Lumia has launched Lumia 2, a pair of smart earrings that track blood flow to the head and turn it into daily wellness insights. The company says these trends can help users understand changes tied to energy, focus, fatigue, and cognitive performance.

The Boston-based startup first developed the technology with researchers at Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Harvard to study blood flow patterns. Lumia now says the device is ready for everyday wellness use.

Lumia 2 comes in huggie hoops, cuffs, and studs, with gold and silver options. The cuff version does not need a piercing. Its patent-pending SwitchBack technology also lets the sensor attach to any push-back earring.

At the center of the device is the Lumia Core, a smart earring back that carries the second-generation PreciseLight sensor, processors, battery, and other wellness sensors. The Core is worn on the left ear only, though the earrings are sold in pairs.

The wearable weighs under 1 gram, which Lumia says makes it five times smaller than AirPods and the world’s smallest wellness wearable. Its in-ear placement puts it close to both the heart and brain, allowing it to capture body signals that wrist- and finger-based wearables may miss. Lumia says its continuous blood flow tracking was clinically demonstrated at Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Harvard, with results including Pearson r=0.91 against ultrasound.

Lumia 2 also tracks sleep trends, temperature signals, cycle awareness, and a daily readiness-style score. The company says it does not make fertility, diagnostic, treatment, or disease detection claims. Lumia 2 is not a medical device and is built for wellness awareness and habit guidance.

The earrings use skin-friendly materials such as platinum and titanium and have a secure locking back. Lumia says they are designed for all-day and overnight wear, including sleep, showers, dressing, and exercise. A swappable battery pack system allows charging without removing the earrings, and each pack lasts one week.

Lumia also announced $7 million in new investment from J2 Ventures, BonAngels Venture Partners, and angel investors, plus $5.1 million in government contracts and grants. Its total funding now stands at $17.2 million.

Lumia 2 works with iOS and Android. It will launch first in the U.S. and Canada at $249, with global expansion planned later. Early access reservations are available through Lumia’s website, and the device will also go live through Kickstarter. Lumia 1 is now open for general orders, while existing Lumia 1 members can upgrade through the Edge Access Membership.

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First up today is how HMD is bringing sexy back with their Nokia Lumia-inspired Skyline smartphone. Remember those colorful, indestructible bricks we all loved? They’re back, but with a 2024 makeover that includes a focus on repairability. Could this be the phone that makes durability cool again?

But wait, there’s more! Honor is storming the Indian market with not one, but two new powerhouses. With flagship chips and beefy batteries, they’re not playing around.

And speaking of surprises, Nothing is cooking up something extra for us. A Phone 2a Plus? What could the “Plus” possibly mean? The suspense is killing us!

All the juicy details on these stories are in today’s roundup below.

HMD’s Nokia Lumia-inspired smartphone is finally here with a focus on repairability

After a flurry of leaks and rumors, HMD has finally introduced the Skyline smartphone. As expected, the device draws design inspiration from the Nokia Lumia’s Fabula design language and is the most powerful smartphone HMD has made so far. Let’s dive into its specifications, features, and price.

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Honor 200, 200 Pro launched in India with a flagship chip, 50MP triple cameras, & big battery

The Honor 200 series debuted in the global market last week (check out our review), and now, the smartphones are finally making their way to India. HTech is expanding its smartphone portfolio in the region with the new Honor 200 and Honor 200 Pro, so here are the pricing, specs, and other details of the higher end Pro variant.

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Nothing Phone 2a Plus is launching on July 31st in India

Nothing confirmed that the Phone 2a Plus will launch in India on July 31st. However, the company hasn’t shared any other details yet.

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Xiaomi reclaims top spot in slow Indian smartphone market in Q2 2024: Canalys

The Indian smartphone market witnessed sluggish growth of just 1% in the second quarter of 2024 (Q2), according to market research firm Canalys. This slowdown can be attributed to several factors, including national elections held during the period, subdued seasonal demand, and extreme weather conditions in some parts of the country. Despite the overall stagnation, there were some key shifts in manufacturer rankings.

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ARM-based processors have been getting a lot of attention lately and companies are now coming up with ARM-supporting variants of their operating system as well as apps. With Apple transitioning from Intel to its own Apple Silicon, we expect to see a lot of developments for ARM-based Windows 10 in the near future.

However, there are already a few devices available in the market which runs Windows 10 on ARM. And take advantage of that, Adobe recently released a beta version of its Photoshop for Windows on ARM devices.

Now, a user who goes by “imbushuo” on Twitter has managed to run the Photoshop app on Microsoft’s Lumia smartphone. However, it’s noteworthy that the device is running a modified version of the Windows 10 on ARM operating system.

