Colourful Huawei Ascend W1 pictures leak

Colourful Huawei Ascend W1 pictures leak January 1, 2013 | By Surur EvLeaks, via Unwiredview.com, have leaked some pictures of the back of the Huawei Ascend W1, showing the multiple colours, which appear to be white, blue, pink and black, the device will be available in. The low-end Windows Phone 8 handset is expected to be shown off at CES in only a few days time, and is said to have a dual-core 1.2 Ghz processor,...

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Keep your New Year’s SMS Group Messages short or else suffer MMS error 225

Keep your New Year’s SMS Group Messages short or else suffer MMS error 225 December 31, 2012 | By Surur Many people welcome the New Year by sending SMS messages to friends and loved ones. On Windows Phone we have the option of sending group messages, and many of us may be tempted to send the same message to a group of friends when the clock strikes 12. LandofTechnology however warns that if you try and send a SMS message more...

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Will the Indian Nokia Lumia 920 get TD-LTE support via an OTA update?

Will the Indian Nokia Lumia 920 get TD-LTE support via an OTA update? December 31, 2012 | By Surur We have covered recently how the Nokia Lumia 920 coming to India will not support their local variant of LTE, TD-LTE, making the device de facto a 3G phone. Now according to Nokia support it seems the issue will not be a permanent black mark on the handset in the Indian subcontinent, with support claiming the device will be updated...

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Nokia Lumia 920 still got it–Topping AT&T Best Sellers on Amazon

Nokia Lumia 920 still got it–Topping AT&T Best Sellers on Amazon December 31, 2012 | By Surur The Christmas rush is over, but that does not mean people have stopped buying phones.  And if its an AT&T phone you are after, it seems on Amazon that phone is a Black Nokia Lumia 920. The handset has been hovering around the top of the AT&T Best Sellers chart, and at the time of writing is occupying the first...

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Symbian stalwart CameraPro App comes to Windows Phone 8

Symbian stalwart CameraPro App comes to Windows Phone 8 December 31, 2012 | By Surur CameraPro is a software application popular on Symbian for enhancing the functions of your camera. The software has now made the jump to Windows Phone 8, bringing along unprecedented control over your camera. The app offers: Fast access to camera features Support for manual focus distances Auto-, Macro-, Touch focus Manual exposure times Exposure...

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F1 Racing driver Heikki Kovalainen also thinks his Nokia Lumia 920 camera is “real good”

F1 Racing driver Heikki Kovalainen also thinks his Nokia Lumia 920 camera is “real good” December 30, 2012 | By Surur Nokia does not have to pay for all celebrity endorsements. Some just want to use the best device money can buy. One of those is F1 Racing driver, Heikki Kovalainen, who has previously driven for McLaren and Lotus last year  and is currently driving for CaterhamF1 Team. Being from Finnish extraction...

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A look back at our 2012 Windows Phone Predictions

A look back at our 2012 Windows Phone Predictions December 30, 2012 | By Surur It is of course a slow news day, which makes it a perfect time to look back on the past and see if our predictions from Jan 1 2012 were accurate. We predicted more handsets would be announced throughout the year rather than only once per year, and more geographically targeted handsets. In some ways with the slow roll-out of the Nokia Lumia...

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Nokia Lumia 820 and 920 now available in Oman on Omantel

Nokia Lumia 820 and 920 now available in Oman on Omantel December 30, 2012 | By Surur In a press release Nokia Middle East has announced that the new Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820 are now available in Oman through Omantel outlets.  Due to the Windows Phone 8 OS the Nokia Lumia 920 including Arabic language capabilities and of course a host of other features. "Nokia is currently embarking on a journey of executing...

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MyVideo.de planning to support Windows Phone soon

MyVideo.de planning to support Windows Phone soon December 30, 2012 | By Surur Not all streaming TV services are as stubborn as BBC iPlayer. A similar TV service in Germany, MyVideo.de, which houses numerous TV programs and music videos, amongst other content, have informed WPArea.de that they soon plan to support Windows Phone both on their website and with an app. A reader emailed their support and received the following...

