October, 2013

Here we go again: will current Windows Phones upgrade to 8.1?

If you remember all the way back to June of 2012, when Microsoft hemmed and hawed and finally announced that indeed Windows Phone 7.5 devices wouldn’t be upgradeable to Windows Phone 8 (but would take a Windows Phone 7.8 …

Exclusive: Microsoft account to get enhanced account recovery and security features

Microsoft accountThe last time Microsoft account was added with new features was back in April when we exclusively reported that the service would get two-factor authentication. Since then, Microsoft also dropped support for linked accounts and urges users to use aliases

Video of Verizon’s Nokia Lumia 929 leaked, showing 5-inch 1080p display and aluminum frame

NokiaWith Nokia World 2013 just finished, we saw Nokia venturing into the large screened “phablet” space with the announcement of Nokia Lumia 1520 and 1320. However, the Finnish company isn’t stopping there, as we have heard since September this year …

Microsoft decides to take stock price seriously, surges

Steve Ballmer was known for caring more about profits than stock prices, sometimes to the dismay of shareholders. Yet in his last days, after a re-organization of the way Microsoft reports financial earnings (to go along with the “functional” reorg …

What don’t you get about Office for iOS?

This morning, Apple unveiled their latest iPads and Macbooks, and along with it, revisions to both iLife, Apple’s suite of “lifestyle” apps like Garage Band, and iWork, Apple’s version of Office. Only instead of charging for them, Apple is making …

Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, of all places

Nokia World 2013 – what to expect tomorrow?

NokiaWith the keynote for Nokia World 2013 – likely to be the last one before Microsoft’s acquisition of the Finnish phone maker – set to begin in less than 24 hours, we have summarised everything we might expect to see …

Lumia 1520 pricing and specs leaked by Nokia official Tmall store

Nokia World is only 2 days away, Nokia is expected to announce six new devices, including phablet Lumia 1520 and tablet Lumia 2520. Today, it is reported that Nokia China’s official Tmall store leaks Lumia 1520 pricing and specs information.…

Now that Windows 8.1 is here, what we still don’t know

Yesterday Microsoft released the final version of Windows 8.1, the fix update to Windows 8, featuring a Start button, Bing Smart Search, better mouse and keyboard controls, updated versions of Microsoft’s “core” apps, and quite a bit more. If …

Official Facebook app hits the Store just in time for 8.1

Thanks to sharp-eyed @MichaelGillett, we were just able to download and install the new *official* Facebook app for Windows 8.1, which apparently just went live a few moments ago (at just after 11pm PDT on October 16th here …