Analyst claims 6.4 million Windows Phones were sold in China in 2012

Analyst claims 6.4 million Windows Phones were sold in China in 2012 March 8, 2013 | By Surur Analysts iMedia Research claims 6.4 million Windows Phones were sold in China in 2012, giving the smartphone OS a 3.8% market share for that year. This places Windows Phone 4th, with Android holding 68.6 percent,  followed by iOS with 12.8 percent and  Symbian with 12.4 percent. The Chinese market is currently the world’s...

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Samsung Galaxy S IV to help promote Qi wireless charging against rivals

Samsung Galaxy S IV to help promote Qi wireless charging against rivals March 8, 2013 | By Surur Nokia has shown strong commitment to including wireless charging in their Windows Phones, and have even spoken about expanding it down their line.  The greatest risk however to the future of the Qistandard used by Nokia is the adoption of rival standards by heavyweights such as Samsung and Apple. Now Digitimes reports that...

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Nokia Lumia 620 competitively priced in India at 14999 INR

Nokia Lumia 620 competitively priced in India at 14999 INR March 8, 2013 | By Surur Nokia has made the pricing of the Nokia Lumia 620 official in India, and I think for once Nokia’s critics will be satisfied, as the handset is very competitively priced at 14,999 INR ($273). This puts the device up against handsets like the HTC One V at Rs 15000 and the Samsung Galaxy S Duo, with both handsets having similar specs. Nokia...

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Investors respond positively to Nokia’s growth ambitions in SEC filing

Investors respond positively to Nokia’s growth ambitions in SEC filing March 7, 2013 | By Surur The US stock market has responded positively to Nokia’s 20-F SEC filing, where Nokia repeated their ambition to grow faster than the smartphone market, thereby gaining market share, and maintain an operating margin of 10% or more. They also expected their Nokia Siemens joint venture to also have a 5-10% profit margin. Nokia also...

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Waterproof cover for the Nokia Lumia 620 on the way

Waterproof cover for the Nokia Lumia 620 on the way March 7, 2013 | By Surur Sander Teunissen,  B2B Sales Manager for Nokia Netherlands, has tweeted that an IP54 protective cover for the Nokia Lumia 620 is on its way. The cover would, according to the rating, provide good protection against the ingress of dust and will be resistant to water spray from all directions, though not quite so resistant that you would...

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Official The Coffee Bean App Now Available In Windows Phone Store

Official The Coffee Bean App Now Available In Windows Phone Store March 7, 2013 | By Pradeep The official app of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is now available in Windows Phone Store. You can find the nearest The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf store location, beverage details and more. App Description: Your official Windows Phone application for The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® is finally here! Now you can find your flavor...

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[Samsung UNPACKED] Be ready 4 the next Galaxy

http://cloudfront2.bostinno.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/SamsungGalaxyS4Video.jpg Pending the presentation of Samsung Galaxy S4, rumors multiply. The latest evokes the presence of a system for detecting eye movements, to scroll through a page or photos at a glance. While Samsung raises the pressure before the presentation of the Galaxy S4 March 14 in New York, the news is fueled by rumors on the specifications of the device. One of the latest...

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Nokia Expresses Support For Apple In Patent Case Against Samsung

Nokia Expresses Support For Apple In Patent Case Against Samsung March 7, 2013 | By Pradeep Nokia has filed its amicus brief yesterday in court in order to support Apple in the ongoing patent case between Apple ans Samsung. Nokia is supporting Apple’s argument that U.S. patent holders have access to injunctive relief even if a defendant can argue that the accused products potentially implement (or infringe) vast numbers of patents. Here...

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Note+ Updated: SkyDrive Backup, Lock Screen Orientation, and More!

Note+ Updated: SkyDrive Backup, Lock Screen Orientation, and More! March 7, 2013 | By Aälejandro Dí­azs    Note+, a simple yet delightful note-taking application, was updated today to include one of the most user-requested features: SkyDrive backup. The feature is really simple, allowing the user to manually upload a backup to the Documents folder on SkyDrive. This backup is secure, created using AES encryption,...

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Microsoft Releases SharePoint Newsfeed App For Windows Phone Devices

Microsoft Releases SharePoint Newsfeed App For Windows Phone Devices March 7, 2013 | By Pradeep Microsoft today officially announced the release of SharePoint Newsfeed app for Windows Phone devices. Microsoft released a preview version of this app back in November and now they have updated the app to final release version. App Description: SharePoint Newsfeed for SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online lets you...

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Microsoft Announces App To The Future Challenge Contest Winners

Microsoft Announces App To The Future Challenge Contest Winners March 7, 2013 | By Pradeep Microsoft and Core77 yesterday announced the five winners of the App to the Future challenge. App to the future challenge involved designing Windows Phone app concepts that helps them connect or delight their future self. Microsoft and Core77 picked 5 winners were picked among 50 finalists who are all eligible to enter phase...

