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 myTuner Radio, a popular radio app on iOS and Android, has recently launched on Windows 8.1 as a universal app targetting both phones and PCs. The app, which launched first on iOS and Android and has more than a 10 million users, brings over 30, 000 radio stations to your device all accessible over WiFi or mobile data.  From the store description:  More than 120 countries and 30,000 radio stations available in our application, from sports to news and music and many others to choose from.  More than 1 million Podcasts to listen for free with rankings per country.  myTuner Radio is the best way to listen to the radio on your WindowsPhone  Now you can listen the best radio stations of your country or of your homeland when you are abroad. …. There may be some stations that do not work because their stream is offline.This application is optimized for 3G networks and Wi-Fi  myTuner Radio is a paid app on iOS and free with ads on Android, but y...

  With Lumia Denim rolling out to Lumia 930, Lumia 1520, Lumia Icon; more users are now talking to their device by saying “ Hey  Cortana“. So, in case you want to know more about Hey Cortana‘s behavior, limitations and even want to learn how to train it to respond when you say “Hey Cortana”. Limitations: 1. Only one person can train Hey Cortana at a time. 2. Only the Hey Cortana phrase can be used as a keyword. 3. When Cortana is triggered under the lock screen, it will not perform all possible commands – it will respect your privacy. 4. The Hey Cortana feature uses battery power. By default Hey Cortana is off. How to train?: 1.Select Settings>Hey Cortana 2.Find quiet place and once you are ready to start the training, tap start and follow the instructions. 3.Remember to talk in your normal voice, and say Hey Cortana 5 times. Battery Saver: Hey Cortana is turned off automatically when the Battery Saver mode starts (at less than 20%), and automaticall...

Back in November, Microsoft released Office for iOS. As some of you may already know, the app looks much better than the Office for Windows Phone app. Microsoft has been criticized for this – however, Joe Belfiore from Microsoft recently promised that the Office team at Microsoft hasn’t ‘forgotten Windows Phone’. He also revealed that the company will share something new for Windows Phone users by the Chinese New Year (19th February). Now, Microsoft Colombia’s official Facebook account has posted a new photo promoting Office for Windows Phone. The status stated, “Edit your documents while you’re away from the office with mobile app #Office”. There wasn’t anything wrong with the status – except from the fact that the company may have used the Office for iOS’ screenshot on a Windows Phone. We can’t confirm if the screenshot on the device is the iOS app or if Microsoft  re-designed Office for Windows Phone to look exactly like the Office for iOS app. Microsoft will reveal more info ...

 Let’s be honest: it’s pretty annoying to change the brightness, volume and other stuff when you’re going to a theater or meeting. Of course, there is quiet hours on Windows Phone – but, Microsoft is working on a new feature, dubbed as “inconspicuous mode” which will make your phone less annoying and much smarter.  The patent suggests that the inconspicuous mode will be able to automatically change your brightness, mute sounds, and several other stuff when you’re in a theater or sleeping. It’ll also reduce the information on your lock screen. So how will your phone detect when you’re in a theater (or any other event)? Well, it’s pretty simple – the “inconspicuous mode” will be able to detect it using GPS, NFC and Wi-FI MAC addresses. That’s not all – it’ll also trigger the settings by gathering data from your calendar as well as browser history. For example, if you have an event on your phone’s calendar, the inconspicuous mode will be activated when you’re at the event. Th...

   While the Lumia Denim update may have been a let down for most, with its most touted feature-Lumia Camera 5 – being unavailable to the bulk of most Windows Phones. This may be about to change in Windows 10 for Mobile. Twitter user Jessica Ledskinen tweeted that Microsoft is planning to make a version of Lumia Camera available in Windows Phone. For proof, she posted screenshots of version of Lumia Camera running on her Samsung Ativ S.  This is not an unprecedented move. As Microsoft Mobile merges with Microsoft proper, it would make sense for the company to kill off duplicate and competing applications like Mixradio. This is most prevalent in the camera app category, where besides the default Microsoft Camera app, wee have a host of other Lumia apps that really should all be rolled up into one. The camera app would also benefit from the speed boost that the current Microsoft Camera enjoys as well as an increased level of integration with the underlying OS. ...

