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Vixl is a new app on the way to the Windows Phone marketplace, from the developers of Pixl for Flickr, a flickr viewing app comes Vixl. Vixl is surprisingly similar to the new Instagram update announced today which brings the “instagram look” of vintage filtered images to videos up to twenty seconds long. Vixl does pretty […]
Till now Windows Phone’s processor choice has been limited to the Qualcomm family (by restrictions set by Microsoft); thankfully that family has opened up a bit with 6 new additions to the Snapdragon 200 range. The new chips come with HSPA+ support (not true LTE), and Adreno 302 graphics processor (the 720, 620 & 520 […]
One issue with games on WP is that occasionally high profile titles would be left out for the 512 mb community, the one that caused the most noise was Temple Run not running on 512Mb devices (something I JUST mentioned yesterday). Well apparently Windows Phone (or at least Joe Belfiore) have been listening: A […]
The HERE maps mapping database has just received another hefty overhauling bringing more roads, buildings and traffic to your phone, the update brings:  Better map coverage for Tunisia, Senegal and Cyprus 1.86 million building outlines in Croatia Public transit for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (would HERE Transit work there now?) Trucking routes and other changes […]
For anyone interested in the Lumia 928 Amazon have it for $29.99 on contract (of course), so you can grab one from the link below (white or black): Nokia Lumia 928, White (Verizon Wireless) Nokia Lumia 928, Black (Verizon Wireless) And hey while you’re at it, you really can’t go wrong with a 52 cent […]
Hot on the heels of Huawei saying they’d consider buying Nokia; then changing their minds all of a sudden; new details have emerged showing that Microsoft was actually talking with the folks at Nokia regarding buying out the devices division of the company. Apparently the deal fell through sometime last month after Nokia asked for […]
We’ve established that WP8 runs pretty smoothly even on the lowest device on the hardware spectrum, but what about actual gaming performance. True WP8 doesn’t have the more taxing games (but it’s getting there, with the inclusion of some of the more graphic intense games such as N.O.V.A 3). The other issue facing these limited hardware devices […]
According to reports from WPDang, Microsoft is going to be giving final control over updates to Nokia (and other OEMs). Microsoft will do the basics, i.e. GDR2. Then there’s the handset specific stuff, either the handset itself or the chips inside them, plus any additional firmwares that need testing. This is then processed by carriers […]
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