Post-phones Nokia is still looking for a new challenge and this July it introduced a new VR camera, the OZO. Yesterday, the camera became available for pre-order, though it’s really, really not a consumer product – at least not the kind of consumer that doesn’t have $60,000 to spend on a VR camera.

No, there’s no typo, there are five zeros in the price. You have to pay a $5,000 deposit to pre-order too. Even the docking station is a whopping $1,500.

Okay, so it’s clearly aimed at professionals and Nokia showed a demo of what the OZO can be used for. A concert on the roof of Capitol Records was livestreamed to attendees of the launch party, using a Samsung Gear VR and other headsets.

The Nokia OZO boasts a total of eight lenses, each in front of a 2K x 2K sensor. Those cover a 360° x 180° viewing angle and produce a 3D image at 30fps with a 10 stop dynamic range and base sensitivity of ISO 400. There are eight mics to capture multi-directional sound too with 64dB S/N and 120dB max SPL.

The camera records 8 channels of raw video and audio to a 500GB SSD. The final video can be composed at 8K x 4K resolution at 10-bit color depth. The camera has built-in Wi-Fi for wireless control, though that works only with OS X 10.10 Yosemite. The whole thing weighs 4.2kg (9.3lbs) with battery.

I think I’ll stick with Google’s Photo Spheres for now, them I can afford.

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Motorola has launched the second generation model of the new Moto 360 in the Indian market. The watch will be available in both the 42mm and 46mm variants in India with multiple color and material choices for the watch and the bands. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to customize it as there is no Moto Maker in India.

The second generation model improves upon the previous one by having a new design with a standard lug design that facilitates changing bands, repositioned crown to prevent accidental presses, new higher resolution display, faster and more efficient Snapdragon 400 processor, and a bigger battery, giving two days of usage on the 46mm model and a day and a half on the 42mm model.

The watch will be available exclusively on Flipkart and Myntra starting December 1, 19:30 IST. Prices start at INR 19,999 ($300) for the base…

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Looks like a new variant of the Huawei Enjoy 5 smartphone will be unveiled this week. Dubbed Enjoy 5S, the device will be made official on December 3, according to a new teaser (shown below) posted by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer on Weibo.

The image above suggests that the handset will have an all metal body. Another teaser (see below) posted by the company reveals that the smartphone will offer support for dual-SIM, and also feature a MicroSD card slot.

As for the other specs, from what is known till now, the Huawei Enjoy 5S will be powered by a Kirin 935 SoC and sport a 5.2-inch FHD display. It will have 3GB RAM and 64GB storage, and feature 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front shooter. The device will run Android 5.1.1 with the company’s Emotion UI on…

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Windows 10 Mobile for the Xiaomi Mi 4 will be released this week – on December 3, according to a new teaser (shown below) posted by the Chinese company’s Founder and President Lin Bin on Weibo.

This comes nearly nine months after Microsoft and Xiaomi entered into an agreement to provide support for the Windows 10 Technical Preview on the Mi 4 handset.

For those who aren’t already aware, the recently unveiled Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 tablet also has a Windows 10 version that comes only in 64GB memory configuration and carries a price tag of around…

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Facebook-owned popular messaging service WhatsApp has been found blocking links to rival messaging app Telegram. Although you can send/receive Telegram links, they appear as non-clickable (just plain text) and you cannot copy/forward them (see screenshot below).

In general, it looks like any link having ‘telegram’ as a sub-domain is affected. Only WhatsApp’s Android app is currently exhibiting this behavior, which was first spotted by users on Reddit. A new update pushed yesterday is said to be the culprit – it didn’t bump the app version, which remains at 2.12.367.

On its part, Telegram has confirmed the situation, but the company doesn’t seem much concerned. “Typically after a media backlash, FB steps back and blames their intelligent filtering for the problem,” a Telegram spokesperson said. “We expect the same to happen this time as well.” Facebook and WhatsApp are yet to comment.

