Rumoured Nokia Lumia 1520 leaks again, pictured alongside Apple iPhone 4S

Images of Nokia’s much-anticipated phablet, the Lumia 1520 have once again surfaced online.

WMPowereuser has posted a couple of images of alleged Nokia Lumia 1520 once again confirming that the upcoming phablet would offer extra columns and rows for apps, very much in-line with previous reports.

The leaked images show the alleged Nokia Lumia 1520 pictured alongside the Apple’s iPhone 4S and a Lumia sibling. The leaked image did not reveal any details about the yet to be officially announced Lumia 1520 phone expect indicating its expected size.

Additionally, the site suggest that the alleged Lumia 1520 will borrow the rear panel features of the Nokia Lumia 925 to accommodate the camera and also to sport the 6 element OIS (optical image stabilizer) lens assembly.

Rumoured specifications of Nokia Lumia 1520 include a 6-inch full-HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, a nano-SIM and a microSD card slot. The device has also been expected to ship with a 20-megapixel rear camera.

Meanwhile, Nokia is expected to unveil six new devices at its October 22 event, due to hold at Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, according to a recent report.

The report further suggested that Nokia might unveil the long-rumoured Lumia 1520 phablet along with company’s first Windows RT tablet, the Lumia 2520.

Other Nokia devices expected to be unveiled at Nokia World include the Lumia 525, which is said to be the successor to the Lumia 520; Nokia Asha 502, the successor to the popular Asha 501 and treasure Tag, likely to work with Bluetooth 4.0 and Bluetooth low energy standards. 

Nokia Lumia 1520 makes an online appearance

The reports says that, an alleged press render has been announced Nokia Lumia 1520 codenamed as ‘Bandit’ has been leaked in an online.

The notorious @evleaks has posted a good quality press image of the Nokia Lumia 1520 on Twitter, that release the device in its clearest form yet, confirming the leaks we have seen over the last few weeks. The tweets says that , “Nokia Lumia 1520, 2013” without revealing any other details regarding the internals of the device. The image shows Nokia Lumia 1520’s home screen with live Tiles and the design largely resembles other phones in the Lumia family. The camera lens produces out at the back, very similar to the Nokia Lumia 925.

The Nokia Lumia 1520 is rumored to ship with a 20-megapixel rear camera.

Last week, screenshots of the alleged Lumia 1520 device’s start screen complete with a number of live tiles were leaked by prolific leaker, @ evleaks. The images revealed that the yet to be announced phbalet would offer extra columns and rows for apps. It appeared that the phone will feature a new Storyteller app as its live tile was also seen in the screenshot. However, the image did not offer any other details.

Previously, an image of the Nokia Lumia 1520 pictured alongside the company's flagship smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 1020 was leaked.

Nokia starts rollout of Windows Phone 8 Amber update for Lumia smartphones

Nokia's long-awaited Amber update for its Lumia Windows Phone 8-based smartphones has finally started rolling.

The Amber update is built upon the latest update for Windows Phone 8 from Microsoft with some exclusive features added by Nokia. The update will be applicable for current line of Lumia smartphones that includes the Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Lumia 820, Nokia Lumia 720, Nokia Lumia 620 and Nokia Lumia 520.

The new Nokia Lumia Amber software update adds some new and improved features like Nokia Glance Screen with the standby clock and a better imaging experience, a new FM Radio player, improvements to Xbox Music and the default browser, Internet Explorer for Nokia Lumia users.

In a blog post, Nokia has noted the details of phones to get the Amber upgrade and what features will be included on each phone. The blog post also notes that the rollout starts now for the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 in selected countries as well as the Lumia 521, Lumia 810, and Lumia 928 in the US. Exact delivery timings will vary by region, phone and operator, but Nokia says the update will reach Lumia 520, Lumia 620, Lumia 720, Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 users by the end of September.

The biggest improvement with the update is to camera capabilities of the phones that will now feature the all-new Nokia Smart Camera mode that debuted on the Nokia Lumia 925. It allows users to create high quality images and offers the ability to take ten shots at a time and then edit with tools and effects like Best Shot, Action Shot and Motion Focus.

Another addition will be the Pro Camera app that was introduced with the Lumia 1020 and it will be rolled out to Lumia 920, Lumia 925 and Lumia 928.

Other features include flip to silence, double-tap to unlock, storage check and faster map updates. Another major new feature is Glance Screen, that brings a clock to your screen when the phone is inactive, along with indicators to show the battery level when running on a low battery or the phone is charging, and whether your phone is set to 'silent'. Nokia says that Glance Screen will be available for all Windows Phone 8 Lumia devices except the Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 625, which have a smaller display memory.

The Amber update is the biggest change to hit Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones since they were launched. The update was announced at the time of the launch of Nokia Lumia 925, that shipped with the update pre-installed.