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HERE Maps Suite for WP Updated

HERE Maps Suite for WP Updated

| March 27, 2013 | 2 Replies

Advertisements The full HERE maps suite for WP has received an update for WP8 devices. The latest update brings Bug fixes and other minor improvements, but as always it’s best to update 🙂 Grab them from the QR codes above or visit the HERE website for direct links: http://www.nokia.com/global/apps/lumia/here/

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Lumia 920 Meets GoPro Chest Harness; Awesome Results Ensue

Lumia 920 Meets GoPro Chest Harness; Awesome Results Ensue

| March 27, 2013 | 12 Replies

Michael over at Fonearena got his hands on a preproduction GoPro case made specifically for the Lumia 920. Then he did what any sane person would do and had it strapped to his mountain biker friend’s chest and had him race downhill while filming. Of course the video is still quite bumpy; but what I found most […]

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Gravity Guy 2 (exclusive), Chaos Rings, Temple Run, Fling theory and more arrives/coming to WP8

Gravity Guy 2 (exclusive), Chaos Rings, Temple Run, Fling theory and more arrives/coming to WP8

| March 27, 2013 | 4 Replies

A slew of games are coming to WP8, with some exclusive to WP8 like Gravity Guy 2 apparently (which is already in the store). Other titles include Chaos Rings, Fling Planet, Propel Man and Orcs must survive. A classic time-killing game, Temple Run (not 2) is said to be coming soon (cheers Keith). http://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2013/03/27/a-raft-of-games-arrive-for-windows-phone-8-including-chaos-rings-and-gravity-guy-2-a-platform-exclusive.aspx

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Temple Run and More set to Come to WP8 “soon”

Temple Run and More set to Come to WP8 “soon”

| March 27, 2013 | 2 Replies

We’ve heard endless rumors about what games may or may not be coming to Windows Phone; well here’re some solid concrete facts for a change. Temple Run (one. not two) will be coming to WP8!!! Apparently the folks at WPC have already played with the port, meaning it might be close to launch :). Also […]

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Windows Phone now outselling Blackberry in 26 markets, iPhone in 7 markets? 10% market share in a ‘number of countries’

Windows Phone now outselling Blackberry in 26 markets, iPhone in 7 markets? 10% market share in a ‘number of countries’

| March 27, 2013 | 114 Replies

  According to technet, Windows Phone has achieved 10% market share in ‘a number of countries’ outselling blackberry in 26 markets and iPhone in 7. The post notes MS’s shift from being a software company to being a device and services company with products such as Office 365, SkyDrive, Skype and Surface. Recently, MS has […]

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Nokia Music+ Now Available in Australia

Nokia Music+ Now Available in Australia

| March 26, 2013 | 5 Replies

Over the weekend, my Lumia 820 got an update for Nokia Music, which I noticed included an option to subscribe to Nokia Music+, for AUD$4.99. Yesterday, Nokia Australia confirmed the rollout in a press release (below). In case you don’t know, Nokia Music+ has several benefits over regularly Nokia Music, including: infinite skips unlimited offline […]

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Lumiapps: SIMS Medieval exclusively available for Nokia Lumia

Lumiapps: SIMS Medieval exclusively available for Nokia Lumia

| March 26, 2013 | 1 Reply

  EA’s SIMS spin off, SIMS Medieval is now available on Nokia Lumia Smartphones. You can download this here (4.99USD/3.99GBP): http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/the-sims-medieval/a703c941-2b1c-49c5-ae00-abb8a0745b1e The more Nokia exclusives I see comments from consumers, be it Nokia developed apps, Nokia exclusively brought apps, Nokia specific WP features, Nokia support, Nokia design, Nokia hardware the more I see how peeved […]

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PC Advisor crowns Nokia Lumia 920 as most desirable smartphone

PC Advisor crowns Nokia Lumia 920 as most desirable smartphone

| March 26, 2013 | 21 Replies

  Over at PC Advisor, they’ve stacked up all the latest smartphone competitors. Astonishingly (or not) the winner is the Nokia Lumia 920. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/mobile-phone/3437133/most-popular-smartphones  This was based on a poll to which the 920 gained 32% of the votes. Cheers ms.nokia for the tip!

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Access Point and Feedback to nokia Updated for Wp8

Access Point and Feedback to nokia Updated for Wp8

| March 26, 2013 | 8 Replies

Once again “Access Point” on Windows Phone 8 lumias has been been updated (with no visible changelog); also updated is “feedback to Nokia”. Although there is no changelog I can’t help but notice that Access point keeps getting unlisted updates, and I’m not even exactly sure what it does; but could there be some bug […]

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