It’s worth mentioning that Telegram recently received some bad press over the fact that the company knowingly allowed members of the Islamic State terrorist organization to use the…

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YouTuber JerryRigEverything has put out a new video. You’ve probably heard of him as he was recently covered all over the smartphone blogs for his Nexus 6P bend test videos.

Anyway, a video of his went live today tearing down the Blackberry Priv. The battery and screen replacements are quite easy to perform. As with any other repair, we don’t recommend you try this if you don’t know what you’re doing.

While we are shown that the battery is easily replaceable, the bigger and better news is that the screen is just as easy to repair, all without even having to disassemble the phone. The YouTuber heated up the edges of the screen and used a business card to break the adhesive all the way around.

The display completely comes off (digitizer and panel assembly) once a ribbon cable near the center of the panel is disconnected. Then, all you need to do is reheat the adhesive (or apply new adhesive), reconnect the ribbon cable, and snap the display back into place. All without having to remove the rear panels, motherboards or other components from the body of the phone.

We can’t wait until the iFixIt team gets its hands on the new Android-powered Blackberry handset and gives it the teardown treatment and repairability…

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When the Sony Xperia C5 Ultra went on sale in the US last week, only international variants were available for purchase. Now, a US version of the device has been listed on Amazon, and is already available at $50 discount.

Having a case of #CyberMonday ? The #Xperia C5 Ultra is currently $50 off at Amazon. https://t.co/S8HrxSdJe3 http://pic.twitter.com/V6HzBylO2g— Sony Xperia US (@SonyXperiaUS) November 30, 2015

This means that the selfie-centric handset – which carries a regular price tag of $349.99 on the e-commerce website – can currently be purchased for $299.99. It’s also worth mentioning that the smartphone is being sold directly by Amazon.

Specs-wise, the Xperia C5 Ultra is powered by a MediaTek MT6752 SoC, and sports a 6-inch 1080p display. It comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable internal memory, and packs in a 2,930 mAh battery. In terms of camera, the device features a 13MP rear as well as front shooter.

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Samsung has appointed Dongjin Koh as the new president of the company’s mobile communications unit. He was previously the head of the tech giant’s mobile research and development division.

Koh replaces JK Shin, who has been in charge of Samsung’s smartphone business since 2011. While Shin – who is also the co-CEO of Samsung Electronics – is stepping down from his current role, he will continue heading the company’s overall mobile division. His new role will include developing new growth businesses and long-term strategy.

The change comes as Samsung is struggling to turn around its smartphone business for quite some time now. Presumably, the South Korean company is hoping that a change at the helm will do the…

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LG has announced the global roll out of its first metal-clad smartphone Zero. The company says that the mid-range device will be launched in Taiwan this week, followed by key markets in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

There was, however, no word on how much the device will cost – prices and participating carriers will be announced locally at the time of availability, LG says. Also, no specific launch time frame was mentioned for markets other than Taiwan.

For those who aren’t aware, the Zero was first launched back in September this year in LG’s home country of South Korea, where it carries a different name: Class. It’s launch price tag there was around $340. Then, earlier last month, the device was spotted listed on the company’s Italy website, carrying a price tag of around $320.

While there’s no official confirmation on this, the handset is expected to be available on AT&T in the US, although it isn’t yet known when and at what…

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T-Mobile has started rolling out a new software update to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (N910) and Galaxy Note Edge (N915) devices on its network. The update bumps the handsets to Android 5.1.1 and brings a couple of new features including Advanced Messaging and T-Mobile Video Calling.

If you recall, the carrier started rolling out the Video Calling feature back in September this year, making it available to the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5 first, followed by the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. It was promised that more devices will be added to the list by the end of the year, so T-Mobile has made good on the promise.

Aside from the aforementioned two features, the update also brings some security, performance, as well as battery life related improvements. If you are a T-Mobile Note 4 or Note Edge owner, and haven’t received the update yet, you can also manually check for it by heading to your device’s settings.

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