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Showing posts with label Windows Phone 8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows Phone 8. Show all posts

Monday, January 14, 2013

Rumor - Huawei will present 7.7 mm Windows Phone smartphone at this year MWC

At CES 2013, Huawei presented its first Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Huawei Ascend W1. Now the Huawei chairman Yu Chengdong has confirmed that the new Windows Phone devices will be presented at the Mobile World Congress in Bacelona, which will be held in February this year.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Windows Phone sales over the Christmas period up 5 times over past year sales



As we all know, Microsoft rarely talks about real sales figures of the Windows Phone smartphones. This time too, even though they were declared the sales numbers, it turns out the growth had over the Christmas period compared to last year.

SoundHound for Windows Phone 8 devices updated to version 2.0



As we know, the platform Windows Phone offers its recognition feature of the music through the integrated Bing Audio , accessible via the Listen button with the musical note icon in the search function of Windows Phone OS. Among the best third-party alternatives exist, however, the excellent and free Shazam , an established leader in the industry, and the emerging SoundHound , often more reliable than the competitor, at this very hour got upgraded to the new version 2.0 meant for Windows Phone 8 devices.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Extras + info app for Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 is updated to version 1.6.1.62


Nokia has released a new software update for the its Windows Phone 8 smartphones, the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820.

We are talking about the  system  app extra + info that goes to version 1.6.1.62 . Unfortunately we are not able to tell you what changes brings with it, as we do not know what exactly its usefulness.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

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.

Windows Phone 8 first OS update codenamed "Portico"


Windows Phone 8 , the new mobile operating system created by Microsoft , was officially launched on the market for some time now, along with some of the first mobile devices created by the partners of the company that started a few weeks to arrive in stores in different countries to provide users with the new features introduced with this new platform. addition to the various rumors about the intermediate Windows Phone 7.8 update, however, for some weeks have leaked the first rumors about what should be the first official update dedicated to Windows Phone 8.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Nokia unveiled the Lumia 620, Nokia most affordable WP8 device



Nokia introduced its latest Windows Phone, the  Nokia Lumia 620 , the third of the new series of smartphone devices running Windows Phone 8 . It 'was designed especially for a young audience, thanks to its form factor design modern, colorful and simple.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

According to Liberum, Nokia may sell 3-3.5 million Nokia Lumia 920 in Q4


The number of positive estimates on the results of the Nokia Lumia 920 goes on sale with the assessments of Liberum analyst, a company that deals with market research.Following the indication of 2.5 million units pre-ordered rumor coming from Yahoo China , Liberum test to track the overall sales of the top range of Nokia WP8 smartphone for the last quarter of the year. Very positive results that could be further improved at the beginning of 2013.

Microsoft identified the Rebooting Issue in Nokia Lumia 920, fix coming in December

Nokia Lumia 920 users have experience an annoying problem that brings the device to continue unexpected reboots and causal. According to some reports we have received from some of you the problem is also found on the Nokia Lumia 820 so it is very likely that he could be of any malfunction in the OS level.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Apollo Plus - Microsoft's next Windows Phone update will bring many new features


Almost a month after the official launch of Windows Phone 8 comes the first confirmation for a first minor release that will improve the current version, fixing bugs and integrating some features required in a loud voice by the whole environment. The update is called Apollo Plus and introduce some interesting news from support for VPN , to further exploit the Windows Phone within corporate networks specifications.

Friday, November 23, 2012

Rumor - In just 20 days Nokia has received over 2.5 million pre-orders of the Lumia 920


According to the Yahoo China sources it seems that Nokia Lumia 920 is doing extremely good, since  in the last 20 days the number of pre-orders of the WP8 smartphone would amount to more than 2.5 million. A figure which, if true, would confirm the actual success of the device which still continues to record the sold-out many markets.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Angry Birds Space and Star Wars for Windows Phone 8 are updated to v.1.1



Here comes the first update for the two new titles Angry Birds for Windows Phone 8, Space and Star Wars , released just a few days ago. The new version is now 1.1 , and does not bring substantial new, at least at first sight. Unchanged the number of levels and no other level unlocked.

"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.

Monday, November 19, 2012

White Huawei Ascend W1 appeared in new leaked photos


More pictures have leaked of the upcoming Windows Phone 8 smartphone from Huawei, the Ascend W1.This time the pics reveal the white variant of the upcoming device, which  according to rumors circulating on the web, will be introduced at the Consumer Electronics Association (CES) in January 2013.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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!!!

Monday, November 12, 2012

Microsoft working to improve the WI-FI management on Windows Phone 8


Windows Phone 8 has brought many new but has also dragged behind some small shortcoming of the previous releases, such as talking about the Wi-Fi that disconnects as soon as the device is in standby, sins which will be remedied as soon as revealed by a tweet from Joe Belfiore.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

SkyDrive 3.0 for Windows Phone 8 released


SkyDrive is one of the cornerstones of Microsoft and the interaction with the Cloud is the basis of the entire Windows ecosystem "Windows Phone 8/Windows 8/Xbox 360". The smartphone application has, however, been slow to arrive and is only available now in version 3.0 , compatible with all Windows Phone 8 devices.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 Now Shipping

It was a busy day yesterday for Microsoft and Nokia with the official presentation of Windows Phone 8 and Nokia Lumia WP8 smarphones.
According to reports from the press release,Nokia has all ready begun to ship its two newest wp8 smartphones,the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 to Phone operators and retailers in select markets. More specifically, the Lumia WP8 devices firstly will be distributed in France and the United Kingdom, then delivery will be extended up to encompass Russia and Germany before reaching other major markets.

Windows Phone 8 features shown in the latest promo videos


Microsoft on its on Windows Phone YouTube channel  has posted several videos that showcase some of the highlights of the new Windows Phone 8 OS. As you can see, shows a number of features and characteristics of Windows Phone 8 as the familiar Start screen with resizable tiles , the new Live Apps, the assistant voice, the ability to share your location, the photo editor and many Other features that distinguish the new experience of the new devices.