There have been more false starts to the highly anticipated Windows 10 Mobile rollout for WP 8.1-powered Lumia devices than anyone imagined in their darkest nightmares, so it’s getting harder and harder to trust even Microsoft when it ...
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Could Redmond’s Windows 10 Mobile woes be finally over? Probably not all of them, and likely not for good, but the Lumia 950 and 950 XL are once again shipping in most parts of the old continent, which suggests rampant demand was indeed behind recent shortages rather than software ...
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“Lumia 930, 1520 and Lumia Icon will get “Hey Cortana” voice activation as part of the Lumia Denim update”, says the official wording from Microsoft. This feature would basically allow certain Denim-powered phones to be on the lookout for the “Hey Cortana” keyword, which would activate the functionality to further improve the user experience. This is based on chipset features which enable the phone to listen to certain keywords (in this case, ...
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Before Microsoft took over Nokia’s mobile division, we spent a good amount of time praising the the once cellphone giant for its efforts with the Lumia smartphone lineup. The Lumia designs were both bold and futuristic, but what really stood these smartphones apart from the competition is the enhanced camera experience that we began to test with devices like the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 a few years ago.The successors to these smartphones have been in the market for a ...
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Most new device launches go the same way: usually the press gets review units before they’re widely available, and we get to use them for a few days -or a week if we’re lucky- as we work on our review.Then press day arrives. The embargo on media coverage lifts, and everyone posts their reviews and videos at the same time. It’s a huge frenzy, commenters go nuts, and it’s a giant explosion of frantic opinion-sharing activity.For about … a day. And then it all goes away. Sure, there’s followup coverage as people find bugs and hidden features, but after that initial blast, not many ...
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Microsoft’s Lumia Denim is probably one of the most anticipated Windows Phone updates since the inception of the operating system. On its own, Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 does a good enough job at setting Microsoft’s mobile operating system on par with competition, but
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CES 2015 is already starting to wind down, and though we’ve been able to check out a nice assortment of new products, there hasn’t been much to share from the world of Windows Phone. Sure, we got those platform-agnostic Alcatel Onetouch Pixi 3 models, but nothing really high-end; anything like new Lumias will have to wait. Almost as if in a conciliatory gesture, Microsoft has decided to give us something to tide us over until its ...
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Now that the Nokia Lumia 830 is official as a supposed high-end smartphone for a low-end price, it’s time to start comparing it to phones we already have recognized as true flagships in our full reviews. First up on our list of comparisons, the Lumia 930 / Icon, which we reviewed and called the best Windows Phones to date at the time. Now it’s time to compare the battle-worn soldier to the new kid on the block, in Nokia Lumia 830 vs ...
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For Verizon customers, it’s the Windows Phone question of the year: Lumia Icon or One M8 for Windows? Both phones offer premium builds and powerful internals, both run
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Now that it’s official, it’s time to put the HTC One M8 for Windows up against its fellow Windows Phone-running peers. We started off with a showdown between the One M8 for Windows and Lumia 1520, and are continuing by putting the HTC phone up against what’s probably its single biggest competitor: the HTC One M8 for Windows vs Nokia Lumia Icon / 930: spec for spec appeared first on Pocketnow.
We all know the Nokia Lumia 930 as the international variant of our much-acclaimed Nokia Lumia Icon. We also know that this device isn’t really available yet, as we should see its international launch very soon. What’s interesting though, is that even though this is the latest and greatest Windows Phone in the market at the moment, it seems to also be ready for a price-cut before its official launch. Rumors say that the Lumia 930 ...
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You know those weeks where you’re like, “hey – what if we didn’t have a weekly podcast eating up half a day in production time? Can you imagine the kind of boost our review coverage could get from that time?” Yeah, us either. Because this is the Pocketnow Weekly, and we’re not breaking our perfect streak a month before our hundredth episode. This is podcasting, Jack. Serious business. We’ve even got us an EXPLICIT tag to prove it. We ain’t playin’ around. In this week’s installment of the world’s most meandering tech ...
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The “flagship killer” that demands that you “NEVER SETTLE” breaks cover. The pioneer of the modern mobile browser shares his story. And at long last, Microsoft and Nokia finally consummate their love. We could have a feature segment, but with news this hot, do we really need one? Not with a guest like Stefan Constantinescu of TabDump to bring some flavor (and profanity) to the proceedings, that’s for sure. A word on the language of this episode: we’ve recently ditched the “Clean” content rating that’s been with us from the start of ...
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One of the hallmarks of our review process is the comparison video, and one of our favorite comparisons to make is the cross-platform faceoff. That’s especially true when the two competitors are powered by Android and Windows Phone: there are so many disparities to cover, so many philosophical differences to delve into, that it can be a bit daunting – but the payoff, whatever it is, is usually worth it. In today’s comparison, that satisfaction comes in the form of surprise. Because the Icon, like most Nokia Lumia devices, is built largely to support its camera, we expected ...
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