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Nokia removes LTE frequency references from Indian NL 920 site due to lack of local support

Nokia removes LTE frequency references from Indian NL 920 site due to lack of local support December 30, 2012 | By Surur We posted recently on the wide LTE frequency support of the Nokia Lumia 920 in India, but it turns out that supporting 9 LTE bands does not really matter of its not on the right protocol. The Indian Nokia Lumia 920 supports LTE, but unfortunately India chose to use TD-LTE, similar to China Mobile,...

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Second shipment of Chinese Nokia Lumia 920’s sell out in only 20 minutes

Second shipment of Chinese Nokia Lumia 920’s sell out in only 20 minutes December 29, 2012 | By Surur WinP.cn reports that the appetite for the Nokia Lumia 920 in China has not slacked, with large crowds queuing for a chance to purchase the handset. The queues were at the flagship Nokia store in Shanghai, and even those that queued had to pre-book ahead of time, and despite this the yellow Nokia Lumia 920 sold out in only...

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SkyMotion Weather App Now Available For Windows Phone Devices

SkyMotion Weather App Now Available For Windows Phone Devices December 29, 2012 | By Pradeep SkyMotion weather app is now available for Windows Phone users. This app lets you know exactly when precipitation will start and end for your exact location. Plan the next 2 hours with precise knowledge of how precipitation will impact you, your family or your business. The only downside of this app is that it is available only...

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AT&T HTC 8X now available from free on Amazon Wireless

AT&T HTC 8X now available from free on Amazon Wireless December 29, 2012 | By Surur While the HTC 8X is still $99 on contract on AT&T’s website, the handset is now available for much bigger discounts on Amazon Wireless. There the 8 GB handset can be purchased from free on contract if you are willing to wait a few weeks for delivery, or for either $39.99 for the 8 GB handset or $49.99 for the 16 GB version. While the...

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Mehdoh Twitter Client Updated With WP8 Support And New Features

Mehdoh Twitter Client Updated With WP8 Support And New Features December 29, 2012 | By Pradeep Mehdoh, one of the popular Twitter clients on Windows Phone Store just got updated with WP8 support. The new version 3.0  which is currently only available for WP8 devices brings many new features such as Lock screen notifications, fast app resume and more. Change log: + lock screen notifications (icon + text,...

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Windows Phone Hacker’s Notification Centre now in the Windows Phone Store

Windows Phone Hacker’s Notification Centre now in the Windows Phone Store December 29, 2012 | By Pradeep Jaxbot has finally managed to get his Notification Centre app in the Windows Phone Store. The app collects notifications from a variety of apps sent to the phone, and uses an online server component run by Windows Phone Hacker. For this reason it is unfortunately not a free app, but the $2.99 app does have a free trial....

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Portico hits UK as T-Mobile UK starts pushing out Windows Phone update to the HTC 8X

Portico hits UK as T-Mobile UK starts pushing out Windows Phone update to the HTC 8X December 28, 2012 | By Surur The Windows Phone 8 update has been making its very slow progression around the world, and we have just been informed that the software is now being pushed out to the HTC 8X on T-Mobile UK. As a reminder, built 8.0.10211.204 is meant to bring: Messaging improvements. A great messaging experience is now even...

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HTC updates ‘Make More Space’ app

HTC updates ‘Make More Space’ app December 28, 2012 | By Surur Here is an HTC exclusive app which I did not even know about. HTC has created an app which allows users to monitor the amount of free space on their phone and also tell you what is taking up your space, thereby allowing you to manage your content better. The app is meant for the HTC 8S, which only has 4 GB of storage, and does not work on the HTC 8X, which come...

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VLC KickStarter for WP8/W8 in last 24 hours, contribute now!

