Microsoft has announced that the next major update to its Windows Phone platform is due out this spring. A major focus of the new software is support for a wider range of hardware including phones with on-screen buttons instead of physical buttons and hardware with less powerful specs. But Microsoft says all existing Windows Phone […]
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Lilbits (2-21-2014): Amazon’s TV Box coming in March?
Amazon wanted people to buy eBooks, so it launched the Kindle line of eReaders. It wanted them to buy apps, music, and movies so it launched the Kindle Fire line of tablets. And if Amazon really wants you to use its store and services for your online video needs? Amazon might want to launch a Roku-like […]
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Lilbits (2-18-2014): Pack your media PC in a lunchbox
A home theater PC is, by definition, a computer designed to hang out near your TV so you can send videos, music, or photos to the big screen. But just because the natural habitat of an HTPC is the living room doesn’t mean you can’t move it from place to place. Hackaday found one hacker […]
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Tube Cast is the first Chromecast app for Windows Phone (YouTube video streamer)
Now that Google has released tools developers can use to add Chromecast support to their apps, we’re starting to see developers offering new ways to use Google’s $35 media streaming device. That includes apps like photo slideshow viewer Dayframe, and surprisingly enough at least one Windows Phone app called Tube Cast. Google’s Chromecast officially lets […]
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Would support for Android apps save Windows and Windows Phone?
Say you’ve got the most popular desktop operating system in the world, but you’re struggling to gain traction in the smartphone and tablet spaces? You might find yourself with a bit of a chicken and egg problem: How do you attract users unless you have great apps? And how do you attract app developers without […]
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Nokia Lumia Icon smartphone hits Verizon Feb 20th
Nokia is launching a new smartphone that’s a bit like a smaller version of the Lumia 1520. The Nokia Lumia Icon has the same high-res display, speedy processor, and camera, but thanks to the 5 inch display it’s a big more pocket-sized than its 6-inch sibling. Verizon will start offering the Nokia Lumia Icon February […]
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Lilbits (2-03-2014): Samsung Galaxy Note Pro priced at $850
The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro is an Android tablet with a 12.2 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display, a quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, 802.11ac WiFi, and Samsung’s S Pen system for writing, drawing, or interacting with apps using a pressure-sensitive pen. It’s one of the most powerful Android tablets Samsung has […]
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Leaks depict Nokia’s “Normandy” phone with Android
Nokia’s current flagship smartphones may run Windows Phone software, and Microsoft may be in the process of acquiring the Finnish phone company. But it looks like Nokia is working on its first Android phone. Whether it’ll actually come to market anytime soon remains to be seen. Rumors of an Android phone code-named “Normandy” have been […]
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Lilbits (12-11-2013): Setting Windows Phone, RT free (for device makers)
It’s hard to compete with free. Google currently dominates the smartphone space by giving away its Android operating system for free to anyone that wants to install it. If Google makes money from Android, it’s largely due to revenue from apps sold in the Play Store and the increased use of Google services by Android […]
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Windows, Windows RT and Windows Phone: At least one will probably die
Microsoft currently has 3 operating systems for consumer devices: Windows, Windows RT, and Windows Phone. And according to the new head of Windows, Julie Larson-Green, that’s at least one too many. Speaking at the UBS Global Technology Summit recently, she told attendees that eventually “we are not going to have three.” While Larson-Green didn’t elaborate, […]
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Lilbits (11-08-2013): Windows Phone gets big(ger) with the Lumia 1520
Nokia’s biggest Windows Phone device to date is set to hit the streets this month. AT&T is taking pre-orders for the Nokia Lumia 1520, which costs $200 when you sign up for a 2-year contract, or $585 when you do not. The phone sports a 6 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, making it the […]
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Nokia cranks it up to 6 (inches) with Lumia 1520, 1320 smartphones
Nokia’s launching the first Windows Phone devices sporting large 6 inch displays. The Nokia Lumia 1520 is a high-end phone with a full HD display, a 20MP camera, and a premium price tag of $749 before subsidies. But if size is more important to you than the other specs, Nokia is also offering the Lumia […]