At CES this week Nokia was showing off a new app that they’re working on and is still in beta for the time being. The new app is called “City Lens” and it will be an augmented reality program that will help you find nearby locations. The app also has multiple view modes based on your phone’s orientation. Holding it up and horizontally will show the autmented reality camera mode where locations will appear overlayed …
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Nokia’s Lumia 710 Ad Reveals the Meaning of Life
You may have already seen some new commercials from T-Mobile that feature the new Nokia Lumia 710, but now Nokia is advertising their first Windows Phone in the U.S. as well. The new commercial reminds us of the style that Apple has used with their iPhone ads. You’ve got a big hand holding the phone while a soft male voice tells you about it in a conversational manner. Nokia uses a slightly more interesting animated …
Continue reading“Smoked by Windows Phone” Usability Speed Contest
Ben Rudolph from Microsoft is running an interesting contest on the show floor of CES in Las Vegas this week. He belives that his Windows Phone can smoke anyone else’s smartphone in normal everyday tasks. This is much different than comparing processor speeds and hardware specs and benchmark scores. This is about comparing ease and speed of actually using the phone to do certain tasks. If you beat him in a race, you can win …
Continue reading5 New “Must-Have” Games Coming to Windows Phone in February
At CES this week, Microsoft is previewing 5 new Xbox LIVE games that will be coming to the Windows Phone Marketplace in February. Some of them we’ve seen previewed before and have been waiting quite a while to see released. We don’t know exactly when each of these will come out just yet, nor do we know the prices, but which ones are you going to plan on dropping a few dollars for next month? …
Continue readingMicrosoft’s Last CES Keynote
Microsoft’s 15th and possibly last keynote address happened tonight at CES. Ryan Seacrest guest-starred in the address and it took on a more-conversational format rather than simply a presentation. Steve Ballmer talked about how Windows Phone puts people first. He showed how his phone gives him instant access to what’s important to him… what’s going on with the people in his life. The NY Times called it “Gorgeous, classy, fast and coherent.” Pocketnow alum, Derek …
Continue readingManually Upgrade Windows Phone to Build 8107
You may have heard of the recent new build of Windows Phone 7.5 that’s started showing up on some devices. This update brings a lot of bug fixes including a fix to the SMS bug where a specially formatted text message can make your entire messaging app inoperable requiring a hard reset. There’s also a fix to the bug where an app that has a background process updating may cause the keyboard to disappear while …
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