We had previously theorized that the extras + info bug found in Lumia devices which had update 1 was caused by the fact that Lumia Denim and Update 1 would be the same for all devices and this seems to be case. In a recent FAQ post, Microsoft confirms that only select Lumias will get firmware updates with Lumia Denim. From the FAQs  Lumia Denim is the marketing name for latest Lumia software update, which is a combination of firmware, OS (operating system) and Lumia exclusive applications. Exact contents coming with Lumia Denim vary depending on the device model, and some devices are not requiring new firmware for the new features to be enabled, so firmware can in some cases remain unchanged. Translation: If your phone is not an 830, 930/Icon or 1520 and you’re already on the latest OS builds via the Preview for Developer app, there’s nothing to wait for . source: Microsoft #ShamaNoor  

 Microsoft has yet again started teasing about wider Lumia Denim update roll-out this month on Lumia Conversations blog. As per the blog,  A wider rollout of Lumia Denim to all Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8.1 is expected to begin this month following partner testing and approvals.  But it seems Lumia 930 devices in Middle East markets like Oman, Qatar, UAE and more are already receiving Lumia Denim. Earlier Lumia 520, Lumia 525, Lumia 620, Lumia 720 and Lumia 1320 were marked as receiving the Lumia Denim update in Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other markets.  In Europe too, Lumia 930 is marked to receive Lumia Denim in more markets now. Lumia 930 in Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Denmark etc were earlier marked as getting Lumia Denim. Italy, Checz Republic, Hungary etc join the party now.  In APAC, Lumia 930 in Hong Kong and Taiwan is also receiving Lumia D...

 Along with the Lumia 830 and 730/5, Microsoft also announced the Lumia Denim firmware for its Nokia Lumia devices. It packs lots of – mostly camera related – features, like a much faster Lumia camera app or the “Hey, Cortana” feature. That was on IFA in Berlin – in September 2014!  Today is January 15th, 2015. Lumia denim began to roll out a few weeks ago and runs nicely on the devices that already received the update. Here in Germany I have the update on my Lumia 620 and it runs great. However, my Lumia 1520 has not received anything yet, and it has no carrier branding.  Several reports from Finland claim Lumia Denim is already running on Lumia 1520 phones in the Nordic country, which means the update is finished. Then why not make it public to everyone already? In the last few weeks after the first phones became able to install the update nothing happened and the user needed to wait longer. Today this has not changed.  I understand several phones need optimi...

In a blog post Microsoft has announced the details of their January 21st webcast of their Redmond Windows 10 event. The live webcast will start once the event starts at 9am (Pacific Time) The event will be Live Streamed at http://www.microsoft.com/windows10story If you miss the event an on-demand version will be available shortly after the event at the same link. The event will feature senior leaders from the Operating Systems Group including Terry Myerson, Joe Belfiore and Phil Spencer as well as our CEO Satya Nadella, and we expect the Modern part of Windows 10 to be shown off, including details about Windows 10 for phones and tablets, and also details about the Phone Insider program for Windows Phone. Source: WMPU

  The VLC for Windows Phone Beta has been updated once again. As said by the developer on Twitter, the change log is pretty small but important, but well, it is still a Beta. UI bug fixes background audio playback bug fixes should no longer freeze on x20 devices when playing video  It is recommended to uninstall the older version of the app before installing the update. As known for the developer we should see a new update very soon which will bring a fix for lagging HD videos. Also “rotation lock is still on the way for the next update” just as incremental music loading and embedded album cover. You can find the app here: http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=44fa83f7-a98d-4647-b9d4-c35ed729d0c9 ‪#‎ShamaNoor‬

   NPU reports that another new Lumia handset, the RM-1077, has passed certification at the FCC.  image  The device, which AdDuplex has revealed has a 5 inch 720P screen, appears to be a variant of the recently passed RM-1072 which passed certification on the 8th January.  No other details are available at present, but we hope it is part of the new generation of Snapdragon 410 LTE Windows Phones which recently joined the Windows Phone Reference Design.  These new devices may be unveiled at Microsoft’s upcoming 21st January event, or may wait until Mobile World Congress 2015 in March this year.  Source: NPU

   Today, Microsoft announces the intuitive and affordable Lumia 435–our first 400-series and most affordable Lumia yet–and the Lumia 532, a powerful device with a premium layered design and Glance screen. “When we launched the first Lumia devices over three years ago, we said we were committed to bringing devices to as many people and price points as possible,” said Jo Harlow, corporate vice president for phones at Microsoft. “With the Lumia 435 and Lumia 532, we’ve realized our goal of creating the most affordable Lumia devices to date, opening up the opportunity to reach those people who are buying a smartphone for the very first time. Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 deliver competitive hardware alongside innovative software that will continue to receive the very latest updates and enhancements, keeping users up-to-date with the best new features.” The debut of the Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 means you have even more choices for an affordable, powerful and innovative smartpho...

