Following the WWDC keynote on Monday, some of us weren’t exactly sure how to feel about the new iOS 8 update. Unlike last year, which was a huge visual overhaul, iOS 8 is more background and feature upgrades which make the update seem more incremental than it actually is.Behind the scenes, there’s a lot of new stuff going on – a lot of stuff we never thought we’d see Apple ever announce. For one, it introduced third-party keyboards in iOS 8, placing a larger part of the user experience in the hands of third-party developers. Third-party sharing, something I’ve ...

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Yesterday, our own Adam Doud made the case for 41-megapixel PureView image sensors in future Microsoft (Nokia) smartphones. For his full take, you’ll have to head on over to his editorial from yesterday, but the gist is that great smartphone cameras are quickly becoming synonymous with Windows Phone. The 41-megapixel sensor on the Lumia 1020 was one of Windows Phone’s biggest differentiators. Without such a massive (and measurable) lead over the competition, Windows Phone loses 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 ...

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