When a mobile operating system gets a major update its debut usually comes on a piece of cutting edge hardware. Manufacturers obviously want to show it off in its best light and dazzle the competition ...

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The Motorola Moto G is undoubtedly the darling of the budget smartphone world, thanks to its mid-range specs and bottom-end price. It's not the only option to go for though -- particularly if you're ...

Adam Z. Lein has been a tech journalist at Pocketnow since 2002. He's also been a photographer since 1995 and a web developer & graphic designer since 1997 while working on the DEC intranet. He's also ...

The Nokia Lumia 630 is the latest in the line that includes the Lumia 620 and 520 — two of the most popular Lumia handsets to date. And while the entry-level Lumia 630 lacks the hype, glamour and rich ...

With its latest midrange Lumia, Nokia continues to bring Windows Phone to people around the world who don't have pots of cash. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and Commerce, CNET Group and CNET ...

The Nokia Lumia 630 is starting to hit markets worldwide, and one thing that's worth noting is its processor. We'll be doing a full review of the 630 shortly, but let's just say the bump in hardware ...

Nokia may not be an official part of Microsoft yet -- that should finally happen later this month, if you ask either company -- but that doesn't stop the phone maker from cranking out more devices at ...

It’s not simply that the software itself costs nothing, though that certainly helps. It’s that Windows Phone 8.1 changes the hardware spec in some important ways. Windows Phone launched needing an ...

Windows Phone is primed for a serious update, but can it make headway into the mid-range market? With Android holding sway in the "lesser-than" category, Microsoft aims to move into their territory ...

We take a look at how battery life on the low-cost Lumia 630 Windows Phone holds up in the real world, including how failing to adjust one setting can cause the battery to drain faster than expected.

Nokia's last low-priced high performer was the Lumia 520, and the Lumia 630 is its successor. Competition at the lower end of the smartphone market is becoming fierce as manufacturers vie to pack in ...