Nokia Technologies will receive royalty payments from HMD for sales of Nokia-branded mobile products, covering both the brand and the intellectual property rights.
Below par display, processor and storage are definite turn offs for Nokia fans.
Nokia launched two mobile phones based on Windows 8 operating system, including one priced at Rs 10,500.
Nokia has cut corners to make the Lumia 520 affordable but it is still one of the most appealing phones in its range.
Aimed at strengthening its position in the smart phone segment, Finnish handset giant Nokia on Monday launched the 'Lumia 800' and the 'Lumia 710', the first devices from its partnership with software major Microsoft.
Lumia 640 XL will begin rolling out globally in March.
After getting hammered by competitors like Samsung both globally and in India, Nokia's domestic revival rests on its latest Lumia series of phones.
While critics doubt if the new brand would be continued once Microsoft completes integrating Nokia, the X appears to be Nokia's ploy to ease Android-junkies into a Windows Phone environment.
It's too soon to bet that Nokia's on the road to recovery after its new Lumia smartphones were sold out in many stores across Europe and America, as retailers say supplies have been short ever since their launch.
While the tax holiday for the factory coming to an end might be a factor, many say the business model of Microsoft (which acquired Nokia's handset division last year), as well as freebies offered by the Vietnamese government, might also have played a role.
The application has been launched for its Lumia series of phones and other smartphones.
In the first qarter results, Lumia sales showed incremental gains.
In February this year, Nokia had announced the 'Nokia X' family of affordable smartphones, running Google's Android apps, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
HMD, the company that now markets the Nokia brand, has unveiled its new flagship Nokia 8. And the phone ticks all the right boxes of a standard flagship, says Ashish Narsale.
Reports suggest that the new handset would feature the Microsoft logo, 5-inch display, 1.2GHz processor, 1GB RAM and 8GB storage.
Later, he joined Ericsson India where he handled corporate affairs and communication.
The much-awaited Lumia 535 has hit the stores in India.
The Nokia X is based on the Lumia- and Asha-like designs.
Effectively priced, the new series will heat up the mid-level phone market. Samsung Rex beware
The Zenfone 6 is based on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system but is upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat version.
Microsoft has launched the Lumia 830, 735 and 730, priced at 330 euros (about Rs 26,190), 219 euros (about Rs 17,370) and 199 euros (about Rs 15,800), respectively, as it tries to build on its acquisition of Nokia's mobile division earlier this year.
India has 160 million smartphone users.
India continues to be the fastest growing smartphone market in the Asia Pacific region.
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It's planning to offer unique apps such as Office 365, One Drive and X-Box Games.
At present, 70% of the mobile handsets sold in India are imported.
All future smartphones from Microsoft will be under the Microsoft brand, which means Nokia brand will now be phased out.
Seems like the marquee product from the software giant have finally landed.
Most see MS' purchase of rights to Asha as a reinforcement of its salience.
Light, attractive and incredibly powerful, the Moto G could easily be the best buy under 15K.
2012 was an action-packed year for smartphones in India.
With minimal advertising and superb viral trends the company has created a buzz like no other and Redmi 1s is definitely worth the wait.
The latest mobile from the Samsung stable is out. The device sports a huge display aimed at winning your heart. Besides the looks, it has also got muscle: A 1.4GHz quad-core processor. Now, all you need is a deep pocket.
Even with a dated OS, Xiaomi's first 4G compatible device is a performance beast.
This was only four days after many aggrieved buyers chose social networking sites to attack Flipkart's 'Big Billion Day' discount this Monday (October 6), followed by an apology from the company's co-founders, Sachin and Binny Bansal.
This year saw a lot of innovations in mobile phones, and next year will be even more interesting.
Get ready for more firepower as smartphone makers plan to dazzle you with high processing power, bigger RAMs and of course, cameras that come with beastly megapixels.
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