 Along with the launch of Special Gold edition Lumia 930 and Lumia 830 devices, a real 24 Karat gold-plated Lumia 930 is going on sale in Vietnam. Vietnamese luxury brand Karalux is producing it and only 99 units of this real gold device will be available for sale. The gold outside frame of this device has a Greek meander pattern with the words “24K Gold Plated Nokia Lumia 930″ engraved on it. It will be available for just 18,000,000 Vietnamese Dong ($850) which is less than double of what Microsoft will be charging for gold edition Lumia 930. ‪#‎SN‬

  This sounds like cool trick for all  Lumia Selfie lovers!! In case you own a Treasure Tag, you can use it as a remote shutter to take Selfies on your Lumia device. What you need to do is to install the latest  “ Lumia Selfie app” on your devices. This is how it works, Once you’ve installed or updated the Lumia Selfie app, simply open the app and the app will automatically detect if a connected Treasure Tag is in range (using BT LE). A press of a button on the tag will then trigger the camera on your Lumia. You can install Lumia Selfie app  from here: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/lumia-selfie/40b6a721-15d2-4843-a746-774bd7b9bda9 . Treasure Tag app has also been updated it seems and now one can set up quiet modes (defined by Wi-Fi networks). Source: NPU

    Hi, we present to you Selfy, here you can be yourself, share your personal selfies and find a lot of people like you.  Start share your life, share your pictures with Selfy.  Meet new friends and start follow what you want.  Selfy integrated with Facebook .  It also comes with Selfy messages.  Store link: http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=8a44c262-1daf-4ed4-9f34-fbff0e0bd759  This is Selfy page: https://www.facebook.com/­pages/Selfy/­1524868407772019  Selfy website: http://selfy.us/  And here is the video review of Selfy in Spanish: http://articulos.softonic.com/­mejores-apps-sociales­-lumia  Selfy is developed by Jefferson Javier and his team.

We have expressed our doubts about Microsoft skipping on Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 earlier too and now it seems more or less confirmed.  As per our sources, Microsoft is going to push Windows Mobile 10 or Windows 10 Mobile preview to “Insiders” pretty soon. It will be announced during 21st event. This in fact is in line with the original schedule of Windows Phone 9 (Windows Mobile 10 now) that we had reported long time back.  GDR2 was supposed to be out in October but it was later scraped it seems and some of its tipped changes like “Mobile Data Toggle” and Cortana for more arrived with GDR1 version 8.10.14219.314.  Now, it seems the broader hardware support and other UI changes that GDR2 was supposed to bring will come with Windows Mobile 10 preview. So, GDR2 is mostly done away with unless there is some change in plans later. For your information GDR2 update has been ready for sometime now and skipping it means Microsoft has to do away need for “one more cycle of u...

 Up till now the name Lumia 435 has been only a rumour, first revealed by NokiaPowerUser.  Now the Brazilian version of the FCC, Anatel, has finally provided proof that the low-end device does exist after all, and may come to to the market soon.Lumia-435-Anatel-detalhe  The certification authority Anatel has revealed the device, code-named RM-1068, will be a dual-SIM 3G device without LTE.  It is believed to have a 4 inch WVGA screen, Snapdragon 200 processor, 5 megapixel camera and 64.7×118.1 mm big.  See the relevant Anatel communication below.  The device has already passed through the FCC in December 2014, confirming the size of the device, and it is believed to be a replacement for Nokia’s X Android range of handsets.  Of note is that Microsoft only asked for short-term confidentiality of images of the handset till the 30th January 2015, suggesting the device will be revealed very soon, possibly at Microsoft’s 21st January event. ...

  Microsoft has won an Emmy Award under ‘Technology And Engineering ‘ category for Television Enhancement Devices. Tom Langan,  Group Program Manager of Xbox One TV team accepted this award on behalf of his team. With Xbox One, Microsoft has brought in a whole new level of TV viewing experience. First of all, users can now connect their cable or satellite box to your Xbox One and prepare for lift off. HDMI pass-thru enables you to watch TV through your Xbox, which makes switching inputs seem almost pre-historic. Also, it marries gaming and TV experience together. You can get an multiplayer gaming invite while you are watching TV, receive Skype call, and more. A simple voice command turns on your Xbox One, your TV, your set-top box and your AV system because Kinect for Xbox One is an Infra-Red blaster. You can find your favorite show, change channels, turn up the TV volume and more – with the sound of your voice, powered by Bing voice recognition technology.  Just sa...