ACER wants Windows Phone to hit 15% in EU first before releasing a new handset

Acer VP for Smartphones EMEA Allen Burnes has told the Inquirer that they want to see a lot more demand from consumers for Windows Phones before they are prepared to take a risk on the OS and release a new handset. “Consumer call is one of the reasons why we we have no Windows Phone plans at present. While Windows Phone indexes...

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Nokia X projected to sell 16 million units, now on pre-order in Spain

MNB reports that   according to Strategy Analytics analyst Scott Bicheno Nokia could sell as many as 16 million Nokia X Android handsets in 2014.   That would translate into around 4 million handsets a quarter, or about 40% to 50% of Windows Phone volume. Bicheno unfortunately did not publicly reveal the impact...

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FIFA 14 heads to the Windows Phone 8 store, available for download

Are you a football lover? If yes, then we have big news for you. Electronic Arts has released its latest game for Windows Phone 8 users. FIFA 14 is now live on the store and is ready to be downloaded. FIFA is one of the most popular and most loved franchise of EA games. The game was already available for Android and iOS, today is headed...

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Facebook Shutting Down Its Messenger App on Windows

Facebook quietly announced plans to shutter its Messenger app for Windows this week, informing individual users that the service will be unavailable in its current form starting on March 3. The company hasn’t offered an explanation for its decision, but confirmed the news to The Next Web earlier today. Log into Facebook Messenger...

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Nokia confirms which nations won’t get the Nokia X

 Not only has Nokia gone ahead and announced its rumored Nokia X Android handset, but it exceeded even our expectations, revealing the X alongside the X+ and XL. All three handsets are going to be seriously affordable… that is, assuming you can get your hands on any. Back on Monday, Nokia stated that “the Nokia X will be available...

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Nokia Branded Phones to Live On Under Microsoft!

There’s been a lot of speculation regarding the future of Nokia devices once the acquisition of D&S is complete. Apparently Microsoft have shared a bit of information regarding that, stating that the Lumia brand name would continue under Microsoft; more importantly for us Nokia fan boys is the fact the “Nokia D&S” will continue to...

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GlanceScreens.com, a Glance Background library for WP8

Are you a frequent user of Glance Background Beta app, then you must check out GlanceScreens.com app for Windows Phone 8 devices. GlanceScreen.com is a the official app for the website that allows the user to create custom Glance Backgrounds for the Lumia devices. This app is free with ad-support to all the Windows Phone 8 devices but do...

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IE11 demoed on Windows Phone 8.1 (Lumia 920 in video)

 Unleashthephones have continued to tease us with short videos from their captive Windows Phone 8.1 handset. Above is a look at Internet Explorer 11 which is another major upgrade in Windows Phone 8.1 “Blue” release. Reading mode is likely one of the best features, allowing users to only...

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Updated: Lumia Black available for Lumia 620 in Finland, India & Netherlands. Rolling out to Lumia 925 on T-Mobile.

  Update: Seems, it is rolling out to Lumia 620 in India, too. Thanks Caspien for the tip. Cheers!! Great news for Lumia 620 owners, who unfortunately are yet to receive the Lumia Black on their devices. Lumia 620 in Finland and Netherlands have started receiving Lumia Black update and this raises hope of sooner roll-out to...

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Nokia wins two more GSMA awards. Lumia 520 & Nokia 105 are the winners.

 Nokia has scored three in a row here! We just reported NSN getting the GSMA award for Best Mobile Infrastructure at MWC 2014 and Nokia devices bring two more. Lumia 520 has been declared the best low-cost smartphone and Nokia 105 has won the GSMA award for best entry-level or feature phone. Congratulations! Nok...

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Lumia Black rolling out for Lumia 620

The wait is over today. Finally, Nokia rolled out Update 3 aka, Lumia Black for Nokia Lumia 620. The update has started to rolled out from Finland to other countries. Lumia 620 is one of the oldest WP8 device that was released to market and strangely it was the last one to get the Black update. Besides the Windows Phone GDR3 updates,...

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Nokia Lumia 520 caught running Windows Phone 8.1 with three columns of medium live tiles

Check out this video showing early build of Windows Phone 8.1 running on most low-end WP device Lumia 520. The video shows off the three columns of medium live tiles, separate volume toggles, swiping down feature to terminate apps and more.   ...

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Phones for everyone: News from Nokia's MWC event

Today Nokia kicked off the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, Spain with the slogan "Phones for all". If you didn't watched the event, then you really don't have any idea about this slogan. Actually, what happened today at Barcelona was the class itself. Nokia has completed the dream of everyone having a smartphone. Nokia announced many...

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This week: Top news highlights

You were too busy this week. Didn't got time to scroll through every news article, then we have bought a new section collecting all the top news highlights of this week. We all take you to the big highlights of this week which drew the attention of WinPhans and Nokia boys. So, let's get started:      1. Facebook acquires WhatsApp: This was the one of the most shocking and unexpected news which went through...

