Live: Nokia is announcing new Windows Phone 8 devices
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Due to some recent leaks, we expect Nokia to announce at least two phones, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. There isn't too much that is currently known about the handsets, although we can be pretty sure that at least one of the models will have the PureView camera technology, although with not so many pixels as in the Nokia 808 PureView.
Specs-wise, we don't expect wonders, but it's also true that Windows Phone doesn't need an impressive specs sheet in order to impress you with buttery-smooth performance. Overall, we're quite excited about the upcoming devices by Nokia, because the company has proven that it's capable of building beautiful smartphones that can easily stand out from the crowd of black bars that the market seems to be flooded with.
Stay tuned for our liveblog of the event, which will begin at 10AM ET | 9AM CT | 7AM PT | 4PM Central European Time!
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Live event tracker
| 10:24 | This was Ray, but don't forget that a few hours later there will be Verizon and Motorola's RAZR HD event, so stay tuned! |
| 10:23 | Thank you guys for being with us today. Sorry about the technical issue preventing us from posting pics during the last part of the show. |
| 10:22 | "This is Lumia, the world's most innovative smartphone." These were Stephen Elop's closing words. |
| 10:22 | "We started with Navigation like Nokia Drive and Transport, but today we recreating the way you navigate with Nokia City Lens." |
| 10:20 | He's trying to convince developers that Windows and Windows Phone will be the next big chance for a dev breakthrough. |
| 10:18 | "We integrate in the Microsoft account, a single place to log in and get access to SkyDrive, documents, Skype..." |
| 10:17 | "All of the devices are designed to be beautiful and functional." |
| 10:16 | "Make no mistake about it, this is a year for Windows." |
| 10:16 | What follows is some generic talk about the advancements made by the Windows Phone eco-system. |
| 10:15 | And now Steve Ballmer is up as well. Some hesitant applause. |
| 10:14 | Stephen Elop is back on stage. |
| 10:13 | The Lumia 820 supports wireless charging as well! |
| 10:13 | It also has removable back cover, making it easy to change the color of your Lumia 820. |
| 10:12 | Kevin has announced the Nokia Lumia 820! A WP8 Nokia with a bit less features. |
| 10:10 | This allows for extremely steady-looking pictures and video, at least judging by the demo that's shown to us. |
| 10:09 | By placing some springs around the PureView camera of the 920, Nokia's engineers have achieved great image stabilization efficiency. |
| 10:06 | f/2.0 aperture for the PureView camera of the 920. |
| 10:05 | The advanced features in the camera of the 920 will become available on older Lumias via a software update. Cool! |
| 10:04 | For example, there's a feature that lets you shoot a series of photos, in which you can then remove moving objects. |
| 10:04 | Kevin is demoing some more advanced features of the camera. |
| 09:54 | He's demoing a new tech called Super Sensitive touch... wow, he's using the Lumia 920 with winter gloves! |
| 09:53 | "In our opinion, this is that fastest LCD display shipped in a smartphone today." He's talking about refresh rate. |
| 09:52 | "No squeaks, no cracks", Kevin is talking about the durability of the Lumia 920's build quality. |
| 09:51 | He points out that in a world of black and grey phones, the Lumias add something more - personality. He has a point. |
| 09:50 | We don't know whether we like him, or are a bit intimidated by him.  |
| 09:49 |  |
| 09:49 | Kevin Shields, the guy with the big voice, is now up on stage. |
| 09:48 | We, on the other hand, are waiting for them to announce the second WP8 phone. |
| 09:48 | He's still demoing third-party apps that can integrate with the camera... |
| 09:46 | Photos get automatically uploaded to your Skydrive account, and that's seamlessly synced with your other Windows devices. |
| 09:43 | It's basically a shortcut to all your apps that can use the camera for some reason. |
| 09:42 | There's a "lenses" button in the camera app that allows you to use camera-integrated 3rd party apps like CNN Report, PhotoStrip, etc. |
