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Nokia Lumia 928 Announced for Verizon, Lands May 16th for $100

If you’ve been holding out to get yourself a new Windows Phone on Verizon Wireless, then your wait is coming to an end. Today, the Nokia Lumia 928 was officially announced for Big Red, and it will be hitting store shelves on May 16th for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and new two-year contract. The Nokia Lumia 928 features a 4.5 inch OLED display, along with a 8.7 megapixel camera and both LED and Xenon flashes. The Xenon flash will be used for photos, where the LED will be Read more

Nokia Lumia 521 Available on T-Mobile Online Store Starting May 22nd

T-Mobile today has announced the availability of Nokia’s new Windows Phone 8 powered Lumia 521, which will be exclusively available on T-Mobile’s network. The device will retail for $29.99 down with 24 monthly payments of $5 for qualified customers who choose a new simple choice plan. The device will be available online and in selected retail stores beginning on May 22nd. The Lumia 521 will also go on sale at Microsoft Retail Stores for $149 and at Walmart for $129.88 on May 11, and customers who have already purchased or Read more

Ian Kersey

AT&T’s Nokia Lumia 900 finally gets Windows Phone 7.8 update

AT&T is finally rolling out update for its Nokia Lumia 900, bringing Windows Phone 8 to the Finnish company’s previous flagship smartphone. Available through Zune, software build 2175.2307.8862.13100 doesn’t bring a ton of changes but existing users should appreciate it, nonetheless. Here’s what’s included: New start screen experience with resizable tiles New theme colors Lock screen improvements with Bing photo of the day as wallpaper, and accidental input protection for the security code Fix for functionality issues with Live Tiles, such as Live Tiles not updating In addition, you’ll be Read more

LG Jumping Back Into The Tablet Market This Year? We Hope So

If you’ve been looking forward to another tablet offering by LG, you may just get your wish this year. While the LG Optimus Pad wasn’t much to write home about, let alone most tablets at the time, LG could be prepping a new device for a Q3 release this year. Like HTC, the LG Optimus Pad was the company’s one and only tablet. I’d personally be excited if LG decided to jump back into the tablet game this year. Not because of LG’s previous tablet, but because of LG’s more Read more

YouTube Windows Phone 8 app updated, brings new pinning feature and Kids-corner support

Finally, the official Windows Phone 8 YouTube app receives a new major update that brings lots of much-needed improvements. Features such as the ability to pin videos, playlists, and channels; support for Kids-corner is also added to the list. Speaking of the list, here is the rest of the new application features: Pin videos, playlists, channels, and even search queries to Start as Live Tiles for fast access. The tile flips to show either the latest video from your subscriptions or the most popular one. A filmstrip view of playlists. Read more

Nokia officially confirms Lumia 928 with new ads

Just yesterday we reported that a billboard was spotted advertising the Nokia Lumia 928 as “The best low-light smartphone camera.” Nokia had yet to officially talk about the new device though. Now, however, more ads have surfaced and Nokia even launched a website confirming it. A giant full-page ad in the magazine Vanity Fair is dedicated to the Lumia 928. It mainly boasts once again the camera’s superb performance especially in low-light conditions. Specifically, the PureView-branded camera is on board here as is the Carl Zeiss lens and Optical Image Stabilization Read more

Hulu Plus App Comes to Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 users now have access to one of the hottest video streaming services around, Hulu, with the release of an official Hulu Plus app, which allows Hulu Plus subscribers access to their favorite shows via 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi. The app also includes a Hulu Plus Live Tile, which provides updates such as availability of new episodes, and shows clips of popular shows which help users find new shows and movies to watch. The app also can resume playback of content from other devices that use a form Read more

Ian Kersey

Nokia Lumia 928 billboard caught before the official announcement claiming the “Best Low-Light Smartphone Camera” title

Well, what do you know. Nokia, Verizon Wireless and/or Microsoft bought an ad space for the still unannounced Lumia 928 smartphone saying it will have the “Best Low-Light Smartphone Camera.” of course, we can’t be 100% sure this is the real thing since we’re still waiting for the Lumia 928′s official announcement. Then again, the billboard does look legit prompting us to conclude the launch is imminent. As you probably know from our previous coverage of the Nokia Lumia 920, we’re talking about a slightly beefed-up version of the existing Read more

Nokia Lumia 521 coming to a Walmart near you; Could be yours for $150 sans any strings attached

Nokia is about to start selling its mid-end Lumia 521 in Walmart stores across the U.S. The unlocked, SIM-free device will sell for $150 sans any strings attached, though you’ll need some minutes, texts and data from T-Mobile to be able to use the Windows Phone-powered device. “There is an opportunity for us to offer a very high quality device in the mainstream,” Terry Myerson, head of Microsoft’s Windows Phone unit told Reuters. “That’s where we’ve made progress in the last couple of months and it’s a strategy we’ll continue Read more

Acer W3-810 8.1 inch Windows 8 tablet spotted on Amazon for $379.99

It’s hard to say that Windows 8 tablets have done much for the market, but that certainly hasn’t stopped manufacturers from pushing the devices out. Well, if you’ve been pining for a smaller Windows 8 tablet to call your own, Acer has your back with the W3-810. This 8.1 inch tablet can be found on Amazon for only $379.99. The W3-810 stands a chance to win quite a few people over. Smaller tablets are not only cheaper, but are easier to bring along with you. This much is true for the W3-810, but Read more

Behind the Scenes With AT&T’s “It’s Not Complicated” Commercials

You’ve probably seen AT&T’s recent “It’s not complicated” commercials, where the company enlists the help of children to hilariously highlight the simplicity of AT&T’s wireless service. Today, the AT&T consumer blog has released a behind the scenes video for all of you “It’s not complicated” fans, which showcases the hard, diligent work that the actors experience while working with children. Actor Jorma Taccone of HBO’s Girls and The Lonely Island fame teams up with Beck Bennett to create the commercials, where they ask first graders simple questions such as, “What’s Read more

Ian Kersey