Let’s hope this isn’t some cruel elaborate April Fools day prank but the entry level Nokia Lumia 520 and mid-range Nokia Lumia 720 are currently on pre-order in the UK for a April 1st launch. The 520 is priced at £159.98 while the Lumia 720 is more at $294.98. Both phones run Windows’ mobile and are available in a range of bright attractive colours.

Nokia Windows phones fans in China should celebrate too, as the Lumia 920 and 720 (well at least their Chinese counterparts) have just received the green light from the Chinese authorities and should go on sale there as well.

Although Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 isn’t exactly running the show in the same way that iOS and Android are, they continue to gain support both in China and the rest of the globe, and Nokia’s continued push of innovative new handsets is a large part of the success Microsoft is starting to finally see in the mobile market. What do you think of Windows Phone 8 and the latest Nokia devices?

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We have the right device for those of you who have a thing for tiny MP3 players. The music player pictured above, the Kube2 from Singapore technology company Bluetree Electronics, is not as thin as the latest generation iPod shuffles, but it’s being claimed by the makers as the “world’s smallest touch mp3 player”.

The Kube2 MP3 player, which is the successor to the company’s “Kube” released two years ago, measures in at 1″ x 1″ x 1″ and comes equipped with a touch sensor for navigating through the screen and menu.

The sensor will allow your finger to do the talking. Just a quick swipe with your thumb along the faceplate and the player switches to the previous or next track. You just have to place a finger at the top or bottom of the player to raise or lower the volume respectively. And the proper diagonal movements pauses playback or gives you the shuffle mode.

Unlike the first generation device which was made out of plastic, the Kube2 features an aluminum body. You will also get to play with a range of removable stickers for customizing the look of your device.

Its lithium-polymer battery provides six hours of continuous play and it can be fully charged via USB in an hour.

The microSD card slot supports cards of up to 32GB, which should allow you to store about 8000 songs. But the 4GB card (around 1,000 songs) that is available in the package might just be enough.

The kube2 comes with a price tag of approximately $35 and is currently only available in Singapore. It will be shown off at CES 2012 in January prior to its release worldwide.

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