Reuters Confirms Nokia Lumia 610 and Global Lumia 900 for MWC

Reuters Confirms Nokia Lumia 610 and Global Lumia 900 for MWC

You can tell Mobile Word Congress is almost here because almost every article has to do with the huge event next week in Barcelona. We’re expecting Nokia to have a big presence at the show, maybe even bigger than the one they had at CES last month. Rumors have suggested Nokia may...

Ben the PC Guy Talks About Windows Phone Marketing

Ben the PC Guy Talks About Windows Phone Marketing

Ben Rudolph, otherwise known as Ben the PC Guy, is the face of Windows Phone for a lot of consumers. That’s because it’s his job to show people what Windows Phone can do. His official title is Director of Windows Phone Evangelism. That may sound like some kind of church,...

Nokia Teases Pure View Camera Phone, is it for Symbian or Windows Phone? [Update]

Nokia Teases Pure View Camera Phone, is it for Symbian or Windows Phone? [Update]

Nokia has posted the above teaser video to hype up their announcements for Mobile World Congress. The video includes things such as Pure Depth, Pure Detail and Pure Definition, obvious indications of something with a Pure Camera. The only question is whether this device will be for...

Leaked Windows 8 Store Screenshot Shows Bing Maps App

Leaked Windows 8 Store Screenshot Shows Bing Maps App

As the release date for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview approaches (Feb. 29) more leaks of the new Windows Store are popping up. The most notable discovery today is a screenshot that includes a Bing Maps app in the Windows Store. This should come as no surprise to anyone. Bing Maps is an...

Sega Emulator Set to Return as “Blue Tomato”

Sega Emulator Set to Return as “Blue Tomato”

We covered a Sega emulator a while ago by the name Sonic’s Jewels 7, but unfortunately it was removed from the Marketplace due to a copyright claim by Sega themselves. The claim had to do with the unauthorized use of Sonic the Hedgehog in the title and in graphics throughout the...

Bazaar (Homebrew Marketplace) Releases Desktop Application

Bazaar (Homebrew Marketplace) Releases Desktop Application

In the past we’ve talked about Bazaar, the app trying to be the Cydia of Windows Phone. If you’re unfamiliar with Cydia it’s the App Store for jailbroken iDevices. Bazaar is trying to be the same thing on Windows Phone, a centralized location for all homebrew...

“Smoked by Windows Phone” Coming to an Ad Near You

“Smoked by Windows Phone” Coming to an Ad Near You

Microsoft debuted a campaign at CES called “Smoked by Windows Phone” that showcases the speed of getting things done on a Windows Phone device. The basic premise is Ben the PC Guy challenges someone with a non-Windows Phone device to a race. The race can be anything from...

Grooveshark Not Planning on Developing for Windows Phone

Grooveshark Not Planning on Developing for Windows Phone

For all you Grooveshark fans this is not the news you want to start the day with. Grooveshark for Windows Phone has been an interesting journey. At first the web app didn’t work because of something with the IE framework. Then just recently a Microsoft employee helped Grooveshark...

Nokia Lumia 719 Coming to Verizon? Passes Bluetooth SIG on the way

Nokia Lumia 719 Coming to Verizon? Passes Bluetooth SIG on the way

Your eyes do not deceive you, we are indeed about to talk about a Windows Phone device on Verizon. The long rumored Lumia 719 has passed Bluetooth SIG today, taking ESPN and Univision apps along with it. As the naming suggests this is a variant of the Lumia 710. It contains a...

WP7 Root Tools Promises New Features Coming Soon

WP7 Root Tools Promises New Features Coming Soon

The essential app for homebrew aficionados, WP7 Root Tools, is set to get an update soon that adds some great features. Version 0.9 is set to have additional device support, but the main feature is the ability for other developers to mark their applications as “trusted.”...