Windows Phone Game Review – Boxes
I’m going to come out and say it. This is a remake of Tetris. But a damn good one at that. The developers Blugri have taken a classic game and added a few twists, a new design and some ingenious [...]
Nokia Lumia 920 – Initial Impressions
The Nokia Lumia 920 has been heralded as the ultimate Windows Phone 8 device. When it was announced I was excited the range of colours and accessories. It captivated my imagination and made my wallet area hurt with anticipation of [...]
Samsung Ativ S is actually in stock somewhere
How many times over the last few weeks have we heard that the Windows Phone 8 equipped Samsung Ativ S was going to be in stock somewhere or delayed again? Answer: A lot. Well the day has finally come that [...]
Windows 8 gets aped on an Android tablet.. for children
Whilst randomly browsing around I stumbled across this rather interesting Android tablet at ToysRUs. The tablet and the interface is designed for children, and the fairly low-end device has a 10.1″ screen with front camera, WiFi and micro-SD expansion. But [...]
Microsoft claims Windows Phone sales up 300% …but of what?
Microsoft’s resident megaphone has been spouting again, this time to the annual shareholders meeting, where the larger than life CEO announced that Windows Phone sales are up 300% from last year. That sounds a good tag line, but as [...]
Nokia Lumia 820 In Stock at Expansys
The Lumia 820 is the only one of the top end Nokia offerings that is available anywhere other than at EE stores and as a result stocks are rather low in most retailers. One retailer that has managed to procure [...]
Samsung Ativ S to hit Vodafone courtesy of Phones4U
A lot of us have been waiting for a chance to check out the new hotness that should be Windows Phone and now we’re one step closer. Phones4U has the Samsung Ativ S up on its coming soon page. Having [...]
Customising Windows Phone 8
Yes you read the title right, you can customise Windows Phone 8 quite a bit. This article is a quick look at a few apps I use on my nice new HTC 8X to customise the look. Starting off with [...]
Nokia Lumia 920 in white due in stock tomorrow
UK online retailer Clove have announced via their blog that they are getting stock of the Lumia 920 tomorrow. It’s going to be the white version and it’s going to be SIM free. Oh and it’s going to cost £520 [...]
ZTE officially tease 5.9 inch Windows Phone
When it comes to massive phones Android have the market all to themselves, but not for long if ZTE have anything to do with it. ZTE’s marketing chief, Lu Qian Hao, has decided to tease us with what seems to [...]
Windows Phone 8 – What you can get, where you can get it
We’ve reviewed it, we’ve attended the launch and now we have details on how you can get the Windows Phone 8X by HTC. It’s available in-store from November 2nd but you can pre-order it now. It’ll be available on Three, [...]
HTC Windows Phone 8X Review
HTC have been making fantastic hardware for many years now, and when paired with a high quality operating system you really can get the ideal phone. Microsoft have now announced the release of their new Windows Phone 8 operating system [...]
Hands on with Windows Phone 8 devices
Currently at the London event for Windows Phone 8 launch and we have managed to get hands on with the phones that are supporting this latest version of the operating system. These are the Nokia Lumia 920 and 820. The [...]
Windows Phone 8 launch: Liveblog
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Windows Phone 8 Event Details Revealed
The much anticipated Windows Phone 8 is to be revealed on 29th October. Microsoft have also confirmed that the event will take place in San Francisco. This of course could pave the way for a 30th October launch for the [...]
Have Microsoft and RIM left it too late?
On Tuesday Comscore published their latest figures on market share in the US.The statistics relate to quarter 3 2012 and do not take account of the launch of iPhone 5. Once again Google and Apple have seen percentage gains, Apple [...]
Windows Phone 8 by HTC – First look
Things are hotting up in the Windows Phone world at the moment, I’ve even recently started playing with the Motors.co.uk app whilst looking for a new car. Three manufacturers are all poised to release their new handsets. One by one [...]
Windows Phone Friday deals
We’ve spied a couple of pretty great deals if you’re up for a new Windows Phone handset. First up, down at Asda, they’ve got the Nokia Lumia 800 for just £149. I mean sure, the Windows Phone 7 OS is [...]
Nokia lashes out at HTC over Windows 8X and 8S announcement
Yesterday saw HTC announced two new Windows Phone 8 devices – the HTC 8X and 8S – almost immediately after Nokia had done exactly the same thing with the Lumia 920 and 820. Whilst Nokia seemed to get massive criticism [...]
Three UK to stock HTC 8X and 8S
Today HTC announced two new smartphones, their first in the Windows Phone 8 range under the names 8X and 8S to partner their One X and One S Android brothers which were announced back at Mobile World Congress in February. [...]
