Windows Phone 8 taking over fastest in RSA, Middle East

Windows Phone 8 taking over fastest in RSA, Middle East February 9, 2013 | By Surur Adduplex tweeted this chart showing the current proportion of Windows Phone 7 to Windows Phone 8 handsets as detected by their ad network. The graph shows places like South Africa and Israel Windows Phone 8 handsets form a large proportion of the Windows Phones in the country, and I think this does not reflect on how fast Windows Phone...

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Exchange server acting up? Blame those iOS 6.1 users, then ban them

Exchange server acting up? Blame those iOS 6.1 users, then ban them February 9, 2013 | By Surur Reports are rolling in that Apple has messed up once again, and that their latest iOS 6.1 update is causing iPhones and iPads to overloads 2007 and 2010 Exchange Servers by constantly logging in to the server. This is of course affecting the other users of the same server, leading to IT admins asking iOS users not to upgrade...

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Windows Phone Store down with error 805a0193

Windows Phone Store down with error 805a0193 February 9, 2013 | By Surur Reports are rolling in of wide-spread issues in downloading or updating apps from the Windows Phone 8 store, with error 805a0193 inevitably getting in the way. The error has popped up a number of times in the past, and appears to be due to a misconfiguration on Microsoft’s end. From reports it is affecting users all over the world. Hopefully raising...

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Hello Friends updated to include color effects as well as weather and battery status

Hello Friends updated to include color effects as well as weather and battery status February 9, 2013 | By andystumpp Hello Friends has been updated to version 4.0 to bring some nice new features! This app allows you to decorate your lock screen with nice collages of your friends. It’s a great addition for users that like to customize their phone as much as possible. The update contains the following improvements: Weather...

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Huawei plans Youth, Gold, Platinum and Diamond class Windows Phones, offers 3 year guarantee

Huawei plans Youth, Gold, Platinum and Diamond class Windows Phones, offers 3 year guarantee AllaboutPhones.nl seems to have managed to lay their hands on some photos of a slide deck from a Huawei presentation in which they discuss their Windows Phone product strategy. The picture shows the company plans to have Youth handsets with the best value (presumably WP 7.8), then Gold handsets, which are balanced and value for money, Platinum...

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Unlocked HTC 8X getting new 20005 firmware update

Unlocked HTC 8X getting new 20005 firmware update Oded dropped us a line to let us know his unlocked HTC 8X has received a firmware update to version 20005 (up from 20003 in December), and the bootloader is now version 0.0.1532.20 (162966). It is not clear what’s new in the update, but it is rumoured to reduce the space occupied by the OS in the “Other” segment by about 1 GB, essential for low-storage devices such as the 8GB HTC 8X or 4...

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Nokia Lumia 920 coming to Colombia on the 12th February

Nokia Lumia 920 coming to Colombia on the 12th February Good news for Colombian residents. Local network Claro is bringing the Nokia Lumia 920 to the country in only a few days, on the 12th February. Unfortunately pricing has not been announced yet, but keep an eye on Cafeguagau for the latest...

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LG expected to announce a Windows Phone 8 range at Mobile World Congress 2013

LG expected to announce a Windows Phone 8 range at Mobile World Congress 2013 LG was one of the first OEMs to jump aboard the Windows Phone bandwagon, but their devices were lacklustre, went largely unsupported and the company never released a second generation running Mango. Now after having some success with Android the company is set to be back with a second try, and this time with handsets running Windows Phone 8. The rumours of...

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Spotify App Now Available For Windows Phone 8 Devices

Spotify App Now Available For Windows Phone 8 Devices February 8, 2013 | By Pradeep Spotify music streaming app is now available for download from Windows Phone store for Windows Phone 8 devices. With this new beta app, you can access millions of tracks from our library, and take your playlists on the go with the Offline mode. You have a 30 day free trial after which you need to subscribe to $9.99 premium service. Features: -...

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Canalys estimates 5.1 million Windows Phones shipped in Q4 2012, fastest growing operating system

Canalys estimates 5.1 million Windows Phones shipped in Q4 2012, fastest growing operating system February 8, 2013 | By Surur Canalys estimates that in Q4 2012 Windows Phone managed to double shipments to 5.1 million units, up from 2.5 million units in Q4 2011.  This took Windows Phone’s market share from 1.6%  then to 2.4% last quarter, a small but significant increase. While this is well below our expectations,...

