Advertisements After months of anxious waiting, weeks of teasing leaks and countless false alarms and rumors we’re finally on the eve of build 2014. Tomorrow is the day Microsoft will take the stage and hopefully blow us away with the upcoming WP 8.1 update, so here’s what we should expect so far. Windows Phone 8.1 […]
Although WP has secured the 3rd OS position, after getting the upper hand over BBOS it still has quite a long way to go to catch up with the big dogs, but it has continued its slow growth slowly raising its marketshare in both Europe and the United States. As of February 2014 (according to […]
Larry Hyrb, aka, Major Nelson (Director of Programming for the Microsoft gaming network Xbox Live) reports that Xbox has a new lead. Phil Spencer. Name might not ring a bell to anyone (maybe in the UK he has the same name as the Location, Location, Location guy). He was the previous head of Microsoft […]
According to WPC, the much awaited WP 8.1 preview for developers will go live on April 10th, about a week after the expected build announcement. Of course as much as we’re looking forward to the official unveiling of WP 8.1 what we really care about is WHEN we can get it; and for now it […]
There’s a bit more info on the SD card app installation front for WP8.1. A minimum of Class 6 SDHC is now required. If it isn’t supported, the phone stores apps to the on board phone memory. There’s no max/upper speed limit, which at least in my experience was needed for Nokia Camera recorded HD […]
For those interested, you can see a list of what’s going to be happening at build 2014 (April 2nd, 3rd, 4th). The topic titles are available which suggests what features are going to be updated for WP, such as the store. http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014?sort=schedule&direction=asc#tab_sortBy_schedule Via WPdev, reddit Notification Platform in the action centre http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/2-521 Voice integration. Launch […]
According to a rumor over at WPC, WP 8.1 has already achieved RTM (release to manufacturer) status; meaning that OEM’s (such as Nokia) can go about adding their custom touches to the OS version. Such as the rumored Nokia Cherry  Pink Blossom, which is said to be the name of Nokia’s next WP update. Also rumored […]
Those of us out there who like our coffee franchised, and instagrammable will be happy to know that Starbucks are apparently already working on a WP version of their app. The Android and iOS versions of the app allow you to view nearby Starbucks coffee shops, add credit to your cards (to paw with NFC […]
Although BBM is currently available for download on iOS and Android (as well as Nokia X); it has yet to arrive on WP. However according to John Chen (blackberry’s new CEO), BBM for WP should land within Q2 of the fiscal year: Chen reiterated that BBM will be coming to Windows Phone, targeted for fiscal […]
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