Nokia Lumia Running on Android Used to be Under new Development: Report

Since Nokia’s alliance with Microsoft in 2011, a lot of rumours have surfaced time after time claiming that the cell phone manufacturer was reportedly working on Google’s Android.

While these rumours delighted a lot of smartphone fans, they undoubtedly would’ve brought some cold shivers down Microsoft’s spine too and might’ve caused it to buy its largest smartphone partner for $7 billion two weeks ago.

Now according to The New York Times, those rumours might not have been too fake after all. Two sources who worked for the Finnish giant and requested to be unnamed have told the news agency that a small team had been working on Google’s OS as a potential “plan B”, in case Microsoft’s Windows Phone failed.

What’s more, the two people even claimed that Nokia’s engineers even managed to make Android run on the Lumia phones. Report says that Nokia could launch Android powered Lumia phones with-in next year.
That, of course, is not verifiable with the Finnish company being sold and nor is there any hope that that initiative will see life now. Still, it would’ve been quite spectacular had Nokia chosen to make phones for two operating systems instead of one but then again, it was Microsoft who was paying Nokia to stay afloat after all.

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Nokia Introduces Another Low-End, Dual SIM new Phone, the 108

Nokia may have been brought by Microsoft but that hasn’t stopped it from announcing new featurephones. The latest phone in the chain is the Nokia 108 which will also come with a dual-sim version of the phone.

Specs-wise the phone is not much different from most other devices of its class. Upfront is the 1.8 inch LCD display with 160 x 128 resolution. Beneath it are the 5-point navigation keys and the 12 button keypad. An addition is the VGA camera on the back which the Nokia says is enough for first-time camera phone buyers.

Storage is expandable via a microSD card slot. A 950 mAh battery with over a month worth standby time and about 14 hours talk-time is completes the package. And as is the case with phones like these, the 108 is quite compact too, weighing in at just 70 grams.

An optional dual-sim version of the phone will be there at launch. As for the software, the phone (most-probably) comes with Symbian S40, and has music player and FM Radio applications.

The 108 and the dual-sim version will cost around $29 at launch which is just about as cheap as you can expect from Nokia. They’ll arrive in Q4 of this year. While they won’t be replacing your smartphone, it’s sometimes really helpful to help to have a secondary phone with extra-long standby time. Or to play Snake.

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Huawei Ascend P6 is Now Available in Pakistan

Huawei along with exclusive distributor warranty partner, Airlink Communication, has announced stock availability of its Ascend P6 across Pakistan from today.
“Ascend P6, the most awaited flagship model and the slimmest smart phone the world, which is in high demand, is to be available in Pakistan from August 1, 2013 in Pakistan”, announced Mr. Fraz Khan, Head of Marketing, Huawei.
Huawei Ascend P6 features both style and performance.
Notably, the phone has got readily acceptance in London market because of its outstanding features. Huawei brand has been working in Pakistani market since 2009. It has sold approximately 10 million smartphones in 2009 and 14 million in 2012.
For Huawei Ascend P6’s pricing, review, unboxing video and more, click here.

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