Not all current WP8 phones playing nicely with 8.1 preview

Windows Phone users anxious to get an early start with Windows Phone 8.1 now have access to Microsoft’s Preview for Developers, letting them install the OS before OTA updates for individual models start coming down in a few months. Sure, going this route isn’t without its own risks, but they’ve largely seemed minor in comparison to all the cool stuff WP8.1 lets you do. But now we’re hearing reports of multiple problems with the ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 091: brace yourselves – the reviews are coming

When an avalanche of reviews is rumbling its way down your mountain, it’s rarely easy to assemble a podcast team – but as we frequently remind you, the Pocketnow Weekly has never missed a week, and we’ll be damned if it’ll do so now. So despite the forthcoming reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S 5, Gear Fit, Gear 2, Oppo Find 7a, Nokia X, and the just-completed reviews of the ZENS Qi line, BlackBerry 10.2.1, and the Verizon HTC One M8, we’re banding together behind microphones in three separate cities on two continents to bring you the news and editorials of a very ...

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Verizon Samsung ATIV SE up for pre-order

We’ve heard a lot about the Verizon Samsung ATIV SE lately, including some leaked official press renders, as well as speculations regarding its internals. Looks like the rumors were spot on, as Verizon has made the Windows Phone available for pre-order on its website. It goes for $199.99 with a two-year contract, but if you choose not to sign on the dotted ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 090: Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana, Galaxy S5 sales & more

Microsoft gets itself a striking new digital assistant, Nokia prepares sharp new smartphone hardware, Samsung and HTC kick off a new round of rasslin’, and Pocketnow team members start an informal book club! It might be a scatterbrained itinerary, but at least it’s action-packed – and that’s just scratching the surface of this week’s epic two-hour mobile technology podcast. Join us as we debate the merits of Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana, the forthcoming Nokia Cyan update, and the Samsung ATIV SE before moving on to non-Build topics ranging from BoomSound to ...

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Samsung ATIV SE rumors get specific about hardware, software details

Overnight, we got a little update about what to expect so far as the next wave of Windows Phone hardware launches goes, mentioning that we may hope to see retail availability for a number of new models begin on April 23. While those include some Nokia Lumia phones that we’ve been waiting to see launch for the better part of forever, they also mentioned a Samsung phone that’s been on our radar since late last year, the rumored ATIV SE. We’ve been talking ...

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Windows Phone 8.1 devices coming April 23, as OEMs already in possession of new OS?

There were a lot of rumors and leaks of Windows Phone 8.1, and its features, and on March 26 we’ve heard that Microsoft has allegedly finalized core development for the upcoming refresh. According to some recent reports, March 26 was also the day on which Microsoft’s OEM partners have gotten their hands on Windows Phone 8.1. What does all this mean? First of all, phone makers can now develop and test firmwares; it also means that Windows Phone 8.1 devices should be just around the ...

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iPhone 6 phablet delays, HTC One M8 leaks, iPhone 6 dummy & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Google’s launch of Photowall, a new service that turns your Chromecast into a photo frame. Then we talk about Samsung’s possible return to Windows Phone with the ATIV SE for Verizon. Then we talk about the OnePlus One and the official details we’ve received for its specifications. Then we talk about the iPhone 6 and the rumors of a possible delay for the phablet, along with some some leaked dummy models for its possible cases. We end today’s show talking about the All New HTC One, and the reports we have of its ...

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Samsung ATIV SE launch date rumored

For the longest time now, we’ve been hearing about a new Windows Phone handset from Samsung. Considering how half-hearted the manufacturer’s affinity for the platform has seemed, we were surprised to see anything new at all, and were doubly shocked when the specs attached to this phone seemed so high, with things like a 1080p display. More recently, we’ve heard that this model may arrive as the ATIV SE for Verizon, and even got to check out a leaked ...

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Samsung ATIV SE for Verizon leaked in these press renders

You know it’s Sunday because of all the leaks that are popping up to get us through the weekend. After seeing the LG Lucid 3, we’re now treated to a leaked official press render of another upcoming Verizon phone, this time running another OS, and made by another manufacturer. In case you forgot, there was a so-called Samsung Huron that was making the headlines not so long ago, and apparently the device above is just that. Called the Samsung ATIV SE, it is undoubtedly a follow-up to the

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