2013

Nokia to webcast its July 11th event

Nokia announced last week that it was holding a press event in New York City on July 11th (11am EDT, GMT -5), and today they’re further teasing the event, and announcing that it will be webcast live via the Nokia

Nokia Lumia 925 officially launched China

Nokia Lumia 925, the latest Lumia flagship, will go on sale early next month in China. At today’s Lumia 925 event in Beijing, China, Nokia officially launched the device for China market with two operators China Mobile and China Unicom. …

How do you manage your mail?

MailYesterday, Microsoft announced that they will be doing away with “linked accounts”, the method of being able to switch from one account to another in Outlook.com without having to re-enter your login credentials.  In reading through the comments on …

Microsoft discontinues linked account feature in Microsoft account

Microsoft accountWe saw this coming when back in April we exclusively reported that the new two-factor authentication feature in Microsoft account does not support linked accounts, but Microsoft has made it official – that “linked accounts” feature is no more on …

Huawei teases the Ascend W2, to be announced on June 18?

HuaweiRenders of the Huawei Ascend W2 were leaked only a few weeks ago, and today the device had been teased once again. Huawei Italy recently posted an image on their official Facebook account teasing an upcoming Windows Phone 8 device. …

Photos of prototype Nokia “EOS” in aluminum body leaked

Nokia EOSWhilst we’re patiently waiting for Nokia to reveal their 41MP PureView Windows Phone – the Nokia “EOS” – on July 11, a series of photos of an alleged prototype device was leaked to the internet today showcasing an aluminum …

Zoom. Reinvented. Nokia sends invitation to “EOS” reveal press event on July 11

NokiaFollowing the multitudes of leaks of the Nokia “EOS” device last week, showing its impressive 41MP PureView camera mounted on a polycarbonate body, Nokia is finally ready to officially unveil the device to the public next month. The company has …

Microsoft debuts Windows Everywhere, including Best Buy, but continues to blunder

prod_windowsStore_WebMicrosoft seems to be reshaping itself before our very eyes, most recently with what looks to be a carefully crafted new “Windows Everywhere” ad campaign, and now today the announcement of “Windows Store only at Best Buy”, a new store-within-a-store …

Siri, why Bing?

SiriYesterday, at WWDC, among a flurry of Apple announcements including a new, flatter, more “Windows Phone-ish” look for iOS with iOS 7, came news that Apple’s Siri will, beginning this fall, return Bing search results instead of Google.  A post …

Xbox Media Briefing Wrap Up

22361Last month, when Microsoft announced the Xbox One, they focused largely on the hardware, promising that E3 was going to be “all about the games”, as Don Mattrick had said. Today’s Xbox E3 2013 Media Briefing largely delivered on that …