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Video: Microsoft Camera on WP8.1, with hints of Nokia Camera – not a patch on Nokia Camera UI. Cortana Tile spotted.

Video: Microsoft Camera on WP8.1, with hints of Nokia Camera – not a patch on Nokia Camera UI. Cortana Tile spotted.

| March 13, 2014 | 8 Replies

Advertisements Seen in the video below is Microsoft’s attempt at updating their camera application. Named Microsoft Camera, it takes some influences from Nokia Camera but still appears clunky what with so many settings buried in menus. However…it does give you the option to select what additional settings go in the viewfinder. Note that there are […]

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Nokia Granted Patent for Flexible Batteries

Nokia Granted Patent for Flexible Batteries

| March 12, 2014 | 24 Replies

Last month Nokia applied for a patent on a “flexible battery” which allows for flexing/bending in an arch shaped direction (similar to the LG Flex?), as well as being twistable along the long axis. This is of course another step in the direction of completely flexible phones and screens (flexible screens already exist). In accordance […]

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UltraStorage: Sandisk 128 GB Micro SD Cards Working with Lumia 1520s

UltraStorage: Sandisk 128 GB Micro SD Cards Working with Lumia 1520s

| March 12, 2014 | 3 Replies

For those of you on the prowl for the maximum storage capacity possible on your Lumia, you’ll be stoked to know that Sandisks new 128 GB MicroSDXC cards are working with Windows Phone, or at least on the Lumia 1520. These cards are ultra fast, with an extremely large capacity (and quite a large price-tag […]

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Video: @Nokia Lumia @WindowsPhone Tip –  Search highlighted terms in I.E. browser with Bing and Search button

Video: @Nokia Lumia @WindowsPhone Tip – Search highlighted terms in I.E. browser with Bing and Search button

| March 12, 2014 | 8 Replies

  Got woken up an hour earlier than I expected by someone else’s alarm so I thought I’d do something productive and record a video of a really useful tip in action that I read from Reddit user soul_justice. One of my favourite shortcuts when browsing a desktop browser is to search a highlighted term. […]

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Nokia Silently Drops Cyan and White Lumia 2520 Color Options

Nokia Silently Drops Cyan and White Lumia 2520 Color Options

| March 10, 2014 | 70 Replies

Back at Nokia world when the Lumia 2520 was announced, it was said to be available in 4 colors: red, white, cyan and black; of these only the red and black would be available in the US (via At&t/Verizon). However now it seems that the cyan and white have also disappeared from the global market, […]

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Delta Airlines Switches in Their Lumia 820s for 1520s

Delta Airlines Switches in Their Lumia 820s for 1520s

| March 10, 2014 | 2 Replies

Sometimes last year Nokia reported that Delta Airlines entered an agreement to use over 19,000 Lumia 820s to take in-flight orders from passengers (drinks, duty free items etc.). Now Delta airlines are announcing that they’re upgrading their Lumia 820s to the beastly 1520s, surely a win for Nokia. Although it’s not clear how many of […]

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Video: The Reality of the WP App Situation #MustSee

Video: The Reality of the WP App Situation #MustSee

| March 8, 2014 | 60 Replies

Nokia Canada have published a truly super video explaining the app situation across the platforms, detailing that bigger numbers isn’t always better, like when there are thousands of flashlight apps in the store (many of which usually involve accessing your SMS, Contacts and location on Android). The video also explains that although WP might not […]

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Jimmy Fallon Thanks Microsoft for Releasing Cortona Voice Assistant

Jimmy Fallon Thanks Microsoft for Releasing Cortona Voice Assistant

| March 8, 2014 | 2 Replies

Although Microsoft have yet to release Cortana and WP 8.1, or to even announce it; Jimmy Fallon called it out on his late night show, thanking them for naming it Cortana. Pretty interesting since I assumed no-one outside the tech world even knew what was going on with WP 8.1, let along knowing what it’s […]

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Nokia updates Spaceselfie shows off Imaging SDK1.1 magic

Nokia updates Spaceselfie shows off Imaging SDK1.1 magic

| March 8, 2014 | 3 Replies

A prominent feature in the latest Nokia  Imaging SDK 1.1  is called Interactive Foreground Segmentation Chromakey, its an API that a developer can use in the camera view finder to let his users pick a single color and have it replaced with a picture even before the end user takes the shot, which means the user can adjust the framing of the background […]

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