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Still photography comparison - HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 920

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PocketNow seems to be the first major web site to get both a Nokia Lumia 920 and a HTC One (both with optical image stabilisation and imaging pretensions) in the same place at the same time and take some meaningful low light photo examples. We have our own HTC One (running Android, you may remember) arriving tomorrow, so do watch this space for more detailed comparisons in due course, including against the Nokia 808 PureView. In the meantime, here's my analysis of three of the example photos, chosen for the ease of comparing detail...

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Windows Phone 8X by HTC - hands-on preview

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HTC has been the strongest Windows Phone supporter over the last two years. Nokia may have joined the party a year ago, but with today's announcements it is clear that HTC is going to be making a major push with its Windows Phone 8 handsets. In this preview we take a look at the flagship device - the Windows Phone 8X by HTC - looking at the overall design and key user experiences.

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Nokia's Hydrophobic Future

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Nokia’s Cambridge Research Lab is investigating several uses for Carbon nanotube technology. Built from a single layer of Graphene, a new type of Hydrophobic coating could make phones much more resilient to wet environments, while providing a cheaper alternative to current touch screen technology, which is based on rare earth metals. Since Graphene is a form of Carbon, one of the most abundant elements on the planet, the raw materials are much easier to obtain. We spoke to researchers at Nokia World’s Future Technology tent to find out more.

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