January 31, 2013

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Love magazines? Get a $50 credit from Zinio for your Nokia Lumia
The popular digital magazine app Zinio arrived in the Windows Phone Store this week as an exclusive for Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 models. (Miss it? You can grab it here.) It’s a beautifully-designed app that should please any magazine junkie. But it gets better: To celebrate their debut, Zinio is also offering a $50 magazine credit to jump start your library. […]
Now in the Store: Angry Birds Rio for Windows Phone
Here’s another classic Angry Birds title for your growing Windows Phone collection. As we previously hinted, Rovio’s Angry Birds Rio arrived this morning. The game works on both Windows Phone 7 and 8 devices. Price: $0.99. In the game, the original Angry Birds have been caged up and shipped off to exotic Rio de Janeiro, where they eventually elude their capt […]
Buy' ngop! Bing adds Klingon to its popular Translator app for Windows Phone
Bing just added a new language to its highly rated Translator app that makes it a must-have for Star Trek fans headed to see Star Trek: Into Darkness this Thursday: Klingon. Download it to your Windows Phone communicator. In what could be the biggest advance for the popular fictional language since the publication of 1984’s “The Klingon Dictionary,” the app […]
Nokia’s first metal Windows Phone arrives. Meet the sexy Lumia 925
Nokia’s design team is on fire lately. Just days after unveiling a sleek new addition to its Windows Phone 8 flagship line—the Verizon-bound Lumia 928—the company today took the wraps off another innovative new model at a highly-anticipated London press event today. (Watch the replay.) There’s a lot to say about the new Lumia 925, but let’s start here: The f […]
“The wait is over”: Lumia 928 for Verizon Wireless launches May 16 for under $100
If you were paying close attention earlier this week, you might’ve picked up on some clues—buzz over a billboard spotted here, a magazine ad there—that our friends at Nokia had something special brewing. A moment ago, all was revealed. Meet the Lumia 928, a new addition to Nokia’s award-winning Windows Phone 8 flagship lineup and its first exclusively for Ve […]
Lumia 521 hits Walmart on Saturday, T-Mobile stores May 22. Plus: What else can you buy for under $150? (Answer: Not much)
After quickly selling out during its retail debut on Home Shopping Network last month, Nokia’s no contract, sub-$150 Lumia 521 is about to make an even bigger splash. Walmart officially starts selling the phone on Saturday at the insanely low price of $129, although you’ll already find it listed in the retail giant’s online store. (As I wrote this morning, i […]
Huawei W1 with Windows Phone 8 coming to Walmart this month
Huawei’s first Windows Phone 8 smartphone—the Huawei W1—is expected to go on sale at Walmart later this month, the company announced today. So keep an eye out. It will be sold in Walmart’s online and retail stores. (See what other Windows Phone is headed to Walmart.) Already a popular choice among price-savvy smartphone buyers overseas—where it’s known as th […]
Full-res photo and video backup now available worldwide for Windows Phone 8
[This post was written by Aaron Sauvé, a senior program manager on the Windows Phone camera and photos team. –KC] One great feature of Windows Phone 8 is its ability to save full-resolution backup copies of your pictures and videos on SkyDrive, Microsoft’s cloud storage service. It’s an option that both helps protect your best shots and also makes them easie […]
Ubisoft’s hit game Monster Burner is here—and it’s free
Protecting castles from marauding monsters is the idea behind Monster Burner, Ubisoft’s fast-paced, highly-rated hit that just arrived in the Windows Phone Store. The game, which runs on both Windows Phone 7.5 and 8 devices, is free. So there’s no reason not to give it a spin. Download it now There isn’t much of a learning curve here: Your task is to torch e […]
The world of YouTube, designed for Windows Phone 8
The Windows Phone 8 version of the official YouTube app is getting a major update this morning; It’s been completely redesigned to make the most of Windows Phone 8 features. If you already have it, watch for an update notification on your phone. If you don’t, grab it here. (The app just published, so it might take a few hours to show up.) What’s new? Lots. P […]