Nokia Lumia 510 now available in Russia from MTS
WP7Forum.ru reports that the Nokia Lumia 510, Nokia’s new low-end Windows Phone 7.5 phone, has now become available in Russia. Available from the online store of MTS, the handset is retailing for...
View ArticleYouTube fix on the way from MetroTube
Two weeks ago a back-end change by Google caused much of the 3rd party YouTube apps on Windows Phone to break, resulting in LazyWormApps pulling their YouTube app from Marketplace. They however...
View ArticleExclusive Nokia Weather Channel app updated to version 2.6
The Nokia Weather app, which is their custom Weather Channel App, has been updated from version 2.0 to 2.6. As is often the case, there is no changelog, but Windows Phone Italy compared the old and...
View ArticleLatest PayPal for Windows Phone update brings it to Australia with PayPal...
The latest PayPal for Windows Phone update did not seem to bring too many changes, but for those down-under it was pretty important, as for the first time it brought support to Australian users....
View ArticleNow Google is blocking Windows Phones from accessing maps.google.com
I guess we missed the declaration, but it seems the cold war between Microsoft and Google has really warmed up. Google has previously already said they will not be making apps for Windows Phone and...
View ArticleAdduplex: 43% of US WP users run Windows Phone 8
Adduplex have tweeted the above slide showing the break down between Windows Phone 7.x and Windows Phone 8 on their ad network, interestingly corroborating our own stats which on Thursday showed 46.4%...
View ArticleNokia Lumia 610 UK’s 4th most popular mobile phone this week according to...
We posted earlier about the increasing market share of Windows Phone in UK. Adduplex data has previously revealed that the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia Lumia 610 are UK’s most popular Windows...
View ArticleNokia Camera Extras for Windows Phone 7.5 updated
Nokia Camera Extras has been updated to version 1.1.0.160. The app brings variety of camera enhancements, including action shots, panoramas, self-timers and more. Unfortunately as usual there is no...
View ArticlePromise kept: Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Star Wars comes to the Nokia...
WPArea.de reports that Rovio has kept its promise to bring their popular Angry Birds franchise to the Nokia Lumia 610 and other 256 MB devices. The game was released in December for Windows Phone 7.5,...
View ArticlePopular twitter client Mehdoh now free
The popular client, Mehdoh, normally $0.99, is now free on the Windows Pone Store. The app for hardcore twitter users, supports multiple accounts, and also integrates with Soundcloud and Instagram,...
View ArticleNokia Counters updated, adds Live Tile
Nokia has updated it Windows Phone 7.5 usage tracking app. The app, which helps users stay within their phone, SMS and data usage limits, has now added a Live Tile, which will update every 30 minutes...
View ArticleAngry Birds Star Wars update comes to Windows Phone 7.8 also
Plaffo.com reports that the Angry Birds Star Wars update, which recently delivered 40 new levels to the Windows Phone 8 app, has now come to Windows Phone 7.5. The update brings the Planet Hoth with...
View ArticleNokia Cinemagraph now available for Windows Phone 7.5
Despite the release of their Windows Phone 8 handsets Nokia has continued to support their Windows Phone 7.5 users with the release of their great apps on that platform also. The latest is...
View ArticleNokia City Lens and Camera Extras for WP 7.5 updated
Nokia has updated their their Camera Extras and City Lens Augmented reality app for Windows Phone 7.5. WPWorld.pl reports the City Lens app mainly appears to be bug fixes, and also adds the HERE...
View ArticleCustom ROMs now possible for the Nokia Lumia 900, but its not for the...
WinPhoneViet reports that hackers have defeated Nokia’s Bootloader security, and just like with the Nokia Lumia 800, has now enabled custom ROMs for the handset, as can be seen in the screen shot...
View ArticleUsers being robbed from paid Xbox Live apps when upgrading to WP 8
Windows Phone 8 was meant to be 100% compatible with Windows Phone 7.5 apps, but many users are discovering that apps they have paid good money for on Windows Phone 7.5 are not available on Windows...
View ArticleNokia Camera Extras and Cinemagraph now available for WP 7.5 Nokia Lumias
On their Conversations Blog Nokia announced that Windows Phone 7.5 and 7.8 Nokia Lumia handsets will now be able to download and use Nokia’s latest camera software innovations. Nokia Lumia 900, 800,...
View ArticleNokia Cinemagraph for Windows Phone 7.x updated
Nokia has published an update to their Cinemagraph gif-making app for Windows Phone 7.x. The update optimises the app somewhat, resulting in faster save times, but most importantly, allowing the app...
View ArticleTango app for Windows Phone 7 updated, no sign of Windows Phone 8 app yet
Here is some turn around for the new Windows Phone 8 Facebook app. The Tango video calling app for Windows Phone 7 has been updated. The app provides free calls between Windows Phone, Android and iOS...
View ArticleNAVITEL GPS Navigation app comes to Windows Phone 7.5
Apparently GPS Navigation app company NAVITEL promised a Windows Phone version of their app in 2011, and have now delivered on their promise 2 years later. The app is the most common GPS service used...
View ArticleWindows Phone gets another Instagram upload client
You wait all day for the bus and then 3 arrive at the same time. There used to be no way for Windows Phone users to upload pictures to the Instagram photo sharing social network, and now there are at...
View ArticleSamsung Omnia M makes a come back on Flipkart
The Samsung Omnia M and W was quite a seller in India and Russia, and it seems either Samsung found a few more under the couch it forgot to sell earlier, or the factory had one more run in it. The...
View ArticleA Raving Rabbids game come to WP 7.5
Ubisoft has brought one of their Raving Rabbids games to Windows Phone 7.5. In Rabbids Go Phone you get to play tamagotchi-style with rabbits trapped in your phone, teasing them, tickling them and...
View ArticleShazam urges Windows Phone 7 users to update to the new version of their app
Shazam for Windows Phone 7 has been available for a while, and the music recognition company has just released a new version for Windows Phone 8. It seems however there may have been a bug in the last...
View ArticleSwapchat Windows Phone Snapchat client updated to version 1.2, fixes numerous...
Swapchat has posted an update to version 1.2 which addresses many of the issues users may have had while using the Windows Phone 3rd party Snapchat client. Version 1.2 adds: Fixed crashes on Messages...
View ArticleFacebook beta app updated with more language support
The official Windows Phone 7.5 and 8 Facebook beta app has been updated to version 5.1.0.4. In addition to the usual big fixes, the app now supports a number of additional languages, including Polish....
View ArticleFacebook beta for WP7 and WP8 updated with performance improvements
The official Windows Phone 7.5 and 8 Facebook beta app has been updated to 5.1.0.5 for Windows Phone 8 and 3.1.0.5 for WP7. There is no detailed changelog, but the app claims performance improvements...
View ArticleLloyds and TSB deliver Banking apps for Windows Phone 7 and 8
Both Lloyds and TSB have launched just Windows Phone apps for their respective banks. The apps are clearly made by the same company and have very similar features. Lloyds TSB Find a Lloyds Bank branch...
View ArticleFrom Lucas: Goodbye, Windows Phone! You will be missed…
Those who are following me on Twitter might already know; those of you who are not will learn it now. I have ordered an iPhone and it is expected to arrive this week already. Those are very...
View ArticleMicrosoft turns off Push Notifications for WP7.5, 8.0, wrests phones from...
There are some users who are determined to continue using their Windows Phones until they fall apart, saying they would never transition to any other mobile operating system no matter how many apps...
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