Gameloft promise more Windows Phone8 games in March

Gameloft promise more Windows Phone8 games in March March 2, 2013 | By Surur Gameloft has been promising a raft of games for the Windows Phone platform since October last year. They just started delivering with Asphalt 7 recently, and now on their Facebook page they promised: “Other Gameloft games for Windows Phone 8 (will) follow in March!” The full list of titles include: The Amazing Spiderman Asphalt 7: Heat NOVA –...

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Nokia Lumia 620 pre-orders now on Flipkart for only Rs. 15199

Nokia Lumia 620 pre-orders now on Flipkart for only Rs. 15199 March 2, 2013 | By Surur Pre-orders for the much lauded Nokia Lumia 620 is now open on Flipkart, with the cheap but nippy smartphone retailing for only Rs. 15199 ($277), finally giving a Lumia a solid presence in that low-end price segment. Handsets are expected to be shipped in the second week of March, and buyers have the choice of 5 colours, plus will get a bonus...

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Nokia hints at the return of “feature” smartphones

Nokia hints at the return of “feature” smartphones March 2, 2013 | By Surur SlashGear sat down with Jo Harlow, EVP of Smart Devices, Marco Ahtisaari, EVP of Design, and Stefan Pannenbecker, VP of Industrial Design at Mobile World Congress and probed them about their vision of the future. One of their interesting themes was that rather than a single, increasingly powerful phone in your pocket, all three VPs talked about...

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Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 confirmed in leak

Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 confirmed in leak March 2, 2013 | By Surur A high end Nokia for Verizon has been rumoured for some time, and now a leak from Verizon’s internal systems has provided some confirmation for the handset and the suggestion that it may be coming soon. PhoneArena posted a screen shot from Verizon’s internal systems, said to show the already released Nokia Lumia 822 and also the Nokia Lumia 928, entered...

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Beautiful Tylt wireless charging stand delayed

Beautiful Tylt wireless charging stand delayed March 2, 2013 | By Surur The Tylt wireless charger was announced at CES, and appeared to be a pretty good match for Nokia’s Windows Phone range. At $70 a pop it seemed a good deal, and I am sure they had many pre-orders. Unfortunately it seems the April 1st ship date was too optimistic, with the company refunding pre-orders, saying: To our Valued TYLT Customer: We appreciate...

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WordPress for Windows Phone 2.0 update brings galleries, other updates

WordPress for Windows Phone 2.0 update brings galleries, other updates February 28, 2013 | By Surur The WordPress for Windows Phone team has been on a tear, and have just released another update for their app, which brings it to Version 2.0. As documented on the WordPress for Windows Phone Blog, besides the usual bug fixes, the latest version brings support for WordPress Galleries, and also direct access to the Dashboard...

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GetThemAll Moves Downloaded Files from Windows Phone to Any PC

GetThemAll Moves Downloaded Files from Windows Phone to Any PC March 1, 2013 | By Serge Bogolubov FVD Media today introduced a major update to the GetThemAll app that now allows users to move downloaded content from Windows Phone to any Windows PC. GetThemAll is a Windows Phone download manager that allows you to grab video, audio, images and other content from any webpage and download to your Windows Phone. The application...

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iLOL’d – now with even more lulz

iLOL’d – now with even more lulz March 1, 2013 | By crazy-hot apps It’s been around for a while, and it’s allowed thousands of users to laugh a little during the day, or pass those dreary hours at work. Of course, I’m talking about iLOL’d, the app that will have you ROFL at the crazy things people, their pets, and their devices do on a daily basis. The newest release adds even more LOLs, with the addition of LOLCats to the...

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NetApplications: Windows Phone continues steady growth in February as Blackberry plunges

NetApplications: Windows Phone continues steady growth in February as Blackberry plunges March 1, 2013 | By Surur It seems Blackberry’s expensive new white elephant will not save it from being overtaken by Windows Phone in mobile browser share in March, as the operating system has continued to lose market share as measured by NetApplications (and nearly everyone else). Currently standing at 1.39% market share...

