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It’s tough to ignore that the Zune era at Microsoft is quickly winding to a close. That doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily be out of options for syncing a Windows Phone’s contents by the time the Zune desktop app fades away, however. A tip to The Verge has shown a companion app for Windows 8 users that will reportedly load the first time a Windows Phone 8 device syncs up, giving a fully Metro-friendly place to transfer any media. Windows 7 would get its own parallel, just in case some of us aren’t willing or able to upgrade our PCs in concert. The replacement desktop apps could be available at about the same time as the Windows Phone 8 launch, if the claims are at all accurate — which might leave less than two months before one more vestige of Microsoft’s MP3 player days goes away.
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Windows Phone companion surfaces for Windows 8, could take over syncing duties originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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So you just bought a Nokia Lumia 900 and are wondering how on Earth you’ll get all your old phone’s data over to that new Windows Phone. Nokia and Mark/Space have you covered with a new, Lumia-tuned Welcome Home to Windows Phone app. The Mac- and Windows-based utility goes beyond just shuffling calendars, contacts and media; if you’re jumping ship from Android, a BlackBerry or an iPhone, it will scan apps linked to the outgoing hardware and offer QR codes to download either direct or close-enough equivalents for the Windows Phone world. Fresh Lumia owners might appreciate the price more than anything — unlike the Android porting tool, the Lumia version is a free treat just for joining the Nokia flock. It’s available today, but we have a feeling that most of the demand will come after September 5th.
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Mark/Space Welcome Home eases us into new Nokia Lumias, lifts the burden of app hunting originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Adobe’s cloud-based photo storage and editing app has been enjoying its new name since it hopped off the Carousel, and now it’s appreciating a feature bump too. Version 1.5 has just hit the virtual shelves of the Mac and iTunes stores, complete with a new UI and the option to log in using Facebook or Google accounts. Functionality wise, the update adds text captioning for your snaps and the ability to create albums which auto-sync across your devices and can be shared with others via the web. Alright, so the update isn’t revolutionizing the service, but we’re sure those that currently subscribe are reveling in it.
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Adobe Revel 1.5 released with new UI, text captions and auto-syncing albums originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Microsoft may have told us a lot about Windows Phone 8 in June, but it left out much of what the Office component’s update would entail. Thankfully, Partner Group program lead John Jendrezak has voluntered to let us peek under the hood, including our first real glimpse of the new Office Hub. The app’s connection to Office 2013 is more than the skin deep looks you see here: Office documents will sync more seamlessly from desktop to phone, and it’s implied that the reading position sync from the desktop version will extend to the mobile realm as well. Many mysteries still remain as to what’s exactly different in the more pocketable version of Office. There’s more about the new work suite’s communion with the cloud at the source link, however, so dig in if an offline Office feels like a prison.
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Microsoft gives a tease of Office for Windows Phone 8, talks up Office 2013 integration originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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