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iFixit tears down Microsoft’s Surface Pro, rates it 1 out of 10 for repairability

Feb

2013

You know the drill (or is that screwdriver?) by now. New gadget lands at the iFixit labs, and the good folk there give it a teardown. Microsoft’s Surface Pro is this week’s lucky slab of silicon to hit the bench…

Gartner: Windows Phone Device Sales Increased 124% In Q4 2012 Over Same Period In 2011

Feb

2013

Gartner today released their mobile phone market share report for Q4 2012. It was quite surprising as the worldwide mobile phone sales were 1.75 billion units in 2012, a 1.7 percent decline from 2011 sales. Microsoft had a positive news in Q4 2012 as its Windows Phone market share was up 1.2%, which is 124.2% ...

What’s next for Surface?

Feb

2013

The Surface Pro launched last week to divided opinion. Unlike the Surface RT introduced in October of last year, the Pro swaps Windows RT for a full version of Windows 8 and packs a lot more power in the form of an Intel i5 chip that allows you to run desktop applications and existing games. ...

Announcing EmailMe for Windows Phone

Feb

2013

EmailMe is an application that allows you to quickly send yourself an email. For example, you are walking out of work and remember that you need to do something at your desk. You can use this app to quickly email yourself at work the message so you won’t forget it. You can already do the ...

Amazing Weather HD perfected for Windows Phone 8 with lock screens.

Feb

2013

As promised, AmazingWeather HD, one of the leading weather apps for the WP platform, has delivered fantastic two new features: Dynamic Lock Screens and mix and match live tiles. Lock Screens in the 4.1.0 version are absolutely beautiful, many styles and themes laid on top of specifically hand-picked backgrounds look stunning and practical. The metro ...

Telstra currently engaging in a Windows Phone promotion

Feb

2013

WPDownunder reports Australian carrier Telstra is currently engaging in a promotional push for their Windows Phone 8 range. WPDownunder calls it “the largest promotional campaign via in-store point of sale materials in the history of Windows Phone” with the Nokia Lumia 920 front and centre. The promotion does not only include in-store material, but also ...

New translation requests reveal backup function coming to WhatsApp for Windows Phone

Feb

2013

WPArea reports that WhatsApp accidentally revealed a new feature coming to their Windows Phone app. The request to help translate the app to German revealed that WhatsApp plans to add a backup feature for chats to Windows Phone, a feature already present on their Android and iOS apps. On iOS it saves to the cloud, ...

Assassins Creed and Earthworm Jim both free in the Windows Phone Store

Feb

2013

We are not sure which stars are aligning today, but when it comes to snapping up freebies it seems we can thank our celestial orbs. Michiel has dropped us a line to let us know two major Xbox Live games are free in the Windows Phone store. The Gameloft titles in question are Assassins Creed ...

Microsoft starts shipping Surface Pros again, promises more to market ‘quickly’

Feb

2013

Microsoft’s trying to address the recent shortfall of Surface Pro models, and has vowed via its Surface Pro blog to get more into the market “as quickly as we can.” As such, it’s begun dispatching 64GB SKUs to Best Buy, Staples and its own Microsoft Store in the US, with Canada to follow in a ...

Microsoft pushing Surface RT update to tackle WiFi and performance issues

Feb

2013

If you’ve had any sustained glitches with your Surface RT, check for a software update — Microsoft might just have sorted it out. A February refresh pushing out today should mend problems with WiFi reliability that have led to the tablet showing “Limited” access. It also eliminates sluggishness in the power and volume controls, as ...