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NokConv outlines upgrade path from Lumia Cyan to Lumia Denim – You NEED Cyan first

NokConv outlines upgrade path from Lumia Cyan to Lumia Denim – You NEED Cyan first

| September 16, 2014 | 7 Replies

Advertisements Lumia Denim brings even more enhancements to Nokia Lumia WP8.1 devices. I’m enjoying the Dev Preview 8.1 with (i think official) Cyan but I’m really looking forward to the Denim features. “Hey Cortana” – an always-on app where you can activate Cortana by simply saying “Hey Cortana” on your Lumia 930 and Lumia 1520. […]

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Sandisk 128GB MicroSD Card for £51.99/$84 on Amazon UK – UHS-1 Class 10

Sandisk 128GB MicroSD Card for £51.99/$84 on Amazon UK – UHS-1 Class 10

| September 16, 2014 | 2 Replies

Amazon tweeted that their 128GB Card with Prime delivery eligible (so any problems can be sorted out immediately with Amazon) is available for just £51.99. That’s like 84USD. SanDisk Mobile Ultra microSDXC 128 GB UHS-I Class 10 Memory Card 30 MB/s + SD Adapter That’s cheaper than the 64GB Extreme MicroSD card I got for […]

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Battle for the Next Billion: Microsoft’s aim for the $40 WP to tackle Google’s Android One

Battle for the Next Billion: Microsoft’s aim for the $40 WP to tackle Google’s Android One

| September 16, 2014 | 8 Replies

The “Next Billion” was a phrase constantly used in a Nokia strategy to reach the next billion consumers and connect them to the internet through a Nokia smartphone. Although Nokia is no longer around the handset business, the aim of connecting people to an internet ready smartphone is one that Android and Microsoft are gearing […]

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Avoiding car accidents with Connected Cars, HERE and Nokia networks

Avoiding car accidents with Connected Cars, HERE and Nokia networks

| September 15, 2014 | Reply

  In an event of an accident, connected cars can dramatically improve safety by telling other cars what’s going on so on coming cars can avoid becoming part of the originl accident. Other drivers eyes don’t need to wait to see the accident before hand. Whilst LTE is getting more prominent and providing faster connections, […]

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Nokia 808 PureView/Lumia 1020’s met a match? 1 inch sensor in hump filled Panasonic Camera hybrid. No xenon flash?

Nokia 808 PureView/Lumia 1020’s met a match? 1 inch sensor in hump filled Panasonic Camera hybrid. No xenon flash?

| September 15, 2014 | 38 Replies

  We’ve been having a discussion about the camera hump and whether we’d see something along the likes of the 808’s sensor again given the push towards the anorexic phones. The new iPhone 6 showed that despite trying to be thin, it could not achieve the camera quality it wanted without also having a bump. […]

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Microsoft Family grows again, buys Minecraft for 2.5 Billion USD

Microsoft Family grows again, buys Minecraft for 2.5 Billion USD

| September 15, 2014 | 1 Reply

It was a highly expected and now it’s official. Microsoft has bought Swedish Mojang, creator of Minecraft for 2.5 billion dollars! Nadella says: Minecraft is more than a great game franchise – it is an open world platform, driven by a vibrant community we care deeply about, and rich with new opportunities for that community […]

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Phones4U to shut from Monday as it goes into administration.

Phones4U to shut from Monday as it goes into administration.

| September 14, 2014 | 4 Replies

  One of the major phone retailers in the UK, employing over 5500 staff with 550 stores (720 total outlets) in the country has fallen into administration.  All stores from Monday will be closed! That’s where I got my Nokia Lumia 920 back in 2012 (on EE Orange) :O. The BBC says Phones4U is blaming […]

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Nokia says Nokia brand still very much alive!

Nokia says Nokia brand still very much alive!

| September 14, 2014 | 11 Replies

  On Friday, Nokia EVP (Actual Nokia), Barry French had a press release out at NSN blog. It was in reference to the news going around that Microsoft would be dropping the Nokia name from Nokia Lumia. Just because Microsoft have dropped the Nokia brand, it doesn’t mean the death of it. Whilst Nokia’s mobile […]

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Reddit and UserVoice suggestions for Cortana

Reddit and UserVoice suggestions for Cortana

| September 14, 2014 | 1 Reply

Redditor clang_ley has some suggestions for Cortana. On top of increased features/abilities, it’s about having a more natural conversational personal assistant. http://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/2gcg1q/suggestions_for_cortana/ At the moment, there is a small degree of conversation that can be carried out and Cortana can remember a few things. A lot of these suggestions would sound even better when Cortana gets an […]

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