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Rumored WP 8.1.1 Features: Includes Deeper Action Center Controls, Non-Beta Cortana and More

Rumored WP 8.1.1 Features: Includes Deeper Action Center Controls, Non-Beta Cortana and More

| April 26, 2014 | 20 Replies

Advertisements Although WP 8.1 isn’t even out for the general public yet; and is still receiving some bug fixes and tweaks here and there; a user on reddit has listed what he claims is a changelog for an upcoming WP 8.1.1 Update (GDR 1 that Tom Warren mentioned perhaps?). The full rumored changelog is listed […]

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Nokia and Lego’s Playful Banter on Twitter

Nokia and Lego’s Playful Banter on Twitter

| April 26, 2014 | 2 Replies

On a lighter side of things Nokia have been tweeting some playful stuff with the Lego twitter account, making the seen above Nokia death-star. It started with Microsoft tweeting about the new color options coming with the acquisition of Nokia and their colorful Lumias: Everything just became a lot #MoreColorful. Microsoft and Nokia Devices & […]

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Nokia Branded Products To Live On (Lumias, Ashas and Xs)

Nokia Branded Products To Live On (Lumias, Ashas and Xs)

| April 25, 2014 | 19 Replies

Even though Nokia is now technically Microsoft Mobile it seems (as we heard before) that we will continue to see some Nokia branded mobile phones for some time to come. Confirmed by the Nokia twitter account today they mentioned that for “some-time” Nokia branded Lumias, Ashas and X’s will bear those marvelous five letters on their […]

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MASSIVE Asphalt 8 Update!

MASSIVE Asphalt 8 Update!

| April 25, 2014 | 2 Replies

  Dear MNB Readers! Gameloft’s Asphalt 8 is wildly held to be the premier Arcade style racer on Windows Phone, Android and iOS and is free for all to download (works on WP devices with 512MB RAM such as the Lumia 520 as well). The downside for Windows Phone users has been that the WP version […]

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Video: Top 5 New Features in WP 8.1

Video: Top 5 New Features in WP 8.1

| April 24, 2014 | 27 Replies

With WP 8.1 being out for a while now as a developer preview (which is featured locked; so nothing new will be added, just bug fixes); here’s a look at our top 5 favorite features. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgLcOdcvzks&feature=youtu.be&a So those are my top 5 features? Did yours make the cut? If not list yours below.    

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Lumiapps: Remote Desktop app from Microsoft (WP8.1)

Lumiapps: Remote Desktop app from Microsoft (WP8.1)

| April 23, 2014 | 5 Replies

There are quite a few desktop streaming apps available on WP. I use Splashtop and PC Remote Pro. MS has launched their free Remote Desktop App. I haven’t had a chance to get it to work yet but it looks promising. It may require WP8.1 preview to install. http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=299b09ab-207e-441c-9e8e-c8d66c20b76b Via:  neowin Cheers Alvester for the […]

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Meet all of Cortana’s current personas and behind the scenes research into the digital PA

Meet all of Cortana’s current personas and behind the scenes research into the digital PA

| April 23, 2014 | 1 Reply

If you visit the link in this post, you’ll see a .gif that shows all of the current Cortana animations as discovered by  lzandman. http://leonzandman.com/2014/04/22/hacking-cortana-meet-all-of-cortanas-personas/ By exploring some of the easter eggs such as the clippy response, he found that Cortana’s responses can grow from the server side, so Cortana can get better as time goes […]

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Video: How to Set Custom Notification Tones for Specific Apps in Window Phone

Video: How to Set Custom Notification Tones for Specific Apps in Window Phone

| April 22, 2014 | 8 Replies

With WP 8.1 bringing more controls to your notification center via Action center, one of the most important features for me was the inclusion of custom notifications per app under the settings. So below is a quick video tutorial showing how to change the notification tone for each app separately, which is a godsend feature […]

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Nokia Deal to officially Close April 25th; Microsoft to Manage Nokia.Com and Social Networks

Nokia Deal to officially Close April 25th; Microsoft to Manage Nokia.Com and Social Networks

| April 21, 2014 | 150 Replies

The official Microsoft blog has just posted that the deal to acquire Nokia’s devices and services division will be completed on April 25th (4 days from now). Along with this deal Microsoft will also take control of “Nokia.Com” as well as manage the social networking sites (Official Twitters and Facebooks, as well as regional programs probably) for […]

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