Hasta La Gadget!

One of the perks of using a third-party Instagram app is that it affords you features that the official Instagram app might not have. This might include additional functions, but users of the Windows Phone 6tag app, the latest update will allow you to block the ads that have been inserted into the newsfeed by Instagram! We’re pretty sure Instagram won’t be too thrilled about it, and for some reason this just feels like the official app’s upcoming launch has been somewhat dampened a bit, especially with the app’s updates bringing a host of features that could rival, or maybe even out-do, the official one.

The app update will bump your version of 6tag to version 2.2.0, and apart from the ability to hide Instagram sponsored posts, you will get additional features as well. The full changelog can be found on the 6tag at the Windows Phone Store’s website, so if you’d like to check it out, hit up the Windows Phone Store for the details and the download! So Windows Phone users, this kind of feature almost kills the need for an official app, or does it? Let us know in the comments below on why you might think an official Instagram app might be better!

6tag For Windows Phone Updated, Lets You Hide Instagram Ads original content from Ubergizmo.

Windows Phone has consistently been bringing in good numbers, we recently reported that the OS now holds over 4 percent of the U.S. smartphone market, a major increase as compared to the same time last year. Latest data from IDC reveals that Windows Phone has been performing well in the global smartphone market as well. Data shows that 9.5 million WP smartphones were shipped in three months ending September 2013, which translates into an overall 3.6 percent share in the global smartphone market in Q3, 2013. Compare these numbers with Q3, 2012, and you get a nearly 156 percent boost.

iOS and Android enjoy their positions at the very top, with the latter holding a staggering 81 percent of the global smartphone market in the third quarter. According to the data, iOS market share declined in the third quarter, coming down from 14.4 percent in Q3, 2012 to 12.9 percent. During this period, BlackBerry’s market share declined 41.6 percent with merely 4.5 million units being shipped. Windows Phone has certainly received a push from Nokia’s Lumia lineup, particularly its Lumia 520 smartphone, which has performed quite well in the market, specially in emerging markets. These numbers might improve in the coming quarter if the handful of new Lumia devices that Nokia announced recently end up doing well too.

Windows Phone Global Market Share Grows Substantially In Q3 original content from Ubergizmo.

The other day we reported that for some reason or the other, Twitter for Windows Phone had started to consume way more data than was necessary. This was due to the app constantly pulling profile images from Twitter’s servers, causing the app to use more data than was required or normal, and according to some reports, there were users who actually managed to hit 3GB of data within a week which is definitely not normal, at least not as far as the average user is concerned.

Well the good news is that Microsoft has since addressed the issue, issuing a statement claiming, “Microsoft has confirmed, on November 10th, that the temporary issue is now resolved.” Prior to the fix, what Microsoft had done to temporary halt the unnecessary data usage was to sync Twitter accounts to the device only once a day, which in theory should have stopped excess data from being used. The alternative would be to remove your account from the phone entirely which might be a big no-on for heavy tweeters. In any case hopefully this will resolve the issue, but if you’re still a little paranoid, you can always check on your data usage to make sure that things are indeed back to normal.

Twitter Data Consumption Problem For Windows Phone Fixed original content from Ubergizmo.

Nokia’s 6-inch Lumia 1520 will be available from November 22nd—the same day as the Xbox One!

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Today we’ve seen Nokia’s financial Q3 results for 2013 and – though overall numbers leave something to be desired – it would appear that their “smart” phones strategy with Lumia and Asha is working. We’ve had a peek at Nokia’s results and cross-referenced with the IDC’s most recent numbers. We had a chat with the […]