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Author Archive: Aliqudsi

Hey, my name's Ali- Currently a fifth (and final) year Dental Student from Chicago; studying in Jordan. I love all sorts of gadgets almost as much as I love my cookies! Be sure to follow my Twitter handle @AliQudsi and Subcribe to my Youtube for the latest videos - no pressure. Thanks.

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First UNITY Built Game Hits the WP Marketplace

First UNITY Built Game Hits the WP Marketplace

| March 11, 2013 | 15 Replies

Advertisements According to a tweet by Joe Belfiore today; the very first Windows Phone 8 game developed with UNITY engine has finally hit the marketplace. Drift Mania Championship 2 was apparently built using the Beta SDK; hopefully it won’t be long before we see more games hitting the store.   Curious about Unity engine on […]

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HERE Drive & HERE Drive+ Differences Explained (Updated 3/12)

HERE Drive & HERE Drive+ Differences Explained (Updated 3/12)

| March 11, 2013 | 90 Replies

There was a lot of confusion regarding the type of navigation experience included in the Lumia 720 and 520 from our last post; so we reached out to the Nokia HERE maps guru, Pino requesting a bit of clarification. So here are the gritty details about the two and what it all means. Hi Ali, as promised I have some […]

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New Lumia 620’s Now Shipping With Advanced Storage Options

New Lumia 620’s Now Shipping With Advanced Storage Options

| March 10, 2013 | 16 Replies

I got a couple tweets today from new Lumia 620 users saying that their new devices have come with the latest “storage management” in Windows Phone. Which allows you to clear your temporary files and gives a detailed view of exactly what’s eating up all that space.   @aliqudsi my 620 came with the latest […]

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Nokia Lumia 720 & 520 Q&A With Product Managers

Nokia Lumia 720 & 520 Q&A With Product Managers

| March 9, 2013 | 116 Replies

While we were in Barcelona we had a chance to sit down with the product managers for the new Lumias, so here’s a quick rundown of some facts/questions about the latest additions to the Lumia family. One important factor we had too look into with both the Lumia 720 and 520 was avoiding the low […]

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Nokia 808 Available For Under $400 on Amazon

Nokia 808 Available For Under $400 on Amazon

| March 9, 2013 | 22 Replies

For anyone who was waiting for the Nokia 808 to get a bit more affordable now seems like a reasonably good time to buy one. Amazon has it listed for $396 which factors into less than $10 a megapixel; which is a good deal any day of the week. Get it over here (only 2 left in […]

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Nokia Give Strength to Microsoft Surface Phone Rumors by Listing it as a “Risk”

Nokia Give Strength to Microsoft Surface Phone Rumors by Listing it as a “Risk”

| March 9, 2013 | 44 Replies

There’s been no shortage of rumors regarding if and when a “surface phone” will leave Microsoft’s top secret labs; but these rumors have all come and gone without any actual physical evidence. Except now Nokia have listed the possibility of Microsoft making their own Windows Phone device as a risk in their latest SEC filings. […]

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Weekend Read: Two years later, Elop’s strategy panning out.

Weekend Read: Two years later, Elop’s strategy panning out.

| March 9, 2013 | 164 Replies

Here’s a nice write up by Nabkawe about his thoughts on Elop’s/Nokia’s WP strategy and how its panning out, taken from the WPC forums: Mr. Elop was criticized a lot for his transition strategy that angered lots of fans and employees. But what was Elop’s strategy? well when you look at the WP8 portfolio you’ll notice WP8 […]

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Lumia 620 Camera Samples; Surprisingly Good for a Phone That Won’t Break the Bank

Lumia 620 Camera Samples; Surprisingly Good for a Phone That Won’t Break the Bank

| March 9, 2013 | 20 Replies

If there’s one thing that surprised me about the Lumia 620 in my two weeks trial with it, it would definitely have to be the camera; I didn’t in my wildest dreams expect such a budget friendly device to take such good pictures! I think this is were we can see Nokia’s real strategy towards […]

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Lumia 920 for $19.99 and 820 for $0.01 on Amazon Wireless

Lumia 920 for $19.99 and 820 for $0.01 on Amazon Wireless

| March 8, 2013 | 14 Replies

It’s been a while since we’ve seen any activity on the Lumia 920 and 820’s pricing, but I noticed that both the Lumia 920 & 820 have been discounted. The 920 is available for $19.99 and the 820 for just a penny (I don’t recall it being available on Amazon before). So if you’re still holding […]

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