Although Microsoft has given up on its Lumia smartphones, users are still tinkering with the older models. Earlier this year, a group of developers managed to port the full Windows 10 operating system on Lumia 950 and 950 XL smartphones.

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Developers have also managed to add Continuum support as well as a custom phone dialer app on a Lumia smartphone running Windows operating system. They even reached the ability to detect the SIM card on the device.

We don’t expect the Photoshop app to run properly on a modified smartphone which is about five years old, but it’s interesting to see developers making such progress, boosting the development of Windows on ARM project.

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Microsoft and a couple of stores and carriers (in the US) have been offering some mouth-watering deals on Lumia phones for a while now. The thing is, the company isn’t just looking for more people to embrace the Windows Phone OS, but according to an insider at Microsoft, the company is trying to clear stock.

Usually, when a manufacturer reduces the price of their phones in order to clear stock, the reason is because there is a new model(s) launching soon. But in this case, it is because the company is shutting down the Lumia line by December, as revealed by the Microsoft employee.

We’ve seen fewer manufacturers release phones running windows. The latest we covered here is the SoftBank 503LV made by Lenovo for Japanese carrier, Softbank.

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The only windows mobile phone people are looking forward to is the Surface Phone which has been in the works for a couple of years now. It is expected to be released in fall of this year, however, some are saying the release date has been pushed to next year while others say the phone may never even see the light of day.

If you want to get a lumia phone, you might want to look out for deals floating around.

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A Finnish company named Nokia does not have the best times in their franchise since it was purchased by the American giant Microsoft. Still, the Lumia brand and the iconic Nokia design exists and we do not see any radical changes in the look of the devices in the near future.

Anyway, Microsoft is proud to carry the Lumia name of the devices and it seems that they are planning to start selling something interesting in Microsoft’s Tmall Shop in China on January 8. What it more, the key device of the launch is expected to be  a gold variant of the Lumia 930, which will be known as the “Lumia Golden Ultimate Collector’s Edition” smartphone.

We are not sure about the quality of the move by Microsoft, but we have to admit that there is a separate niche for these kind of smartphones. If you do not feel that gold phones are for you, you have to wait for the CES 2015, which starts in 4 days. We are not sure what Microsoft has in its pipeline, but some refreshment in the Lumia’s lineup is expected to be unveiled.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 was an interesting device. It came with a very large sensor at the back, a 41MP camera which could click pictures better than most other smartphones in the market. Like all other Lumia devices, it ran Microsoft’s Windows Mobile OS.

However, looks like Lumia 1020 can run Ubuntu OS as well, atleast one of the Weibo users proved that it was possible. Team Ubuntu which is usually behind a number of leaks online, released some pictures earlier today claiming that they made their Lumia 1020 run Ubuntu.

As you can see in the pictures added in the post, the Lumia 1020 is running on Ubuntu OS which is very similar to the desktop version that we have seen in the past few years. The menu bar is on the left, which is the same as the taskbar on Windows desktop while the settings bar is on top which has the volume level indicator, Wi-Fi as well as the settings option. If you have ever used any of the recent Ubuntu desktop releases, you would see that the OS is very similar to the one shown in the pictures.

We still don’t know whether everything works on this Lumia 1020. It would be interesting to see how the OS handles the large 41MP sensor at the back and whether the pictures captured are of similar quality as that of the Windows running device. We hope to see more details soon.

Ubuntu for mobile isn’t a new concept. Canonical, the company behind the OS has been trying to release Ubuntu powered smartphones for the past one year, however the launch has been delayed so far. According to the latest news, the first true Ubuntu powered smartphone will release in Europe in the second week of February. This budget phone will be sold directly to customers via the Spanish carrier Bq.

For those interested in this new OS for mobile platforms, currently, there is a way to try out Ubuntu. You can install the OS on a number of Google’s Nexus devices. Some of the supported phones include the old Nexus 4, Nexus 7 2013 tablet and the Nexus 10.

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According to foreign media, the upcoming Nokia Lumia handset codename McLaren will has kinect-like motion control, so the user can operate the phone through gesture without touch the phone screen.

The MacLaren is also has the giant camera and “3D touch” that uses motion gesture, so the user can use the phone without touch and poke the screen’s phone. The user can answer the phone when the phone is close to ear.

According to the rumor, The McLaren will be show up in November, the phone is also open for other developers who want to develop third-party apps using the “3D touch” features. The upcoming Nokia “McLaren,” however, appears to be what shoppers seeking the next Windows superphone will be waiting for.

