Instagram and Flipboard coming to Windows Phone 8 soon

Popular services are slowly making their way into the Microsoft mobile ecosystem with the impending arrival Instagram and Flipboard to the Windows Phone 8 platform. Announced at Nokia World, Kevin Systrom, Instagram CEO and co-founder, said in a statement the photo and video sharing app will make its way to the operating system in the “coming weeks.” Meanwhile, Flipboard will first land on the Lumia 2520, the company’s Windows RT tablet, before it is brought to other Windows Phone devices. 

Nokia World reveals new 6-inch Lumia smartphone and 10-inch Windows RT tablet

Nokia's Lumia line of Windows Phone devices is now complete at least in terms of size. Aside from various 4-inch and 4.5-inch smartphones the company has released through the past two years we now have a 6-inch supersized smartphone in the Lumia 1520 as well as a Windows RT tablet with a 10-inch screen, LTE connectivity and specialized covers in the Lumia 2520.  Nokia revealed a total of six new devices, new accessories, Nokia experiences and third-party developer applications. Hit jump for the overview:

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Nokia World is happening in Abu Dhabi on October 22

Nokia's earmarked October 22nd to reveal some new devices and technologies in Nokia World taking place in Abu Dhabi. Some lucky participants are flying out to get first dibs on the announcements but the rest of the world can partake of the festivities through a liveblog 11am local time in Abu Dhabi (that's 8am UK time / 3am EST). The webcast as well as succeeding replays will be available from the Nokia Conversations blog.