Stephen Elop Admits Nokia Overinvested In Windows Phone On Purpose

Stephen Elop Admits Nokia Overinvested In Windows Phone On PurposeWhen Nokia announced a couple of years ago for forgo Symbian in favor of Microsoft’s Windows Phone handset, many were perplexed especially since Windows Phone was hardly the most profitable platform at the moment, and we guess the best alternative would be Google’s open-sourced mobile platform, Android. Speaking with The Hindu newspaper, Nokia’s Stephen Elop revealed rather candidly that Nokia’s investment in the Windows Phone platform was overinvested on purpose in a bid to help the operating system build some momentum. (more…)

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    Our Favorite Android, iOS and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

    Our Favorite Android, iOS and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

    The apps world brought us redesigns, updates, and brand new offerings this week, none of which are pumpkin spice flavored. Put on your touchscreen gloves and get apping!

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    Twitter For Windows Phone Consuming Way More Data Than Usual

    Twitter For Windows Phone Consuming Way More Data Than UsualHeads up Windows Phone users, if you’re using Twitter heavily on your Windows Phone device, you might want to delete the app or turn it off ASAP because according to reports, it seems that Twitter for Windows Phone is eating up way more data than expected. This is not a bug or a flaw on Microsoft’s part, but rather a change to Twitter’s backend which basically causes the app to frequently re-download profile images. In fact during tests performed to see just how much data is actually consumed, it was found that it was possible for users to hit up to 3GB of data in a week which may very well exceed the data caps of most users.

    In order to fix this problem, or at least do their part to prevent Windows Phone users from going over their data cap, Microsoft has made a change to Twitter accounts where they will sync only once a day. This is hardly a permanent solution and we’re guessing that this will be up to Twitter to fix it on their side of things which Microsoft thinks should take a couple of weeks. In the meantime like we said, if you use Twitter on your Windows Phone device, you will either have to remove the app, unlike your Twitter account from your device, unless you are on an unlimited data plan which we guess won’t really matter. For those who aren’t, the steps mentioned above are advisable especially if you’re not a fan of bill shock!

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    Windows Phone’s integrated Twitter functionality causes data drain

    Whether one has a modest monthly mobile data plan or an unlimited plan with a cap on, for example, 4G speeds, the waste of precious MBs cuts into one’s usage and is unwanted. Users on Windows Phone have been experiencing such extraneous data usage lately, something that results from the integrated Twitter feature, Microsoft has […]

    Samsung ATIV S Neo hits AT&T with Windows Phone 8

    This week the folks at AT&T have announced that they’ll be bringing the next-generation ATIV S Neo to the market with Samsung’s manufacturing finesse. This Windows Phone 8 device will be bringing on a 4.77-inch HD display with an 8 megapixel camera on its back and a 1.9 megapixel camera up front. This device will […]

    Nokia World 2013 round-up: Lumia, Asha, and a tablet to boot

    This morning the 2013 edition of Nokia World in Dubai was held with the likes of smartphones in the Lumia and Asha lines along with one lovely tablet. This event was meant to show the world that the hardware team at Nokia does not plan to let up now that they’re moving in with Microsoft, […]

    Nokia’s ‘Black’ WinPho Update: RAW Photo Support, New Apps and More

    Nokia’s 'Black' WinPho Update: RAW Photo Support, New Apps and More

    The latest update to Nokia’s Windows Phone build (which expands upon Microsoft’s GDR3 release), named Black, brings with it some features you may be surprised to learn Nokia handsets didn’t already contain…but here’s a big one for you: It also brings RAW support, not available on any smartphone before.

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    Nokia Lumia 1520 to be AT&T exclusive in the US

    It’s been a while since anyone’s been particularly excited about anything coming out of Nokia. There are quite a few people to rather excited about the Nokia Lumia 1520 that’s powered by Windows Phone 8.1. AT&T announced today that it would be the exclusive carrier for the Lumia 1520 smartphone when it launches in the […]

    Nokia Lumia 1320 hands-on

    You can’t accuse Nokia of merely dipping its toe into the phablet waters: now that Windows Phone 8.1 supports larger screen sizes, it has a pair of big-panel smartphones to offer. The Lumia 1520 takes the flagship tier, but the Lumia 1320 aims at the mid-range, slimming its specs in order to hit a price […]

    Hands-On With Nokia’s Lumia 1520 and 1320 Phones and 2520 Tablet

    Hands-On With Nokia’s Lumia 1520 and 1320 Phones and 2520 Tablet

    The phablet world just saw two new monsters roar into town — Nokia’s mammoth 6-inch, 1080p resolution-screened phone, the Gorilla Glass 2-displayed 1520, and a lower-specced 1320. We’ve been lucky enough to get our hands on ’em.

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