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How an MS programmer on reddit is restoring my faith in Microsoft.

How an MS programmer on reddit is restoring my faith in Microsoft.

| April 6, 2014 | 12 Replies

Advertisements Nokia’s relationship with its fans is unique to say the least, they’re very honest and open about their products, they allow nay they encourage their employees to reach out to their customers via social media, and so we know so much stuff about the making of smartphones in comparison to any other fan base who are mostly obsessed with vague brandings. Microsoft […]

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Faster OS updates, and even more awesomeness in WP8.2 / WP9 launching in 8 months?

Faster OS updates, and even more awesomeness in WP8.2 / WP9 launching in 8 months?

| April 5, 2014 | 7 Replies

Woah, woah, woah, hold on there. WP9/8.2? We’ve only just made WP8.1 official. But since it is official, this means, well – we need a new thing to have rumours and snippets about. To be fair, it was already under way by the time WP8.1 was in people’s ears. This news comes by way of […]

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Video: WP8.1 IE11 with forward and back gestures

Video: WP8.1 IE11 with forward and back gestures

| April 5, 2014 | 7 Replies

First up, the above video says this is just an emulator hence why the lag is there. BUT, WP8.1 now has a simple slide forward/backward gesture when moving within internet explorer. I think maemo5’s browsers had this? Or some other easy way of moving back and forth in a browser outside of the button (who […]

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Lumia 1520 to Re-Launch in Green and Orange Color Options With WP 8.1

Lumia 1520 to Re-Launch in Green and Orange Color Options With WP 8.1

| April 3, 2014 | 8 Replies

One piece of news that you might have missed yesterday was that alongside the Lumia 930 (or in the USA’s case the Icon), Nokia will continue to push the Lumia 1520 as its other high end device (think of it as a S4/5 and the Note relationship). As part of this the Lumia 1520 will […]

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Lumia 1520 Listed as the #1 Gaming Phone; HTC One M8 Delisted for Targeting Benchmarks

Lumia 1520 Listed as the #1 Gaming Phone; HTC One M8 Delisted for Targeting Benchmarks

| April 3, 2014 | 2 Replies

We all know that the Lumia 1520 is a beast when it comes to specs, going toe to toe with the latest Android powerhouses and usually coming out on top (not to mention how much lighter WP is on processors). Now we’ve learnt that Rightware’s Power Board benchmarking has relisted the Lumia 1520 as the […]

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HERE Drive+ To Be Free For All WP 8.1 Devices

HERE Drive+ To Be Free For All WP 8.1 Devices

| April 3, 2014 | 2 Replies

The HERE 360 Blog just posted some great news for non-Lumia Windows Phones users (yes, they do exist believe it or not). Alongside the release of Windows Phone 8.1, which is coming to all Windows Phone 8 devices, HERE Drive + will be made available for them all. There are also a few updates coming […]

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Nokia Lumia Badass? Qualcomm “LIQUID” with Snapdragon 805, 2K and Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia Badass? Qualcomm “LIQUID” with Snapdragon 805, 2K and Windows Phone

| April 3, 2014 | 5 Replies

What appears above is supposedly a Qualcomm device with Snapdragon 805 and an amazing 2k screen. Now whilst it could be a tablet, it’s noted to have Windows Phone on it. Now I’m not sure if it is specifically “Windows Phone” it just says OS:Windows though it says the same for the 1520. It could […]

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Windows Phone 8.1: What’s new? Hands on Videos.

Windows Phone 8.1: What’s new? Hands on Videos.

| April 3, 2014 | 12 Replies

Yesterday, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8.1, the biggest baddest update of them all, the one we’ve been waiting for. Although we’ve heard most of the features already here’s what’s new (officially): Action center with quick shortcuts that are customizable New losckscreen APIs that are fully customizable by developers Ability to “show more tiles” (like Windows […]

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Recap: WP8.1, Nokia Lumia 930, 630, 635, Nokia Cyan and hands on

Recap: WP8.1, Nokia Lumia 930, 630, 635, Nokia Cyan and hands on

| April 3, 2014 | 6 Replies

  Hi MNB friends, Major apologies for the downtime yesterday. I’m not sure what happened, the site was unusable with error 503 and then Error 403 as the host tried to help us out. Many thanks to those we consulted online and those that offered help and support in whatever way they could. Fingers crossed […]

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