Advertisements Nokia Camera became Lumia Camera under Microsoft. Now there’s Windows Camera. Is that replacing Lumia Camera or Microsoft Camera? Also…is this simply so all Windows Devices can use that camera app (i.e. Surface) or for other brands? What does this mean for Lumia? I think possibly just having one unified interface would be best. […]
Microsoft have announced build 10136 for Windows 10 Mobile Insider preview. If you were already on 1008, you cannot update to this. You have to go back to 8.1 via Windows Phone Recovery Tool and then update via Windows Insider. This is due to a migration bug. Instead of waiting for that to get fixed, you can do […]
Complete with dual USB outputs to charge multiple devices at once, there are a trio of 5200mAh, 9000mAh and 12000mAh power packs from Microsoft. You can get them at 35, 45, and 55 USD respectively. These keep their charge for up to several months to at least 80% if you somehow have periods where you […]
On this link is a video showing Windows 10 Mobile, build 10134. http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/4VqeTHhBj7g/?resourceId=401989366_06_02_99 Search is now a text box instead of an icon You can now swipe through People, Phone and Alarms/Clock as if they were hubs. 768P and above screens now have tablet/PC UI for Settings in horizontal orientation. You can now access non-universal […]
Today at Apple’s event, they announced a more proactive Siri. Like your Lumia, Siri can tell you about traffic when you’re leaving for work. I think Siri also looks at your calendar (looks at locations) and also gives info about traffic times. App wise, a bit like Nokia Z-launcher, iOS will suggest apps based on […]
Tom Warren reports that due to changes in Facebook API, MS has been forced to shutdown its facebook connect features. Contact information for the Facebook contacts shown will no longer be updated with information from Facebook https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Facebook-Connect-is-no-longer-av One of the things I enjoyed about WP was how easy it was to fetch contact info from a […]
According to @evleaks, the Microsoft Cityman (rumoured to have a fingerprint scanner) leapfrogs way past that and goes for iris scanning. The benefit of either is really in ease of use, reliability of use and security. The first time Apple showed their version off, it wasn’t exactly the best implementation – with some reports of […]
Tom Warren from TheVerge reports that Microsoft’s Voice assistant, Cortana, will be available on iOS and Android. It won’t be as powerful as the inbuilt Cortana for Windows due to how well Cortana is integrated into Windows but it’s a start. Android has Google Now and iOS has Siri. Google Now voice assistant isn’t a […]
In case you still found the temple run style game still entertaining, here it is with a Lara Croft twist. It’s free and has Xbox Live achievements and there are some variations. https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/lara-croft-relic-run/4bfa010c-2e5f-4da8-86fa-03de83fb1ba3?signin=true Reports on reddit say it currently isn’t running smooth on the likes of the 1520 or 930 though oddly a 820, 830 […]
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