Full Resolution Backups Of Photos And Videos To SkyDrive Now Active For Windows Phone 8 Users

That was one complex headline, but it finally makes sense now. Microsoft has activated full resolution backups of photos and videos to SkyDrive for Windows Phone 8 users, and it should take anywhere between an hour to a few days for the option to show up on your device.

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Nokia Lumia 928 Goes Semi-official, Gets Compared With iPhone 5 And Samsung Galaxy S3

Nokia just made the Lumia 928 semi-official, releasing a sample video taken with the new Lumia.

As it always was the case, the Lumia 928 is headed to US’ Verizon network, bearing LTE support and a modified design. There have been outings of the Lumia 928 several times before, but this is…

Foursquare And YouTube For Windows Phone Get Big Updates, YouTube Finally Is A Real App

Two more reasons for Windows Phone users and fans to be happy about. Two important apps, Foursquare and YouTube have received some important updates today.

Foursquare gets a huge facelift, bringing with it some features to make use of the advanced hardware that Windows Phone 8 supports. It’s got NFC support to…

Facebook Beta For Windows Phone Released, Probably The Best Facebook Experience On Any Phone So Far

Something good just arrived on Windows Phone. What? A Facebook app. A revamped, mix of Metro and Facebook’s own UI. There’s an official app already, standing at v4.2.1, but it’s best ignored to say the least.

The existing app adopted Windows Phone’s Panaromic UI, but it was never a good…

Microsoft Publishes A Smart Apple v Samsung Ad, Hopefully Remembers It Still Has To Work On Windows Phone

This is a really smart ad from Microsoft, showing Apple and Samsung/Android fans fighting, and a couple of Lumia 920 users calmly using their devices. The ad is going to air in the US later, but the video has been released on YouTube.

This comes on…

Samsung Galaxy S4 Launched In India, Hands-on Video And Pictures Inside

So yesterday we attended the launch of Samsung Galaxy S4 in India which was held by Reliance at Shangri La Hotel in Mumbai. It seems like this time Reliance had sponsored the launch of Samsung Galaxy S4 in Mumbai. There were celebs and all, but we’ll try to be on topic here.

Cut The Rope Experiments Show Up For Windows Phone, Your Old Windows Phone Is Supported

Look what just got available on Windows Phone Store. Oh yes, Cut The Rope Experiments. from Zeptolab. It’s pretty famous, and comes with Xbox Live integration.

You’ve got to feed Om Nom, the character in the game, some candy using various devices like suction cups, bubbles….

Motorola Could Be Planning Razr M-sized Stock Android Phones

Remember the Motorola Razr M? It was one of those Android phones I’d lusted after in vain, much more so after Motorola ceased its operations in India. Well, it looks like Motorola and Google have their first Google-influenced products in the pipeline, according to PCMag.

Consumers love what the Android OS can…

How To Really Get Facebook Home On Your Unsupported Device [Hint: Root Required]

Facebook has today made its new launcher, Home, available on the Google Play Store. It looked pretty neat back when they’d announced it, and it looked neat enough when I played with it. However, it’s currently US-only, and only available on a bunch of devices (for reasons known only to Facebook….

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 And Galaxy Mega 6.3 Announced – Because ‘Moar’ Is Never Enough

Samsung has today announced a couple of devices that were leaked some time back. They’re calling them Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.3. Galaxy Mega is a new line, and Samsung is probably aiming to take the concept of a Galaxy Note (minus the S-Pen) to lower price points, probably upper and mid mid-range.

(The headline is inspired by PCMags’s Sascha Segan, who explained why he’s giving up on…

Play Store 4.0 Update Is Live, Brings A Fresh New Design

Holy shit. Google has started pushing out the Play Store 4.0 update, which was leaked only a couple of days ago courtesy some Googlers.

Google is saying the new update is focused on being clean and fast, helping you discover great content easily. Right now, the Play Store client is ugly, and…

Windows Phone 8 To Get 1080p Support By 2013 End With GDR3 Update

Microsoft is going to support 1080p, aka Full HD resolution and it’s going to bring this to Windows Phone 8 via an update in the Holiday season, called GDR3. Currently, we’re all on GDR1. GDR2, which is going to come some time in May-June, is going to bring a couple of new features…