Nokia Lumia 830 Shows Up in Different Colors

Nokia Lumia 830 is a Windows Phone handset that’s supposed to arrive very soon on the market and boost Microsoft’s portfolio of mid-range smartphones. Although we don’t have an official release date confirmed yet, there’s a high chance that the Lumia 830 might be unveiled early next month.

Along with the Lumia 830, Microsoft may also announce another mid-range Windows Phone handset, the Nokia Lumia 730, which has already leaked online.

Microsoft recently sent invitations for an event scheduled for September 4, which points to a Lumia 730 reveal, but there’s a high chance that we will see the Lumia 830 being unveiled during the same conference.

Just like the Lumia 730, Nokia Lumia 830 will run Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 operating system out of the box. Considering this is the spiritual successor of Lumia 820 that’s been released on the market almost 2 years ago, we expect it to be slightly better when it comes to hardware.

It’s clear that the Lumia 830 will come with a newer version of Windows Phone, but the older Lumia 820 will eventually receive a Windows Phone 8.1 update as well.

According to the latest hearsay, Nokia Lumia 830 may be the first mid-range smartphone to pack a PureView camera. Rumors claim that the smartphone will boast a 20-megapixel rear-facing photo snapper, as well as more than decent secondary camera in the front.

The smartphone is also said to offer LTE support, as well as mid-size 4.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display. Unfortunately, aside from these details, we don’t know anything else about the Lumia 830 in terms of specs.

However, thanks to the latest images leaked from China by tipster “NokiBar,” we do know that Nokia Lumia 830 will be available for purchase in multiple color options, including green, orange yellow and white (gray?).

From previous leaks we have also learned that the unannounced Windows Phone handset will go on sale in the United States at three major carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.

The bad news is that we don’t know whether or not the Lumia 830 will be available in the United States at all carriers mentioned earlier, around the same timeframe. 

Usually, new smartphones are not launched by US operators at the same time, so there’s a very slim chance that Lumia 830 will go on sale at AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon on the same day.

Everything Microsoft just announced at Gamescom on Xbox

Earlier today at the annual Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, Microsoft held a briefing that included some high-profile gaming announcements and news. Here are all the major bulletpoints from the press conference.

• "Rise of the Tomb Raider," the follow-up to Crystal Dynamics' stellar 2013 game, will launch as anXbox One exclusive in late 2015 -- though there does seem be language that leaves the door open for a release on other platforms down the road.
• Xbox One will be getting new features including DLNA, USB playback, boot-to-TV, an updated friends section among others according to Xbox Wire.
• Two new Xbox One bundles will hit later this year. An all-white console packed with "Sunset Overdrive" will go for $400 (without Kinect) on October 28, and a "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" skinned Xbox One with a 1TB hard drive and the game for $500 on November 3 (also without Kinect).
• Microsoft debuted an impressive gameplay demo of Remedy Entertainment's "Quantum Break" which is set to hit exclusively on Xbox One in 2015.
• The "Halo 5: Guardians" beta will begin on December 29.
• Moon Studios' charmingly dark platformer "Ori and the Blind Forest" will launch on Xbox One and PC this holiday season.
• The "Fable Legends" multiplayer beta will start on October 16.
• "Evolve," the recently delayed shooter from the team that brought us the "Left for Dead" series will offer an Xbox One beta in January 2015.
• Xbox One digital pre-order and pre-loading begins with Forza Horizon 2 and FIFA 15.

Will be back soon with other information......

New Dell Venue 7 and 8 with Intel Merrifield Available in the US, Starting at $160 / €116

Earlier this month, the new Dell Venue 7 and 8 tablets were spotted making a stop at the FCC, so it was pretty clear to us they were going to be making it into retail soon enough.

Well, this day has come and now Dell has announced both slates have been made available in the US. The original Venue tablets were introduced back in 2013 and now Dell is taking an opportunity to refresh the lineup by bumping their speech sheet a little bit.

First off, the two tablets now enjoy the services of the Intel Merrifield platform. The 8-inch model delivers FHD resolution (1920 x 1200 pixels) while relying on a 2.1GHz Intel Atom CPU Z3480. The tablets are fitted with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card).

The 7-incher doesn’t offer the same advanced resolution, limiting itself to bringing just 1280 x 800 res to the tablet. The CPU under the hood is an Intel Atom Z3460. Both slates run Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box, so you won’t have to wait for any soft updates if you purchase this bunch.

The 7-inch will take you back with $159 / €116, while the 8-incher will sell for $199 / €146. You can pick up both from the Dellwebsite.

Nokia Lumia 930 Goes on Sale Worldwide; Listed as 'Coming Soon' in India

Microsoft on Monday has announced the availability of its recently unveiled Lumia 930. Priced at $599 (approximately Rs. 35,800), the sales of Lumia 930 will begin this week in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The company also said that "further rollout throughout the world (except the US) will continue over the coming weeks."

The Lumia 930 was first unveiled in April at Microsoft's Build 2014 conference along with the Lumia 630 and Lumia 635.

The smartphone is already listed on various online retailers (Buy Nokia Lumia 930 from Flipkart, Infibeam, HomeShop18) in India without price.

The Nokia Lumia 930 features single-SIM support and runs Windows Phone 8.1 out-of-the-box. It features a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixel) ClearBlack OLED display with a pixel density of 441ppi. The display boasts of a Gorilla Glass 3 screen, the 'Super Sensitive Touch' feature, and 'a near 180-degree viewing angle'. The Lumia 930 is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of built-in storage.

It sports a 20-megapixel PureView camera with dual-LED flash, which has optical image stabilisation (OIS) and Carl Zeiss optics. A front-facing 1.2-megapixel wide-angle camera is onboard as well, apart from four directional microphones and integrated Dolby Surround Sound. The Nokia Lumia 930 comes in 32GB of built-in storage (additional 7GB free OneDrive cloud storage), but there is no expansion option for microSD card.

Various connectivity options on the Lumia 930 include Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi direct, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, Micro-USB, 3G and LTE. The Lumia 930 runs on a 2420mAh battery which is rated for up to 21.7 hours of 2G talk time and 17.9 hours of 3G talk time. Other than that the Lumia 930 smartphone also boasts of built-in wireless charging. It measures 137x71x9.8 mm and weighs 167 grams.

Featuring an aluminium frame with metallic accents, and a curved polycarbonate back, the smartphone comes in Bright Orange, Bright Green, Black and White colours. The Nokia Lumia 930 comes with OneDrive, MS Office, Nokia Camera, MixRadio and HERE Maps, as well as specific imaging apps, such as Nokia Camera, Nokia Storyteller, Nokia Creative Studio and Nokia Refocus, pre-installed.