| 09:41 |  |
| 09:39 |  |
| 09:38 | Pressing the Power and Home key takes a screenshot in WP8. |
| 09:36 | Did we say Exploder? We meant Explorer! |
| 09:36 | He's now demoing some customization options in mobile Internet Exploder. |
| 09:34 | All old apps will run just fine on Windows Phone 8 and its higher resolution. |
| 09:33 | Joe looks pretty fresh today. The haircut's better than ever.  |
| 09:32 | He's showing off the cool added functionality of the Live Tiles, even the smaller ones. |
| 09:31 | Joe is always involving his wife in his presentations. |
| 09:31 | "The top priority for me in my smartphone experience is to have fast access to my wife." |
| 09:30 |  |
| 09:30 | Joe will go through the personalization options of the Lumia 920 smartphone. |
| 09:29 |  |
| 09:28 | "There's one other innovation I haven't talked about." She's inviting Joe Belfiore of Microsoft to talk about WP8. |
| 09:28 |  |
| 09:27 | ... in order to give a boost to wireless charging. Let's hope this brings us closer to our dreams of cutting the cords. |
| 09:27 | It's using the Qi wireless charging standard. Nokia is also announcing deals with Virgin Atlantic and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf... |
| 09:26 |  |
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41 Comments
31. Wiki_jaan posted on 05 Sep 2012, 10:08 0 0
me waiting if nokia have some tablets to announce
3. neutralguy posted on 05 Sep 2012, 08:44 9 3
"Overall, we're quite excited about the upcoming devices by Nokia, because the company has proven that it's capable of building beautiful smartphones that can easily stand out from the crowd of black bars that the market seems to be flooded with."
+1 for that.
6. itiswhatitis posted on 05 Sep 2012, 08:51 6 0
Being honest I dont wanna see a company so big fall terribly,while i was growing up Nokia used to be that look-up to company so hopefully they do well this time around!
7. eisenbricher posted on 05 Sep 2012, 08:54 1 0
I think Ray has already been cut off from accessing internet ~~
9. 7thspaceman posted on 05 Sep 2012, 08:55 4 3
get it on Nokia and best of Luck I do not care what they say Nokia is a Winner everyday!
10. arunvsindia posted on 05 Sep 2012, 08:56 1 0
watch livehttp://www.nokia.com/global/ab
out-nokia/webcast/live/
35. Commentator posted on 05 Sep 2012, 10:14 0 0
I guess it was too much to ask for Ballmer to wear jeans too...
16. kenobi8 posted on 05 Sep 2012, 09:06 1 0
Good start Nokia :P
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22. imran_khan0786 posted on 05 Sep 2012, 09:30 0 0
Superb phone.definitely I will take this one. No other phone.
Thanks nokia
23. ckingt4 posted on 05 Sep 2012, 09:31 0 0
So far all I've gotten is Buy nokia because if your on at&t or international we have a camera, display and maps! not impressed thus far.
24. voxmarc posted on 05 Sep 2012, 09:40 0 0
iPhonearena headlines: iPhone 5....whatta bias website.
26. Commentator posted on 05 Sep 2012, 09:43 0 0
Because the launch of what is expected to be Apple's best-selling handset ever warrants no coverage at all...
25. Mohamed_Abdulkareem posted on 05 Sep 2012, 09:43 3 0
4.5" display? finally ! good job nokia :)
28. Commentator posted on 05 Sep 2012, 10:03 1 0
So... why did Angry Birds get its own two minute plug? It didn't really fit in well with the other feature demonstrations...
29. snowgator posted on 05 Sep 2012, 10:07 1 0
Explains all the technical problems... even the computers are sick of the over exposed game.
30. snowgator posted on 05 Sep 2012, 10:07 1 0
If these camera tools are even half as good as they look, this is going to be a HUGE selling point for Nokia.
34. snowgator posted on 05 Sep 2012, 10:12 0 0
I wish they would have just gone over the entire WP 8 functions. I know it would have made for a long presentation, but really... why keep anything on the back burner at this point? Other than that, this looks great for Nokia.
36. snowgator posted on 05 Sep 2012, 10:16 0 0
My boy Ballmer just mispronounced "Nokia". Geez.....
38. merkeke posted on 05 Sep 2012, 10:24 0 0
what carrier in the US will this be on? Have they announced anything in regard to that yet?
40. XPERIA-KNIGHT posted on 05 Sep 2012, 13:19 0 0
nice looking phones......but im with sony lol xperia ftw :)
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