Category: Video

PR 2.0 For WP8 Brings Always on/Sleeping Screen and Double Tap to Unlock

PR 2.0 For WP8 Brings Always on/Sleeping Screen and Double Tap to Unlock

| April 11, 2013 | 115 Replies

YES!!! I know half of you are going insane reading this but it’s true! WPC got their hands on a leaked release of “PR2.0″ for wp8 and it brings an always on lock screen and double tap to unlock (plus more features)!

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Video: Sharing to Instagram on Windows Phone Via Instagraph

Video: Sharing to Instagram on Windows Phone Via Instagraph

| April 11, 2013 | 3 Replies

We’ve heard quite a bit about the new app Instagraph, which lets you post pictures to your instagram account on Windows Phone, provided you already have an account. Well the app is finally int he store (for $2.49) and you can download it and give it a spin, or check out the video below and see it [...]

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MNB Reader generated: Skype Ban Lifted from UAE

MNB Reader generated: Skype Ban Lifted from UAE

| April 9, 2013 | 10 Replies

One of our readers Vineet contacted us with an interesting piece of information, for the past few years most forms of VOIP contact have been blocked in UAE (to the great benefit of carriers there). Apparently the ban on Skype in the UAE has finally been lifted which should make for interesting changes in regards to Windows Phone’s deep [...]

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Video: Asphalt 7 Playing on Lumia 720

Video: Asphalt 7 Playing on Lumia 720

| April 7, 2013 | 47 Replies

Here’s a demo of Asphalt 7 running on the 512mb powered Lumia 720; the app was recently updated to allow it to run on devices with less Ram as well as taking up less size on the device (close to 300 mbs now rather than the original 700-800). I really can’t get over how awesome [...]

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Instagraph App for WP to Allow Direct Publishing to Instagram??

Instagraph App for WP to Allow Direct Publishing to Instagram??

| April 2, 2013 | 10 Replies

Daniel over at WPC has decided to do a bit of teasing, with the picture above and the caption “anything is possible”. And apparently the app shown above has the ability to publish your filtered goodness to your instagram account! According to some of the chatter instagram have just updated their APIs, which depending on who you [...]

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Video: N950 Lock Screen Bug is Harmless – Allows no access

Video: N950 Lock Screen Bug is Harmless – Allows no access

| April 1, 2013 | 4 Replies

I was meant to post this the other day, but got caught up in work. Jay posted about the Harmattan lock screen bug on the N950. Sure, in this day and age, privacy is a big deal and lock screen work arounds are pretty big issues. I had tested this on my N950 when I [...]

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Video: Dawn Richard switched to the Nokia Lumia 920 #SWITCH

Video: Dawn Richard switched to the Nokia Lumia 920 #SWITCH

| March 29, 2013 | 3 Replies

Here’s another one of those celebrity promos about switching to a Lumia; this time featuring “Dawn Richard” (who I honestly don’t know). She does a good job selling Nokia Music and the customized playlists; but I can’t help but cringe at her awkward hand position on the screen due to her long nails; has no one told her Super Sensitive touch [...]

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Video: Nokia Lumia 920 and Ninja Cat

Video: Nokia Lumia 920 and Ninja Cat

| March 27, 2013 | 2 Replies

  Something lighthearted for a mid-week evening (well in the UK and similar timezones).  Someone was doing a video recording test and manage to film their cat catching a ball mid-air like a ninja. Check out the laser eyes as the LED flash reflects back to the camera from these cat-eyes.   Ruslan Leviev Hattip [...]

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Video: Temple Run for WP8

Video: Temple Run for WP8

| March 27, 2013 | 38 Replies

It’s finally here! and after an excruciatingly long download time (about 15 minutes for a 23 Mb app) I gave temple run a quick spin on my 920. the app performs quite smoothly in my opinion, although apparently some people have other opinions. So here’s a quick video showing how Temple Run performs on WP8 (unfortunately it’s [...]

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Video: PureMotion HD+ Demo; Fan Re-Make

Video: PureMotion HD+ Demo; Fan Re-Make

| March 27, 2013 | 1 Reply

Back when the Lumia 920 and 820 launched Nokia released a little promo video explaining what PureMotion HD+ was all about; the video was a cute little animation showing how the pixels on the screen “run” faster. Well here’s a cool fan made remake (with the same sound track): Check out the original down below: [...]

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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 | 11 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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Tab Syncing Across IE11 Coming to Windows Phone in Future Updates (Blue)?

