While us iOS and Android users have been enjoying Spotify for quite a while now, the app just now hit the Windows Phone 8 store. While it's launching in beta mode, the app is available for everyone, just don't expect a completely smooth and snappy music app right off the bat, since the dev team is still working on it.
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Nokia tipped to bring 41 megapixel sensor to standard smartphones (again)
This week The Guardian is tipping the world from one of their anonymous sources that Nokia may well be bringing their full-on Nokia 808 PureView 41 megapixel sensor to a set of standard smartphones in 2013. This tip comes from "sources close to the Finnish handset maker" and is indeed appearing to us to be just about as incredible as it may seem to you. What we'll likely see instead is a continuation of the Nokia Lumia 920's high-powered camera technology rather than the beast that is the lens configuration on the 808 - let's have a chat about why.
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Nokia’s baby Lumia 620 makes colorful debut in UK
Nokia's cheapest Windows Phone 8 handset, the Lumia 620, has gone on sale in the UK, with the baby of the bunch packing a budget price tag but borrowing several of the features from the more expensive Lumia 820. Arriving on O2, 3, and Virgin today, with Vodafone picking up the 620 on February 6, the new Lumia is priced from £149.99 ($237) on O2 pre-pay agreements, or free on O2 agreements of £18.50 ($29) or above.
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Samsung ATIV Odyssey Hands-on and Unboxing
This afternoon we’ve gotten our hands on the Samsung ATIV Odyssey for the first time off the showroom floor, and this Windows Phone 8 combination with Samsung hardware prowess is looking like a winner right out of the box. This machine is going to be available to you starting today from Verizon complete with 4G LTE and a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1.5GHz processor under a lovely 4-inch WVGA display. Will this new Samsung hero for the Windows Phone 8 universe be enough to take out the Nokia Lumia 822 and HTC Windows Phone 8X competition?
Nokia Drive+ beta opens to all Windows Phone 8 users in US, Canada, UK
Windows Phone 8 users are getting a bit of good news today, as the Nokia Drive+ beta has opened up for all WP8 users in the US, Canada, and UK. Nokia Drive+ is Nokia's shot at turn-by-turn navigation, but the service offers a lot of other features that are worth paying attention to. Previously, the app was exclusive to those using a Lumia 810, 820, 822, or 920.
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Verizon Samsung ATIV Odyssey shipping tipped: January 24th
This afternoon it's been tipped that the 24th of January will be home to the official release of the Samsung ATIV Odyssey, complete with Verizon 4G LTE and Windows Phone 8. This machine will be working with a setup that appears extremely similar to the Samsung Focus 2, an AT&T device working with Windows Phone 7 as released back in May of 2012, but as we well know from our own hands-on with this device from CES 2013, this machine is up to speed with some mid-to-high-end specifications (for a Windows Phone 8 smartphone, that is.)
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Asus considering Windows 8 smartphones
Asus is a major global computer manufacturer based in Taiwan. We know the company from its computers and tablets more than anything else. However, Asus has attempted to enter the smartphone market on a couple of occasions with devices like the Padfone and Padfone 2.
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Top Windows Phone 8 app will be awarded free TV advertisement
Microsoft will feature one lucky app in a Windows Phone 8 TV advertisement via its Windows Phone Next App Star contest. The contest is open to global Windows Phone developers, whose apps will be judged by both quality and ratings. A total of 64 apps will be selected to undergo public voting, with each being awarded some type of award.
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Nokia: “Better than expected” Lumia sales in Q4 2012 make for more profit
Nokia has rallied its share price and warmed the cockles of Windows Phone lovers with news of "better than expected" phone sales in Q4 2012, with an estimated 4.4m Lumia smartphones sold. The company has revealed an estimated €3.9bn ($5.2bn) in Devices & Service sales in pre-earnings news, with greater than expected savings from cost-cutting measures helping to reduce the division's expenditure. However, Nokia also warns that seasonal trends mean we shouldn't expect similarly strong performance in early 2013.
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Verizon’s Samsung ATIV Odyssey hands-on
Verizon's footprint in Windows Phone devices is still relatively light, and so the Samsung ATIV Odyssey is a welcome addition to the carrier's CDMA network, despite the somewhat humble specifications. Going head-to-head with cheaper Nokia phones, the ATIV Odyssey packs a 1.5GHz dualcore Snapdragon S4 processor and a 5-megapixel camera, but in the hand its biggest distinguishing feature is the relatively compact size. In a world of 5-inchers, the ATIV Odyssey's 4-inch display is a welcome change.
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HTC’s 2013 resolution: be more innovative
It isn't exactly a secret that HTC has been in something of a rut lately. The company, which was once the top Android manufacturer as recently as 2010, has fallen hard in recent years, thanks to the increased competition from the likes of Samsung and Apple. HTC is going to try to turn that around in 2013, with CEO Peter Chou telling the Wall Street Journal that he's optimistic for the year ahead.
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Nokia “Catwalk” to replace Lumia 920 with sleek aluminum body
Nokia is planning at least one top-tier Windows Phone using an aluminum body rather than the colorful polycarbonate of the existing Lumia range, with the handset – codenamed Catwalk – due sometime this year. Expected to be both thinner and lighter than the Nokia Lumia 920, the Nokia Catwalk will be part of a three device refresh, according to The Verge‘s sources.
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