Nokia Lumia 830 announced

Microsoft unveiled its latest Windows Phone, the Lumia 830, at IFA 2014 in Berlin. Microsoft has confirmed that the Lumia 830 will be shipping globally this month at a price of EUR 330 (roughly Rs. 26,200) before taxes and subsidies. The Lumia 830 runs Windows Phone 8.1 with the new Lumia Denim update, Lumia 830 is the company's "thinnest and lightest Lumia to date." It will be available in Green, Grey, Orange, and White colours. Lumia 830 is dubbed as "the affordable flagship."

The Lumia 830 has a 10-megapixel PureView camera with Carl Zeiss optics, LED flash, and it also packs a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. Running Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update, the Lumia 830 comes preloaded with features such as Notification Centre, Live Tiles, Microsoft Office, Cortana, OneDrive, Live Folders, Apps Corner, an updated Glance screen and more secure networking, among others.



Microsoft  is also offering a free three-month Skype Unlimited World subscription in select markets with the Lumia 830. It also features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) ClearBlack IPS LCD display offering a pixel density of 296ppi. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.2GHz alongside 1GB of RAM. There is 16GB of inbuilt storage which is further expandable up to 128GB (via microSD card). Additionally, it comes with 15GB of free cloud storage available via OneDrive. It is backed by a 2200mAh battery and the device supports wireless charging.

Nokia Lumia 730 announced

Microsoft has announced the Lumia 730(Dual SIM) and Lumia 735 selfie-focused phones at a event in Berlin. It will start shipping in September. It has a primary 6.7-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, and a secondary 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Lumia 730 Dual SIM and Lumia 735 run Windows Phone 8.1 out-of-the-box. Microsoft will later provide update to Lumia Denim during Q4 2014. The Lumia 735 is a 4G LTE-enabled smartphone with only a single SIM card (Micro-SIM) slot.

It also feature a 4.7-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display with a pixel density of 316ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Both the devices are powered by 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor coupled with 1GB of RAM.

The newly-launched Lumia 730 Dual SIM and Lumia 735 have 8GB of built-in storage that can be expanded via microSD card (up to 128GB). Microsoft is also offering 15GB of free OneDrive cloud storage for Lumia 730 Dual SIM and Lumia 735 users.

The battery capacity on Lumia 730 Dual SIM and Lumia 735 is 2220mAh, which is rated to deliver up to for 22 hours of 2G talk time and 17 hours of 3G talk time. The company is also offering a free three-month Skype Unlimited World subscription in select markets along with the new Lumia 30 Dual SIM and Lumia 735.

Both the Lumia devices will be available in four colour options - Bright Green, Bright Orange, Dark Grey and White.

BlackBerry Messenger almost available for Windows Phone

BlackBerry released BlackBerry Messenger released on iOS and Android last year but it is no where to be found on Windows Phone but all that has changed today.

Now, BBM can be found in Windows Phone Store although it can't be downloaded yet. BlackBerry is in the process of Beta testing. Most likely it will be available in the next few days.




You can check the app here: BBM for windows