Advertisements Brad Molen from Engadget takes an in depth look at Cortana, Microsoft’s Voice Assistant for Windows Phone that seeks to be almost human. http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/04/cortana-microsoft-windows-phone/ Microsoft found that people are more likely to interact with something if it feels more human (also if it can actually do what you expect it to do). To personify something […]
This is the second update pushed out to the Dev Preview for WP8.1, v8.10.12393.890. Go to settings>update if your phone hasn’t automatically downloaded it. The only change noticed so far seems to be the boot logo. According to commenters at WPC, quiet hours is now global and not a Cortana thing (thus requiring US region […]
A quick heads up, as the file manger that was promised by Joe Belfiore ealrier this month in his AMA on reddit is now available to download in store. The file manager gives you access to content you’ve downloaded or transferred to your phone or Micro SD card, with the option to delete, move, copy […]
Dear MNB Readers, When updating the Display app by Nokia this morning, I noticed that the Publisher was no longer Nokia Corporation but rather Microsoft Mobile Oy. WindowsPhoneCentral provides some additional information: It had to happen sooner or later. Nokia apps on Windows Phone Store, including Nokia MixRadio, Nokia Camera, and others are now published by Microsoft Mobile […]
Joe Belfiore tweets: You ask, we (try to) deliver! New Music for WP8.1 now includes swipe (up/down) for next/prev track. Not the same… but good substitute! Â https://twitter.com/joebelfiore/status/470013083608297472 Folks are still wanting the lockscreen to show artist album art/image like it did before. Other issues some noted: Proper scaling to 6″ screen No high speed scrubbing […]
The ever trusty @evleaks just announced that the Lumia 530, code-named “Nokia Rise” will be launching on T-Mobile. The same network which was the first to adopt the Lumia 520 (as the 521) in the US; where it saw some huge success. Nokia Rise = Lumia 530 for T-Mobile USA — @evleaks (@evleaks) May 23, […]
Ever gone to the movies and your mates are trying to find where you’re sitting? At a music festival and gotten separated? Then Over Here is the app for you! What it does is simple, but has its merit. You just choose a colour that takes your fancy, and let your friend know what colour to […]
I came across this review yesterday when I downloaded an app called ‘Accent Builder’ something that takes advantage of the new WP8.1 transparent tiles and lets you colour columns as you wish. What caught my eye more was the lengthy and humorous review of the brilliance of the app. It seems to have caught Reddit‘s […]
Rudy Huyn, prolific developer of many great WP apps, says he’s got the chat feature on his snapchat app, 6snap, to work. It shouldn’t be long before we get our hands on it through his timely updates. One man and he is achieving so much on this platform. end of vacation, time to code: good […]
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