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Lumia 925 to get Lumia Cyan update from July 8th in France, confirms SFR

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After Microsoft India revealed that Windows Phone 8.1 will roll out to India in first two weeks of July, it seems other regions may also receive the update in July itself. French carrier SFR has confirmed that Lumia 925 will get the update OTA...

Nokia is certainly planning something related to Camera & Android (may be other platforms too)

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It is getting sort of confirmed now that Nokia is planning something related to bringing its unbeatable camera quality and Android in one place. While we reported some job openings hinting about Nokia's possible plans about bringing a "connected smart camera" based on Android,...

Teaser: “Something coming to Windows Phone, which can upset the entire world across”

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A Senior Software Development Engineer at Microsoft, Jerry Berg AKA  Barnacules Nerdgasm, has appeared on a podcast to tease that Something earth-shattering is coming to Windows Phone. “something is going to happen in the windows phone space which is going to upset the entire world across...

Fun fact: Cortana gets four World cup Football match predictions right in a row

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Cortana got the ability to predict Match outcomes recently via a service update in background. Now, looks like it has a very accurate prediction engine running in background as, it has got all the four predictions about upcoming football matches right, since the time...

Windows Phone 8.1 to get Start screen folders creation natively (By dropping one live tile over another)

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Look what we found! While Windows Phone 8.1 brings so many welcome changes in terms of start screen customizations, the only way you can get folders there is by using "App Folder". The process of creating and pinning folders to start screen with App...

Microsoft India says Windows Phone 8.1 rollout in first two weeks of July

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Microsoft India's official Twitter account has revealed in reply to a user query that Windows Phone 8.1 will start rolling out to existing Windows Phone 8 devices in first two weeks of July. This looks quite possible as in India smartphones are usually unlocked...

Job posting reveals Microsoft planning custom Windows Phone 8.1 experience for China

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China, the largest smartphone market has been elusive to Nokia and Microsoft largely till now. Microsoft realizes this and also knows about the potential that China market with over one billion mobile subscribers possesses. That's why, Microsoft seems to tackle this situation by making...

Nokia has big future plans for Z Launcher. New business model & cloud integration coming

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When Nokia unveiled Z launcher for Android devices, many were questioning this move from Nokia. Nokia offered Z launcher as a free download for limited number of supported devices and while it was received very positively by tech community, some wondered how does this...

evleaks claims Microsoft in final stages of licensing Nokia brand? To replace Surface branding with Lumia for Tablets

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evleaks claims that Microsoft is in final stages of licensing Nokia brand to call its handsets ( we will assume they mean for Lumia / Asha devices, as Microsoft has already licensed Nokia name for feature phones) as "Nokia by Microsoft". The other part...

Cortana gets service update. Now can predict Football match outcomes

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Marcus Ash, the Group Program Manager for Cortana on Windows Phone has revealed in a tweet that Cortana has been updated in background. The latest update lets it predict football match outcomes beforehand. He has also posted the above screenshot of Cortana predicting outcome...

Official 4Shared app comes to Windows Phone

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One more official app comes to Windows Phone store. This time it is 4shared app, which lets you upload and access or share your document as a link from anywhere. Description & Features: 4shared is the right virtual warehouse for your data. You can access your...

Lumia 930 gets an official release date in Italy

Lumia 930 release date Italy
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The new flagship of Microsoft Mobile / Nokia (I still have to get used to this) at last has an official release date. One of the first countries receiving the Lumia 930 will be Italy, a country where Windows Phone has a high market...

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