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In true underdog fashion, Microsoft has released a new video ad which smacks Apple square in the gut. The ad pits Microsoft’s Cortana against Apple’s Siri in a bloody battle of the digital assistants. Cortana is a part of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8.1 update which is slowly making its way to various Lumia devices across…
Nokia Lumia 1520 owners on AT&T should be receiving a very special software update soon. AT&T is currently rolling out the Windows 8.1 update for the 1520, bringing Microsoft’s’ digital assistant Cortana to the device, an Android style swipe down notification bar and more. Here’s a look at some of the features included in the update:…
Windows Phone owners can finally take advantage of faux-taxi service Uber today with the release of the official Uber app for Windows Phone devices. Up until now, Windows Phone owners have been forced to visit Uber’s mobile site to book a ride, which sounds rather painful if you ask me. Uber’s app Windows Phone app…
Nokia has announced yet another Lumia device, the Lumia 530. The successor to the successful Lumia 521 will land on T-Mobile later this year in the U.S. For international customers, Nokia’s got a dual-SIM version of the Lumia 530 for you. Here’s a look at what the Lumia 530 is packing: WIndows Phone 8.1 with…
Microsoft has just chopped the head off of the Android powered Nokia X lineup, announcing that all Nokia devices will run on Windows Phone software only. Nokia X devices could still pop up however, although they won’t be running Android like the Nokia X and X2. And that’s not surprising at all. The Nokia X…
Nokia’s budget minded Lumia handset, the Nokia Lumia 635 is coming to AT&T next week, with GoPhone kicking it off. GoPhone Nokia Lumia 635 units will be available for $99.99 off-contract on July 25th, with the device hitting AT&T stores both virtual and real on August 8th. AT&T stores will sell the Lumia 635 for…
Regional carrier Cricket Wireless has some amazing deals coming just in time for the back to school madness. Beginning tomorrow, July 11th, Cricket will begin offering deep discounts on select Android and Windows Phone smartphones from Samsung, Motorola, ZTE and Nokia. Here’s a look at Cricket’s Back-to-School deals: Device Promotion Price Nokia Lumia 630 4G …
After months of waiting, Windows Phone owners have an update for the official Twitter app today. The update brings a host of new features to the app, including the ability to share multiple photos with one single tweet, share photos via Direct Messages and even follow someone from a tweet in the home timeline. Here’s…
The other day, Microsoft announced Nokia X2, the second generation of Nokia’s Android smartphones. Once again we got to see the unique version of Android, one that looks more like Windows Phone rather than Google’s mobile platform. In fact, the latest version (2.0) of the platform reminds us on something that’s made in Redmond rather…
Despite owning Nokia’s devices division, the Redmond giant keeps pursuing Nokia’s plans to launch Android devices that run Microsoft services. After the original X series, we now have the Nokia X2 which — I’m sad to say — isn’t that much better than its predecessor(s). Sure, it comes with 1GB of RAM, the fact that…