VLC KickStarter for WP8/W8 in last 24 hours, contribute now! December 28, 2012 | By Surur The VideoLan team is close to concluding their KickStarter round of funding, with only 17 hours left. After reaching their £40,000 goal 5 days ago, any additional money raised is targeted at speeding the release of VLC for Windows Phone 8, which means if you have not contributed already and want VLC on your Windows Phone sooner rather...

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IM+ Cross Platform IM Client Updated To v2.6 With Performance Improvements

IM+ Cross Platform IM Client Updated To v2.6 With Performance Improvements December 28, 2012 | By Pradeep IM+ cross platform, cross network messaging app just got updated to v2.6 with new features and performance improvements. Change log: - Beep mobile-to-mobile instant messaging service;- Customizable Push sesssion timeout;- Performance improvements. You can download the app for free here. ...

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Rdio Music Streaming App Updated With WP8 Support And Improved UX

Rdio Music Streaming App Updated With WP8 Support And Improved UX December 28, 2012 | By Pradeep  Rdio is a music streaming service that lets you listen to millions of songs ad-free on your Windows Phone devices. Rdio app got updated with Windows Phone 8 device compatibility and improved UX. Find the full change log here. New in version 3.14: • Windows Phone 8 compatibility• Improved online streaming/playback• Browse...

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Windows Phone on track for a 7 million + sales in Q4 2012

Windows Phone on track for a 7 million + sales in Q4 2012 December 28, 2012 | By Surur (Gartner quarterly WP sales vs Quarterly MAU of the built-in Facebook app added, Q4 2012 sales predicted) It seems Windows Phones have continued to fly of the shelves, and in Nokia’s case as fast as they can make them. Our proxy numbers, monthly active Facebook users, have continued to soar in the month of December, adding half a million...

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Exclusive Nokia Weather Channel app updated to version 2.6

Exclusive Nokia Weather Channel app updated to version 2.6 December 28, 2012 | By Surur The Nokia Weather app, which is their custom Weather Channel App, has been updated from version 2.0 to 2.6. As is often the case, there is no changelog, but Windows Phone Italy compared the old and new apps side by side, and found a number of UI tweaks, and also the ability to pin the weather of a specific city as a secondary live tile. The...

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HTC 8S unable to install Guns for Hire due to 1 GB RAM limit

HTC 8S unable to install Guns for Hire due to 1 GB RAM limit December 28, 2012 | By Surur Its Tango all over again, as the 512 MB RAM in the HTC 8S is starting to show its limitations. WinPhoneViet reports that the HTC 8S, HTC’s low-end Windows Phone, is unable to install the Guns For Hire game, with the warning that it needs a device with at least 1 GB of RAM, a warning which interestingly does not appear in...

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UI Designer For Windows Phone lets you design your app on the move

UI Designer For Windows Phone lets you design your app on the move December 28, 2012 | By PeyPey UI Designer The Idea -I built the UI Designer in hopes of allowing anyone anywhere to design UI for the Windows Phone. The Functions – The UI Designer currently has 6 basic controls you can add, Text Boxes, Text Blocks, Buttons, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons. You can customize various things about the control such as title and...

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Petition for Google apps on Windows Phones

Petition for Google apps on Windows Phones December 28, 2012 | By Ferrarifan To this day, Google has ignored Windows Phone users by making the controversial and arguably anti-competitive decision to not build apps for the platform beyond a very basic search app.  Here is a petition that the goal is to make Google hear the Windows Phone community and to get them on the path of making polished apps on the Windows Phone platform. Sign...

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Nokia Lumia 510 received second Windows Phone 7.8 ROM update

Nokia Lumia 510 received second Windows Phone 7.8 ROM update December 28, 2012 | By Surur If there is any doubt Windows Phone 7.8 is still a work in progress the news of Nokia is pushing out a second ROM update for the Nokia Lumia 510, which ships with the OS, should erase it. New firmware for the handset has just appeared on Navifirm which takes the OS from firmware version 12460 to 12490. There is no word on what’s new with...

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