Tab Syncing Across IE11 Coming to Windows Phone in Future Updates (Blue)?

| March 24, 2013 | 17 Replies

With all the rumors of a unified update experience coming to Windows RT/8/Phone here’s an interesting feature that we might see. In the video above demoing IE11 (I think); there’s an option for “synced tabs”; this might refer to being able to push and sync tabs across your Windows devices, which might be one of [...]

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Video: Elop Tosses Talk Show Hosts iPhone to The Floor; Promises to Replace it with a Nokia

Video: Elop Tosses Talk Show Hosts iPhone to The Floor; Promises to Replace it with a Nokia

| March 22, 2013 | 87 Replies

In a recent interview with Elop on Finnish TV (check out Jay’s blow by blow commentary in the post below if you haven’t seen it yet), the presenter showed Elop his iPhone and said he wants it to be a Nokia. Through the magical powers of tossing a phone across the room Elop promised to replace it with a Nokia (the presenter was [...]

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Videos: Nokia Lumia 720 and 520 hands on from Nokia India Launch

Videos: Nokia Lumia 720 and 520 hands on from Nokia India Launch

| March 21, 2013 | 3 Replies

    Here’s Vaibhav Sharma from TheHandheldBlog· who was at the Nokia India launch of the Nokia Lumia 720 and 520. He’s got some hands on outside of the demo booths it seems so you can hear him talking to you about their features without too much noise from others. As we heard yesterday, the 520 [...]

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Video: Skype HD Video Calling for WP8 Demoed

Video: Skype HD Video Calling for WP8 Demoed

| March 19, 2013 | 15 Replies

Earlier today Jay posted about the new updates for Skype on WP8, which brought back the People hub integration for contacts, as well as the new support of HD video calls: http://mynokiablog.com/2013/03/19/lumiappdates-skype-and-2instawithlove-available-in-store/ Well here’s a quick demo of the new HD video calls (it looks pretty awesome to me) as well as a quick rundown of the [...]

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Weekend Watch: Hitler tries to use Xbox Music on Windows Phone 8

Weekend Watch: Hitler tries to use Xbox Music on Windows Phone 8

| March 16, 2013 | 25 Replies

So a friend of mine, Alvin (you may know him from Unleash The Phones), created a Hitler video (you know the one with Hitler rambling and the funny subtitles?). The video simply outlines some insane bugs that occur in Xbox Music on WP8, which seems to be caused by the WP companion app on Windows. [...]

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Video: Lumia 920 Vs. Samsung Galaxy S4

Video: Lumia 920 Vs. Samsung Galaxy S4

| March 15, 2013 | 192 Replies

As much as it annoys me, Samsung is the big dog right now; which means that a new device like the Galaxy S4 is what most people will be talking about for the next few days (or weeks). Thankfully I was asleep when it was announced  but a quick run through of the specs does show some interesting features, mainly [...]

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Video: Nokia Lumia 920 Low-light comparison – Don’t miss a moment

Video: Nokia Lumia 920 Low-light comparison – Don’t miss a moment

| March 15, 2013 | 11 Replies

Nokia’s youtube channel just uploaded a video titled “Nokia Lumia 920 Low-light comparison – Don’t miss a moment” where in the end the guy with the 920 gets the pretty girls number; while the S3 user (or is that the S4 ) ends up with a dark mess.

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NokConv: New protective shell for the Nokia Lumia 620 – CC-3061

NokConv: New protective shell for the Nokia Lumia 620 – CC-3061

| March 12, 2013 | 8 Replies

  If you ever wanted some more protection for your Nokia Lumia 620, look no further than the new protective shell, CC-3061. Although it’s only the back cover, it improves the whole phone’s dust and splash protection. “The Nokia Lumia 620 is such a beautiful device, we wanted to honour the design of the phone [...]

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Video: Demo of Storage Clearing on Nokia Lumia 920 – the ‘Other’ memory fix.

Video: Demo of Storage Clearing on Nokia Lumia 920 – the ‘Other’ memory fix.

| March 12, 2013 | 10 Replies

  Belfiore has stated in recently that there’ll be a fix for the annoying ‘OTHER’ storage problem, whereby it eats up memory for no reason and there’s nothing really that users can do to fix it. This was later seen in firmware update screenshots with the latest news showing Nokia Lumia 620s already shipping with this [...]

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Video: Lumia 920 Vs. 820 Design, Hardware and General Comparison

Video: Lumia 920 Vs. 820 Design, Hardware and General Comparison

| March 11, 2013 | 22 Replies

Here’s a quick video I did doing a general rundown comparison between the Lumia 920 and the 820 in terms of Hardware and design. Hopefully sometime within this week I’ll be able to get around and do a Software comparison of boot speed, app loading and general performance  in the mean time check out the video [...]

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