Cortana coming within weeks to UK & China. Cortana on iOS & Android mere thoughts for future
Marcus Ash is "Group Program Manager for Cortana on Windows Phone". He has been in news recently with his comments about "Cortana on iOS and Android" getting over-hyped by many blogs, followed by hyper-reaction of ardent fans, finally leading him to clarifying the whole...
WhatsApp for Nokia X may come very soon. Here are three more workarounds
Today, Nokia X users' apprehension about WhatsApp was visible in terms of huge organic traffic on Nokiapoweruser. The server was about to give up under the load, but it seems to have coped up somehow.
So, we reached to Nokia with our query about WhatsApp...
Lumia brand has slightly lost its popularity post Microsoft-Nokia deal closure.
An analysis of Google Trends data for last 12 months throws some interesting insights into search popularity of Nokia and Lumia brands post the Nokia-Microsoft deal-closure! In the graph above, I have also included "Samsung Galaxy" for the comparison sake.
Lumia brand has certainly lost...
Nokia exclusive apps rebrand to Microsoft Mobile Oy. Display settings gets updated
It was bound to happen, as a letter sent to suppliers by Nokia and reported by us revealed that Microsoft's mobile devices entity will be called "Microsoft Mobile Oy". All the Nokia Lumia exclusive apps have been re-branded at the store and the new...
Nokia acquires “Desti, spin-off from team behind SIRI” for HERE business.
Nokia has announced over HERE blog that Desti, a spin-off from the team behind popular SIRI has been added to HERE. At HERE, we see maps as answers to the questions that people have throughout their day. With Desti’s technology, we want to make those...
IDC predicts 43.3 mn Windows Phone sales in 2014, 65.9 mn for 2015
IDC has released its smartphone sales volume predictions for the period of 2014-2018. They predict Windows Phone sales volume of 43.3 million units in 2014. With Q1 volume estimated to be close to 8 million units, it seems IDC expects sales of 35 million...
IDC: Windows Phone enjoys higher purchase loyalty than iOS & Android.
IDC's survey of top 10 smartphone purchase drivers throws some interesting stats out. One of them is the fact that Windows Phone buyers are more likely to buy or are more loyal to Windows Phone than iOS and Android buyers are to their OS...
HERE powered Self-driving cars may become reality sooner than expected
We brought to you a report about HERE powered self-driving Mercedes S 500 being showcased to style journal Monocle. In case you still think it is a piece of fantasy then think again as a recent amendment to the United Nations Convention on...
Microsoft Surface 3 first thoughts
The Microsoft Surface event was today, and as expected the new Surface tablet was unveiled. Overall, I thought the Surface tablet was awesome, and if the price tag was not so steep I would be all over getting one. The Surface 3, did not see...
What I would like to see next from Microsoft: Touchless Control
This is post number two of "what I would like to see next from Microsoft" to check out post number one click HERE. In this post I will discuss what I think Microsoft should include in their next line of Windows Phones. Touchless Control was first...
What I would like to see next from Microsoft: Saving Start Screen Layouts
Microsoft's latest update Windows Phone 8.1 was a nice step up from Windows Phone 8. The addition of Cortana and the action center were key. I do not think I could go back to regular Windows Phone 8, just because I have grown...
All the Highlights from Joe Belfiore’s AMA on Reddit.
While File manager certainly stole the spotlight during Joe Belfiore's AMA on Reddit, there were some other important stuff which Joe touched upon. Have a look at all the highlight below,
New upcoming File Manager almost ready for launch (hopefully late May)
'Optimistic' about Mobile data...