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Snuffing out the Nokia Brand – goodbye Pure and Nokia tune

Snuffing out the Nokia Brand – goodbye Pure and Nokia tune

| June 15, 2014 | 8 Replies

Advertisements   @evleaks has revealed details on how Microsoft plans to ‘transition’ the Nokia brand. Microsoft has the right to use the Nokia brand for 10 years on mobile phones, up until 31st December 2015 for Nokia X devices and for just 18 months ‘post-close’ for Nokia Lumia devices. Current advertising partners will be kept. […]

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Microsoft considering putting Cortana on Android and iOS? How about expanding within your own ecosystem first?

Microsoft considering putting Cortana on Android and iOS? How about expanding within your own ecosystem first?

| June 15, 2014 | 6 Replies

As per usual, instead of something being a Microsoft advantage, they’re also considering putting it out there for Android and iOS. Could Cortana be enough of a difference for users to consider Windows Phone? Or would Microsoft be better off shedding the ‘exclusivity’ to capture users on different platforms? It seems as a mobile and […]

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Nokia and SK Telecom show 3.78 gigabits per second download, 5GB movie in 11 seconds.

Nokia and SK Telecom show 3.78 gigabits per second download, 5GB movie in 11 seconds.

| June 14, 2014 | Reply

Previously, Nokia and US network, Sprint, demonstrated 2.6gbps speeds. Nokia and South Korean network, SK-Telecom, have reached speeds of 3.78 gigabits per second. This means a 5GB movie in just 11 seconds! Economic Times India says that’s 400X faster than the 4G speeds in India. A 750mb bollywood movie appears in just 1 second. Nokia and […]

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Video: Nokia 3310 in 4K

Video: Nokia 3310 in 4K

| June 14, 2014 | Reply

  adrianisen has a wild fascination for the Nokia 3310, usually comparing this legend to the latest and greatest smartphones. This time, it’s all on its own, in super high resolution 4K. I don’t even have such a display to experience 4K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFX2cZp5nXk

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Windows Phone 8.1 (8.10.12397.895) Dev Preview Update

Windows Phone 8.1 (8.10.12397.895) Dev Preview Update

| June 13, 2014 | 5 Replies

v8.10.12397.895 arrived on my Nokia Lumia 1520 yesterday. There doesn’t seem to be any noticeable differences. According to the Windows Blog, ‘This update enables some newly commercialized devices and tweaks a couple of new APIs, so you won’t see a difference on your device, but we encourage everyone who’s on the Preview for Developers to […]

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Angry Birds Epic and ‘skype beating video quality’ Video chat app ooVoo at Windows Phone Store

Angry Birds Epic and ‘skype beating video quality’ Video chat app ooVoo at Windows Phone Store

| June 13, 2014 | 8 Replies

  Angry Birds Epic is now available on Windows Phone. This RPG is free to download and seems to be quite popular at the moment. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/epic/28fcff8a-b545-487b-ae36-7da1521998df Here’s the game play. ooVoo on the otherhand is a video calling app. It’s self described as the highest quality video calling app, more so than Skype and other […]

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Watch FIFA World Cup Online with ‘Brazil 2014 Live’ streaming

Watch FIFA World Cup Online with ‘Brazil 2014 Live’ streaming

| June 13, 2014 | 37 Replies

Developer, Ardit Dine, contacted us about his app, “Brazil 2014”. It allows users to watch the FIFA World Cup live over a few different streams in a selection of languages. The app is free to try though you can also buy the full version if you like it or to show your support. Link: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-GB/store/app/brazil-2014-live/167e3821-a0ab-4e35-8530-e3c76b49a648

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How to insert SIM into Nokia Lumia 930 (no more pins/tools) and other tutorials

How to insert SIM into Nokia Lumia 930 (no more pins/tools) and other tutorials

| June 12, 2014 | 7 Replies

Check out this video showing how to remove insert a sim into the Nokia Lumia 930. Instead of needing a pin, the first insert has a sticky tab attached. When you need to get at it the next time you don’t need to find that pin thing or any other tool. Just a fingernail. I […]

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Microsoft Research working on phone battery life that would last a week

Microsoft Research working on phone battery life that would last a week

| June 12, 2014 | 10 Replies

Before anyone says anything that Nokia’s already been there and done that with their simpler phones, this is about smartphones. With the likes of the Nokia Lumia 1520, we’re finally getting battery life for an all day use with no worry about what you’re doing. At least that’s how it has been for me. MS […]

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