The highly anticipated Nokia Lumia 928, Nokia's new Windows 8 smartphone, is coming exclusively for Verizon Wireless. Nokia describes its latest Windows Phone 8 as an "imaging king", offering everything you need to capture summer memories as they unfold.

The Nokia Lumia 928 features Nokia's powerful PureView imaging technology, including Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), which alows you to easily capture blur-free pictures and videos every time, even in low-light. Along with OIS, the Nokia Lumia 928 features an 8.7MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens - and photo buffs will love that a xenon flash is on board.

To go along with the imaging capabilities of the Nokia Lumia 928, Nokia has built in three high-audio-amplitude-capture (HAAC) microphones to make sure you can capture high-end audio even in the noisiest environments. With the loudspeakers, you can record and play back the sound just like you first heard it, all the way up to 140db. These features shine when using Vyclone, a new app for Windows Phone that lets you co-create, sync and edit multiple views of a shared moment.

The front of the Nokia Lumia 928 is dominated by a 4.5-inch OLED display covered by Gorilla Glass that extends all the way to the edge of the phone.

For added convenience, the Nokia Lumia 928 features wireless charging built-in. Simply place your phone on the Nokia Wireless Charging Pillow by Fatboy, JBL PlayUp or one of Nokia's other wireless charging accessories and power up.

The software and services available out of the box with the Nokia Lumia 928 include the HERE Suite of location services (HERE Maps, HERE Drive+ and HERE City Lens), Nokia Music with Mix Radio, along with 145,000 apps in the Windows Phone store, Internet Explorer 10 and Microsoft Office mobile. Digital camera lenses and apps include Smart Shoot, Cinemagraph, Panorama, and Photobeamer.

The Lumia 928 is coming in white or black at Verizon Wireless stores and online beginning Thursday, May 16 for USD99 after a USD50 mail-in rebate, with a new two-year customer agreement. For a limited time, get a USD25 credit for Windows Phone apps and games with the purchase of a Nokia Lumia 928.

Also available through Verizon Wireless is a range of Nokia wireless charging accessories: the JBL PowerUp Wireless Charging Speaker for Nokia, Nokia Wireless Charging Plate DT-900 and the Nokia Wireless Charging Pillow by Fatboy DT-901.

Specifications:

- Display: 4.5 inch WXGA HD OLED; Resolution 1280 x 768, Aspect Ratio 15:9, Pixel Density 334 ppi; ClearBlack display, Sunlight Readability Enhancement (SRE), High Brightness Mode (HBM); Luminance 300 nits (nominal max), 500 nits (High Brightness Mode); Color depth 24 bit, 16M colors, refresh rate 60Hz; Super-sensitive capacitive touch enables interacting with the display with gloves and long fingernails; Display active area: 58.37 mm x 97.28 mm; 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 2

- Battery: Integrated 2000mAh battery, Li-po, BV 4-NW
- Processor: 1.5GHz dual core, Qualcomm MSM8960+WTR
- Main Camera: PureView 8.7MP Auto Focus with Carl Zeiss Tessar f/2.0, 26mm True 16:9 optics, 1.4 sensor; Optical Image stabilization; Xenon Flash for Still Images, 1.4 sensor; Optical Image stabilization; Xenon Flash for Still Images; LED for Video; HD 1080p Video Capture @ 30 fps - Front facing camera: 720p HD video and 1.2MP still images
- Memory: 1 GB RAM; 32GB internal memory (formatted capacity is less); 7GB free in SkyDrive with additional storage via subscription