Category: Windows Phone
Ouch. Body shot. Boom. The Federal Trade Commission have slapped HTC for the security issues on many Android handsets made by the company. The FTC complaint states that… HTC (..) customized its Android-based mobile devices by adding and/or modifying various pre-installed applications and components in order to differentiate …
Nokia still derive a large part of their sales from entry level phones; primarily in emerging economies such as China and India. In recent years this market has been under renewed threat, with the Lumia range aimed at a higher price bracket, and increased competition from the likes …
Ahead of our RyanAir flight, I am packing my very small and lightweight bag ready for Mobile World Congress. This year, if I’m honest, we’ve seen more and more companies launching their phones outside of the event. This gives us chance to cover even more gadgets and companies …
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps available. It’s a great way to chat to friends and share images, audio and pictures completely free (as long as you’re connected to wi-fi): therefore it’s great to see such a major update to the Windows version of the …
Originally launched as a Nokia exclusive, Bloomberg’s mobile app for Windows Phone 8 is now available on all handsets through the Windows Marketplace. Bloomberg is the main financial information service for many financial professionals, but the app is free to anyone. As well as every day market information, you …
Earlier this week we told you about the release of the Natwest banking app for Windows Phone 8 and now their big brother RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) have released an app too- great news! It’s a really good sign for Windows Phone owners to see big banks …
For Windows Phone 8 users the wait as finally over as Angry Birds Seasons arrives! Joining Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Star Wars, Seasons offers more than 300 levels across a variety of special seasons including Halloween and Christmas. The style of the gameplay sticks close to …
OK, I’ll stick this right out there. I’ve met Bill Gates *. You may remember the guy, he used to be the CEO of Microsoft and is now Chairman. Nowadays Steve Ballmer is generally the guy you see bouncing around on stage, but Bill Gates is still held …
Blugri Software have a few different games out for Windows Phone. We’ve covered various ones in the past, mainly because the games have a certain nice polish to them. Which in my opinion puts them above the equivalents. The latest game they have released is Spider which is …
For some reason whenever I get a “budget” or “entry level” phone I always expect great things. Somewhere along the line my brain just can’t compute that something that costs about £200 isn’t always going to be astounding. I think it is the various amazing budget devices that we’ve seen in …
Nokia have a new service called Music+ available for their Lumia range of smartphones running Windows Phone. This handy service costs just £3.99 a month and is a must for any music fan who does not want to buy every track at a time and who does not …
You would never guess that HTC are due to announce something new. They are hammering every medium they have to get their name out there and to get people talking about them, again. Well now they’ve gone and posted their third infographic of recent times on their blog. …
If you are following Nokia at the moment, one of the biggest rumors online is that the company is about to announce a tablet running the new Windows 8 operating system considering the strong partnership between Nokia and Microsoft. You might remember the Booklet 3G was a creation …
The Nokia Lumia 620 is a great little phone and as a result of a Facebook poll, O2 are knocking the price down today only. O2 are continuing the offer of giving you a voucher for a coloured shell as well, which you redeem with Nokia when …
This morning in the UK I have been having problems. No not the usual Saturday morning quandary over whether to have a McDonalds breakfast or not. No this problem is to do with the Windows Phone Store. I keep getting the below error when I try to download …
It has been a while in coming, but Spotify have finally released a client for the updated Windows Phone 8. The functionality for an offline mode and syncing on mobile data is still in place, but it has been reported that as Spotify had an exception from MS, …
The latest figures from analytics firm comScore are out and the news, based on these figures, is pretty bad. The figures go all the way up to December 2012, when shiny Windows Phone 8 handsets like the Lumia 920 were sitting on shelves at the height of the …
Come, my online friends. Come sit with me. Have a look across this lovely winter skyline and let me talk to you about HTC. I want to tell you something about my experiences, because about 10 years ago I bought a HTC Canary smartphone. Nobody, and I mean …
Huawei the Chinese telecom giant has today announced, that in partnership with Mircosoft that a customised windows device is to be launched as part of its new 4Afrika Initiative. Plans include developing a cheap wireless broadband in the Rift Valley in Kenya and help local people in South Africa and Egypt …
Windows Phone 8 has been mysteriously absent from Vodafone so far, but that’s set to change this Wednesday when they introduce 5 devices. From the 6th you will be able to get the Nokia 920, 820 and 620, as well as the HTC 8X and 8S. That’s a …
