All About Mobiles

 As reported on Microsoft’s website, Opera Mobile Store boasts close to 300,000 apps and games with support for more than 7,500 devices ranging from feature phones to smartphones. 40,000 developers from around the world have contributed to the store's range of app offerings.

After the transition from Nokia store to Opera, Microsoft intends to shut down the Nokia store. 

The N1 runs on previously announced Nokia's own Z Launcher user interface (which allows users to search for contents like apps on the screen by drawing letters with their fingers  and changed the apps presented on the tablets homescreen according to the time of the day and the tablets location) on top of Android 5.0 Lollipop.

“We are pleased to bring the Nokia brand back into consumers' hands with the N1 Android tablet, and to help make sophisticated technologies simple," said Sebastian Nystrom, Head of Products at Nokia Technologies, who announced the N1 at the Slush technology conference in Helsinki.

Here are the complete specifications of the device:

2G/3G: NO

SIM slot: NO

Dimension: 200.7 x 138.6 x 6.9 mm (7.90 x 5.46 x 0.27 in)                                           

Weight: 318 g (11.22 oz)                                                                                                       

Display: 7.9-inch, 2048x1536 (4:3) IPS LCD with Gorilla Glass 3 and fully laminated zero air gap display                                                                                                          

OS: Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)                                                                                

Processor: 64-bit 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 processor, PowerVR G6430 GPU.          

Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro                                                                                 

Memory: 32GB built-in memory (non-expandable); 2GB RAM.                             

Camera: 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, Geo-tagging                                       

Video: 1080p@30fps                                                                                            

Secondary: 5 MP                                                                                                                 

Connectivity: Dual channel 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi with MIMO, DLNA, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB 2.0 with a Type-C reversible connector.                  

Messaging: Email, Push Email, IM                                                                         

Browser: HTML5                                                                                               

SOUND: Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones, loudspeaker with stereo speakers, 3.5mm jack                                                                                                       

Radio: No                                                                                                            

GPS: Yes                                                                                                            

Java: Yes, via Java MIDP emulator                                                                      

Colors: Natural Aluminium, Lava Gray                                                                           

Battery: Non removable Li-Po 5300mAh battery                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                             

Aside the Z launcher, another new feature on the phone is the reversible USB Type C connector which is rumored to be able to transfer data at a speed of 10,000Gbps. Though the USB update has been announced for some months now, the Nokia N1 is the first device to feature it.

The Nokia N1 will be launched first in China before the Chinese new year in Q1 2015 at a price of about $249 (without taxes) and in other regions at a later date.

Microsoft has announced the release of a new Lumia smartphone with its name on it rather than the Nokia brand name that has been appearing in all previous Lumia devices. The phone which was announced on the 11^th  of this month is aimed at the emerging markets (mostly Asia) . It looks much like its Nokia Lumia siblings but with an upgrade in some aspects and an obvious branding difference - the Nokia logo has been replaced with Microsoft on the front (above the screen) — and crested horizontally on the back of the device. This comes after the complete acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft a few months back.

Microsoft Lumia 535 Smartphone.

The major updates of note are the RAM which received an upgrade to 1GB compared to its predecessors which mostly had a petite 512 MB of RAM and the front camera which was missing also in some of the older budget Nokia Lumias mobile devices. as a hint that this  phone was made to target the emerging markets of Asia, this phone has a dual SIM model along with the single SIM version of it.

Microsoft said the phone will go on sale in China, Hong Kong and Bangladesh this month, with other countries to follow. Though they did not mention if or which already existing Nokia Lumia devices will get a change of logo, they stated that the existing  ones will continue to be available. Below are the specifications of this phone:

BODY                                                                                                                                       
Dimensions: 140.2 X 72.4 X 8.8mm                                                                                                  
 Weight: 146 g

OPERATING SYSTEM AND PROCESSORS                                                                                    Operating System: Software release: Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim.              
Processor: CPU Snapdragon™ 200, 1200MHz Quad core                                                                     
GPU: Adreno 302

DISPLAY                                                                                                                                       
Screen size: 5 '' LCD; IPS Touch screen technology: Capacitive Multipoint-Touch; 220 ppi                 Display resolution: qHD (960 x 540); 16M colours                                                                        Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3

MEMORY                                                                                                                                 
Memory: 8GB Phone memory expandable via micro SD to 128GB; 1GB RAM.                              
Free cloud storage: 15 GB

CONNECTIVITY                                                                                                                                   
SIM card type : Micro SIM 
2G Network: GSM 850 /900/ 1800/1900                                                                    
3G Network: HSDPA 900/ 2100                                                                                                               USB 2.0; Bluetooth 4.0                                                                                                                        
Wi-Fi: WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n                                                                                                       
 Wi-Fi hotspot: Up to 8 Wi-Fi-enabled devices                                                                           
Location technologies: A-GLONASS, A-GPS, Cellular and Wi-Fi network positioning.
Location and navigation apps: HERE Drive+, HERE Maps, Bing Maps

CAMERA                                                                                                                       
Main camera: 5.0 MP, 2592 X1936 pixels, Auto Focus; Aperture f/2.4; LED flash.    
Front camera: 5.0 MP; f-number/aperture: f/2.4 . Supports video call and video recording.  
Video resolution: FWVGA (848 x 480 pixels) @30fps 

CALL MANAGEMENT                                                                                                
Call types: Audio call, Conference call, Skype video call                                                   
Noise cancellation: Yes 

OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE:                                                                          
Sensors: Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor                        
Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM.                            
Browser: HTLM5 Internet browser capabilities: Internet Explorer 11                  
Radio: YES                                                                                                                 
Music player supports: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
Video Player supports:  MP4/H.264 player

Java: NO                                                                                                                    

Battery: Replaceable Li-ion 1905 mAh; BL-L4A  model                                       
Maximum standby time: 23 days                                                                      
Maximum talk time (2G): 11h                                                                      
Maximum talk time (3G): 13h                                                                       
Music Play:  Up to 78h

Price:  U.S $144 ( It may varies by region).