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App Update Roundup: Extras+Info and Glance got updates

Nokia is high on pushing updates for the users these days. Few days ago they pushed update for their Touch system app giving users ability to turn off vibration for the Windows Keys. Today they pushed out updates for two of their system apps, Extras+Info and Glance apps. See the changelog after the break. Extras+Info: Extras+ Info allows Nokia to push ‘under the hood’ improvements and fine tune certain aspects of the Lumia...

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Widows Phone 8.1: List of confirmed features

We are nearing to the Build 2014, where Microsoft is expected to release Windows Phone 8.1 as the first major update to Windows Phone 8 users. We are now getting plenty of new leaks regarding features on Windows Phone 8.1. So, for the help of our readers, me with some of my friends have created a list of all the new features which are...

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Microsoft's OneDrive to take on Google Drive and Dropbox

Over the years, critics occasionally -- and justifiably -- slammed Microsoft for cramming too many features into its software. But could that ingrained habit yet work to Microsoft's advantage as it relaunches its consumer cloud storage service in a young market that's up for grabs?  Microsoft on Wednesday officially announced...

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Windows Phone 8.1 Notification Center Demoed On Video

Upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 will include notification center concept in the name of Action Center. This information was revealed in the past few weeks through various screenshots. Action Center will give access to Quick Settings like Wifi, Bluetooth, Location, etc, on the top followed by notifications from supported apps. You can customize the Quick Settings to your own frequently used options. And you can...

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Nokia Touch System App Update Allows You To Disable Vibration Of Windows Phone Hardware Keys

Nokia has updated their touch system app to v2.2.0.1. This update now includes one of the most requested feature to Lumia Windows Phone devices. You can now disable vibration for hardware keys(Back, Start and Search). You can enable this option under settings->touch, but you need to restart the device after it. Download it here...

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Nokia officially announces Treasure Tag accessory

Finally, the much rumored accessory is announced today by Nokia for Lumia smartphones. The Treasure Tag accessory will use NFC and Bluetooth to work. The size of the accessory will be 30 x 30 x 10mm and will weight 13g. The accessory was first leaked by @evleaks last summer. A couple of weeks back Nokia released the official app...

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OneDrive now live at store

Microsoft had re branded its cloud storage to OneDrive couple of weeks back. Just now the official apps for the cloud storage has been re branded to OneDrive from SkyDrive. The company has released updates of the SkyDrive app changing the name to OneDrive. Now on the official app you will have OneDrive instead of SkyDrive. The store...

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Fingerprint Support and UI Customization coming to Windows Phone 8

Popular tech site GSM Arena has just posted that the new SDK for Windows Phone 8.1 has a fingerprint support and UI customization. This will take the Windows Phone OS to the Android and iOS level. The Biometric support will provide more security to the users and also this will require new hardware so it might not work with existing...

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App Update Roundup: Facebook and Smoking Control got updated

Today the official app for the popular social networking site, Facebook and a app to help you control your smoking habits got updated with new features. Both the apps rather got major updates with new features and improvements. Check the changelog after the break. Facebook: The popular social networking site app bumped a new update with...

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Windows Phone 8.1: New features confirmed

We have already seen many leaks for upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update. The releasing of WP8.1 SDK by Microsoft has proved as a gift for us. The MUI localization files have become a rich seam of hints about upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 features, and Jeremy Sinclair has surfaced a few more previously unknown features. The most interesting...

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Tom Warren teases custom Start Screen Backgrounds in WP8.1

The senior editor of The Verge, Tom Warren has posted two pics on Twitter teasing the custom backgrounds on the start screen in Windows Phone 8.1. As the first major update is about to launch in build 2014, we are seeing many leaks related to it. It would be interesting to see if the custom backgrounds come in Windows Phone 8.1. For now...

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App Update Roundup

Its weekend now and we have a bunch of apps getting updates today. Many popular apps rolled out their new updates. Subway Surfers is on the top of the list getting a new theme. We have many more apps in our list. Check out all the details after a break. Subway Surfers: Popular endless running game Subway Surfers moves to a new location...

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Battery Performance goes free for a day on myappfree

The battery is probably the most talked about component of any smartphone, and the reading displayed on-screen is checked frequently just to analyse how much juice remains. Luckily, Windows Phone has pretty good battery management with Battery Saver Mode present just in case you need to squeeze that extra hour or so worth of use out...

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Nokia's social media sites turn Android green

As the clock stuck midnight around the globe, Nokia's media sites started to turn green suggesting that new device might be on the way. Nokia is running a teaser image on their Snapchat ID suggesting that they will be launching the dual SIM Lumia 630 and another handset, which given the green colour could very well be the Nokia...

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