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It’s not the UnCarrier announcement we’re waiting for, but its a good one nonetheless. T-Mobile has announced that they will be purchasing some spectrum from Verizon Wireless. T-Mobile will be spending $2.365 billion in cash to purchase certain 700 MHz A-Block spectrum licences from Verizon. The deal will also see T-Mobile transfer some AWS and…
Huawei may use the forthcoming CES to yet again re-affirm its commitment towards Windows Phone. According to FoneArena, the Chinese company may unveil the Ascend W3 in Vegas, the device that would supersede the earlier W1 and W2 models. The story goes on suggesting this will be a mid-range device with a 720p HD screen.…
Lookout emulator fans, a new detachable controller for your mobile device has just been announced by non other than WikiPad. The gamepad, dubbed the Gamevice rocks dual analog sticks, an analog D-pad, four action buttons and L1/L2 and R1/R2 buttons on top. In other words, it’s an SNES controller with analog sticks and a few…
If Nokia can have exclusive apps for its Lumia phones, so can Samsung. That’s right, the Korean company is launching two apps that will only work with their Windows Phone devices. The first app, Share Box, allows Samsung smartphones to connect to DLNA-compatible devices (like HDTVs) to play music or video without wires. At the…
Sony may be expanding to the Windows Phone universe, The Information is reporting. According to their findings, the Japanese giant is in the midst of talking with Microsoft over licensing fees, preloaded software, and other topics. It is said that Sony had already developed some prototypes when it previously considered embracing the platform. The way…
You know some computer runs Windows if it comes with Solitaire and Minesweeper (and Mahjong) preloaded. As Microsoft is turning attention to mobile, it decided to launch the three popular games for Windows Phone 8. As you would imagine, all three games are modified to work with touch interface and come with Xbox integration. This…
You may’ve heard that Nokia is working on a number of new Lumia smartphones, including the two that wear the James Bond-related codenames – Goldfinger and Moneypenny. And what you can see here is apparently a screenshot taken from the second of the two (Moneypenny). According to EVleaks, this will be a dual-SIM device that…
You’ve seen the wedding captured by Nokia Lumia 1020, right? In a similar fashion, Wardell’s music video for their unreleased track “Dancing On The Freeway” has been captured entirely with two of the latest Nokia smartphones, Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1020. For those who don’t know (myself included), Sasha and Theo Spielberg’s mega-talented brother-sister band,…
Facebook for Windows Phone just got updated with some impressive features. Version 5.2.1 refines many of the features that came in the last major update such as Live Tile support and push notifications. Facebook 5.2.1.0 Faster and more reliable notifications Toasts for Facebook chat Redesigned primary tile Redesigned secondary tiles for chat, events, groups, pages,…
Windows Phone Store has recently passed 200,000 apps, and is now seeing more than 12 million “transactions” per day. We’re not sure what these “transactions” mean and can only think of them as downloads, or combination of paid downloads and in-app purchases. In a post on the Windows Phone Developer Blog, director of the Windows…