WPArea.de reports that carrier billing has now been enabled for Windows Phone 7 and 8 handsets on O2 Germany. The service only needs a O2 SIM card installed, and works even with Pay as You Go SIMs. Carrier billing provides a way for users without credit cards to purchase apps and media, and in general
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NotifyMe by developer Alex White takes a novel approach to getting notifications from apps and services on your Windows Phone 8 lock screen. The service uses a web hub to receive notifications either from online services such as Facebook and Twitter, or from apps running on your device, pulls them down to your phone and
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A high end Nokia for Verizon has been rumoured for some time, and now a leak from Verizon’s internal systems has provided some confirmation for the handset and the suggestion that it may be coming soon. PhoneArena posted a screen shot from Verizon’s internal systems, said to show the already released Nokia Lumia 822 and
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It seems Portico brings with it some hidden bug fixes. Around 3 months ago I wrote about an issue transferring video more than 4 GB big from the phone to the desktop on my Nokia Lumia 920. Now after the Portico update it appears that issue has been resolved, and I was finally able to
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TheNokiaBlog have posted this video of the much-desired wireless car charger for the Nokia Windows Phones with Qi chargers. The cradle supports both portrait and landscape mode, can be attached to both the windscreen or dashboard, and comes equipped with NFC for automatic app launch. The car lighter plug also supports USB pass-through, which is
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Nokia’s announcement at Mobile World Congress is going on right now. Join us in our live blog of the event as it unfolds after the break. Nokia MWC 2013 announcement
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It seems the Windows Phone 8 Portico update did more than bring SMS reply to missed calls. MyNokiaBlog noticed the twitter notifications in the Me tile now delivered a lot more detail, most often negating the need to tap on the Twitter Mention for example to read the full tweet. The unannounced addition makes one
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PhoneArena is running a vote asking which mobile phone OEM designs the best-looking smartphones. Simply looking at the line-up of smartphones they offer it is pretty clear which phone is not just another black slab and not just copying the other. Vote for your favourite smartphone designer at PhoneArena here.
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Nokia and Popcap games have released a special version of the popular Bejeweled Live game for Windows Phone. The game, which is not free but costs $2.99, adds 2 new levels (Butterfly and Zen mode) and updated graphics. The Nokia exclusive game can be found in the Nokia Collection or in the Windows Phone Store
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Nokia fans in Brazil are smiling at the moment, as their pre-orders of the Nokia Lumia 620, 820 and 920 start arriving at their door steps. The handset was meant to only arrive on the 21st February, but it seems the handsets are slightly ahead of schedule. Brick and mortar stores have now also started
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I think Windows Phone users are pretty used to being treated as the red-headed stepchild by developers, but when the app belongs to Microsoft it does hurt a bit. Skype has just launched a video messaging service, currently available to users in USA and UK, where users can send a video recording to friends who
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Cartoys.com is offering the Nokia Lumia 920 for nearly free, with the flagship Windows Phone 8 handset being available for only $0.01, $69.98 cheaper than on Amazon and $99.98 cheaper than at AT&T directly. If spending $99.99 was keeping you from getting the best Windows Phone so far, see the deal at Cartoys.com here. Thanks
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Oded dropped us a line to let us know his unlocked HTC 8X has received a firmware update to version 20005 (up from 20003 in December), and the bootloader is now version 0.0.1532.20 (162966). It is not clear what’s new in the update, but it is rumoured to reduce the space occupied by the OS
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In an official statement to TMoNews T-Mobile USA confirmed that they will not be releasing the WP 7.8 OS upgrade for the Nokia Lumia 710, writing: At this time, the Nokia Lumia 710 will not receive the software update. T-Mobile is committed to enhancing customers’ experience with our devices, including providing upgrades to the latest
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Clove have posted this rather long and detailed unboxing video of the Nokia Lumia 620. The handset is available for £226 unlocked from the company, but is available locked on PAYGO for much cheaper from a number of other carriers. See the handset, which is available in Black and White, at Clove here.
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In the above CNN video we have billionaire Mark Cuban explaining that the iPhone is just no longer cool, and that he has ditched it for a Windows Phone, though just for his backup device. He goes on to explain that the iPhone these days is your parent’s phone, and that Apple is just going
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Heathcliff74 from WP7 Root Tools fame has detected what appears to be a somewhat serious bug in the new Windows Phone 7.8 start screen. He noticed that his phone, which has been upgraded to Windows Phone 7.8, used 600 MB in less than a day, at around 1 MB/ minute, and was rapidly draining its
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We reported earlier than T-Mobile has said they would enable LTE on the Nokia Lumia 810. Now the FCC has stepped in and approved the LTE for the RM-878X, presumably the Nokia Lumia 810 (RM-878) with LTE enabled, meaning when T-Mobile does throw the switch it will be all legal and ligit. Interestingly Nokia asked
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We reported earlier that the Nokia Lumia 510 was coming to UK retailer Phones4U. Now Nokia has told TechRadar that they would have preferred to concentrate on their Windows Phone 8 range, but retailer demand forced them to bring the handset to UK. “We had a lot of enquiries from customers for the Lumia 510,
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