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Windows Phone Excessive Data Use Caused By Built-In Twitter Feature
Microsoft has indeed confirmed that there’s an issue with its built-in Twitter feature and that could result in unexpected data usage. The issue is said to originate from a Twitter back-end change that has caused Windows Phones to re-download the profile images for Twitter contacts frequently. Twitter is currently transitioning…
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Microsoft Says Windows Phone May Be Small Still But It’s Growing Fast
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 is still a small operating system by today’s standards but their Vice President Joe Belfiore says that’s going to change in the future because Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 may be small now but it’s growing fast. The Windows Phone 8 OS has started to grow exponentially in…
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Nokia Lumia 1520 Full Specifications And Pricing Revealed
Some fresh reports from NokiaPowerUser have revealed the specifications and pricing for the upcoming Nokia Lumia 1520 handset, pictured above. The key specifications can be seen below: Display: 6 inch AMOLED PureMotion HD+ display at 1920 x 1080 which is 367~ PPI CPU: 2GHz MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 quad core processor GPU: Adreno…
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Windows Phone 8.1 To Support 10″ Tablets
While Microsoft is working hard to integrate the two platforms of theirs, those being the ARM dependent Windows RT and their Windows Phone platform, here’s something that confirms the impending demise of the former in favor of the latter. The rumor is that Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 GDR3 software…
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Official Press Images Of The Nokia Lumia 1520 Have Been Leaked
For those who were impatiently waiting for Nokia to introduce their newly anticipated Lumia 1520 phablet, @evleaks have posted on their Twitter page an official image of the new Nokia Lumia 1520. Not only is this device the Finnish company’s first attempt at making phablets, it is also a first…
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The Best Selling Windows Product Is….The Lumia 520!
Microsoft’s recent internal meeting revealed a whole host of interesting information. According to the details of that internal meeting the best selling Windows product is actually a phone. In fact it is the Nokia Lumia 520, so it is hardly surprising that Microsoft decided they wanted to buy Nokia’s handset division. Recent…
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Microsoft Will Focus On Entry-Level Smartphones Over Next 12 Months
Networkworld.com reports that Microsoft’s intention for the next year is to expand aggressively in the entry-level smartphone market. Microsoft’s Vice President for advertising and online marketing apparently stated that: “We are going to spend a lot of time in the next 12 months building a real presence on the low-end…
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Microsoft Is Apparently Close To Unifying Its App Stores
Microsoft is rumoured to be close to completing the unification of its two separate app stores. Currently Microsoft’s Windows Store and Windows Phone Store are both separate but if ZDNet’s reports are accurate then we could see the two stores unified in time for the launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8.1…
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Nokia Account For 88% Of Windows Phone 8 Devices
According to statistics from analytic company AdDuplex Nokia accounts for the lion’s share of shipped Windows Phone 8 devices in the world. In fact Nokia accounts for 88.4% of the Windows Phone 8 market, followed by HTC with 8.5%, Samsung with 1.9% and Huawei with 1.2%. This is hardly surprising…
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Nokia Had Functional Android-Powered Lumia Smartphones Before Microsoft Deal
The New York Times (via AndroidCentral) reports that Nokia was actively testing Lumia smartphones with the Android OS before the Microsoft deal was agreed. This is hardly surprising news as it had long been speculated that Nokia would opt for Android smartphones in an effort to boost sales of its handsets.…
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Windows Phone Store To Get Targeted Ads, Passes 9 Million Daily Transactions
The Next Web reports that the Windows Phone Store has passed 9 million daily transactions putting the monthly total at around 270 milion. That is up a staggering 70 million since June when CEO Steve Ballmer reported it was around 200 million per month. Microsoft is continuing to streamline payments from…
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Nokia’s Lumia 1520 Launch Is Now Delayed To October 22nd From September 26th
EVLeaks have reported that the launch of Nokia’s Lumia 1520 “phablet” has been pushed back to October 22nd from the current release date of September 26th. Neither Nokia or Microsoft have confirmed whether such a push-back is correct but enough people in the mobile industry and media seem to think…
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Nokia Lumia 1520 Will Arrive On AT&T In Early November
More details on the Nokia Lumia 1520, provided by WPCentral, note that the phone will become available from early November to AT&T subscribers in the USA. The handset itself will be unveiled a little bit earlier to spread the word about the new handset and that unveiling is expected to…
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Nokia Lumia 1520 Spotted “In The Wild”
Leaked images courtesy of The Verge have revealed more about the 6 inch Nokia Lumia 1520 handset. This monstrous Windows Phone from Nokia will be one of the first handsets to arrive with Windows Phone 8 GD3 (General Release 3) which offers fresh updates and cutting-edge hardware support. The Nokia…
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Steve Ballmer And Stephen Elop Address Open Letter To Windows Phone Fans
With Microsoft recently buying out Nokia’s mobile handset division for around $7 billion, both the Microsoft CEO and Nokia CEO have addressed Windows Phone fans with an open letter. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, and Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia, said the following to Windows Phone fans. “Nokia and Microsoft…
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