Nokia has just unleashed a number of new mobile devices, ranging from affordable smartphones to the latest in smartphone hardware to Nokia’s first tablet. But a platform is only as good as the apps available for it. So what can we expect to land on these new Asha smartphones and Lumia mobile devices? Read on […]
Nokia’s new flagship Lumia 1520 is big news and a big phone. The company’s first “phablet” Windows Phone, it marks the debut of official 1080p screen support in version 8.1 of Microsoft’s platform, not to mention a further distillation of Nokia’s investment into PureView camera technology down into the mass market. It’s also the device […]
We have heard the back and forth about how Instagram would be making its way onto Windows Phone, although last we heard, it was a big no. Well the good news is that for whatever reason that Instagram chose not to launch on Windows Phone, they have decided against that, with the company’s CEO, Kevin Systrom, announcing that the official Instagram app for Windows Phone devices will be making its way onto the platform in the coming weeks. This was revealed during Nokia’s Abu Dhabi event where several Nokia devices like the Lumia 2520 tablet and the Lumia 1520 phablet were revealed.
According to Systrom, “Our ultimate goal is to bring Instagram to everyone who wants to use it […] We’re looking forward to watching the Windows Phone community use Instagram to capture and share beautiful moments in the coming weeks.” No specific launch dates were mentioned but at least it’s a confirmation. As it stands Windows Phone owners have access to a bevy of third-party Instagram apps so we have to wonder what will happen to them once the official app is launched. It is possible that these third-party apps could offer up more features and functions than the official app that would keep it relevant, but we guess we will just have to wait and see.
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Nokia has two phablets to launch alongside Windows Phone 8.1, the flagship Lumia 1520 and the more affordable Lumia 1320, a 6-inch smartphone for the mainstream. Using a 720p display rather than the Full HD of the 1520, the Nokia Lumia 1320 keeps the LTE of its more expensive sibling but scales back on the […]
Just like pretty much every other smartphone maker that isn’t Apple, Nokia is sizing up. Today it took the lid off two new, six-inch display Lumias—the 1320 and the 1520.
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Instagram is finally officially coming to Windows Phone via Nokia Lumias, Nokia just announced at Nokia World. Yes, you can finally stop using that silly Hipstamatic workaround
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Instagram for Windows Phone is just a few weeks away, Microsoft and Nokia have confirmed, with the much-anticipated photo sharing app one of a range of new titles for the platform. The Facebook-owned title joins Xbox Video, Flipboard, and a number of Nokia’s homegrown titles launching alongside the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 today, with […]
Nokia is readying its next Windows Phone update, Lumia Black, which will build on Microsoft’s GDR3 with a number of new features for its existing WP8 range. The new software will bring features like Nokia Camera, which pulls together the previous Nokia Pro Camera and Smart Camera apps into a single interface, to the company’s […]
Nokia has launched the Lumia 1520, the company’s flagship phablet with a 6-inch Full HD screen, Windows Phone 8.1, and a 20-megapixel PureView camera borrowing the lossless digital zoom from the Lumia 1020. Nokia’s biggest Windows Phone to-date, the Lumia 1520 runs the latest version of Microsoft’s smartphone platform on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 2.2GHz quadcore, […]
If there’s one thing that the Windows Phone platform lacks it would be apps. While there are developers who are creating decent third-party alternatives to some popular apps, such as Instagram, there are some apps that lack even third-party alternatives. However it looks like Microsoft is attempting to do something about it and apart from courting developers with attractive bonuses and support, Microsoft has since started to offer official apps under the developer “Microsoft WebApps”. Basically these apps aren’t native Windows Phone apps, but rather mobile webpages that have been redesigned and repackaged as a web app.
While this will more or less address the problem of lack of apps, presumably these web apps will not have the same features and functionality that one might expect from a native Windows Phone app. However if you’re after official apps for your banks or favorite websites, such as Booking.com or TMZ, then we guess you’re in luck. We expect that users would most likely prefer a native app for their Windows Phone device but for now this will have to do, although this is hardly a permanent or a long-term solution, but what do you guys think? Is this a decent effort by Microsoft nonetheless?
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