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Microsoft Releases Windows Phone Dev Center App For Developers

Microsoft Releases Windows Phone Dev Center App For Developers February 25, 2013 | By Pradeep Microsoft today announced the availability of Windows Phone Dev Center for developers. Windows Phone developers can now use this app on their Windows Phone device to keep track of app download data and crash trends, payments, key metrics, etc,. App Description: Good app developers know how to keep their customers happy. The Windows...

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Dead or Alive By kenga

Dead or Alive February 26, 2013 | By kenga Dead or Alive v1.0 Fun App For All AgesOk you are sitting around with some friends and the discussion turn to is ‘famous person’ dead or alive – well wonder no more. Pull out this app and do a lookup.Maybe you are wondering who was born on this day or who died on this day – look no further this app may have the info you need.What to know who is having a birthday on this day – you guessed...

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Nokia Play To DLNA app for Windows Phone 8 now in the Betalabs

Nokia Play To DLNA app for Windows Phone 8 now in the Betalabs February 26, 2013 | By Surur Its been a long and perplexing wait, but Nokia’s Play To DLNA app for Windows Phone 8 is now available at Nokia Betalabs. The app allows you to stream music, video and pictures to a compatible DLNA receiver, such as an Xbox 360. Nokia warns the Beta app is not production quality yet and will need the following firmware or greater to...

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HTC promises new Windows Phones this year, but don’t expect big screens, HTC One elements

HTC promises new Windows Phones this year, but don’t expect big screens, HTC One elements February 26, 2013 | By Surur Speaking to CNET Asia, HTC’s Vice President of Global Planning made it clear the company would continue to support Windows Phone, but that they are not too happy with the OS. "We are actually fully committed to our Windows Phone business. We do have good collaboration with Microsoft for a future release this...

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Orange CEO not the greatest fan of Windows Phone, thinks it lacks the “wow factor”

Orange CEO not the greatest fan of Windows Phone, thinks it lacks the “wow factor” February 26, 2013 | By Surur Orange CEO Stephane Richard  is not the biggest fan of Windows Phone.  Speaking to AllthingsD about competition for the iPhone/Android duopoly, he said: “There is probably not room for everyone, but all of us hope that among those initiatives, at least one will be able to emerge as a third ecosystem.” He...

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Nokia Officially Announces Nokia Lumia 720 Mid-range Windows Phone 8 Device

Nokia Officially Announces Nokia Lumia 720 Mid-range Windows Phone 8 Device February 25, 2013 | By Pradeep At Mobile World Congress event today, Nokia revealed their mid-range Windows Phone 8 device Nokia Lumia 720. Nokia Lumia 720 is the successor to the Windows Phone 7.5 based Nokia Lumia 710. It will sport the following specs, 4.3 inch ClearBlack Display 1Ghz Dual-core processor 512Mb RAM 8GB Memory microSD card support 6MP...

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LG not announcing anything Windows Phone at MWC 2013

LG not announcing anything Windows Phone at MWC 2013 February 24, 2013 | By Surur There was a rumour that LG would announce a Windows Phone 8 handset at Mobile World Congress, according to an article in the Korea Times. Now however an LG representative has poured some cold water on that idea, saying LG has no immediate plans to sell a Windows Phone 8 handset. "We want to give customers what they ask for," an LG representative...

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WhatsApp updated once again to version 2.9.4, may have fixed issues caused by 2.9.3

WhatsApp updated once again to version 2.9.4, may have fixed issues caused by 2.9.3 February 24, 2013 | By Surur WhatsApp is not having a lot of luck, with many users complaining after the last update, or possibly the one before, they have been having difficulties and crashes launching the app. At least Microsoft is approving apps fast these days however, as WhatsApp has just pushed out another update, version 2.9.4. As...

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Some more marketing renders for the Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 720

Some more marketing renders for the Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 720 February 25, 2013 | By Surur Making the most of the few hours until Nokia’s official Mobile World Congress announcement, evleaks have posted some more marketing renders of the Nokia Lumia 520 and 720. The pictures reveal nothing new, except to possible show the low-end Nokia Lumia 520’s shape a bit better. I think what is more interesting is that nothing...

