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Nokia Officially Announces Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720

Nokia Officially Announces Nokia Lumia 520 and Lumia 720

February 25, 2013 No Comments

PRESS RELEASE: Nokia Lumia 720 and Nokia Lumia 520 expand Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 portfolio The Nokia Lumia 720 delivers a high end camera performance at a mid-range price point. A large f/1.9 aperture and exclusive Carl Zeiss optics are designed to deliver bright, clear pictures day and night, while the HD-quality, wide-angle front-facing camera ...

Huawei’s Ascend Family Of Phone Roadmap Leaked

Huawei’s Ascend Family Of Phone Roadmap Leaked

February 9, 2013 No Comments

You have just got to appreciate Huawei. It’s been just a month since their first phone was announced, and they are already pouring more and more into the Windows Phone platform. The Ascend W1 family out lines have been leaked and they show just what Huawei has in mind for Windows in the future. The Photos ...

Microsoft Confirms XNA Is On Death Row

Microsoft Confirms XNA Is On Death Row

February 2, 2013 No Comments

Let it be known that Microsoft is no longer actively developing XNA game development framework. Games like A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda  and Rocket Riot were in fact made using XNA in the past. Support for XNA on the Windows Phone 7 OS was the last major announcement for the engine, that later was removed in Windows Phone 8.  XNA/DirectX MVPs were sent the email ...

Nokia Lumia 920 Sell Out In China A Second Time In Only 20 Minutes

Nokia Lumia 920 Sell Out In China A Second Time In Only 20 Minutes

December 29, 2012 No Comments

For the second time in two weeks the Nokia Lumia 920 showed up at the Shanghai Nokia store in China and then was shortly after sold out. Many showed up but only the privilege witnessed the Nokia Lumia 920 at the Shanghai Nokia store. The Nokia Lumia 920 came in for a second time and soon after ...

Nokia shuts the Android Rumor Mill down

Nokia shuts the Android Rumor Mill down

December 2, 2012 No Comments

Nokia has recently took to Twitter to officially put an end to uninspired rumors that spurred from a job posting seeking for those who are trained in Linux to help bring the new location mapping service titled HERE . When it comes to the buck stopping, media relations head for Nokia, Doug Dawson has said that it is indeed stopping HERE! He has took to Twitter to ...

New ReadyClick App turns your Windows Phone 8 device into a vocie activated camera

New ReadyClick App turns your Windows Phone 8 device into a vocie activated camera

December 1, 2012 No Comments

“ReadyClick”, a new “lens” app for the Windows Phone 8 is now available! It allows users to get in front of their photo before it is taken and yell out ready..click to commence a timer that will eventually take the group photos you have always wanted. This creates hassle free shots that you once before could not participate in ...

HTC confirms the HTC 8S is not coming to the USA

HTC confirms the HTC 8S is not coming to the USA

November 30, 2012 No Comments

Remember the lower end little brother to the HTC 8X, the HTC 8s? Well it turns out that today HTC announced that this model will not be making its way to the U.S. Although this phone will not be missed by many Windows Phone 8 enthusiast, it will be missing its mark in the ever expanding ...

Windows Phone 7.8 update shown on the Nokia Lumia 510 in new video

Windows Phone 7.8 update shown on the Nokia Lumia 510 in new video

November 24, 2012 1 Comment

In the video released below by none other than Winp.CN, they demonstrate the new Windows Phone 7.8 update that includes a new splash screen, new WP8 app logos for Microsoft’s Office and Xbox tiles as well as the new customizable Windows Phone 8 start screen. Also those who were looking for live wallpapers to be added to 7.8 got their wish! ...

Nokia’s head of design, Marko Ahtisaari describes the Nokia Lumia 920 through his eyes

Nokia’s head of design, Marko Ahtisaari describes the Nokia Lumia 920 through his eyes

November 23, 2012 No Comments

The head of design, Marko Ahtisaari was recently asked his goals when designing the Nokia Lumia 920 and his answer is one that is both mind boggling and accurate to say the least. Mr. Ahtisaari makes it very clear that it’s a  noisy world out there when it comes to the mobile space and it’s difficult ...

Windows Phones from Sony still a no-go

Windows Phones from Sony still a no-go

November 17, 2012 2 Comments

Sony, known for its high quality TVs and PlayStation systems has yet to release a device able to compete with the likes of the Nokia Lumia 920, Apple iPhone or the Samsung Galaxy. Even though they have been on the steady path to failure with Android, Sony has yet to change directions and indeed has acknowledge ...

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New Commercial Featuring Kids Corner On Windows Phone Shows Parents How To Silence Children The Right Way(Video)

Windows Phone UK has just published on YouTube what might be the most genuine use of Kids Corner on...

Voice-Controlled Camera for Windows Phone Patented By Microsoft

Nearly two years ago, Microsoft filed a patented that gives them the exclusive rights and ability to use the Windows Phone...

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