Earlier on today we posted our Initial Impressions which I bought SIM free earlier in the week, I was having a look around the networks and spotted a great deal on the O2 website. O2 are offering the Nokia Lumia 620 in black for £149.99 and that includes …
My morning routine normally consists of switching on the personal mobile (Nexus 4), checking Facebook and Twitter. Then switch on the work phone (Nokia Lumia 800), check the work emails, and then get out of bed. This morning however was different, I was greeted by an update notification on the …
Nokia seem to want to cover all sectors of the mobile market. From the lowly Asha range right through to the top end Lumia 920. The Nokia Lumia 620 sits somewhere smack in the middle. At first I thought the Lumia 620 was going to be a drastically …
TVCatchup has been around for a while on various other platforms. It basically allows you to watch live TV on your phone. Obviously it’s all down to the quality of your data connection as to how good it looks. It is for Windows Phone 8 users only which …
Yesterday saw one of the biggest names in the mobile industry announce some seriously impressive stuff. New devices and a new OS. BlackBerry 10 is possibly RIM’s BlackBerry’s last chance to be current, competitive and profitable. They should be allowed their five minutes to say their piece and …
New Windows Phone owners can breathe a sigh of relief. Recently Google announced as part of it’s “Winter Cleaning” process that it would be dropping support for new connections via Google Sync, which is the method that people like me who own Android and Windows Phone device use …
The HTC 8S is a great little phone, we reviewed it here and found it to be a great way to get to grips with the new Windows Phone 8 Operating System. At release it was available SIM free for about £230 and as is always the way …
I’ve been a Windows Phone user for a good few years now, It all started off with a Dell Venue Pro, then a Nokia Lumia 800, then an HTC Titan, then my current favourite the HTC 8X, then briefly an HTC 8S and then most recently a Nokia …
Nokia announced earlier today that they were rolling out a new extension to their existing Mix Radio service. It’s called Music+ and, for the relatively low price of €3.99 a month it enables unlimited skips and downloads on your Lumia device. The price is the equivalent of £3.40 …
Sure, things aren’t fantastic. Windows Phone handsets haven’t caught the imagination in quite the same way as Android and iOS devices, but there’s something to celebrate at least. Stats from Kantar Worldpanel show that Windows Phone market share has hit 5.9% here in Britain. Whilst that may not seem massive …
Are you a fan of Windows Phone and are wanting to get the new mid range Lumia 620 made by Nokia? If Three are your preference then you’re in luck. Argos now have the Lumia 620 on PAYG for the price of £199.99 + £10 Topup and will …
There is always one late comer to every party. In this case, Samsung announced the Windows Phone 8 touting Ativ S back in August of 2012 but didn’t actually manage to release it until December, almost a whole month after the Nokia Lumia 920. Still as the saying …
Nokia have announced their turn-by-turn navigation software, Drive+, is no longer a Lumia exclusive, and is available on all Windows 8 handsets in the US, UK, and Canada. It is specifically noted that the software is in Beta, so don’t expect perfection just yet (*cough* Apple maps *cough*). …
Based on the answers of 3,400 developers across Europe, North America and Asia, the “Developer Economics” report offers some insights into what developers are after and what’s proving successful. Android and iOS are still the big hitters, with 72% of respondents developing for Android (up 4% from the …
Download the Windows Phone SDK if you want to develop for Windows Phone. Simple. An update has been released today which adds support for Windows Phone 7.8. Download the SDK, then add this update to get it. Once you’ve got it you’ll realise that there’s no additional API’s, …
Just a few short days ago Nokia added the instructions on how to print your very own Lumia 820 case. All you needed was a very expensive 3D printer and the “3D printing Development Kit” that was posted here. Now the people at MakerBot have taken the files …
Microsoft want to hear from you. They’re looking for feedback and suggestions on Windows Phone. Their new “Feature Suggestion Box” page lets you vote for a feature suggestion or submit your own. Microsoft tell us that they’ve … Created this site as a tool to help Microsoft understand …
At some point today the two popular Disney games “Where’s My Water?” and “Where’s My Perry?” are going to be free for Windows Phone 8 users for a whole day. Update – The UK Store has recently updated the prices to free. Although it seems to be a …
Things are looking a little better for Nokia. Sure, don’t get me wrong, things aren’t fantastic, the low-end Asha smartphones (based on the Series 40 operating system) are outselling the Lumia handsets two-to-one. It’s these phones that are supporting the company with sales of 9.3 million devices sold …
I’m one of those people who like to check data speeds most days. In doing this I’ve found where the data signal is strongest at home or at work. Speedtest.Net have had apps available for Android and iOS for a while now and overnight they’ve gone and released …
