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Nokia 900 (left) and Nokia 808 PureView

Nokia Lumia 900 Versus Nokia 808 PureView: What Will You Buy?

Nokia took MWC 2012 by storm when the Finnish giant unveiled the most sophisticated camera smartphone since the Nokia N8, the Nokia 808 PureView. We consider this device a camera with smartphone capabilities, not the other way around. Never have we seen a smartphone with a 41-megapixel sensor. It’s unreal, shocking and awesome all at the same time. Some believes Nokia is showing qualities of the company it once was before the Apple and its iPhone invaded the smartphone market.

Nokia Lumia 900 U.S. Release Date Delayed till April 22: Buy Lumia 800 Instead?

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The delay of the Nokia Lumia 900 has come as a big disappointment to Windows Phone 7 fans, who were eagerly waiting to get their hands on what is considered to be the sexiest Windows smartphone ever conceived. The Lumia 900 was scheduled to launch exclusively on AT&T in March, but likely due to the New iPad launching on AT&T in the same month, the decision was made to push back the Lumia 900 release to April 22. A month of waiting for the Lumia 900 could be a problem for some. What should the ne...
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Apple iPhone 5: Buy a Sony Xperia Ion on AT&T or Wait for iPhone 5?

Sony is said to be readying its Xperia Ion AT&T LTE smartphone for an end of March launch, well before Apple will get around to the iPhone 5 release. If your contract is coming up in the next couple of months, these will certainly be two devices to consider, even if you're not an AT&T customer.
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Protect Your Bubble: Smartphone, Tablet Insurance that Replaces Device in 24 Hours

Protect Your Bubble, a new online insurance company that launched in the U.S. today, will replace your gadget within one day of being lost or damaged within 24 hours. To boot, the company offers a lock, wipe locate feature for Android-based devices and a locate feature to compliment Apple's iCloud. In essence, you won't lose any information or the location of your device.
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Google Play Replaces Android Marketplace: 5 Things to Know About the Update

The Android Marketplace, where Google smartphone users went for apps, has been re-branded as the Google Play store. Google made the switch on March 6, 2012, releasing a short video on YouTube and redirecting users from the old web site, market.android.com, to the new Google Play homepage. Google also put dozens of apps and games on sale for just 49 cents in celebration of the shift.
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