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According to a report from FierceWireless, T-Mobile will be reconfiguring the company’s JUMP! program, which allows customers to trade in their handsets twice a year. The changes to JUMP! will include tablets as well as smartphones, and will allow customers to trade in their devices as many times as they desire, provided that 50% of…
Nokia is gearing towards launching new Lumia smartphones at Mobile World Congress. During the big event in Barcelona, the soon-to-be-Microsoft-subsidiary will unveil at least three new devices, @NextLeaks has informed us. First, there’s the Lumia 930, which as far as we (don’t) know could be a smaller version of Verizon’s Nokia Lumia Icon. Specs of…
There’s a weird rumor going around the Interwebs, suggesting that Microsoft may allow Android apps to run on Windows Phones. Something like that would quickly increase the app count for Microsoft’s mobile platform, but there are downsides as well. For one thing, this could entice developers to skip “regular” native development for Windows Phone. It’s…
Due to the inclement weather across the U.S., our Verizon Nokia Lumia Icon review unit arrived a little late, but as they say, better late than never! We’re hard at work on the full review, but just wanted to give you a quick look at Nokia’s latest Lumia device. Not only does the Lumia Icon…
After much speculation, the top-notch Nokia Lumia Icon for Verizon Wireless has been officially announced. The device is the most powerful Windows Phone 8 powered smartphone to date, and will be available for $199.99 with a two-year contract through Verizon. The Lumia Icon continues Nokia’s penchant for exceptional design, adding a Verizon twist. The Lumia…
If Google and Apple can do it, so can Microsoft. Yup, the Redmond giant wants to sell books and magazines to its steadily growing number of mobile users. In fact, the company has posted a job listing for “Software Development Engineer – Devices & Studios – Music, Video and Reading,” hinting us what’s cooking in…
It’s not very often that Microsoft beats anyone to the punch, but the Redmond company just did. Microsoft has added Bitcoin to the list of currencies the search engine can natively convert, while Google’s Chrome and search products still do not. Bing uses Coinbase to determine the price of Bitcoin. See Also: How to Mine…
Microsoft has quietly started sharing Windows Phone 8.1 preview to select group of developers. We’re not sure who’s on the list, but chances are we’re talking about big boys here, which would include companies like Facebook, EA, Evernote, Gameloft and so on. The official launch of the platform is set for April, when Redmond giant…
Yeah I know; you’ve heard it all before. “Verizon will launch the Nokia Lumia Icon,” and nothing happened. This time it’s different. Or so we think. What looks like the best Windows Phone device ever will be available for pre-order later this week with shipments starting on February 20th. The marketing materials are reportedly ready,…
Nokia has uploaded a simple teaser video to YouTube to tease us about one of their upcoming products. The video asks “Have you heard what’s coming?” and goes on to add “See and hear what you’ve been missing,” before fading out to Nokia and Windows Phone logos. Although the clip doesn’t imply so, we tend…