Microsoft and
Nokia are holding a press conference on Sept. 5 in New York to discuss Nokia’s
Lumia brand of Windows phones. While Verizon isn’t
expected to be part of that event, the carrier intends to roll out a Nokia
phone later, said the person, who asked not to be named because the plans are
private.
That would
give Nokia a
new beachhead at the top U.S. carrier, building on its longstanding
relationship with No. 2 AT&T (T) Inc.
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Features
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Nokia
Windows 8 Phone
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Network
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WiFi, GPS
and 3G capability
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Support By
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Unity
Technologies
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Released By
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Nokia (NOK) and
Microsoft’s (MSFT)
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Design
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Unibody polycarbonate design
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Content
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Wildly
creative and intelligently interactive 3D and 2D content
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Voice Calls
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Yes
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Size
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4.3-inch
with curved edges
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VoIP
Service
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Yes
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Wireless
Call
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Yes
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Games
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Strong
gaming ecosystem-PC, Xbox, and Mobile Devices
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Modem
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A
voice-capable 3G modem
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Radio
supports
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Quad-band
2G and peta-band 3G.
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Skype
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Yes
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Released
Date
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November
2012.
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Primary
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Front-facing camera
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Software
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Able to run
on devices with speedier, dual-core chips and high-definition screens
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OS
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Windows
Phone 8 and Windows 8 Both
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Graphics
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high-caliber Unity3D graphics
engine
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GPS
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Yes- telephonic
voice capability
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Windows 8
could support voice calls, it’s been suggested, after a Metro UI tile for phone
functionality was spotted during a BUILD 2011 session
last week. The slide, istartedsomething caught, has a Windows Phone 7 style
“Missed Calls” dialog complete with times and dates of recent incoming voice
calls. However, it’s also possible that this could be a VoIP service, or indeed
some form of wireless call management when pairing a Windows 8 tablet or phone
with a Windows Phone 7 handset.
The next
generation of Windows Phone devices will reportedly support the high-caliber
Unity3D graphics engine. WMPoweruser notes that Unity3D developer
Unite Technologies has announced it will support both Windows Phone 8 and
Windows 8 when the two operating systems are released later this year. As the
site writes, this is very significant because “developers will have a very easy
time porting high quality, graphics-intensive games to Windows Phone 8 from the
iPhone,” meaning that Windows Phone 8 will already have a strong gaming
ecosystem ready to go when it finally launches.
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