Songza is a music streaming service which specializes in curated playlists with names like “A Michael Jackson Dance Party,” “Easygoing Alt-Country,” “Indie Sellouts,” and “Songs to Raise Your Kids To.” Fire up the Songza website or the the company’s apps for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, or Windows 8.1 and you’re greeted with a list of […]
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Microsoft completes acquisition of Nokia’s smartphone business
As expected, Microsoft is now the proud owner of one of the world’s biggest smartphone makers. In September, 2013 Microsoft announced plans to buy Nokia for over $7 billion, and now the deal is done. According to Nokia, the final price was a little higher than anticipated, but the upshot is that Microsoft now owns “substantially […]
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Windows Phone 8.1 released to developers (anyone can be a developer)
Microsoft has released the developer preview of Windows Phone 8.1, the first version of the company’s smartphone operating system to feature the new “Cortana” voice assistant, a pull-down action center for responding to notifications and accessing settings, and many other enhancements. The first phones with Windows Phone 8.1 are expected to ship later this month […]
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Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8.1, Cortana voice assistant
The next version of Microsoft’s smartphone operating system includes a new pull-down “Action Center” similar to the notification trays available on Android an iOS devices, a customizable lock screen, and a new voice-powered digital assistant called “Cortana.” Microsoft is introducing Windows Phone 8.1 to developers, and it’s expected to be available to the public in […]
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Lilbits (3-25-2014): NVIDIA Erista mobile chip coming in 2015
NVIDIA’s Tegra K1 processor is just starting to hit the streets, but the chip maker is already looking ahead to next year. That’s when NVIDIA’s next-gen mobile chip will launch. It’s code-named “Erista,” it features NVIDIA’s Maxwell graphics technology, and that’s… about all we know at the moment. Here’s a roundup of tech news from […]
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First peek at VLC media player for Windows Phone
The VLC media player may be coming to Windows Phone… eventually. Developer Thomas Nigro has posted a screenshot of a work-in-progress version of the popular app designed to run on Microsoft’s mobile operating system, but he says it’s too soon to say if or when the app will be available to the public. VLC is […]
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Nokia to become a Microsoft company in April
Microsoft’s acquisition of smartphone maker Nokia is set to become final in April, 2014. That’s a little later than the Q1, 2014 estimate the companies proposed when Microsoft agreed to acquire Nokia for over $7 billion last year. But what’s a month or so between multi-billion dollar companies? In a statement, Microsoft says that the […]
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Lilbits (3-19-2014): OnePlus One equals swappable rear covers
The folks at OnePlus are generating a lot of buzz for their upcoming smartphone which will run CyanogenMod software, features a 5.5 inch, 1080p display, and support up to 64GB of storage. They’re doing that by announcing the phone’s specs one at a time… and the latest detail the company is sharing is support for […]
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Lilbits (3-13-2014): Chromecast goes international (soon)
Google has promised that the Chromecast would be available in more countries within weeks… and it looks like one of those countries will be the UK. An employee at UK retailer Currys/PCWorld posted a photo on Twitter showing a box of Chromecast media streaming devices that showed up at his store in advance of the […]
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Huawei could launch dual-boot Android, Windows Phone device in Q2 2014
India’s Karbonn Mobile may not be the only company planning to launch a smartphone that runs both Google Android and Microsoft Windows Phone software. Speaking to TrustedReviews, the head of marketing for Chinese device maker Huawei said the company plans to sell a dual-boot phone in the US in the second quarter of 2014. Update: […]