ICYMI: Corey Herscu shows off some smartphones on Global TV this morning

Our resident @cellguru Corey Herscu is back on his Global TV beat showing some of the more recent smartphones and gadgets he's played with. The list includes but isn't limited to the Nokia Lumia 1020, the Moto X, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, a glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch as well as a fresh off the assembly line Lenovo Yoga multi-mode tablets. Watch the video to see how you can win some of these cool tech prizes from Global.

Instagram coming to Nokia Lumia in the coming weeks

Nokia Lumia Windows Phone users who have been clamouring for the real Instagram app have cause to celebrate. It seems that thanks to insistent public demand to get the popular photo sharing app on Windows Phone (and on photography-centric Nokia devices, specifically), Instagram has promised to have a proper version available in the coming weeks. Nokia USA tweeted the above image saying "Thanks to you, Instagram is arriving on Nokia#Lumia in the coming weeks." Nokia created the #2instaWithLove app to prove to Instagram that Lumia users were passionate and deserving of Instagram. Credit them and the users for persistence.

Review: Apple iPad Air

Text and Photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

The iPad Air steps up the tablet game and brings computing power and functionality to another level. The device that ushered in the post-PC era four years ago now seems well positioned to continue to put a dent in the PC market while continuing to dominate the tablet space. 

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Nokia Lumia sales on upswing, 8.8 million units sold in Q3 2013

There's definitely renewed interest in Nokia and you can credit this to some stellar new hardware, software and a huge marketing push behind the new products. Espoo, Finland's pride saw smartphone sales in North America increase by almost 400 per cent to 1.4 million units, a spike from just 0.3 million from Q3 last year. Nokia's sold 36.1 million Lumias in total since it made the move from burning platform to Windows a few years ago. 

You can credit this surge is smartphone sales to a well-rounded lineup of devices (with more coming). International sales weren't spectacular, but there's always a chance of a ripple effect once cool new products generate interest in the rest of the world.

Source: The Verge