The last time we spoke about a celebrity-like person working with a one certain kind of gadget or another, it was Kate Beckinsale with her LG flip-phone used during Total Recall - now it's time to speak about Mark Cuban's choices, starting with "the new Nokia with Windows" (aka the Nokia Lumia 920). Though the serial entrepreneur didn't specifically mention the 920 by name, his several mentions of the hero devices from each series of smartphone - the iPhone 5, he Samsung Galaxy [S III] - make the 920 a rather safe bet.
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EyeEm: the best Instagram alternative you’ve never heard of
In the shockwave that is the Facebook-added Terms of Use for Instagram here as 2012 ends and 2013 begins comes the resurgence of the app called EyeEm – a photo snapping, filtering, and sharing app that you’ve likely never heard of before today. Though EyeEm has been around for many moons now – over a year on some platforms – it’s just this month seeing one whole heck of a lot of renewed interest as a massive exodus from Instagram occurs: and as EyeEm is already established not only on the web, iPhone, and Android, but on Windows Phone 8 as well, it’s high time this ecosystem got some traffic.
Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 camera software update goes hands-on today
Today several Nokia Lumia devices will be receiving a significant software upgrade that will have each of the devices gaining enhancements to features as well as fixing a collection of bugs you probably never encountered in the first place. This update is the one you’ve been waiting for in the photography department – that perhaps most important of all as the camera on the Nokia Lumia 920 is one of the most unique features on the handset. This update will be coming to your device over-the-air starting today!
Nokia boosts Cinemagraph sharing for Lumia lineup
The fine folks behind the camera software working with the Nokia Lumia smartphones on the market today have revealed a great boost for one of the odder features: Cinemagraph - the gif-maker. With this app made by Nokia to work directly with the camera built-in to the device you're able to create images called Cinemagraphs - still images (in .gif format) that have moving components. This app has been available for the Nokia Lumia smartphones working with Windows Phone 8 since their inception, today's update bringing on sharing like never before.
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Nokia CEO promises “exciting things with Verizon”; “We’ve just begun” on iOS
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has teased “exciting things with Verizon” in the ilk of AT&T’s flagship Lumia 920, though the coy chief-exec declined to specify exactly what the CDMA carrier could be getting. “There might be another similar hero exercise with a different operator” Elop told CNET, referring to Nokia’s current strategy of picking a single carrier to push flagship devices in each country. “And we’re pleased to have just restarted our relationship with Verizon. We are planning a lot of exciting things with Verizon as well.”
Nokia promises update for Lumia 920 this month
One of Nokia's biggest selling points for it's flagship Lumia 920 smartphone is the PureView camera resting on the back of the device. It's the first handset to feature optical image stabilization, enabling stable video recording and great low-light capabilities, and Nokia has said that an update for the camera, as well other software aspects of the phone, is set to release sometime this month.
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HTC kills big-screen Windows Phone over resolution restriction say insiders
HTC has reportedly axed plans for a big-screen Windows Phone 8 handset to counter the DROID DNA, after deciding that the maximum screen resolution limits of Microsoft's smartphone OS would leave it uncompetitive. The original plan had been to match the Android-based DNA with a roughly 5-inch Windows Phone 8 device, Bloomberg reports, eventually axed since WP8 supports only up to 720p resolution rather than 1080p.
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Check these 3 phablets coming in 2013 from Samsung, Nokia, and Huawei
It’s phablet day across the world as tipsters pointing toward three new elephant-sized smartphone devices leak a Nokia Lumia Juggernaut (code-name), an 8.5-inch Huawei un-named unit, and the Samsung Galaxy Note III. The Samsung unit is what we’d vote Most Likely to Succeed – or in this case Most Likely to Exist – in 2013 as each time a new Samsung Galaxy Note (non-tablet-sized) has been released thus far, it’s gotten bigger than the last iteration. After that we’ve got to put our skeptic goggles on tight for all the salt that’s flying our way.
Windows Phone 8S by HTC Review
HTC dug deep for its Windows Phone 8 line-up, coming out with a pair of distinctively designed smartphones that promptly earned Microsoft “Signature” status. The Windows Phone 8X already impressed us, and now it’s the turn of its smaller sibling, the 8S, to have its moment in the spotlight. Is the 8S more than just a pretty face, or has HTC cut too many corners to hit the midrange price tag? Read on for our full review.
VLC adds Windows Phone 8 support to Kickstarter campaign
Late last month, VideoLAN launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring its popular media player, VLC, to Windows 8 and Windows RT in app form. Since the project will more herculean than past projects, the team has taken to Kickstarter to raise money in order to bring the apps to users for free. Today, the company posted an update, announcing that they're also planning to work on a Windows Phone 8 app, and they're also getting support directly from Microsoft.
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Microsoft has sold 4.2 million Windows Phone 8 handsets, according to Facebook data
We haven't heard from Microsoft officially on how many Windows Phone 8 devices the company has sold so far, but thanks to some external data and a little bit of math, it's been estimated that approximately 4.2 million Windows Phone 8 devices have been sold since October, possibly more according to other estimates.
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HTC Windows Phone 8S now available on Three
While Americans won't be able to get their hands on HTC's Windows Phone 8S, it's at least coming to the UK. British carrier Three will be offering the new handset starting today, and you'll be able to order one online or in their bricks-and-mortar stores if you don't feel like waiting, although they are promising Monday delivery if you order online today.
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