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Nokia Unveils the Lumia 925 – A Thin, Beautiful New Flagship Windows Phone 8 Smartphone!

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While I have been a happy iPhone user for years, I must admit that I have used and appreciated Nokia’s Lumia 920 – if I had encountered this phone before the iPhone, I very well may have chosen Windows Phone 8 as my go-to platform rather than iOS. Today, Nokia unveiled an even newer model of their flagship line of Windows phones – the Lumia 925.

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The Lumia 925 is made mostly from aluminum, and has an absolutely gorgeous design. It also packs an 8.7MP camera with a very clever optical image stabilization feature. It’s also much thinner and lighter than the Lumia 920 – although that comes at the cost of the 920′s wireless charging support.

Between the great camera, the new thinner and lighter design, and some nice hardware improvements under the hood, the Lumia 920 looks like a great new addition to Nokia’s lineup – and the most solid Windows Phone 8 device available to date. It will be available in Europe starting in June, with a launch on T-Mobile’s U.S. network shortly thereafter.

We look forward to getting one in for review as soon as we can – and of course, you’ll be the first ones to know when that happens! For more information, read the official press release, or check out Nokia’s product page for the device.

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New York Attorney General Calls on Apple, Google, Others to Help Curb Smartphone Theft

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is calling on Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and Motorola Mobility to work with his office to curb smartphone thefts. Schneiderman sent a letter to each, criticizing the companies for potentially failing to meet security promises that he says they make to consumers.

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The Verge:

He believes that each of the five have overly emphasized data security to the detriment of device security, and suggested that the companies ought to be able to develop technology that would make a stolen device inoperable, and therefore of minimal use on the black market.

Smartphone theft is of increasing concern in New York City, which last year saw its first increase in crime over the last two decades, mainly due to a massive increase in iPhones being stolen.

Schneiderman’s letters to the companies suggested that their efforts to curb theft have been paltry, saying: ”I would be especially concerned if device theft accrues to your financial benefit through increased sales of replacement devices.” The letters request that each of the four companies brief his office on its current antitheft efforts, as well as offer help to his office in finding and developing solutions to the rising crime issue.

Schneiderman has also enlisted the help of Lookout, a developer of security software for Android devices. The Attorney General wrote that the company’s knowledge of mobile security will be of use to his office. It is unclear what role they will play.

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile already share serial numbers of stolen phones and refuse to activate any that show up in their databases. However, the registry of numbers does not extend to carriers outside of the U.S., which allows stolen phones to retain their value overseas. While Apple and Microsoft both offer tools to locate, lock, and wipe their devices remotely, thieves may be able to disable that security before a user can get to another device to enable them. Google has yet to offer an official tool to perform such actions on their devices.

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Apple is Now the Fifth-Largest Smartphone Seller in China

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A new analysis from Canalys (via Computerworld) says that in the first quarter of 2013, Apple sold enough iPhones in China to grab 8% of the country’s growing smartphone market, becoming the fifth-largest smartphone seller in that country.

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At three times the size of the U.S. market, China has become one of the most important battlegrounds in the smartphone industry [...] Apple had fallen to sixth place in China for the third and fourth quarter of last year, but increasingly aggressive pricing tactics in the market grew sales last quarter.

Apple still lags behind main rival Samsung however, as the Korean phone manufacturer strengthened its already solid spot in China’s market last quarter, upping its share from 17.7% to 20%.

Yulong Computer, Huawei, and Lenovo were the smartphone manufacturers who took the spots between Samsung and Apple. The Cupertino firm and it’s rival were the only two foreign companies to make the top 10 in the Chinese market.

With 82 million smartphones sold in the quarter, China is now the largest smartphone market in the world. China’s smartphone market grew 156% in a year-over-year quarterly comparison.

Amazon Reported to be Developing 3D Smartphone and a Streaming Music Player

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is developing a number of new hardware products, among them are a 3D smartphone that allows seeing 3D images without special glasses, and an audio-only streaming music player.

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The Wall Street Journal, via MacRumors:

One of the devices is a high-end smartphone featuring a screen that allows for 3-D images without glasses, these people said. Using retina-tracking technology, images on the smartphone would seem to float above the screen like a hologram and appear three-dimensional at all angles, they said. Users may be able to navigate through content using just their eyes, two of the people said.

Amazon has been rumored to have been working on a phone for a while, and the recent hiring of former Windows Phone evangelist Charlie Kindel also gave indications that Amazon may be entering the smartphone business soon.

Amazon is also reportedly working on an audio-only streaming music player, with 3G and Wi-Fi built in for streaming music from Amazon’s servers.

We reported last month that Amazon was working to develop a set-top box to compete with the Apple TV, Roku, and other set-top boxes. The box will stream video over the internet via Amazon Prime and Instant video services.

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