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  • Microsoft Lay-offs Signal End of Nokia Mobile Division

    Microsoft Lay-offs Signal End of Nokia Mobile Division

    Microsoft has let go another 1,800 employees of its Nokia mobile division based in Finland signalling the end is near for the combined smartphone brand. After first dealing with the Finnish company in 2011 to launch the initial Nokia-made flagship smartphone, the Lumia 800, Microsoft completed its total buyout the mobile maker in 2014 embarking on […]

  • Microsoft Lumia 430 Hits Low Costing Just £50

    Microsoft Lumia 430 Hits Low Costing Just £50

    Microsoft’s most inexpensive Windows Phone handset to date, the Lumia 430, will launch this April costing the equivalent of just £50. No longer buddied up with Nokia, Microsoft has driven the Lumia brand to previously unexplored areas of the market and now brought it down to a budget-friendly price platform with the Lumia 430 – a […]

  • Microsoft now allows you add your MP3s to OneDrive and play them via Xbox Music

    Microsoft now allows you add your MP3s to OneDrive and play them via Xbox Music

    Following the likes of Google and Amazon, today Microsoft have announced that users of OneDrive will be able to add their music collection to the online storage service, which has been linked to Xbox Music allowing you to stream all your favourite music to your Xbox, PC and also Windows Phone device too (unfortunately no […]

  • VLC Player App Gets Full Release on Windows Phone

    VLC Player App Gets Full Release on Windows Phone

    VLC Media Player is the video platform of choice for many desktop PC and Mac users and after floating around in beta form for mobiles for some time it’s finally getting a full release for Windows Phone. Developer VideoLAN released the VLC player in 2001 as an open-source cross media platform for home computers. In […]

  • Cortana May Be Coming to Microsoft Office – Like a New Hopefully Helpful Version of Clippy

    Cortana May Be Coming to Microsoft Office – Like a New Hopefully Helpful Version of Clippy

    Cortana, for those unaware, is microsofts “Personal Assistant” for your windows phone and Windows 10 devices. Like Apples Siri, Cortana is a voice activated PA, her uses are many and hopefully she will soon be there to help you with all you word, excel and PowerPoint needs too. Microsoft used to have a built in […]

  • Microsoft Offering UK Business Trial on Windows Phones

    Microsoft Offering UK Business Trial on Windows Phones

    Microsoft is allowing UK business owners a chance to get to grips with Windows Phone by trialling a selection of Lumia handsets. Windows is the most widely used computing platform and is found in a majority of offices across the globe. With Windows 10 just announced Microsoft looks to continue its 30 years of success […]

  • Bush Android Smartphones & Tablets Now For Sale at Argos

    Bush Android Smartphones & Tablets Now For Sale at Argos

    Argos owned Bush has bolstered its range of budget-friendly smartphones and tablets by adding a few Android products to the line-up which are now available to buy through the retailer in-store and online. Starting at just £49.99 the Bush 4-inch smartphone comes SIM-free and features 800 x 480 pixel resolution touchscreen, recent Android 4.4 KitKat, […]

  • Microsoft Lumia 535 SIM-Free Now Only £89 at Argos

    Microsoft Lumia 535 SIM-Free Now Only £89 at Argos

    If you’re looking for a nice no-frills mobile handset or wanting to try out a Windows Phone for the first time it’s quite possible that UK retailer Argos has what you’re looking for in the form of the Lumia 535 which right now is on a deal for just £89. The Lumia 535 is an […]

  • Snapchat Third Party alternatives removed from Windows Phones

    Snapchat announced in November that it would crack down on all third party apps, well it would seem they were true to their word, the Windows Phone app store no longer contains any third party Apps for Snapchat. Unfortunately for Windows users the U.S. Company doesn’t have an official app for Windows Phone, so anyone […]

  • Windows Phone 8 Denim Update Available for Some Lumia Handsets

    Windows Phone 8 Denim Update Available for Some Lumia Handsets

    Microsoft has delivered a Christmas treat for a handful of Nokia Lumia smartphone owners by releasing its Denim update for Windows Phones a little bit early, allowing those lucky enough to get it the chance to capture those special festive moments in glorious 4K video. Denim will start out today on Lumia 830, Lumia 930, […]

  • Nokia’s HERE launches Predictive Traffic feature

    Nokia’s HERE launches Predictive Traffic feature

    HERE is the new name for the formerly known Ovi Maps, and also more recently Nokia Maps. It’s a Nokia business that collects location content such as road networks, building, parks and also traffic patterns which it then sells or licenses as mapping content to the likes of Garmin, BMV, Oracle and also Amazon. One […]

  • Microsoft moves on from Nokia with Lumia 535

    Microsoft moves on from Nokia with Lumia 535

    Microsoft has launched its latest Windows Phone – the Lumia 535 as the first in the Lumia range that’s not Nokia branded. The Microsoft Lumia 535 has a 5-inch IPS LCD touchscreen display with a 960 x 540 resolution for 220ppi. It’s all powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor backed by 1GB of RAM and 8GB […]