Growth slowing in Windows Phone app catalogue
If you’ve got a Windows Phone then you’ll noticed that a lot of the “big apps” are now available to download. Microsoft are going to great lengths to show that major Android or iPhone apps are available, or versions of [...]
Nokia Lumia 520 – Review
The Nokia Lumia 520 was released a couple of weeks ago, so I rushed out and bought one so that I could review it for you lovely people (how selfless, right?). I set it up, gave it a first impressions [...]
My time with the Nokia Lumia 820
We reviewed the Nokia Lumia 820 a while back, but as part of my Windows Phone experiment I thought I’d give it a go. So thanks to the nice people at Vodafone I got to have a play with one. [...]
Lumia 928 Details and images leak
Over in the USA this, the Nokia Lumia 928, looks set to be announced on Verizon this month. It’ll run the new Windows Phone 8 update and has a 4.5″ OLED display with 4G LTE tech. Other than that though [...]
My Windows Phone experiment – Part 2
A while back I set about doing something a bit rash, I decided I was going to use exclusively Windows Phone and Windows RT in my day to day life. The plan was to ditch Android for a while and [...]
Viber for Windows Phone updated
Mention “VoIP” and “cheap calling” to people and Skype is usually the download of choice. You might not have heard it, but Viber is another option and is doing rather well. It’s available for pretty much any platform you care [...]
Apple fans and the NYT get angry as Windows Phone see a small success
Poor Windows Phone and Microsoft! Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications (yeah, we know), Frank X Shaw, dared to state in a recent blog post that Windows Phone outsold iPhone in a several territories. Now the Apple blogosphere has [...]
Temple Run now available for Windows Phone. Crowd goes wild?
Temple Run. It’s a game you’ll have probably seen on the bus or train recently and basically features a guy or girl running along at great speed. Sweep left or right to turn at the appropriate time, up to jump [...]
BBC iPlayer finally coming to Windows Phone
One of the most popular apps on Android and iOS has been really conspicuous in its absence so far on Windows Phone – the BBC’s iPlayer. Well we won’t have to wait much longer, as Auntie has just announced that [...]
MWC – Exclusive photo of the Microsoft stand
The Microsoft stand this year took a very different appearance. It’s relatively small and carpeted, but has no logos, staff or products on display. The same can be said for the Android / Google stand, which is similarly sparse with [...]
Bill Gates not happy with Windows Phone. Past releases “a mistake”
OK, I’ll stick this right out there. I’ve met Bill Gates *. You may remember the guy, he used to be the CEO of Microsoft and is now Chairman. Nowadays Steve Ballmer is generally the guy you see bouncing around [...]
Nokia Lumia 620 – Review
For some reason whenever I get a “budget” or “entry level” phone I always expect great things. Somewhere along the line my brain just can’t compute that something that costs about £200 isn’t always going to be astounding. I think it is [...]
comScore – Windows Phone share shrinking. Yes, shrinking.
The latest figures from analytics firm comScore are out and the news, based on these figures, is pretty bad. The figures go all the way up to December 2012, when shiny Windows Phone 8 handsets like the Lumia 920 were [...]
TVCatchup is now available for Windows Phone 8
TVCatchup has been around for a while on various other platforms. It basically allows you to watch live TV on your phone. Obviously it’s all down to the quality of your data connection as to how good it looks. It [...]
Windows Phone market share more than doubles. Celebrations still a little way off.
Sure, things aren’t fantastic. Windows Phone handsets haven’t caught the imagination in quite the same way as Android and iOS devices, but there’s something to celebrate at least. Stats from Kantar Worldpanel show that Windows Phone market share has hit 5.9% here [...]
Windows Phone SDK Updated. 7.8 support arrives.. and that’s about it
Download the Windows Phone SDK if you want to develop for Windows Phone. Simple. An update has been released today which adds support for Windows Phone 7.8. Download the SDK, then add this update to get it. Once you’ve got [...]
Google “blocking” Microsoft from launching a YouTube app
YouTube for Windows Phone. Just don’t mention it. You can’t get a YouTube app for the Microsoft OS and many (including my good self) have pointed out that it’s a pretty big problem – customers want a YouTube app and [...]
Three confirm it will stock Lumia 920
Three have come out today and now confirmed via Twitter that they will be stocking the new Nokia Lumia 920 on it’s UK network. Considering Vodafone have announced it will be coming to their network once the EE exclusive period [...]
Nokia Lumia 920 – Review
I’ve been a follower of Nokia for years now. At one time I actually ran my very own Nokia dedicated website and attended many launches. Their hardware was top quality and phones like the N95 were market-leading in terms of [...]
Nokia Lumia update news causes anger
Here we go again. Now, I’ll be honest and admit that Android is a bit of a mess when it comes to OS updates. With Android, some handsets get updated, others don’t and there’s stacks of ROM’s floating around to [...]
