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There’s nothing worse than getting into a really great television series to have to miss an episode due to having to attend a wedding or some other big major moment in your life. What makes the experience even worse is we all have those friends who just can’t keep their yap shut about the latest episode of a show, even though you told them a million times not to publish spoilers on social networks you follow them on. Now that the Spoiler Shield is around, you won’t have to end your friendship over them spoiling the ending to Breaking Bad. (more…)

Spoiler Shield Censors Your Facebook, Twitter Feeds So You Don’t Read Spoilers original content from Ubergizmo.

Nokia has just unleashed a number of new mobile devices, ranging from affordable smartphones to the latest in smartphone hardware to Nokia’s first tablet. But a platform is only as good as the apps available for it. So what can we expect to land on these new Asha smartphones and Lumia mobile devices? Read on […]

We have heard the back and forth about how Instagram would be making its way onto Windows Phone, although last we heard, it was a big no. Well the good news is that for whatever reason that Instagram chose not to launch on Windows Phone, they have decided against that, with the company’s CEO, Kevin Systrom, announcing that the official Instagram app for Windows Phone devices will be making its way onto the platform in the coming weeks. This was revealed during Nokia’s Abu Dhabi event where several Nokia devices like the Lumia 2520 tablet and the Lumia 1520 phablet were revealed.

According to Systrom, “Our ultimate goal is to bring Instagram to everyone who wants to use it […] We’re looking forward to watching the Windows Phone community use Instagram to capture and share beautiful moments in the coming weeks.” No specific launch dates were mentioned but at least it’s a confirmation. As it stands Windows Phone owners have access to a bevy of third-party Instagram apps so we have to wonder what will happen to them once the official app is launched. It is possible that these third-party apps could offer up more features and functions than the official app that would keep it relevant, but we guess we will just have to wait and see.

Instagram To Arrive On Windows Phone In The Coming Weeks original content from Ubergizmo.

After what seemed like forever, BBM for iOS and Android has begun its rollout into the eager hands of iOS and Android users. In fact the app was released less than 24 hours ago but it seems that BBM for iOS has managed to climb its way up to the number 2 spot on the most popular apps in the US iTunes App Store’s Free category! Given BBM’s popularity and the number of iOS users out there who are either curious or eager to check out the app, this isn’t too surprising, and we have to wonder if given a few more hours or days, if it will be able to hit the number 1 position and maintain it.

With such popularity we can only imagine how many people have downloaded the app since its re-release, although as it stands BlackBerry has yet to reveal those numbers but we expect the Canadian company will be eager to boast those figures as soon as possible. While we have yet to get our hands on the messaging app, so far there has not been any reports of any major issues popping up, so presumably BlackBerry did a great job of patching up whatever problems that plagued the app the last time. For those who are about to download the app, you should note that there is a waiting list to help stagger the signups and prevent server overloads, but there is a workaround to that queue for those who are too impatient.

BBM For iOS Rises To Number 2 Position On iTunes original content from Ubergizmo.

If there’s one thing that the Windows Phone platform lacks it would be apps. While there are developers who are creating decent third-party alternatives to some popular apps, such as Instagram, there are some apps that lack even third-party alternatives. However it looks like Microsoft is attempting to do something about it and apart from courting developers with attractive bonuses and support, Microsoft has since started to offer official apps under the developer “Microsoft WebApps”. Basically these apps aren’t native Windows Phone apps, but rather mobile webpages that have been redesigned and repackaged as a web app.

While this will more or less address the problem of lack of apps, presumably these web apps will not have the same features and functionality that one might expect from a native Windows Phone app. However if you’re after official apps for your banks or favorite websites, such as Booking.com or TMZ, then we guess you’re in luck. We expect that users would most likely prefer a native app for their Windows Phone device but for now this will have to do, although this is hardly a permanent or a long-term solution, but what do you guys think? Is this a decent effort by Microsoft nonetheless?

Microsoft Starts Bringing More Web Apps To Windows Phone original content from Ubergizmo.