May, 2013

Nokia “Catwalk” teased on UK Channel 4 ad with aluminum body

NokiaWith only less than 24 hours to go until the Nokia Lumia press event to be held in London, the company had been busy teasing what’s to come  at the event. TechCrunch reports that Nokia had placed a short ad …

Surface Pro availability update: Hong Kong on May 17

Surface Pro will be available for purchase in Hong Kong on May 17. Microsoft HK announced it at its official website. There will be a launch event at the Windsor House, and first 150 customers who buy Surface Pro …

Bing adds Facebook features to Social Sidebar, Klout debuts “Experts” in Bing

Bing continues to expand its Social Sidebar features, today announcing that you’re now able to “Like” a friend’s comment or post that appears in a Bing search result, and comment directly to their Facebook post without leaving Bing:

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The wait is over: Nokia Lumia 928 announced for Verizon Wireless

NokiaIt has been rumored since the beginning of the year, and we have been teased since the start of the week, and but today Nokia and Verizon Wireless has finally announced the Nokia Lumia 928, bringing the device with PureView …

Rumor: Is Nokia planning a 4.7” low-end device codenamed Nokia “Max”?

NokiaWhilst we’re all guessing what Nokia will announce during their Lumia press event to be held May 14 in London, a hot new rumor has surfaced saying that Nokia is currently planning a device with a large 4.7” screen, making …

Office Web Apps to get real-time co-authoring, better Android support, and more

Ofc_Orng166_rgbThe last time Microsoft updated their Office Web Apps service was back in February, when they brought new editing capabilities to its suite of Web Apps. Today on the official Office team blog, Microsoft announced that several new features …

A real YouTube app for Windows Phone

WP YouTubeUp until now, the official Windows Phone YouTube app was nothing more than a link to the web version of YouTube.  While Apple and Android have had full fledged YouTube apps forever, Windows Phone has had to settle for an …

Nokia officially confirms the Lumia 928 with OIS PureView camera

The Nokia Lumia 928, codenamed “Laser”, had been rumored since January this year, and last month we’ve even seen specifications and press renders of the device leaked to the internet. However, neither Nokia nor Verizon, the U.S. carrier that is …

Microsoft begins to talk more openly about “Blue”

WindowsMary Jo Foley first started talking about Windows “Blue” as a refresh to Windows 8 and beyond, (incorporating refreshes to Windows Phone and Windows Server, too) way back last August, but it’s taken until today for Microsoft to begin …

SkyDrive reaches 250 million users: a significant number?

skydrive 250 millionThis morning, our old friends Omar Shahine and Mike Torres posted on the Inside SkyDrive blog with some new numbers related to SkyDrive, announcing that the service has reached 250 million users (the exact quote is “over 250 million people …