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Huawei Ascend W2 unveiled at Mobile Asia Expo, full specifications available

HuaweiWe’ve heard plenty of rumors and leaks about Huawei’s second Windows Phone 8 device – the Huawei Ascend W2, but the device was never officially revealed. The device appeared on China Mobile’s advertisement a short while ago, but the specifications …

Exclusive: SkyDrive.com to get web-based text file editing features

SkyDrive logoBack in May, we exclusively reported that SkyDrive.com will get a built-in Photosynth panorama viewer, likely to complement the panorama mode in the upcoming Windows 8.1’s Camera app. However, LiveSide has learnt that the SkyDrive team is planning a whole …

HTC One variant with Windows Phone 8 GDR3 reportedly coming this fall

HTCHTC had been with Windows Phone since the very beginning, but since the HTC 8X and 8S released last year, we haven’t heard much about what’s coming next from the handset manufacturer on the Windows Phone side. Besides the mid-tier …

Huawei Ascend W2 shows up in Chinese advertisement

HuaweiIt was not long ago when we saw leaked renders of Huawei’s upcoming Windows Phone 8 device – the Huawei Ascend W2. This was followed by recent teases from Huawei’s Italian Facebook account, although we have yet to see the …

A first look at Office Web Apps real-time co-authoring, amongst other new features coming in next update

Ofc_Orng166_rgbBack in early May, the Office team announced that real-time co-authoring will be coming to Office Web Apps soon. As part of the announcement, the team also mentioned other enhancements are coming in the upcoming update as well, but …

Microsoft discontinues linked account feature in Microsoft account

Microsoft accountWe saw this coming when back in April we exclusively reported that the new two-factor authentication feature in Microsoft account does not support linked accounts, but Microsoft has made it official – that “linked accounts” feature is no more on …

Huawei teases the Ascend W2, to be announced on June 18?

HuaweiRenders of the Huawei Ascend W2 were leaked only a few weeks ago, and today the device had been teased once again. Huawei Italy recently posted an image on their official Facebook account teasing an upcoming Windows Phone 8 device. …

Photos of prototype Nokia “EOS” in aluminum body leaked

Nokia EOSWhilst we’re patiently waiting for Nokia to reveal their 41MP PureView Windows Phone – the Nokia “EOS” – on July 11, a series of photos of an alleged prototype device was leaked to the internet today showcasing an aluminum …

Zoom. Reinvented. Nokia sends invitation to “EOS” reveal press event on July 11

NokiaFollowing the multitudes of leaks of the Nokia “EOS” device last week, showing its impressive 41MP PureView camera mounted on a polycarbonate body, Nokia is finally ready to officially unveil the device to the public next month. The company has …

Screenshots of internal Windows Phone OS build leaked – shows early notification center and more

Windows Phone BlueWe all know that Microsoft is currently preparing the rollout of the GDR2 update for their Windows Phone 8 OS, and future updates are also in development – including a GDR3 update as well as Windows Phone “Blue” upgrade. However, …