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Nokia has been unveiled their new flagship camera phone, Lumia 1020, this phone has a great camera feature since packs with 41 megapixel PureView camera technology. This technology first seen in the Nokia 808 PureView Symbian smartphone.

This is made possible by leading hardware technology combined with a new application called Nokia Pro Camera, which makes it easy for anyone to take professional quality images. Either before a picture is taken or after it has been shot, the zoom capability enables people to discover and then rediscover the personal stories each image can tell. With a beautiful interface that visually demonstrates how settings will affect the final photo or video, Nokia Pro Camera makes it easier than ever to capture, edit and share photos and videos with unrivaled clarity.

Using a new feature called dual capture, the Nokia Lumia 1020 simultaneously takes a high resolution 38 megapixel image for endless editing opportunities, and creates a 5 megapixel picture that is easy to share to social networks with Windows Phone 8.

The Nokia Lumia 1020’s 41 megapixel sensor features leading ZEISS optics with six physical lenses, plus optical image stabilization, delivering crystal clear pictures even in low light conditions. It also captures blur free videos with stereo sound even at the loudest concerts thanks to Nokia Rich Recording, which handles sound pressure levels six times louder than conventional smartphone microphones.

As you can expect, the Nokia 1020 is running Windows Phone operating system, Furthermore, CEO Stephen Elop announced new apps including one called Oggl Pro from Hipstamatic that will allow image uploads to Instagram.

The Lumia 1020 is also packs with Path, Vyclone, SNAPCAM, Panagraph, Yelp, CNN and Foursquare are just a few of the developers building unique applications for the Nokia Lumia 1020 with the new Nokia Imaging SDK. It was also announced that popular personal magazine Flipboard and popular video service Vine will also be coming to Windows Phone.

This phone will ships fisrt to Chinese market, but we don’t know about the price, accroding to news, the Lumia 1020 will available on July 26th.

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Nokia has just launched a new mobile phone, the Lumia 925 is equipped with a Smart Camera application. This application also provides several features to produce images that are interesting. Object of which is to remove the background, face editing group and others.

The good news, the feature also soon be enjoyed by users of mobile phones Nokia’s Windows Phone 8. The updates will be provided by Nokia starting next July. Nokia also said that the update is included in Update Nokia Lumia Umber.

This update was not only able to be obtained by phone Windows Phone 8, which has the advanced photographic capabilities. This is done because of the many requests by other Lumia mobile phone users.

Additionally, this update will also feature FM Radio for Windows Phone 8 mobile phone from Nokia. But of course for this one feature depends on the hardware specifications of each phone. For example, the Lumia 620 does not have an FM radio chip or Lumia 520 will not get all the features Smart Camera for processor performance that does not meet the standard.

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Finally Nokia officially introduced the Nokia Lumia phones that use the latest Windows 8 operating system, the Lumia 925, formerly known as the Nokia Lumia Catwalk. And appearance of this phone also has differences with previous rumors.

The most striking difference is the material used for the  body. Nokia Lumia 925 is still using polycarbonate material. However, on its side, Nokia adds frames made of aluminum.

The phone itself comes with a screen measuring 4.5 inches. The screen is an AMOLED display with ClearBlack filter that has a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. Nokia also claims that the screen is the most cutting-edge OLED display.

In addition this phone has a size that is thinner and lighter than the Lumia 920 with a weight of 139 grams and a 8.5 milimeter thickness. This phone also powered by a 1.5GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor and 1GB of RAM plus 16GB of internal memory. As a complement, this phone also supports LTE and HSPA + networks 4G.

At the rear, there is a 8.7MP camera that uses Carl Zeiss lens. This camera comes with dual LED flash and of course the camera is also equipped with PureView technology. As other value, there are also several shooting modes like Smart Camera mode, mode Best Faces and others.

Regarding the price, the Nokia will start selling this phone in June at a price of $ 616 USD. There are three color options are available; black, white and gray.
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Nokia launched the Nokia Lumia 820 smartphone. This mobile phone has almost the same features with Nokia Lumia 920 but with some reduction, because this phone is aimed at the middle class.

On the screen, this phone packs with ClearBlack AMOLED touchscreen display measuring 4.3 inches screen-size. Slightly smaller than the Lumia 920 which offers a 4.5 inches screen-size. The screen display is capable of supporting 16 million colors with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

In the back, the phone sports with Carl Zeiss 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash. The camera is capable of producing full HD video at 30 fps. Unfortunately, this camera is not equipped with PureView technology  on Nokia Lumia 920.

And, on the battery, this phone has a 1650 mAh battery capacity. This battery also has the ability Qi wireless charging technology.

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