Nokia Laments 'Poor Judgment' in Lumia Marketing

STOCKHOLM—Nokia Corp. Friday said its use of misleading marketing material for its new range of Lumia smartphones was a result of "poor judgment" and the company has taken "appropriate action" to correct the problem.
Earlier this month Nokia was called out by independent blogs for not having used its own hardware to shoot promotional videos demonstrating the benefits of the camera of its new Lumia 920 flagship device.

Nokia is joining the fray against Pandora, Spotify and iTunes with Nokia Music, an ad-free streaming music service exclusive to the Lumia handsets. Jyrki Rosenberg, Nokia vice president of entertainment, joins digits to discuss.

The blunder has overshadowed Nokia's highly anticipated unveiling of two new smartphones running Microsoft Corp.'s latest update of the Windows operating system. The problem prompted an internal investigation that was concluded on Friday.
In a written statement, a Nokia spokeswoman said the findings from the internal investigation "confirmed that poor judgment was exercised in the use of the [marketing] materials." She added that Nokia has taken "appropriate action" as a result of the findings, but declined to elaborate on the steps it has taken.
The new features of Nokia's new Lumia 920 and 820 phones, first displayed on Sept. 5, include an improved camera, mapping services and wireless charging. The total package amounts to the "most innovative smartphone in the world," the company's Chief Executive Stephen Elop said in conjunction with the unveiling.
However, Nokia has yet to detail when the phones will become available, where to buy them or what they will cost. U.K. operator Everything Everywhere, a joint venture between France Télécom's Orange and Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile, earlier this week said it would sell the two new Nokia phones, but didn't specify when. U.S. company Verizon Communications Inc. has also said it would sell Nokia's new Lumia devices.
Nokia is likely to face tough competition on the smartphone market this autumn, as rivals including Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and Motorola all have announced new high-end devices ahead of holiday sales. Apple appeared to have sold out of its initial inventory of the iPhone 5 just an hour after it began accepting preorders Friday, suggesting strong consumer interest.

Sony Xperia miro now available in India for Rs.15,249

The Sony Xperia miro recently went up for pre-order on popular online retailing site Flipkart. Now the device's availability has been confirmed. The Xperia miro is available for Rs. 15,249 as listed on the Sony India website. Users can head to Flipkart as well and avail the smartphone for Rs.14,499.

The smartphone was announced way back in June along side the Xperia tipo and tipo dual smartphones as part of the company's Facebook campaign. The Xperia tipo also went up for pre-order on Flipkart earlier this month, priced at Rs. 9,499 and is now also available in Black, White, Red and Blue colours.

The Sony Xperia miro is powered by an 800MHz Snapdragon processor with 512 MB RAM. It has 3GB internal storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. When announced, the phone was expected to launch in 4 colours: black, gold, pink and silver. Though Flipkart lists only the black variant with the white miro going out of stock, Sony's website lists Black and White colour options.

With two of the three Xperia phones already available, we expect the Xperia tipo dual (dual-SIM) to also show up soon.

Sony Xperia miro Key specifications
3.5-inch (320x480 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
9.9 mm thick and weighs 110 g
5 megapixel camera auto focus camera with pulsed LED flash, VGA front-facing camera
3.5 mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
3G, Bluetooth, WiFi b/g/n, DLNA, GPS / aGPS
512MB RAM, 2.9 GB internal memory (up to 2.2 GB user-accessible memory), up to 32 GB expandable memory with microSD
1500 mAh battery

Apple: iPhone 5 preorders topped 2M in 24 hours

Orders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million in their first 24 hours, more than double the amount of its predecessor over the same period.

Since Apple started taking iPhone 5 orders on its website at 3 a.m. EDT on Friday, buyers who have a two-year service agreement with AT&T, Sprint or Verizon Wireless have been able to order the phone for $199 (16 gigabyte model), $299 (32 GB) or $399 (64 GB model).

Apple said Monday that while most orders will be delivered on Friday, demand for the iPhone 5 exceeds the initial supply. As a result, some of the devices are scheduled for delivery in October.
The Cupertino, Calif. company's stock added 1.2 percent, or $8.50, to close at $699.78 on Monday.

The iPhone 5 represents the first major revision of the iPhone's screen size since the first model was introduced in 2007. The new iPhone has an elongated screen _4 inches (10.16 centimeters) measured diagonally_ that allows room for another row of icons and lets widescreen movies fit better. The calendar will now show five days at a time instead of just three. Previous iPhone models had 3.5-inch (8.89-centimeter) screens. The new phone is also thinner and weighs less than previous models. It can operate on LTE cellular networks and sports a new processor and updated software.

                    T. Michael Walkley, an analyst with Canaccord Genuity, said he believes the iPhone 5's "differentiated form factor versus the iPhone 4S" and other improvements should drive strong iPhone 5 sales. The record advanced orders on Friday and through the weekend caused Walkley to revise his previous prediction that Apple would sell 6 million of the new iPhones by September 29. He now believes "Apple could ship 9 million to 10 million" in that time, he told investors in a note on Monday.

Janney Capital Markets analyst Bill Choi said Apple's announcement Monday "suggests iPhone 5 is running well ahead of iPhone 4S." In a note to investors, Choi reaffirmed his earlier expectation that Apple will sell 7 million to 10 million iPhone 5s by the end of September.
It won't be easy for Apple to top the breakneck sales pace set by previous iPhones. Apple said last year that it sold over 4 million iPhone 4Ss just three days after its launch on October 14. That launch occurred less than two weeks after the death of Apple's iconic founder Steve Jobs and as the iPhone 4S went on sale, scores of Apple devotees were still mourning him with candlelight vigils and impromptu memorial ceremonies outside of Apple stores across the globe.

The iPhone 5 will be available at Apple's 356 U.S. stores starting Friday. Each customer who makes a purchase at an Apple store will be offered free personal setup service, which will help them customize their device.

The phone will be available in more than 22 countries on Sept. 28.

Aside from Apple stores, the iPhone 5 will be available at Apple's website as well as through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, some Best Buy, RadioShack, Target and Walmart stores and certain Apple authorized resellers.
Earlier Monday AT&T Inc. said it set a sales record for the iPhone 5, with customers ordering more of them than any previous iPhone model on the first day of orders and over the weeken