Satya Nadella a Victim of His Own Success, May Not Be Named CEO

Time for an update on the never-ending Microsoft CEO rumor-mill; as I am still traveling abroad this will (hopefully) be a short post.  Sources I have talked to tell me the board is split between Stephen Elop and Satya Nadella.  As far as I’m aware, the rumors of dark horse candidate Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg were pretty...

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Nokia Storyteller will now work on your Lumia 520, but causes problems for others

Nokia has updated their Storyteller beta app.. The app would  previously only work on 1 GB RAM  handsets, but after a recent update to 1.8.1.10  it will now reportedly also work on low RAM devices like the Nokia Lumia 520. Since the update from 2 weeks ago the app also no longer needs  Lumia Black update . Of...

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Nokia Normandy pops up again in beautiful orange color

Nokia's Android pops out again on the camera. he alleged specs for the device are a 4" WVGA screen, dual-core 1.2GHz processor with 512MB RAM, 5MP camera, 4GB of expandable storage and optional dual-SIM. It's essentially an Android rendition of the Lumia 520. It won't be mainline Android though but rather a Nokia customization with Google's...

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Nokia MixRadio updated with new features

Nokia's music streaming service MixRadio just received a new update with a bunch of new features and improvement. Few months back Nokia changed it from Nokia Music to MixRadio. It seams like Nokia is keeping an eye on the official user voice of MixRadio and some highly anticipated features have been included. Check the changelog after the...

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Windows Phone 8.1 new screenshot leaked

So as we have only 2 months remaining for Build 2014, new leaks are spreading over the internet for Windows Phone 8.1. The earlier leaks regarding Voice Assistance videos were fake and just concepts. But today we got a new screenshot leak from a trusted source in China. WPbar posted a screenshot showing separate volume controls for Ringtones,...

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Nokia Lumia 720 gets Double Tap to Wake Up and Glance 2.0 after Black Update

Two days ago Nokia Lumia 520 got Lumia Black update in India adding Double Tap feature. Now it looks like that Lumia 720 users are also getting this feature. Today Nokia rolled out Update 3 for Lumia 720 users in India and we are receiving tips that the new update includes Glance 2.0 and Double Tap to Wake Up. We don't have 720 as for now...

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Dismantling the Nokia Lumia 520, LE55ONS-style

Hats off to LE55ONS on YouTube for his increasingly useful set of dismantling (and, importantly, reassembly) videos of smartphones of all persuausions. For devices out of warranty, there's every chance you can have a go at repairing it yourself, it seems. In his latest video, LE55ONS tackles the Nokia Lumia 520, embedded below. It's true that, with a removeable back and battery, there's perhaps less need to dismantle...

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Microsoft Research doesn't want you to plug your phone in for a week

Microsoft Research is looking into white space frequencies, that we already know from an exploration venture kicked off by UK telecommunication regulator Ofcom. So what exactly are white spaces? Just in case you're confused thus far, they're essentially parts of the frequency band that aren't actively being used by digital...

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Good news for WPCentral fans

Are you a frequent reader of WPCentral's articles? Now you don't need to open your browser window every time to surf the website. Today, they released the official app for Windows 8.1 PCs. We don't usually cover PC news but this was something which grabbed our attention. We were excited for the app from last few months. The UI interface...

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Paid version of Instance v 2.0 is live in the Windows Phone Store

Choice rocks. Which is why we’re stoked that there are three solid Instagram apps on Windows Phone. The official app is there, as is 6tag from Rudy Huyn, and Instance from Daniel Gary. Last month Instance hit version 2.0, but at the time only the free version received it. Today the paid version of Instance picked up its new wares. What...

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Check out these great shots of a Seattle Seahawks game from the Nokia Lumia 1020

 We make a lot of fuss about how kick ass the cameras are on Windows Phone with devices like the Lumia 920, Lumia 1020 and Lumia 1520. That’s great and all, but it’s the person behind the camera that makes the real difference. So what happens when you take an accomplished and skilled mobile street photographer and give him a device...

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Lumia Black brings one of the most awaited feature for Nokia Lumia 520

So, are you Lumia 520 user? We have an interesting news for you. Yesterday, Nokia released the Update 3, aka Lumia Black for Lumia 520 in some of the countries. We got the update for our device and we are happy to inform all our readers that Nokia has listened to the uservoice and double tap to wake up is now available for Lumia 520 users....

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Windows Phone 8.1 update launch dates leaked

A big news coming straight from our most trusted leaker today. Finally, the launched dates for Windows Phone 8.1, aka Blue are leaked. The tweet from Nawzil shows that it will be released in three phases. In March: Release for Manufacturers In April: Release for Developers In May: For users Although, Microsoft is not saying much on Windows...

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GTA:SanAndreas live on Windows Phone Store for download

The most awaited game is finally available on Windows Phone. Rockstar Games finally launched the mobile version of its most popular game franchise Grand Theft Auto:SanAndreas on Windows Phone 8. On December 11, Rockstar announced that San Andreas would release the following week. But then the release date rolled around for iOS and...

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SkyDrive to be renamed to OneDrive

It seems the new name for SkyDrive will be OneDrive.  Microsoft has been forced to rename the cloud storage service after litigation by BSkyB, and after a number of pretty bad names were floated, appears to have settled on OneDrive, as evidenced by a blog with the same name showing up. The site was noticed by Dr Windows.de who noted that the name has not been officially announced yet. You can sign up to be...

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Nokia Normandy shows up again, claims Google Play Store access

This year has got a really funny and leaky start for Nokia fans. Two of Nokia's devices are creating big rumors this month. We saw too many leaks of the high-end Lumia Icon for Verizon. The last one was yesterday when a customer spotted it in one of the Fry's store in California. Now, today the rumored low-end Normandy spotted on the largest...

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