Nokia Drive + Beta Now Available to All WP8 Users in US, Canada & UK

Nokia had announced some time ago that its Lumia exclusive Nokia Drive + application, will become available for all Windows Phone 8 users.

Now the beta version of the Nokia Drive + application has become available for free for all devices based on Windows Phone 8. At the moment this possibility is limited to users who reside in the USA, Canada and UK. 

HTC 8X receiving Microsoft's first OTA update for Windows Phone 8 OS

Microsoft started releasing the first update to improve the Windows Phone 8 OS. Among the first device to receive the update is HTC 8X. The HTC Windows Phone 8 device has begun to receive the OS update that bears the number 8.0.10211.204 and brings features as for WiFi interface management, both in terms of certain functions relating to SMS.

Deal Alert - HTC 8X is now available at Amazon Wireless for only $ 0.01

Excellent news for the AT&T users who were planning to get the new HTC Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the HTC 8X.

Amazon Wireless is offering the AT&T bound smartphone for only 1 penny, for users who will extend their contract or add a new line to their existing AT&T account.

"Meet Your Match", an interesting advertising campaign following the footsteps of "Smoked by Windows Phone"

Many of you will remember the campaign initiated by Ben Rudolph "Smoked By Windows Phone" , an initiative to prove that Windows Phone is simply faster than any other smartphone operating systems. In several commercials, in fact, Ben Rudolph defied many users to do simple things with your smartphone to show them how much with Windows Phone 8 can do and faster than the competition.

Nokia Lumia 920 vs. HTC 8X (Video)

Pocketnow posted in-depth comparison between the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X. After a long discussion on the respective technical specifications, the two devices are subjected to a series of diagnostic tests, using the app WP Bench , to evaluate the performance of the display, processor, GPU, etc. Then followed by comparison ​​on the performance of the camera, the availability of unique applications for the two devices and form factors.

The video after the break!!!

Rumor - AT&T will be offering 8 and 16GB versions of the HTC 8X

For over a month, Windows Phone users have had the opportunity to know the first and the most anticipated Windows Phone 8 devices that will be available in the market in the next few weeks, presented by Nokia, HTC and Samsung. 

Windows Phone 8 will be presented on October 29th

With the launch of the first Windows Phone 8 smartphones scheduled for November, it was already obvious that Microsoft could not take much longer to reel off the secrets of Windows Phone 8 , but so far all we had were assumptions.Fortunately the guys at Redmond wanted us to be out of doubt while we still cuticles on fingers to announce that San Francisco will become the scene of Windows Phone 8 launch event on October 29 at 10 am. 

AT&T will start marketing the HTC 8X in November

After today presentation of its new line-up of smartphones with Android, the HTC One X + and HTC One VX , the U.S. operator AT & T has also unveiled new details about the U.S. launch of the new HTC smartphone with Windows Phone 8 the HTC 8X, who will go on sale in the US on AT & T starting from November 2012 .

AT&T may launch Nokia Lumia 820 and HTC 8X in Q4 2012

In recent weeks we have witnessed the presentation of what will be the first smartphone  with Windows Phone 8 , unveiled at several conferences that have brought to light the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, the Samsung ATIV S and finally the new HTC 8X and HTC 8S , each with different features and capabilities, which will share, among other things, the operating system used. 

Chris Weber says the HTC WP8 line up is good for the ecosystem, but it takes more to match the Lumia smartphones

A few hours after the official launch of HTC Windows Phone 8 devices,Chris Weber the President of Global Sales and Marketing at Nokia, did not fail to comment on the arrival of the new devices from the Taiwanese manufacturer. Good for the entire ecosystem of Windows Phone,but unable,according to Weber to undermine the role occupied by the Lumia smartphones.

HTC 8X with audio amplifier demo

HTC with it's Windows Phone 8 HTC 8X  introduced a high-performance hardware for audio (2.55v) that amplifies the sound very well out of the box of your smartphone.

According to colleagues wpcentral , who have tried playing audio yesterday in New York, appears to be unprecedented, although this is not demonstrable in the video that we propose below.

HTC 8S and HTC 8X will be the names of the two HTC Windows Phone 8 smartphones

The rumors mill so far on the new HTC smartphones with Windows Phone 8 refer to a line-up that is largely identical to that of the HTC One, based on the Android operating system.

So far, three models have been rumored and with those three Windows Phone 8 smartphones HTC is going to fight for market share for three key market segments,with its well-differentiated and tailored to different target groups devices.