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Possible specs leak for Nokia Lumia 520 and 720

Possible specs leak for Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 February 8, 2013 | By Surur An anonymous tipster has sent MyNokiaBlog the following specs for the recently leaked Nokia Lumia 520 and 720. The specs are: The Lumia 720 codenamed Zeal and Lumia 520 codenamed Fame is definitely a confirmed WP 8 devices. Lumia 720 will have 4.3? CBD, 1Ghz Dual-core, 512Mb RAM, 8GB storage, HSPA+, WP8, microSD, 6MP camera and 2MP front...

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The Official App For Mobile World Congress Now In Windows Phone Store

The Official App For Mobile World Congress Now In Windows Phone Store February 8, 2013 | By Pradeep GSMA Mobile World Congress 2013 is scheduled to happen later this month. GSMA has released their official event app for Windows Phone devices. It allows you to know about event schedule, venue maps, etc,. GSMA has also released its NFC Badge for NFC enabled Windows Phone devices. Read more about it here. App Description:  Mobile...

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BroomBots 3D Comes to Windows Phone!

BroomBots 3D Comes to Windows Phone! February 8, 2013 | By SyntaxUnknown What happens when your standard broom pushing janitor ‘bots decide to have a little fun in the rink after hours? Wild 3D BroomBot hockey action of course! Take control of your ‘bot as you battle in 3 different game types: Survival: Score as many points as you can before the computer scores a goal. Timed: Play a 3 minute match where the winner is crowned...

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Photo Shader updated with the ability to save full-resolution photos on WP8!

Photo Shader updated with the ability to save full-resolution photos on WP8! February 8, 2013 | By Ryken100 Photo Shader, the pixel shader inspired photo editor for Windows Phone, has just been updated to version 2.2! With this update, many of the effects now use multi-threading on WP8, taking full advantage of both CPU cores in your new device and improving rendering times over the previous version significantly. With the...

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Nokia Lumia 620, 820 on sale in Japan, doing well

Nokia Lumia 620, 820 on sale in Japan, doing well February 8, 2013 | By Surur While Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 range isn’t being officially being distributed by carriers in Japan yet, Expansys Japan has been importing them into the country, and according to their best seller list the handsets are doing pretty well, with the Nokia Lumia 620 heading the list and the 820 also showing a presence. Hopefully the handsets...

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Nokia Still Faces Serious Supply Issues For Lumia 920 In China

Nokia Still Faces Serious Supply Issues For Lumia 920 In China According to a report from Bloomberg, Nokia Lumia 920T is facing serious supply issues in China. China Mobile which now sells Lumia 920 for about 4,599-yuan ($738) device said that most of their stores doesn’t have Lumia 920T in stock. Hence is Nokia is missing out the next week’s holiday season due to delivery issues. According to China Mobile spokeswoman, Nokia supplied only 30,000...

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More US companies plan to support Windows Phone 8 than Blackberry 10

More US companies plan to support Windows Phone 8 than Blackberry 10 Underlining that Windows Phone has now moved ahead of Blackberry in USA in terms of market share and mind share, a recent survey by iPass® Inc. and MobileIron,  which drew from the experiences of 477 IT executives worldwide, found that IT is more bullish on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 handsets than on RIM’s BlackBerry 10 phones. The majority (about 75 percent) of respondents...

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Nokia Lumia 1000 shows up on China Mobile phone list, Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 in Indonesia.

Nokia Lumia 1000 shows up on China Mobile phone list, Nokia Lumia 520 and 720 in Indonesia. Mobilegeeks.de noticed this entry in a for a Nokia Lumia 1000 on a registration page on giant carrier China Mobile’s website. All of the other devices seem pretty real, raising speculation that the Nokia Lumia 1000 may be one the high end unannounced Windows Phones Nokia is expected to show at Mobile World Congress 2013. On a related note, the...

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Battery, a great free app for Windows Phone 8

Battery, a great free app for Windows Phone 8 February 7, 2013 | By Lemonez With Windows Phone 8, many new features came to our favorite mobile operating system. One of them allows apps to query the current state of the phone battery. And here comesBattery, a great battery management app. Battery is a small and useful app that gives you all the information you need about the battery of your phone. But there is more! From within...

