This week the folks at Parrot have announced that they’re working with Microsoft closely to release not only apps and connections between Windows Phone and their Parrot.AR Drone 2.0 and Zik, but Windows 8 as well. This means that you’ll be able to work closely with the Zik headphones and pilot this beastly drone from […]
For an emerging mobile platform, its essential that the app gap with its rivals is kept at bay. One method of achieving this aim is to get apps that are popular on rival platforms, so that people thinking to switch don’t have to worry about the lack of their favorite apps. Instagram is one of the most popular apps out there on both iOS and Android. Nokia confirmed last month that Instagram is going to be released for Windows Phone, and its possible that the release might take place soon. It is quite likely that the app has already been submitted to the Windows Phone Store and is now pending approval.
The Windows Phone page on Instagram’s website is now redirecting to a Windows Phone Store link that is quite likely a place holder. While the link itself is live the page doesn’t list the app at this point in time. If the app has really been submitted, it might only be a matter of days before its released for the public. Given how badly most Windows Phone users have been waiting to share filtered pictures of their food, it may seek to serve Microsoft’s own interests to expedite the approval process.
Instagram For Windows Phone Release Might Happen Soon original content from Ubergizmo. 
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The upcoming Xbox One console from Microsoft is set to be released this coming weekend, and it would be interesting to see how it fares in terms of sales figures compared to the Sony PS4 which managed to surpass the 1 million mark in a matter of 24 hours. We do know that the Xbox One will arrive with a standard controller and a next-generation Kinect sensor for input purposes, but one ought to take note that SmartGlass apps for smartphones and tablets too, are able to play nice with the console. Microsoft has certainly made sure that the Xbox One’s release would be as smooth as possible, by rolling out the Windows Phone 8 version of the app that will arrive with a slew of improvements compared to the Xbox 360 version.
This particular app is free to download from the Windows Phone Store, where it transforms your humble Windows Phone device into a remote control for the Xbox One. You can then use your smartphone to control various aspects of the console, ranging from snapping apps to the right side of the TV to manipulating a navigation bar which enables users to manage friends in a direct manner, as well as checking out one’s achievements while responding to messages.
Xbox One Smartglass App Gets Windows Phone Rollout original content from Ubergizmo. 
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You asked for a big Windows Phone, and Nokia is delivering just that with the Lumia 1520. Headed to AT&T imminently, the 6-inch phablet not only bears the biggest screen on a recent Nokia, but the fastest processor ever inside a Windows Phone, the highest display resolution, and what’s arguably the most rational compromise of […]
Is a device with a 6-inch display even a smartphone anymore? The Lumia 1520 is so comically large that doing ordinary smartphone things with it feels like you’re making a joke. At its best, the 1520 is a funny party trick. At its worst, it’s absurd.
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Just how much of an impact do you think that WhatsApp has had on the SMS scene where mobile carriers are concerned? After all, you fork out just a small amount for the app (free in some cases), and with a data or Wi-Fi connection, you are able to communicate with everyone else on WhatsApp for free, including sending back and forth photos as well as audio clips, or videos in some cases. This has made WhatsApp to be one of the more popular apps across all mobile operating system platforms, and here we are with word that WhatsApp for Windows Phone has received yet another update, not it has not done so already in the past.
What would change in this latest WhatsApp update for Windows Phone? Apparently, WhatsApp has already killed off an issue in version 2.11.310, where it threw errors when some users wanted to register with the service, and these folks were faced with a “no routes” alert. If you are a Windows Phone user, how essential is WhatsApp to your smartphone? Is it one of those indispensable apps that you make use of each day, or are you all right without checking it out? Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
WhatsApp For Windows Phone Updated original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Supposing your Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 device works with Bluetooth 4.0 already – that’s hardware, after all – the Nokia Black software update will be bringing you full Low Energy abilities soon. The software update known as Nokia Black comes some weeks after Nokia Amber, an update which brought advanced photography abilities to the […]
When Microsoft announced their own brand of Windows tablets in the form of the Surface tablets, many were surprised and wondered if this could mean that Microsoft would launch their own brand of Windows Phone devices in the near future. Microsoft has since denied those reports, but according to a report in DNAIndia, an anonymous Microsoft executive has “confirmed” that Microsoft is planning to launch their own brand of Windows Phone handsets, despite the fact that they will soon be acquiring Finnish handset manufacturer, Nokia.
According to Microsoft Director of the Windows Phone Business Group, Vineet Durani, “We are waiting for regulatory clearances on the Nokia deal to merge the devices and hardware business, with Microsoft’s software business. The Microsoft-branded phone is under review, but in the meanwhile we continue to work with our partners like Huawei, Samsung and HTC for Windows OS handsets.” Like the statement said, the device is under review meaning that there is a chance that it may or may not see the light of day. In any case what do you guys think of the idea of Microsoft producing their own handsets?
Microsoft-branded Windows Phone Handset Reportedly “Under Review” original content from Ubergizmo. 
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We have already heard whispers going around that since August, Microsoft has been testing out Windows Phone 8.1 internally, although information on such testing has been pretty much scant concerning the platform update itself. We already know that Windows desktops and tablets have already been on the receiving end of Windows 8.1 (aka Blue), but when it comes to the portable platform of Windows Phone 8, it has only seen the GDR3 update that has been geared in the direction of opening up new hardware setups rather than seeing the inclusion of additional software features.
Apart from that, the new leak also showed that there are multiple builds of the Windows Phone 8.1 software in testing, apart from it being internally tested as mentioned. This bit of evidence hails from the analytics information of the Facebook Pages Manager, where it depicted a minimum of eight different builds of Windows Phone 8.1 being tested. It remains unknown just who is using the FB Pages Manager exactly, or the kind of pages that are being managed at the moment. So far, it is expected for Windows Phone 8.1 to be released sometime in early 2014, where hope runs high for big software changes to be introduced to Windows Phone users, where among them include a Notification Center and Microsoft’s voice assistant that has been code-named Cortana.
Microsoft And Nokia Reportedly Testing Out Windows Phone 8.1 Internally original content from Ubergizmo. 
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