The dogfight between BlackBerry and Windows Phone in the U.S. has a new leader. Microsoft’s smartphone platform now controls more market share than that of the Canadian firm. But there is more to the story. New Comscore data indicates that even while besting BlackBerry at last, Windows Phone’s market share in the U.S. isn’t budging. Read More
When it comes to poking fun at the competition, Nokia has never been one to shy away from doing just that. In fact they recently made fun of Samsung for their attempts at sponsoring the Oscars by providing Ellen Degeneres with a Galaxy smartphone, calling the photos taken blur.
It’s interesting that Nokia is pretty daring especially given that as far as their position in the smartphone market is concerned, they’re not exactly leaders, especially in the face of other brands like Samsung and Apple. In fact despite reports that Windows Phone is on the rise, it is still pretty far behind both Android and iOS, but it seems that won’t stop Nokia from bragging anyway. (more…)
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It is well known by now that Windows Phone 8.1 will arrive with what they call an “Action Center”, which is a centralized notification center set to grace Microsoft’s mobile operating system. Apparently, the Action Center will pave the way to depict up to 20 notifications per app. This particular functionality that remains specific to the Action Center has allegedly been discovered via a bunch of different APIs. The report itself did mention that users can check out up to 20 notifications from a single app. Apart from that, when it comes to persistent notifications, those are visible for up to 7 days. In fact, a user is able to take the route of tapping to open the app, which in turn will send the notification, dismiss a single notification, or a group of notifications.
Windows Phone 8.1’s Action Center Could Support 20 Notifications Per App original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Windows Phone 8.1 might be in the pipeline for a launch, with many people looking forward to it, but there is more to it than that. Apparently, there are hints of Windows Phone 8.5 coming our way – yes sir, Windows Phone 8.5. This particular snippet of information was allegedly spotted on the Windows Phone emulator, where there is an indication that secondary live tiles might not make an appearance in in Windows Phone 8.5.
Windows Phone 8.5 Hinted original content from Ubergizmo. 
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When it comes to typing on our smartphones, we rely on virtual keyboards, unless of course you were to go out and purchase a keyboard case or accessory. That being said, given how often we use our keyboards, it is important that these virtual keyboards are not only responsive, but accurate as well.
After all no one likes having to continuously correct their typing or send out embarrassing autocorrects, right? Well it seems that in the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update, Microsoft could be introducing not only a T9 keyboard, but also a low-profile keyboard as well. (more…)
Low-Profile Keyboards Could Be Arriving For Windows Phone 8.1 original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Facebook Messenger is finally available on Windows Phone—a mere two years after it made its way to iOS and Android.
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For those of you who are rocking to the Windows Phone platform and cannot get enough of Facebook, here is some good news for you – Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone has finally arrived, where it will offer users the comfort of seeing Facebook’s familiar chat experience, albeit on a far smaller screen this time around compared to your desktop computer or notebook. Some of the features that will come with Facebook Messenger for Windows would include group conversations, photo sharing and stickers, of course.
Facebook Messenger For Windows Phone Arrives original content from Ubergizmo. 
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During Mobile World Congress late last month, it was announced Facebook Messenger would be arriving for Windows Phone. Fast-forward a little over a week, and that time has finally arrived, … Continue reading
In today’s smartphone market, Android reigns supreme, followed by Apple’s iOS. Android’s dominance is thanks to the fact that the platform is open-source which in turn allowed many manufacturers to get their hands on it to start building devices for the platform.
This is versus Microsoft’s Windows Phone where Microsoft charges manufacturers a licensing fee to use the platform, and in turn also controls the type of hardware that they use in order to maintain a consistent experience across the board. We’re not sure what might have contributed to Windows Phone’s slow adoption, but it seems that Microsoft’s former CEO, Steve Ballmer, admits that things could have been done differently. (more…)
Steve Ballmer Admits Microsoft Missed The Mobile Market original content from Ubergizmo. 
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For those unfamiliar, Cortana is an upcoming Windows Phone feature that will be Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s Siri and Google Now. The feature is rumored to be part of the Windows Phone 8.1 update and so far we’ve managed to see a couple of screenshots, giving us a clue as to what to expect.
Well the good news is that if screenshots weren’t enough to do the feature justice, you might be interested to learn that Cortana has since been caught on video and uploaded onto YouTube, courtesy of UnleashThePhones. (more…)
Cortana For Windows Phone Caught On Video original content from Ubergizmo. 
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