Nokia Lumia 720 Camera Samples – A Lot Of Good, And Some Grainy

I’m currently reviewing the Nokia Lumia 720, which runs on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8. I got the yellow one, and it’s not gaudy, as I’d initially thought it to be. Rather, it’s really good, and is sort of a very good change from my boring grey Galaxy Nexus. People? They like the colour a lot, and the device feels very good in the hands.

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…

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….

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…

WhatsApp Denies It’s Selling Out To Google

One of the most popular messaging apps across OSs, WhatsApp was recently rumoured to be acquired by Google for a sum in the vicinity of a Billion Dollars. Today, its Business Development Head, Neeraj Arora, has denied those rumours, saying they’re not in sales talks with Google.

Earlier in December, there were rumours of a Facebook…

Nokia Music For Lumia Phones Gets An Update, Gets A New Live Tile And Ability To Capture Music History

Nokia has pushed out an update for its Music app for the Lumia Windows Phones, bringing with it a new Live Tile and a new feature.

The Nokia Music app can now capture your music history, including the local music you play after updating the app. Should be…

Nokia Lumia 928 For Verizon Leaked, Xenon Flash May Be Making A Comeback Afterall

Hot off the press! Hot off the press! Okay, not as breaking. EVLeaks has leaked yet another Nokia Lumia, and this time it’s the Lumia 928, which is headed to US’s Verizon. It’s a Lumia 920 for all purposes, except there’s a Xenon flash and Verizon compatibility (CDMA).

@evleaks has had a…

This Could Be A Prototype Of Something Called Nokia Lumia 950

Take this with a pinch of salt and then some. Something called the Nokia Lumia 950 is in the works, and what looks like an image of it has leaked onto the internet.

Adding to the details, it’s the standard Windows Phone buttons which caught my eye at first look. The Windows button looks like…