windows 8 tablet RT - ZDNet

Business: for its Nokia World, the Finnish manufacturer has not done things by half with six new devices announced and presented as innovative applications. Please note, the arrival of Instagram and Vine in the Windows Phone ecosystem.

its last annual conference as an independent company, Nokia wanted to mark the occasion. The manufacturer in the process of being acquired by Microsoft for $ 5.4 billion Abu Dhabi has chosen to unveil its latest offensive, an offensive on all fronts.

For if Nokia is still in great financial difficulties, he still knows a renewed interest thanks to its range of smartphones Lumia Windows Phone. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Finnish have passed 8 million of these devices in the last quarter, which is double that a year ago.

However, even if the manufacturer has seen its sales of Lumia progress each quarter, there is still dwarfed by Apple and Samsung. Tuesday’s announcements must consolidate this growth and especially to allow Nokia to operate new levers occupying new land with great potential.

Thus, in addition to two new smartphones Asha especially for emerging markets (500, 502 and 503 from 69 to 89 euros) which “represent a new design boasts a transparent and integrated camera smarter and faster the new interface and intuitive “user, Nokia was first unveiled two phablets: the 1320 and 1520

. An entry level phablet 369 euros

first surprise since the latest rumors evoked only a model. Nokia has massive attack and this new market segment growth, even if it is currently overwhelmingly dominated by Samsung with its rating and crowded.

Thus, after LG, Sony or HTC, Nokia intends to get his share of the cake with two terminals 6 inches, halfway smartphone and tablet, Windows Phone 8 GDR 3. Recall that this new version is capable of displaying a particular third column of thumbnails and offer more comfort, especially working in Office.

Lumia 1320 can be presented as the entry level Nokia phablet with a naked advertised price of 339 dollars (369 euros). With colored shells (like yours …), a 720p display, a dual core processor, it is non-US markets (China, India, Europe).

Lumia 1320

Beefier 1520 is the flagship of Nokia’s phablets with a 6-inch 1080p with supersensitive screen technology. It features a Carl Zeiss 20 megapixel sensor Pure View with dual LED flash and optical image stabilization (and other images of the 1020 legacy technologies), a quad-core Snapdragon processor at 2.2 Ghz, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB of storage and a battery of 3400 mAh.

course, the price is also high end since Nokia announced a price 699 euros naked. It will be available in yellow, red, white and black.

Lumia 1520

As usual, Nokia combines its terminals new applications which increase an already large catalog, especially with services Here. Besides the arrival Instagram and Vine should give a serious boost to the Windows Phone ecosystem, the group presented exclusive tools and presented as innovative.

include Beamer Nokia (Nokia Projector) for sharing “your experiences and ideas with ease with your friends or colleagues by projecting the screen of your phone on a screen HTML5. You can project documents, maps, or even contact the viewfinder of the camera. “

Above Storyteller Nokia (Nokia Travel Book) that automatically integrate photos smartphone with details drawn from HERE (mapping) to create a chronological itinerary of your movement on a map.

Tablet Lumia 2520: disability, Windows 8.1 RT

Besides these two

phablets, Nokia also introduced its first touchscreen tablet, Lumia 2520 . Not really a surprise since everything was leaked to the press in recent weeks. But it is a very strategic move: Nokia finally attack this market and will try to find a place between the Apple iPad and Android tablets

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Still, the Finnish share with disabilities: the machine is powered by Windows 8.1 RT, a system that has never been proven and yet was used by Microsoft with its Surface. Not sure that the application is waiting for you, even with a machine that seems Nokia quality. Especially Apple is expected to announce its new Tuesday night …

Lumia 2520

2520 is a 10.1-inch tablet HD unibody, whose mission “is to leave the home.” It is 4G and has an anti-glare screen. It also incorporates a 6.7 megapixel camera equipped “for the first time on a shelf”, a Zeiss lens.

find new Lumia applications but also exclusive Nokia Video Director, “which offers the ability to edit videos filmed even more creative.” We do not really know anymore.

As Microsoft Surface, the Lumia 2520 is associated with a ‘touch cover’ keyboard and trackpad that includes an extra battery. The Nokia Power Keyboard and offers up to 5 hours of additional battery and two integrated USB ports,
The Nokia Lumia 2520 will be available in red and bright white as well as black and cyan mat in principle from the fourth quarter of 2013 to U.S. $ 499 price, Nokia Keyboard Power will be offered at $ 149. A rather attractive price that could give wings to Nokia, until Apple’s new iPad book

can also ask whether this tablet will compete directly with Microsoft Surface 2 which has just been launched …

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