Highlights
selection of the most important stories and analysis
Nokia Lumia 1520 crowned as the best gaming smartphone
March 5, 2014 | MichaelDespite the fact that there are many Android-based models with better hardware on paper, the latest Windows Phone flagship has been ranked at the first place for gaming. According to a new Power Board benchmark, the Nokia Lumia 1520 is … Read More
Dual-booting Android and Windows Phone handsets this summer
March 4, 2014 | DiyanDevices running two operating systems are not something new on the market. There are a couple of PC vendors offering products with both Windows and Android. Now, it appears the phone manufactures will embrace the same strategy and we will … Read More
Microsoft announced 9 new Windows Phone hardware partners
February 23, 2014 | Diyan 1Microsoft today announced nine new hardware partners in addition to Nokia, Samsung, HTC and Huawei. All existing and new manufacturers will have direct access to improved tools and hardware support through a brand new portal designed to minimize development costs … Read More
Nokia Glance Screen updated with custom text and detailed notifications
February 22, 2014 | DiyanNokia has rolled out an update to its Glance Screen for all Windows Phone 8 Lumia devices. After the update users will find an additional option in the settings menu called ‘glance screen info’. It lets them add either customized … Read More
Windows Phone 8.1 – complete list with changes
February 18, 2014 | Diyan 4After Windows Phone 8.1 SDK Preview leaked last week, many new features have been revealed and most of them will probably go to the final version for consumers expected in summer 2014. Here is a full list of possible new features in … Read More
Screenshots of Windows Phone 8.1 Action Center leaked
February 12, 2014 | Michael 1Screenshots of the forthcoming Action Center in Windows Phone 8.1 have been revealed. They are shown in the Spanish Windows Phone website Winphollowers and are said to be genuine. The Action Center is one of the major new features coming … Read More
Windows Phone 8.1 new features and changes revealed
February 12, 2014 | Diyan 1Microsoft has just made Windows Phone 8.1 available for developers and now we have a list with all changes and improvements discovered so far. As expected, Microsoft brings Windows Phone and Windows RT a step closer, as version 8.1 of … Read More
35.7 million Windows Phone devices shipped in 2013
January 30, 2014 | MichaelIt is already 2014 and we might take a look what the reports say regarding the overall smartphone shipments in 2013. According to a report, provided by the renowned research firm Strategy Analytics, Windows Phone is consolidating its position as … Read More
Windows Phone 8.1 to enable three mid-sized tiles in a row for Lumia 920, 925 and 1020
January 26, 2014 | Diyan 1Lumia 1520V (Mini) running Windows Phone 8.1 spotted in China
The rumors of a mini version of Lumia 1520 have been supported with another picture showing the future handset compared with an iPhone. The new model codenamed Lumia 1520V a.k.a … Read More
Bing accounts for 52% of the Windows Phone searches
January 16, 2014 | DiyanMicrosoft’s search engine Bing is slowly expanding its market share. Currently, 18.1% of the US users rely on Bing searches. The growth of the search engine has been fueled by its integration with a variety of Windows services such as … Read More
Sony and Microsoft considering Windows Phone 8 hardware
January 13, 2014 | DiyanSony is in discussions with Microsoft regarding new hardware running Windows Phone 8. Sony’s mobile chief revealed to TechRadar that his company doesn’t what to be a single OS manufacturer. That means the Japanese are looking for an alternative of … Read More
Nokia starts rolling out the Lumia Black update to all smartphones
January 10, 2014 | DiyanThe Lumia Black update has just begun rolling out to Windows Phone 8 devices around the globe. It brings several new features and improvements such as Glance Screen 2.0, Bluetooth Low Energy support, App Folder and other exclusive Nokia apps … Read More