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Missed Church Today? Try Roman Catholic Daily Readings

Missed Church Today? Try Roman Catholic Daily Readings February 25, 2013 | By g4mb10r According to the 2012 census, the number of Roman Catholics of the world is about 1.196 billion. Smartphones can be of great help to the faithful. Roman Catholic Daily Readings, is an app that delivers just what the title promises.  Opening the app shows the Roman Catholic daily mass readings for the current day. It also allows you...

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Nokia Location Apps, Now Known As HERE Suite Available For All Windows Phone 8 Users

Nokia Location Apps, Now Known As HERE Suite Available For All Windows Phone 8 Users February 25, 2013 | By Pradeep At MWC press event held today, Nokia announced that its exclusive map and navigation apps are now re-branded as HERE Maps, HERE Drive Beta, and HERE Transit. Also Nokia announced that HERE Maps, HERE Drive Beta, and HERE Transit is now available to all Windows Phone 8 users in Canada, France,...

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New Nokia Lumia 720 And Nokia Lumia 520 Availability And Pricing

New Nokia Lumia 720 And Nokia Lumia 520 Availability And Pricing February 25, 2013 | By Pradeep Nokia today announced two new Lumia devices, new Lumia 720 and Lumia 520. Both these Windows Phone 8 devices will be available around the world in coming months. Nokia shared specific information about roll out of both these devices as below. Nokia Lumia 720: The Lumia 720 will be available from about €249 before VAT, rolling out...

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Here what we have all been waiting for! The Nokia Wireless car charger (CR-200)

Here what we have all been waiting for! The Nokia Wireless car charger (CR-200) February 25, 2013 | By Surur In what was in the end a rather low-key announcement, the most exciting element for existing Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 users was the announcement of the Nokia Wireless Car Charger (CR-200). The accessory will allow users to simply drop their phone in the cradle and start charging, and the presence of NFC in the accessory...

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Grey Nokia Lumia 920 now being shipped in Russia

Grey Nokia Lumia 920 now being shipped in Russia February 23, 2013 | By mifkys A few of days ago pre-orders opened for the elusive Grey Nokia Lumia 920, and today, according to the official Nokia Conversations Russia blog, the handsets will be shipping to future owners. According the Nokia Russia, the  the thrill of single shade of gray is quite different: The Matt machine is very pleasant to the touch and calm...

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WhatsApp receives another update, adds large live tile, hopefully bug fixes

WhatsApp receives another update, adds large live tile, hopefully bug fixes February 23, 2013 | By Surur Mere days after releasing update 2.9.2, and after much complaints in the review section in the Windows Phone Store, WhatsApp has released another update, to version 2.9.3, for the app. The update appears to add large profile pictures, a large live tile with recent messages and hopefully the bug fixes which users who just...

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Gameboy Advanced Emulator now in the Windows Phone 8 Store

Gameboy Advanced Emulator now in the Windows Phone 8 Store February 24, 2013 | By Surur The developer of the SNES8X emulator has now ported the Visual Boy Advanced Emulator to Windows Phone 8. The app features full audio support and supports both portrait and landscape mode, and imports ROMs via SkyDrive, with many ROMs available here. The games look great in the app, and the sound is pretty good, if often scratchy. ...

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Sports Direct adopts Nokia Lumia 820 as corporate smartphone

Sports Direct adopts Nokia Lumia 820 as corporate smartphone February 24, 2013 | By Surur NokNok.tv reports that Nokia’s Lumia range has found another corporate adoptee. Jay Lyford, IT Manager at Sports Direct, a UK sportswear company which has 18,000 employees,  spoke about the choices behind deciding on the Nokia Lumia 820. “Over the past year or so, we’ve been pressed by the need for managers to be more connected on...

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Evernote, Blink And Mehdoh Apps Updated In Windows Phone Store

Evernote, Blink And Mehdoh Apps Updated In Windows Phone Store February 24, 2013 | By Pradeep Lots of apps are getting updated in Windows Phone Store in the past few days. WhatsApp, Nokia’s apps, WeatherFlow, etc, got updated with new features. Below are some more apps that got updated with little changes. Evernote: Fixes reported sync issues Fixes issue with sleep mode and resume editing Fixes reported crashes Mehdoh: Support...

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