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Archive for December, 2014

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Microsoft’s Alternative way to close the App Gap? + Rudy Huyn’s ideas for Android on WP

Microsoft’s Alternative way to close the App Gap? + Rudy Huyn’s ideas for Android on WP

| December 31, 2014 | 14 Replies

Advertisements   A couple of related stories based on the last one where Tom Warren discussed Android apps on WP still being in the works. First off, reader Ben A linked shared an article from ZDNet where Mary Jo Foley indicated that Microsoft could help close the app gap in a different way. Plan A: […]

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Android apps for WP still in the works

Android apps for WP still in the works

| December 30, 2014 | 13 Replies

Tom Warren was discussing the possibility of Android apps on WindowsPhone yesterday. The App gap is partly the reason why Tom Warren left WindowsPhone in the first place. Though, for those actually concerned with apps, Tom thinks that iOS is the better platform. The implementation has always been a concern for some who fear the […]

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Microsoft’s new ‘Spartan’ web browser for Windows 10 (and W10 for phones)

Microsoft’s new ‘Spartan’ web browser for Windows 10 (and W10 for phones)

| December 30, 2014 | 4 Replies

  The Halo franchise is serving Microsoft well outside of the Halo gaming universe. Cortana, the personal voice assistant, is a very worth while piece of kit that works really well on phones and is likely to appear on the desktop too. Another Halo named product was first mentioned back in September. Codename “Spartan” this […]

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Guide to hacking your Symbian – ‘JailBreak’

Guide to hacking your Symbian – ‘JailBreak’

| December 30, 2014 | 5 Replies

As we push into 2015, a few of us may be reminded of that once promise of Symbian support until 2016. That ended much earlier than expected leaving much of the community to go it alone in limited confines. Steve Litchfield found some instructions posted by the Symbian-Developers blogpost from 2013. This provides some extra […]

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Early Design: Windows 10 for Phones

Early Design: Windows 10 for Phones

| December 29, 2014 | 5 Replies

Alvester shared the video below from October which has an early preview of Windows 10 for phones. It says that this is just early designs and NOT final UI. Funnily enough, I don’t think I’ve seen this particular screenshot before. It may be because I’m trying to concentrate on exams so other things in the […]

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LeakyLeak: Lumia 1330 pic?

LeakyLeak: Lumia 1330 pic?

| December 29, 2014 | 2 Replies

A pic of what could possibly be the Nokia Lumia 1320’s successor is making the rounds today. It has been previously rumoured to have a 14MP back camera, and a 5MP front one for selfies. The screen appears to have shrunken slightly to 5.7″ but retains a 720p screen.     Source: Twitter Via: WMPU

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Lumia Denim Camera improvements on Nokia Lumia 930

Lumia Denim Camera improvements on Nokia Lumia 930

| December 28, 2014 | 3 Replies

  Here’s another demo showing the camera improvements with Lumia Denim and the updated Lumia Camera algorithms. The speed of start up and capture really pleases me. Despite having a camera button that was really reliable, I felt that the camera in the 1520 took a bit too long to start up. Here we see the […]

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Orange Polska:  Playlista – Nokia Lumia 635 za 49 zł

Orange Polska: Playlista – Nokia Lumia 635 za 49 zł

| December 27, 2014 | 6 Replies

A Nokia Lumia filled advert for Orange Poland. Not quite sure what the angle is, but they mention something about a playlist. Orange Polska

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ProShot TimeLapse with Nokia Lumia 930

ProShot TimeLapse with Nokia Lumia 930

| December 26, 2014 | 4 Replies

Check out this timelapse shot with the Nokia Lumia 930 (and the ProShot app). It does a pretty good job, no constant changes in exposure. Same application, 620: Here’s a different one from a year ago with the 920. Alternate app, Time Lapse Pro

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