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Asif Iqbal June 9th, 2014 7:29 PM 1 COMMENTS

Nokia leaked roadmap mentions two new phablets for early next year

Nokia's future roadmap has been leaked. It contains Lumia 530 which we reported earlier this week. Nokia will come up with two new phablets which are currently codenamed as Cityman and Talkman. But no details are available for all of these devices. Nokia will also come up with their a Windows Phone device with a 5MP selfie focussed front-facing camera. Two other Windows Phone devices codenamed as Tesla and Superman will... Read More

Asif Iqbal June 1st, 2014 7:27 AM 10 COMMENTS

Nokia Lumia 638 is a dual SIM Windows Phone device with 4G LTE connectivity

Nokia has already released its first dual SIM Windows Phone device, the Lumia 630 Dual SIM. But it lacks 4G connectivity which is found in the Lumia 635. Looks like Nokia has quietly released Lumia 638 in China which combines the features of Lumia 630 Dual SIM and Lumia 635 as it includes dual SIM card slots along with 4G LTE connectivity. It also... Read More

Asif Iqbal May 31st, 2014 9:36 PM 1 COMMENTS

Official File Manager comes to Windows Phone 8.1

After teasing it in an AMA session over Reddit, Microsoft has released an official file manager app for Windows Phone 8.1. The App called as 'Files' is available to download via Windows Phone Store. Using Files app, you can access files stored in internal storage as well as SD card on your Windows Phone 8.1 devices. You can... Read More

Ritij May 31st, 2014 9:21 PM 4 COMMENTS

Micromax to launch Snapdragon 800 powered Windows Phone in July

Micromax, the country's biggest smartphone manufacturer is all set to launch its first ever Windows Phone this July. Micromax was announced as one of the hardware partners by Microsoft recently at its Build conference back in April this year. The Windows Phone device is expected to be the flagship smartphone in the Micromax lineup and will be priced in the price range of Rs 23,000-25,000. This will be the first time... Read More

Asif Iqbal May 29th, 2014 10:35 AM 4 COMMENTS

Windows Phone will rise to 6.4 percent market share by 2018 as per IDC

IDC, a research and analytics firm has released a report about smartphone platforms and market share. As per the latest report, Windows Phone is slowly crawling towards relevance and it will have a market share of around 6.4 percent by 2018. This will be almost double when compared to its current market share of 3.5 percent. Google will continue to lead as it does not with... Read More

Asif Iqbal May 29th, 2014 1:22 AM 3 COMMENTS

WhatsApp competitor, Telegram launches its official app on Windows Phone

WhatsApp has almost covered the complete instant messaging market but that doesn't mean that there is no room for competition. WhatsApp's new competitor, Telegram has now launched its official app for Windows Phone. The speciality of Telegram is that all the data is stored on cloud, is decentralised and is secured via 256-bit encryption. This app offers almost all the features... Read More

Ritij May 26th, 2014 4:19 PM 3 COMMENTS

Obi mobiles to launch Windows Phone and 4G phones by end of 2014

John Sculley backed Obi mobiles will be launching its initial smartphones in the Rs 5,000-8,000 price bracket. But as per the latest reports, they will also release Windows Phones and 4G enabled devices. The first smartphones from the company will hit the retail shelves in June with the Windows Phone devices coming in the next quarter of the current fiscal year. This will be followed by the 4G enabled devices... Read More

Ritij May 25th, 2014 11:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

OneDrive for Windows Phone updated to support opening files in other apps

OneDrive (previously known as SkyDrive) is one of the most popular cloud services globally and its integration with Windows Phone has surely helped a lot to both the platform and the application too. The OneDrive has just got itself a really major update for Windows Phone after getting a minor update a few weeks ago. The update brings along with it a feature that majority of its users would have... Read More

Asif Iqbal May 23rd, 2014 1:12 AM 3 COMMENTS

Lenovo’s first Windows Phone device is coming in late 2014

Microsoft had recently announced a set of new Windows Phone partner OEMs. According to an interview given to MobileGeeks, Lui Jun, President of Lenovo's mobile division has revealed that they are planning to release their first Windows Phone smartphone by the end of 2014. According to some recent rumours, the first Windows Phone 8.1 device from Lenovo will be a mid-range smartphone with a screen... Read More

Asif Iqbal May 23rd, 2014 12:35 AM 7 COMMENTS

Microsoft working with WhatsApp to fix a bug in the popular IM app

WhatsApp was recently delisted from the Windows Phone Store following a bug. The exact nature of the bug was not revealed. WhatsApp reported that they were working with Microsoft to resolve the bug. Now, Joe Belfiore, VP of Windows Phone development team has revealed on Twitter that they are indeed working with WhatsApp team to resolve the issue. The following tweet also revealed that the bug was related to notifications.... Read More

Ritij May 19th, 2014 5:57 PM 3 COMMENTS

Nokia Lumia 630 gets SensorCore instead of Ambient and Proximity sensors

At the Nokia Build Conference earlier this year, Nokia announced the Lumia 630 in single SIM and dual SIM versions which recently went on sale in India for Rs 10,500 and Rs 11,500 respectively. There was a lot of confusion regarding the presence of Ambient and Proximity sensors and Nokia has just laid all the confusion to rest. The Lumia 630 does not get Ambient and Proximity sensors but instead... Read More

Ritij May 19th, 2014 4:57 PM 0 COMMENTS

TaxiForSure and Ola Cabs apps for Windows Phone launched in India

Windows Phone marketplace is starting to get applications alongside the its iOS and Android counterparts. Two of the leading cab services in the country, Ola Cabs and TaxiForSure have just launched their applications for Windows Phone devices. TaxiForSure It is one of the leading cab services in Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore with Hyderabad joining the list soon. The application for Windows Phone is pretty simple and straight forward. It allows... Read More