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Celebrity Pulse App Now Available In Windows Phone Store

Celebrity Pulse App Now Available In Windows Phone Store February 7, 2013 | By denhamsolutions Celebrity Pulse is now available in the windows phone marketplace. Featuring the hottest celebrity gossip and breaking entertainment news, Celebrity Pulse fills all your entertainment needs. With celebrity photos and videos, and the juiciest of gossip, Celebrity Pulse is the ultimate source for the latest entertainment news. Celebrity...

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Microsoft PDF Reader For Windows Phone Updated With Support For Password Protected Files.

Microsoft PDF Reader For Windows Phone Updated With Support For Password Protected Files. February 7, 2013 | By Pradeep Back in November, Microsoft released its own PDF Reader app for Windows Phone 8 devices similar to their own app for Windows 8 devices in Windows Store. The app got some poor reviews due to the lack of password protected files support, etc,. Microsoft today updated the app with many new features. PDF Reader...

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KooZac Xbox Windows Phone Game Now Available In Windows Phone Store

KooZac Xbox Windows Phone Game Now Available In Windows Phone Store KooZac from SQUARE ENIX got released as Xbox Windows Phone title this week. This game will cost $2.99 with free trial available. Game Description: ** THREE EXCITING & CHALLENGING MODES **PUZZLE – Play through 60 levels, destroying the silver puzzle blocks and clearing the board by completing the targets.ENDLESS – No level, no stage – compete against the...

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Portico update rolling out to unbranded devices in Germany

Portico update rolling out to unbranded devices in Germany February 6, 2013 | By Lucas Officially the Portico update for Nokia Lumia devices is rolling out since end January, but most people, including me, who own a unbranded device, have not received the update so far. Today I received an update prompt on my device saying the update is finally available. Many other blogs, like wparea.de confirm that too. It seems...

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Vodafone reveals pricing of its Windows Phone range–NL 920 hits a premium

Vodafone reveals pricing of its Windows Phone range–NL 920 hits a premium February 6, 2013 | By Surur Vodafone has released their recently announced Windows Phone range, and with it the pricing of the handsets. The Nokia Lumia 920 will cost £42 per month on the Red data plan, which includes unlimited calls, text and 1 GB of data for 24 months. On 3 UK the same handset costs £36 per month with unlimited calls and data. The...

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Nokia Lumia 620 WP8 Device Officially Launched In Germany

Nokia Lumia 620 WP8 Device Officially Launched In Germany Nokia has finally announced that the low-end Windows Phone 8 device Nokia Lumia 620 will be officially launched on February 11th 2013 in Germany. The device will cost €269 and will be available in various colors. Lumia 620 will also be available on  Vodafone contract from € 9.90. Specs: System: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 , HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 Battery: 1300 Li-ion mAh Dimensions: 115.4...

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Nokia DT-910 Wireless Desktop Charging Stand reviewed

Nokia DT-910 Wireless Desktop Charging Stand reviewed AAWP have reviewed the Nokia DT-910 desktop wireless charging stand for Nokia’s Lumia range and were left somewhat unsatisfied. While they had no complaints about the fit and finish of the accessory, they criticized the very large AC Adaptor, which outputted 12v, and found the 1.8 m cord unwieldy. Charging rate at about 15% less than from the wired charger was acceptable,...

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Case Study touts Nokia Lumia enterprise success in Australia

Case Study touts Nokia Lumia enterprise success in Australia February 6, 2013 | By Surur Nokia and Microsoft has had a recent win in Australia where more than 70% of employees chose Nokia Lumia phones over Samsung, HTC and Apple phones at KONE Australia, a lift and escalator company. As part of their new Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Choose Your Own Device (CYOD) policy, employees were either allowed to bring their own smartphone...

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Nokia Ringtone maker now available, working for Windows Phone 7.8

Nokia Ringtone maker now available, working for Windows Phone 7.8 February 6, 2013 | By Surur One of the features of Windows Phone 7.8 for Nokia handsets was meant to be apps like Ringtone Maker and Bluetooth Share, but many who have upgraded have been disappointed by the lack of availability of these apps. WP7.com.pl have now however found links to be apps which appear to function without any issue. The apps are...

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