Category: Windows Phone

Disqus releases Windows Phone exclusive app

Mar. 06 Applications, General, HTC, Microsoft, News, Nokia, Nokia Lumia 920, Phones, Samsung, Windows Phone no comments

Disqus has just made Windows Phone users pretty happy as they released the Windows Phone exclusive Disqus application.

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The application is available to all Windows Phone devices for free from the WP Marketplace. It’s one of the first applications from a large 3rd party developer to reach the platform before any other. Disqus have said that they currently have no plans for any Android or iOS variants of the application. Some key features include:

? Stay current with your favorite discussions by receiving timely notifications any time a user replies to you

? Follow friends, frenemies, dinosaurs, and site authors to get updates on their activity throughout the web

? Explore the thousands of active communities and millions of active discussions within the app in the Explore section

? Interact with discussions every way you’re familiar with on Disqus: write comments and replies, star your favorite discussions, vote on comments and mention users all within a fluid, native interface

? Live tiles deliver notifications and new activity right to your home screen. Pin extra tiles for search queries and discussions you want to stay on top of

? Moderate discussions for any Disqus-enabled site you administer

Samsung beats Nokia to announce the World’s first Windows Phone 8 device, called ATIV S

Aug. 30 Android, News, Nokia, Phones, Samsung, Windows Phone no comments

Nokia lost out yet again, the race to announce the first Windows Phone 8 device has been won by Samsung (sorry, Nokia fans – I know you will hate me for this). Nokia is supposedly Microsoft’s partner for it’s Windows Phone platform, so much so it dumped it’s own widely used and selectively popular Symbian platform for the sake of joining the MS bandwagon – despite all that we have Samsung (yes, the largest seller of Android devices) announce the first Windows Phone 8 device the world would see! This, truly bewilders me, good luck Nokia with the mess you are in, with Samsung and HTC betting big on Windows Phone 8 you need all that luck! As my condolences to Nokia, I still feel we have a winner if Nokia packs PureView into a Lumia and shows it to us on September 5 – take my money Nokia; if you are doing that!

Now let’s talk about Samsung ATIV S (that’s more relevant than Nokia anyways!). ATIV S has a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass protection and is powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core Krait processor. It comes with an 8 Mega-pixel primary camera with LED Flash and 1.9 Megapixel front-facing camera. It can record and play Full HD videos at 1080p. It is super thin at 8.7 mm and weighs only about 135 grams. It has brushed aluminum body (yes, that is WOW and that is super rare from Samsung) and a physical Windows button at the bottom – also, for a change we have a device without Samsung’s rather boring TouchWiz User Interface, this one has the Windows UI (metro as it was known earlier).

The phone is loaded has all the bells and whistles anyone migrating from Android or iOS is used to and yes I do believe that Windows Phone 8 DOES have screenshot taking capability for all of you who diss about it (yes, I know you are out there!).

As expected Samsung did not allow anyone to go hands-on with this device, neither did they demo it – Microsoft hasn’t revealed Windows Phone 8′s entire list of features, I’m sure Samsung was asked to stay mum about those, so they did! I do certainly hope that Samsung is able to help Windows Phone 8 become a worthy competitor to Android, because it really has what it takes to take on the green robot!

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Now Nokia Lumia 900 costs only $49.99 on AT&T

Jul. 15 AT&T, News, Nokia, Nokia Lumia 900, Operators, Phones, Windows Phone no comments

Starting today, the price of the Nokia Lumia 900 – the flaghsip Windows Phone device from Nokia in the US on AT&T has been reduced by a good $50! So if you din’t get one – it might be the right time for you to get one, now!

Now you have to instead of spending $99 on a Lumia 900, only need to spend $49.99 on it, of course this is with a two year contract! But, do remember Windows Phone 8 is round the corner and the Lumia 900 will not get any update besides the Windows 7.8 – so I personally would be against the idea of getting the same, unless of course you are on a budget!

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Nokia details Lumia 610, 710 and 900 firmware updates

Jul. 09 News, Nokia, Phones, Windows Phone no comments

Nokia Accessories

Nokia the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer has confirmed that the software updates for three of its Lumia devices, namely the 610, 710 and 900 are coming!

The Lumia 610 will get firmware version 1066.0000.8779.12201 which brings better sensitivity for proximity sensor performance and increased sound level for alarm tone during voice calls. The Lumia 710 will receive version 1600.3031.8779.12180 with Internet sharing and flip to mute while the Lumia 900 will be updated to version 2175.2101.8779.12201 with the same minor changes to the sensitivity of the proximity sensor performance and said improvements to your phone’s screen’s performance in low light.

Are these updates of any significance after knowing that the said devices will not get Windows Phone 8 – you have to decide that!

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U.S. Cellular very excited about Windows Phone 8!

Jun. 30 Microsoft, News, Operators, Phones, Windows Phone no comments

US Cellular

“We believe in giving our customers the latest technology and device options and we are excited about the Windows 8 phone“, said U.S. Cellular’s PR department.

Alongside AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, U.S. Cellular is the next American carrier to act excited about Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 platform. That leaves Sprint, Cricket and MetroPCS, out from the excited about Windows Phone 8!

Interesting developments in the US market, that’s certain!

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