Nokia McLaren brings 3D Touch gestures to Windows Phone

Microsoft/Nokia McLaren reportedly includes Real Motion 3D touch system, goes on sale later in 2014

A unique ultra high-end Windows Phone is in the works, according to sources close to The Verge. Codenamed McLaren, the phone will have several hardware … Read More

Nokia Camera Beta update enables Living Images

A few days ago, an update was rolled out to Nokia Camera Beta bringing several bug fixes and improvements to the Windows Phone 8.1 app, but now it seems there is more under the hood and it’s connected with Lumia … Read More

Cortana Windows Phone assistant will be updated twice a month

Microsoft’s answer to Siri and Google Now will receive updates at least twice a month, according to Cortana’s project manager. Speaking to Engadget, Susan Hendrich revealed that Redmond will throw-in updates for important things every two weeks or more often, … Read More

How to Backup Windows Phone 8.1 device

Windows Phone 8.1 OS brought many attractive features such as Cortana Windows Phone virtual assistant, action center and customizable start screen, but the platform has many less known features that could be extremely useful. One of these features is Windows … Read More

Developer Preview 8.1 picks up a second update

Microsoft pushed out a second update to Windows Phone 8.1 Developer Preview. Released in April, the Preview can be installed by any developer or regular user with a free App Studio account (learn how). Joining the Developer Preview program gives … Read More

Cortana to receive new animations and features

It appears that Microsoft is working on new features and animations for Cortana digital assistant for Windows Phone 8.1. Noticed by some users, these new features were quickly rolled back so it looks like Microsoft is still testing the update … Read More

OneDrive opens up for third-party apps

Microsoft’s cloud service OneDrive got updated to version 4.1.3, currently available for Windows Phone 8.1 devices. The update looks small, but it is indeed very significant as OneDrive opens up for third-party applications so users will soon be able to … Read More

Leak: Windows Phone 9 Preview to arrive in Q2/Q3 2015

While we are waiting for Microsoft to begin rolling out the final Windows Phone 8.1 version to all existing devices, the company is already working on its new products for the next year – Windows 9, Windows Phone 9 and … Read More

Top ten factors for purchase: Windows Phone vs Android vs iOS

A new online survey among 50 000 users in 25 countries shows the top ten purchase drivers for smartphones running Windows Phone, iOS and Android, and the results are quite surprising. According to IDC, a long battery life is the … Read More

Security – a key differentiator for Windows Phone 8.1

Windows Phone 8.1 is very resistant to malware and this is one of the key differentiators for the platform, according to Microsoft’s product manager Chris Hallum. Speaking for V3 at TechEd he highlighted Windows Phone’s superiority over the other popular … Read More

Brightness adjuster and Device Hub with WP8.1 + Lumia Cyan update

There are two unannounced options in the Nokia Lumia 630’s settings menu, the first smartphone running WP8.1 + Lumia Cyan update. Nokia Device Hub lets you manage all connected devices; see their statuses and all apps used for interaction. For … Read More

Cortana voice commands [updated]

There is a month until Microsoft rolls out the final version of Windows Phone 8.1, bringing tons of improvements and new features to all excising supported devices (running at least WP8.0). The voice assistant Cortana is still in development as … Read More