Latest in the affordable/small-sized Surface tablet rumor-mill is that Microsoft will allegedly push out its second-gen Surface RT tablet with an 8-inch display, which will be powered by NVIDIA –most likely by Tegra 4 SoC- and will be launched in June carrying a price tag between $249 and $299. The above mentioned rumors are [...]
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Get $20 worth of Skype Credits for Half the Price [Limited Time Offer]
Are you one of those Skype users who occasionally get in touch with your friends and family, using Skype credit? Are you a student who has an .edu email address or are a Facebook user? Well then sit tight because here’s a deal that you shouldn’t miss. Just for a limited time only, you can receive $20 [...]
Popular VOD Service Hulu Plus Lands on Windows Phone 8
Last month, we reported regarding a possible launch of Hulu Plus on Windows Phone 8 (WP8) platform and it looks like today is that lucky day! The official app for the popular video on-demand (VOD) service has finally become available for WP8 users, and you can get your hands on it via Microsoft’s Marketplace. As [...]
Microsoft Confirms Working on iPad Mini Competitor
Microsoft’s interest regarding small sized Windows tablet had surfaced recently, and today the Redmond giant has dropped the first official word that it’s indeed working on Windows 8 tablets smaller than 10 inches. This confirmation comes from Microsoft’s CFO Peter Lein, who during a call with investors about the company’s earnings report, said that small-screen [...]
Nokia Contemplates 5-inch Lumia Phablet [Report]
Confident with the success of its Lumia lineup of smartphones, a new report suggests for Nokia to jump into “phablet” market this year, similar in size with Samsung’s Galaxy Note. As previously rumored, Microsoft is planning to update Windows Phone 8 for supporting 1080p displays, this might indeed be the perfect time for the Finnish [...]
Nokia Shipped Record Breaking 5.6M Lumia Smartphones in Q1 2013
Among struggling mobile companies trying to catch up with Apple and Samsung, Nokia seems to be making progress with its Lumia series of smartphones. The Finnish smartphone manufacturer reported its first-quarter earnings on Thursday, according to which Lumia shipments totaled to 5.6 million, a 25 percent increase as compared with 4.4 million shipments back in [...]
Popular VOD Service Hulu Plus Coming To Windows Phone 8 Soon
If you’re an Android or iOS users, chances are you’re mostly using Hulu Plus to watch your favorite TV shows but in case you’re a Windows Phone (WP) user, you would have wondered if this awesome video on-demand (VOD) service would ever make its way on WP platform. According to a response from an alleged [...]
How To Get Free Skype Credit Officially For a Month [Limited Time Offer]
Come April 8th, you’ll be prompted to upgrade your Hotmail messenger account to Skype. For early adopters, Skype users (in select countries) will be able to redeem a welcome gift that includes free calls on landlines and mobiles around the world. As a matter of fact, several users of messengers have already started to [...]
Download Internet Explorer 10 For Windows 7 32-64 Bit [Official Link]
Today, Microsoft has released their latest iteration of web browser, Internet Explorer 10, for Windows 7 users. All Windows users will eventually be prompted to install the latest version via Windows update over the coming weeks. For those who want to experience the Internet Explorer now, they can download the web browser manually as well. So [...]
Limited NFC Sharing Between Android and Windows Phone 8 is Possible
Up until now, NFC functionality has been mainly seen on Android devices but now Windows Phone 8 devices also come equipped with NFC as well. Wondering if rival smartphones get along sharing stuff using NFC?, well it turns out you can but with some restrictions. Several tests have been conducted between a HTC Windows [...]
Nokia Lumia 920 Full-Complete Specs [Official]
With other mobile platform’s vendors shining at IFA with showcasing their flagship smartphones, Nokia finally stepped in the game, standing toe to toe with Samsung’s new ATIV S smartphone by releasing its own Lumia powered WP8 device (Lumia 920) equipped with specs quite similar with Samsung’s flagship WP8 smartphone device. The device is [...]
Nokia Lumia 820 Full Specs [Official]
The wait is finally over for Nokia loyalists as the anticipated Lumia devices equipped with Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone 8 OS has been unveiled. This makes the Finnish Smartphone giant the second ever vendor to release WP8 smartphone devices. Without any further ado, we’ll now dive in the specs. Display/Design :- As you [...]
Windows Phone 8 Equipped Nokia Lumia 920-820 Gets Leaked
After Samsung unveiling an impressive ATIV lineup for Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the second in list to show-off WP8 smartphones is the Finnish company Nokia that is supposed to reveal its first WP8 compliant Lumia devices next week in a special event held jointly by Microsoft and Nokia. While there are still few [...]
Despite iPhone 5 Release, Android To Grab 70% Worldwide Market Share by end 2012 [Analysis]
There are being lots of speculation barging out regarding future of Android and iOS amid iPhone 5 release and Samsung’s huge defeat at the hand of Apple. While most analysts might speculate bad things for Android, DigiTimes Research senior analyst Luke Lin have some positive news for Android. According to Lin, the competition will still [...]
Samsung Is Working On First Ever Dual-Core Windows 8 Phones
With Samsung being on the top of the Android platform, it looks like it want domination over other platforms as well. As revealed by Court documents submitted as part of Samsung’s case against Apple in US, have given way to two unannounced Windows 8 devices from Samsung. Codenamed ‘Odyssey’ and ‘Marco,’ both devices are powered by [...]
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