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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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…

[Updated x2] Windows Phone Scores Half A Dozen Games, Including Gravity Guy 2 As An Exclusive

Six Eight games are debuting on Windows Phone today, and two of them are exclusive to Windows Phone. Two One more are is coming in a while, so it’s one of those big weeks for the Windows Phone platform as far as app launches go.

The exclusive titles are Gravity Guy 2 and Fling Theory. I’ve been playing Gravity Guy 2 for a while now, and I must say I like it! It’s…

Pandora Launches Its Windows Phone App, Windows Phone 8 And Minimum 512 RAM Required

Pandora had been one of those apps missing on the Windows Phone platform, until now. The music streaming service has finally released a Windows Phone version, albeit it’s region restricted.

As a special gift to Windows Phone users, you get an ad-free experience for the rest of 2013. That’s still 9+ months to go. The app is free, of course.

Nokia Lumia 720 And Lumia 520 Launched In India, Arriving Mid And Early April Respectively

Nokia India today launched the Lumia 720 and the Lumia 520 in India, completing its Windows Phone portfolio in one of its most important markets.

The Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 run Windows Phone 8, and were announced earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress.

White Nokia Lumia 928 Spotted In The Wild

I stumbled upon some images that seem to have been taken using a Lumia 928. The 928 is apparently a lighter and slimmer 920 and according to The Verge has a xenon flash.

 

 

Exif of both these images mentions Lumia 928. We have uploaded the full resolution version so you can…

Nokia Lumia 620 Goes On Sale In India, Priced At Rs. 14,999

Nokia’s excellent Lumia 620 has finally gone on sale in India. Announced back in December, the device has become available in less than 3 months time, which is surprising, considering Nokia’s normal roll out schedules. It is, however, late by a couple of weeks, since the company had announced that the device would be available by February.

Windows Phone’s People Hub Getting Skype Integration

Microsoft had promised that Windows Phone 8 would have Skype integration built in to the OS. This wasn’t to happen at launch, though. However, Joe Belfiore, Windows Phone’s head, has taken to Twitter to reveal that this is coming, and it will come via an app update, if I’m reading it correctly.

That will take the number…

Twitter Updates Its Windows Phone App, Bringing Live Tile Support

Twitter for Windows Phone has always been frowned upon, since it not only looked ugly, but was also against the Metro design guidelines of Microsoft, making the app look something the rest of the OS was not. Disconnected, in other terms. Also, the iOS and Android apps had all the latest features, but the Windows Phone version continued to look like something from the last year.

Nokia Lumia 720 And Lumia 520 Announced – Mid And Low-end Windows Phones

Nokia’s hitting lower price points with its two new Lumia devices, announced just a while back at its MWC 2013 event. The Finns announced the Lumia 720 and Lumia 520, fitting in the mid-range and low-range slots, respectively. They both come with Windows Phone 8 out of the box, and resemble the Lumia 820 a lot.

Lumia 720

WhatsApp For Windows Phone Updated – Lockscreen Notifs, Backup And More

Lockscreen Notifications support being one of important new additions, WhatsApp’s Windows Phone version has just received a nice update, bringing some much needed improvements and features.

WPCentral’s Daniel Rubino has gathered all the bits and these are the new additions in the update -

Lock screen notification support New Tile design (less…