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Ferrari and Apple Bringing Siri, iPads to Italian Supercars

Digsby IM, Email, and Social Networks in one easy to use application! http://digsby.com Not only did Ferrari unveil the LaFerrari (above), a hybrid supercar, this week, it also announced that Apple will offer Siri integration and iPad minis in the Ferrari FF. And while the $1.3 million LaFerrari is incredibly exciting, it’s the company’s partnership with Apple that is most intriguing to us.  According...

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Google Play Celebrates First Birthday with Week of Giveaways

Digsby IM, Email, and Social Networks in one easy to use application! http://digsby.com It’s hard to believe that Google Play is 1 years old today. Well, it’s just been a year since the name changed from the Android Market to Google Play. Still, Google isn’t letting such technicalities stop it from having a party. And to celebrate, the search giant is giving you, its humble Android user, a boatload of free gifts. The...

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Unlocked Phones Reality Check: More Pain Than Panacea

More than 100,000 people signed a petition to support it. The FCC and White House are behind it. And now there’s a push to introduce legislation to reverse the ban on mobile phone unlocking that went into effect in January via the Librarian of Congress. So it’s a foregone conclusion then that the carriers will capitulate, right? Not so fast, says one prominent wireless analyst who has been following this controversy closely. And even then,...

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Motorola’s Upcoming Devices Not “Wow” By Google Standards

This is not usually something you get to hear from a CFO and SVP of any company. Google’s Patrick Pichette at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference recently admitted that Google’s prized 12 billion acquisition – Motorola isn’t making products that are “wow” by Google standards. The candid admission by him might have come across as a rude shock for anyone expecting a superlative product from Motorola on the lines of the fabled Xphone or a Motorola...

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Apple iWatch Is For Real; To Be Made Available Later This Year: Reports

We had (in fact our German co publication) back in December 2012 first reported about the news regarding the possibility of Apple coming up with a wearable watch type gadget. Most likely to be christened the iWatch, we now have reports coming in from various sources claiming that Apple has started testing designs for this wearable gadget. The device according to a BloomBerg report will resemble a small scale iPhone and like...

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Case From China Hands on at CeBIT 2013 [Video]

MyLiving a case manufacturer out of Shenzhen China claims to have gotten some information about the Samsung Galaxy S4, enough for them to make a case! They mentioned that they got the details directly from Foxconn which is actually pretty standard for any case manufacturer that is looking to gain an edge. We can only get so much of an idea about what the phone will look like but we figure we can get  pretty feel for things if we place...

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China Unhappy With Android Dominance

There is one more entity apart from the likes of Apple, BlackBerry, Microsoft and Nokia who are not particularly happy with the continuing dominance of Android over other mobile OS platforms. China. That’s right. The giant communist country known for its anti-Google stand is not too happy over the fact that a large percentage of the Chinese populace is becoming too dependent on Android – and in turn to Google and its services. The matter is...

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The Samsung Galaxy S4 Will Be Made of Plastic And Samsung Tells You Why

So, all geared up for the Samsung Galaxy S4 launch? Now, if you are hoping for Samsung to deliver something extraordinary, you might actually get it. However if you are hoping that this extraordinary device, like most of its competition would move up to a body that’s made of metal rather than plastic – which the norm has been with Samsung, you might be a tad disappointed. The company has already given clear hits pointing towards the possibility...

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Nokia Cinemagraph now available for Windows Phone 7.5

Nokia Cinemagraph now available for Windows Phone 7.5 March 6, 2013 | By Surur Despite the release of their Windows Phone 8 handsets Nokia has continued to support their Windows Phone 7.5 users with the release of their great apps on that platform also. The latest is Cinemagraph, which allows users to create animated gifs from short clips of video recorded from your phone camera and post these on social networks. Nokia notes...

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Viber Says VOIP Update For Windows Phone 8 Devices Coming Very Soon

Viber Says VOIP Update For Windows Phone 8 Devices Coming Very Soon March 6, 2013 | By Pradeep Viber has recently revealed via their official Twitter account that their VOIP update for Windows Phone 8 devices is coming very soon. They also mentioned that they don’t have any exact release date. My guess is that it will be released in next few weeks. What do you think? Currently their app supports IM between Viber...

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Real Soccer 2013 Comes To Windows Phone As Free Xbox Title

Real Soccer 2013 Comes To Windows Phone As Free Xbox Title March 6, 2013 | By Pradeep Gameloft has released their Real Soccer 2013 game to Windows Phone Store as one of this week’s Xbox LIVE title. Last week, they released Asphalt 7 Heat for Windows Phone 8 devices. It will work only with devices which has 1GB RAM. Game Description: The newest edition of the hit soccer simulation is back to score another win for the franchise...

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