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This weeks sees the release of the Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, but it also has shown us what could be the next top of the line Lumia: the Nokia Lumia 950 . The folks over at WPCentral have posted pictures of the purported handset, which looks like it could be the ultimate PureView phone we've been waiting for. The first thing you'll notice about the phone is that it's much boxier than we've seen from Lumia in the past. We've heard that Nokia were updating their design language to better differentiate themselves and stay modern, and it looks like this may be one avenue they're exploring. The screen has a resolution of 1280 x 768 (the current maximum supported on Windows Phone 8) and will reportedly be a Super AMOLED display based on the PureMotion HD panel inside the current top dog Lumia 920. Beneath the screen there's an odd squarish Windows button, flanked with the standard search and buttons to the right and left, respectively. Inside th

Nokia and Windows have received a reinvention of late with the arrival of the new set of Microsoft powered Finnish phones. Of course, it’s still relatively early days for the devices, but that said there is a lot that can be said of positive merit about the Lumia , as well as other Windows 8 powered devices. However, no matter how good an operating system is, it still needs plenty of apps and good ones at that. Of course, one of the most important apps to get right is the map app – so, what does Windows offer in terms of this kind of application? Nokia Maps Nokia’s Map app comes as stock on the Nokia powered Windows phones and really is quite an accurate beast. The company’s purchase of map company means it offers an excellent alternative to other more established map apps. The Nokia version includes all you would expect from a top end app of this nature, offering public transport schedules, route planner, offline access and detailed local information. It’s also a clea