2013

Sign up now for the new Photosynth preview

Microsoft’s latest version of Photosynth, first revealed at Build earlier this year and based on WebGL technologies finally built in to IE 11, is now in a limited first-come first-served preview. You can sign up and get on the list …

Nokia “Moneypenny” shows up for testing in India with a dual-SIM variant

NokiaA few weeks ago we reported that Nokia is planning two new upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 devices – “Goldfinger” and “Moneypenny” – with the latter being a low-cost device that comes with a dual-SIM variant. It appears that the Nokia …

Microsoft account updated with recent activity feeds, recovery codes, and security notification options

Microsoft accountSome of you may have remembered that just a little over a month ago, we exclusively reported that Microsoft account is set to get recent activity feeds, recovery codes, and security notification options. It appears that Microsoft has gone …

Bing Maps Preview arrives for Windows 8.1: new experience “built from the ground up”

Windows Phone 8.1 to get new SkyDrive app that also functions as File Manager?

Windows Phone BlueAccording to the official Windows Phone Feature Suggestion Box at UserVoice, one of the most requested feature for the mobile OS is to have the ability to manage files stored locally on the device, gathering more than 77,000 votes on …

Nokia “Goldfinger“ and “Moneypenny“ – Windows Phone 8.1, dual-SIM, 3D Touch and more

NokiaFollowing Nokia World in October last month, the Nokia Lumia 1320 and 1520 are likely to be one of the last Windows Phone devices to from the Finnish handset maker. We have the Lumia 525 and 526 which were just …

Microsoft launches web-based Xbox Video, Windows Phone app coming soon

Earlier this month, Microsoft sent out a notice to Xbox Video users notifying them that any video content they have purchased on the service will no longer be supported on the Zune PC software, Zune devices, and Windows Phone 7 …

Nokia officially unveils the Lumia 525 and 526

NokiaSince rumors of the Nokia Lumia 525, codenamed “Glee”, first surfaced back in September, we have seen various leaked photos and specifications of the device, and even seeing the device passing through the Chinese government’s TENAA certification back in November. …

A new partner for Skype in China, and new Skype features coming

Today, on the Skype blog, Microsoft announced a new partnership with Guangming Founder (or GMF, itself a joint venture with GMW.cn and Chinese computing company Founder) to bring updated Skype experiences to China. In March, Microsoft shut down its MSN …

OneNote Windows Store App updated

One of the first Windows Store apps to ship along with Windows 8 was the OneNote app, and today, according to a blog post on the OneNote blog, the app is receiving a “BIG update”:

Today, we released an