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Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows Phone, $6, avoids microtransactions

Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows Phone, $6, avoids microtransactions

| October 16, 2014 | Reply

Advertisements There’s a growing backlash towards ‘free’ or ‘cheap’ games that claw back the value through what is essentially pay to win in app purchases. According to gamespot, Halo: Spartan Strike will be avoiding these microtransactions, coming it at $6. Yes a bit pricey but if the title is anything like Spartan Assault then I […]

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Video: Nokia Lumia 930 vs Nokia Lumia 830

Video: Nokia Lumia 930 vs Nokia Lumia 830

| October 15, 2014 | 6 Replies

NokNok compares the Nokia Lumia 930 against the new Nokia Lumia 830. Both looking very similar, with the 830 being the slimmer, more toned version. Although the camera looks bigger on the 830, it’s the 930 with the 20MP Dual LED camera vs the 10MP single LED in the 830. The 830 has GLANCE and […]

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“Winning” from Home – a story of passion and productivity

“Winning” from Home – a story of passion and productivity

| October 15, 2014 | Reply

  Microsoft has shared this promo – an attempt of showing how to win from ‘home’ with the productivity suites built in to Lumia. It’s in a style of a sporty competition I guess. To me it came out forced and I was left cringing. The thing about ‘creating’ a Word resume…come on guys, the […]

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@evleaks: Nokia Lumia 1520 and Surface Mini rumours – disregard them all.

@evleaks: Nokia Lumia 1520 and Surface Mini rumours – disregard them all.

| October 14, 2014 | 3 Replies

@Evleaks or now Evan Blass tweets today that the rumoured Nokia Lumia 1525 (a 1520 but more powerful) and a Surface Mini was actually made up by TK’s wife that posed as an exec so we can disregard them all. PSA: Many of my MSFT leaks — 1525, Nokia by MSFT, Surface mini summer — […]

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5″ 540 x 960 Dual SIM Lumia, Nokia RM-1090 passes FCC

5″ 540 x 960 Dual SIM Lumia, Nokia RM-1090 passes FCC

| October 14, 2014 | 2 Replies

If 5″ 720p wasn’t sparse enough, here’s a 5″ display with 540×960 in the latest of the upcoming affordable lumias. Well, the Galaxy Grande had a 5″ 480×800 screen. Dimensions wise, supposedly its 139.9 x 71.1mm. Source: Source 1 • Source 2 | Via Via: GSMArena Cheers Alvester for the tip!

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Whatsapp Update On the Way, Bringing Message Archiving, High Resolution Support and More

Whatsapp Update On the Way, Bringing Message Archiving, High Resolution Support and More

| October 14, 2014 | 5 Replies

A reddit post today on r/WindowsPhone details some changes reportedly coming in a Whatsapp for WP update that’s arriving “very soon”. The rumored update reportedly comes with the following changes Share a precise location Add captions to photos and videos Crop and rotate photos – archive chats and groups Better support for phones with high-resolution screens and […]

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Lumia 730 & 735 Gaming Review #ConnectsTrial

Lumia 730 & 735 Gaming Review #ConnectsTrial

| October 14, 2014 | 3 Replies

The final test in our coverage of the Lumia 730/735 before the full review is one that I got a couple requests for, a simple test to see how the device handles some of the more popular (and intense) games in the Windows Phone store. Here’s a quick look at Temple Run 2, Asphalt 8 […]

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Software vs Hardware stabilization (what about a bit of both?) #Hyperlapse

Software vs Hardware stabilization (what about a bit of both?) #Hyperlapse

| October 14, 2014 | 4 Replies

The first time I saw software stabilisation in action was quite a few years ago. I believe it was a clip by James Burland and it showed a before and after file, frame by frame a jittery image was composed into something significantly more (giving that feeling that the viewfinder was the one moving, whilst […]

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Times Of India: Is Jolla Sailfish a good Alternative to Android?

Times Of India: Is Jolla Sailfish a good Alternative to Android?

| October 13, 2014 | 4 Replies

Jolla’s Sailfish phone is new to Indian shores. How are they receiving it? Times of India question whether it’s a good alternative to Android in their review. Design wise, they see some cues from Nokia’s N9. To TOI, it looks a little thick, especially when viewed from the sides it appears like two slim phones […]

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