Advertisements Soon after Microsoft completed their acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services division, they announced that they would cut around 18,000 jobs over the next year. Round one of these job cuts back in July saw nearly 13,000 previous Nokia employees lose their jobs, now according to ZDNet round two is right around the corner. According to […]
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. Lumia […]
Earlier this week as part of an exclusive reveal over at GeekonGadgets we revealed that Microsoft would be benching the “Widows Phone” logo and name in favor of a more unified “Windows” branding for all their device (mobiles, tablets and PCs). Now today an unreleased Windows Phone from “GoFone” leaked online showing off this new […]
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 […]
The Flipboard peeps seem to have been quietly working on their app, all the way to version 2.3 in store. It’s not yet downloadable but may be soon. Flipboard is your ‘personal magazine’. It’s a news aggregator basically that transforms the stories you’re interested in. You can add by topics or by RSS URL. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/flipboard/e5723a43-42c8-4e25-b322-115f07bd44f1 […]
In case you weren’t aware, the prolific developer Rudy Huyn, has been making an app for one of the newest social media services called “Secret”. Perhaps a bit like “Post Secret” or “Grouphug.us” where people can posts secrets/confessions anonymously. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/6cret/8d9e009d-7c3b-4090-9647-9ff9c98b172e With Secret however, you can see posts from friends but it just won’t say which […]
Over on GeekonGadgets we got our hands on a pair of Coloud Bang portable speakers for review, the bottom line is we liked them. Check out a couple excerpts of the review below, and if you’re interested head over to the full review for more pictures, details, thoughts and random stuff. Portable: VERY, at only 96 grams […]
When we were told of the name “Nokia” being phased out of Lumia, as hesitant as we were it may be good for being more memorable. Shorter name; flows off the tongue better. What’s with this ugly branding of Microsoft on the face of the phone? Yes, the bezel itself is slim but that could […]
Hello MNB Readers! Spiderman Unlimited is now available for Windows Phone! From the Windows Phone Store description: PLEASE NOTE: Spider-Man Unlimited does not support HTC: 8X Swing into a hand-drawn Comic-Verse in a brand-new episodic adventure! Unite the Spider-Verse and recruit an army of Spider-Men to stop the new Sinister Six, who have opened a […]
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