In Other News: 03/05/2013.

• Jolla have had a bit of a switch up in the CEO department, again. The original CEO was Jussi Hurmola, he then gave up the post to focus on software development and then the title was given to Marc Dillon. It seems that the situation has repeated itself because Dillon has decided to focus on software too and so Jolla's new CEO from the 6th of this month will be Tomi Pienimäki!
  Via PhoneArena.

• Barnes and Nobel have already been busy reducing the prices on their products this week in the UK, but it seems that they have added Play Store support to their Nook HD and Nook HD+. This makes these devices much more attractive and gives them a tonne more apps!
  Via AndroidBeat.

• Nokia's much rumoured Lumia 928 has possibly been snapped at an internal concert at Nokia! Head over to the source link to see if you think it's legit! We're not quite convinced!
  Via PhoneArena.

• It's fair enough if you're a little apprehensive about splashing out on a Firefox OS phone, but if you want to get a flavour for what it'd be like then download this Firefox attachment so you can experience what it feels like right from your browser!
  Via Engadget.

• The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is finally receiving its update to Android 4.1.2 on Verizon in the USA, just as AT&T's original Galaxy Note gets Jelly Bean too!
  Via PhoneArena and Slashgear. 

• Asus have launched their seven inch Memo Pad tablet in the UK! The device is up for sale for £129 and is a relative bargain. It seems as though the low end tablet market is really hotting up!
  Via ITProPortal.

• The Samsung Galaxy S Plus is also getting Jelly Bean in select markets, more on specifics when we get them!
  Via AndroidCommunity.

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Nokia Lumia 928 rumoured to be heading to Verizon: Nokia looks to build on the 920's successes!

   Today we've come across a report from The Verge which suggests Nokia and Verizon are teaming up to offer an enhanced version of Nokia's Lumia 920 flagship! The device is supposedly set to be called the Lumia 928 and The Verge believe it will connect to Verizon's airwaves as soon as next month!

   Interestingly we've actually heard about this device before, way back when it was codenamed the Lazer, but for the most part this will be a Lumia 920 with a few new changes! The Verge said that the device will swap out the hardened plastic, which Nokia has used previously, for a new aluminium body and when it comes to the camera tech the 8MP PureView camera will stay, but this time it will have one of those elusive Xenon flashes working in tandum with the LED flash!

   The rumoured enhancements don't stop there though; the Finns have reportedly lopped a fair bit off the thickness and weight of this new Lumia too. The 928 is supposedly curved around the back, with the thinnest point still being a rather thick 10.2mm! There was no specific mention of weight from The Verge.

   Other than that pretty much everything is the same, there's the 4.5" OLED screen up front and the added bonus of SVLTE, which gives you simultaneous voice and LTE data, something which will give the Lumia 928 a one up on the iPhone 5!

   If The Verge's sources have got this one right then Microsoft is gearing up to run a nice, big marketing campaign! What do you think? Would this be something you'd like to see? Let us know in the comments below!
Via TheVerge.

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