Articles by Vamien McKalin email: v.mckalin@mobilenapps.com
The recent announcement of the HTC One Android based smartphone, has gotten Nokia all riled up and ready for serious competition. The HTC device, which incorporates Optical Image Stabilization similar to the Lumia 920, could prove to be a problem for Nokia in the months to come.
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The Microsoft-branded Surface Pro with Windows 8 is available for consumer purchase, and is apparently doing fairly well thus far. However, there are some folks who would rather to own a different brand of Windows 8 tablet, or it could be that the Surface doesn't quite meet their needs.
With Apple gearing up to leave Samsung in the dust, it would appear Nokia is considering the same tactic of dumping the Korean giant as a mobile device parts supplier. This is due to Nokia and Samsung being bitter rivals, and who wants to put more money in the pockets of your main competitor?
On February 13, O2 UK listed the Nokia Lumia 620 low-end Windows Phone 8 device for the cool price of GBP 119.99 contract free, a day after, every single unit was sold out, which is a sign the promotion was a success.
Mozilla has been promising a Windows 8 Metro styled Firefox browser for a long time, now it seems the company is ready to own up to its words. Mozilla released a new build of it browser recently; this build follows the design of a Windows 8 app.
Nokia Music+ is up and running in full force for folks living in the UK, and it's only GBP 4 per month. At the moment, Nokia's offering is the cheapest when compared to Spotify and Microsoft's Xbox Music service that is built into every Windows Phone device.
Back in September of 2012, Nokia classified the Series 40 platform as a smartphone operating system, despite some Android OEMs saying otherwise. The newest Series 40 smartphone member coming out of Finland is the Nokia Asha 310, a device that only costs a meager $102.
If you're in Germany and have the need for a Windows Phone 8 device on the cheap, then you're in luck.
Windows Phone might not be doing well compared to Android and iOS, but the platform is rising quickly and could be in a commanding position come 2014.
The latest AdDuplex Windows Phone market share report is in, and the findings it contains are not in any way surprising. The data comes from 294 Windows Phone apps, and they all say the same thing: Nokia is in full control, with 78 percent share of the market.
Four hackers, who go by the names MuscleNerd, Planetbeing, Pimskeks and Pod2G from the Evad3rs Jailbreak Team, released their evasi0n untethered jailbreak tool recently to massive success.
On Friday, Microsoft announced a massive milestone for its cloud storage service, SkyDrive. According to the announcement, SkyDrive now accounts for over 1 billion office documents, and to celebrate, Microsoft added a new feature.
Since its launch back in Nov. 2012, the Google Nexus 4 Android-based smartphone is said to have surpassed the 1 million shipped mark, according to XDA Developers forum members.
Windows Phone is going places, if ABI Market Research is to be believed. According to senior analyst Aapo Markkane, 45 million Windows Phone devices will be on the market by the end of 2013.
It has been reported many times that Apple is planning to launch a high -efinition television (HDTV) that is expected to revolutionize the market. This rumored iTV device is said to have an aluminum design and Siri installed for hands-free control and Facetime video calling functionality.
The Nokia Lumia 620 is the most affordable Windows Phone 8 device out there, a phone that has the potential to do great things for both Nokia and the Windows 8 platform. Reviews of the device has been trickling in slowly and according to these reviews, the Lumia 620 is worth every penny.
Spotify for Windows Phone 8 is here ladies and gentlemen. It took developers long enough but it is finally here and you can now stream all your favorite tracks without worry.
Here's something interesting, scientists in Europe have found a way to add 2.2 petabyte of data to synthetic DNA and retrieve it at 100 percent accuracy; however, we doubt this was easy to accomplish, like adding data to a hard drive.
Vertu is back but this time it has no ties with Nokia and the first phone is not Symbian or Series 40, but Android.
The Justice League movie is in full force and could potentially become the greatest super hero movie ever made, well, that's if DC Comics and friends get it right. Their track record as of late hasn't been great with only Nola's Batman being successful.
Windows 8 is not off to a good start, but it is slowly climbing the ladder. In the thick of things, Windows 8 managed to overtake Mac OS X 10.8, making it the fourth most popular operating system behind Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.
We take a look at the top 8 mobile phones that have managed to thrive and achieve the most success in the burgeoning mobile phone market.
The Nokia Lumia 620 is already available in China, and now it seems this low cost Windows Phone 8 device is preparing to make its presence felt in the UK, come January 31.
Those who are planning to purchase an OUYA might be interested in knowing that the Android based console is able to work with Xbox 360 and PS3 wireless controllers and via USB.
Reactions towards Windows 8 has been mixed among consumers, and thus many who bought a Windows based machine are all about downgrading to Windows 7. However, doing so comes with a price, a hefty one at that.
The moment we all have been waiting for has finally arrived - Disney has found a director for Star Wars: Episode VII. The man who will see the next film into greatness is no other than J.J. Abrams, the same man behind the new Star Trek movies.
At the moment, the Windows Phone platform is not capable of hitting the low-end spectrum of the market, so Nokia has to make do with its Asha line-up of handets, which are based on the aging Series 40 platform.