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Great news Windows Phone 8 users, Microsoft today released its wildly popular Fresh Paint software as an app on its mobile OS. The application comes with average features such as the ability to custom mix your own colors and share files to SkyDrive. The application is available for download from Windows Phone Store for free.…
Nokia announced earlier today that they have “something big” for us tomorrow, and it looks as if it may be the Nokia Lumia 625. Finnish website Puhelinvertailu’s sources claim that the Nokia Lumia 625 wil be revealed tomorrow, and will be sporting a 4.7-inch Gorilla Glass 2 IPS WVGA (800 x 480) LCD screen. Other rumored specs…
Hollywood types apparently enjoy mixing and matching phones and platforms, taking what they deem the best for broadcast TV. As spotted by WMPoweruser, Netflix’s newest independent series, Orange is the New Black, features an unbranded Lumia handset running a flavor of iOS. In one segment, the boxy and beautiful Windows Phone handset has received an…
Nokia announced on its Conversations blog that it plans on unveiling something BIG tomorrow at 9 AM UK time. The orange teaser image on Nokia’s website reveals little to nothing about the announcement, leaving us to speculate what the company is trying to hype. Could it be a new Asha phone, a partnership with Orange,…
What we have here is apparently the Oppo Find 5 running Windows Phone 8. The problem, however, is that we’re not sure whether the image above is the real deal or just a mockup made by a fan of Microsoft’s mobile platform. We’d like to think that Chinese Oppo is looking beyond Android to reach…
Looks like Nokia is working on a new low-end Windows Phone 8 device marked as Lumia 625. What makes this device unique is the fact that it has a 4.7-inch screen, making it the biggest Nokia smartphone ever. In comparison, Nokia Lumia 92x devices and even the new Lumia 1020 all sport 4.5-inch screens. However,…
Halo: Spartan Assault is now available for Verizon customers with Windows Phone 8 devices, and is available for download at the Windows Store. Windows 8 and Windows RT users can also download the game, which costs $6.99 on all platforms. The game is currently only available on Windows Phone 8 for Verizon customers, but will…
You may not have heard much about Ting, a MVNO that offers pre-paid and affordable plans in the U.S. using Sprint’s network, but the mobile provider is gaining traction in the MVNO scene. Ting currently offers flagship handsets such as Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One, and will be releasing unspecified Samsung ATIV Windows…
Oh how the tables have turned… and then turned again. Nokia is now selling more Windows Phone-based Lumia phones than BlackBerry is selling of its own phones. Nokia said that as of last quarter it sold a record high of 7.4 million Lumia smartphones. Meanwhile, BlackBerry shipped 6.8 million smartphones. For the first time, the…
If you live in Germany and want the best camera-phone out there, you may want to check out Notebooksbilliger and Nullprozentshop, both of which are now offering the Nokia Lumia 1020 for pre-order. The unlocked, SIM-free unit is going for 799 EUR or 12 installments of 66.58 EUR. Alternatively, there’s the on-contract option that will…