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Update Coming for Developer Preview to Fix 80188309 error

Update Coming for Developer Preview to Fix 80188309 error

| April 20, 2014 | 2 Replies

Advertisements A user on the Microsoft blog has announced that they’re working on an update for the “80188309 ” error that some users have gotten which has prevented them from updating. Users who got this error were able to download the first part of the update but couldn’t download the second update which was the […]

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Deal Alert: Refurbished Lumia 925 Off Contract for $79 (Locked to At&t)

Deal Alert: Refurbished Lumia 925 Off Contract for $79 (Locked to At&t)

| April 20, 2014 | 8 Replies

The metal bodied Lumia 925 (in black); which till today is my favorite looking Lumia ever has a pretty awesome discount for a refurbished model. At&t have it off contract (but still locked to them) for $79.99 which is a pretty sweet deal. If you’re looking for a sexy lumia with some pretty good specs […]

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Nokia Phone Division to be Renamed to “Microsoft Mobile Oy”

Nokia Phone Division to be Renamed to “Microsoft Mobile Oy”

| April 20, 2014 | 70 Replies

As Microsoft is set to take over Nokia’s phone division in a weeks time, an email has circulated from Microsoft detailing some of their intentions for the phone’s division. The email was sent to part suppliers (screens chips plastics…) detailing them on the impending changes while reassuring them that they’d like to stay in business […]

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Twitter Beta for WP 8.1

Twitter Beta for WP 8.1

| April 17, 2014 | 8 Replies

Along with WP 8.1 the People hub integration of Facebook and Twitter were essentially removed, meaning some pretty cool sharing features were no longer there. Now Microsoft have released the Twitter Beta for WP 8.1 which brings back some of that functionality indirectly. The app is integrated into the action center, but also has links […]

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MNB RG: WP8.1 dev preview shortcomings and (some) solutions!

MNB RG: WP8.1 dev preview shortcomings and (some) solutions!

| April 17, 2014 | 49 Replies

Whilst there are some awesome new changes in the dev-preview for WP8.1, there are also some niggles. For example, my email stopped working (but that was due to the date suddenly changing. This time reset did not happen when my friends updated their 620/1320 or when I updated the 1020/920). G_Gus shared a few more […]

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Nokia Announces Product Advisory for Lumia 2520 Charger; Halts Sales Temporarily

Nokia Announces Product Advisory for Lumia 2520 Charger; Halts Sales Temporarily

| April 17, 2014 | 12 Replies

Nokia has announced a product advisory warning for the AC-300 EU/UK charger for the Lumia 2520. The Ac-300 is the European variant of the Lumia 2520 charger which can apparently pose a risk of electrocution if some components wear down. “While there have been no confirmed consumer incidents related to this potential quality issue, product […]

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New Gallery/Photos App in WP8.1; lots of nice little welcome changes.

New Gallery/Photos App in WP8.1; lots of nice little welcome changes.

| April 16, 2014 | 17 Replies

Whilst this isn’t the ‘final form’ or even, the Nokia Cyan goodness of the rumoured gallery changes, I’m a lot happier with WP8.1 vanilla’s implementation than WP8. 1) When you click on the photos tile, you are shown ALL the photos instantly. No more albums and fancy background.  Just straight in to all your pictures […]

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Free £20 Gift Voucher From Nokia

Free £20 Gift Voucher From Nokia

| April 16, 2014 | 18 Replies

The other day nokia published a new app, simply called “Gift Voucher” which does just that, giving you a free  £20 Gift Voucher. Yay! Although the app is limited by region to the UK (you can always switch back – I’m looking at you Cortana users), and appears to work only on the Lumia 1520 (I’ve […]

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MNB RG: Windows Phone 8.1 tip. Set the Start background to a black picture.

MNB RG: Windows Phone 8.1 tip. Set the Start background to a black picture.

| April 15, 2014 | 25 Replies

Here’s an interesting look for the home screen that Keith tweeted. If your wallpaper is just completely black, then the transparency will look like this. That’s if the tiles you have are transparent. I like the mix of the full coloured tiles. Initially I didn’t like the look of the first wallpaper I chose but […]

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