Monthly Archives: November 2013

Microsoft Store lists Verizon Lumia 2520 tablet for Preorder, $499

Microsoft has been busy lately with listing preorders on their Store and then pulling them once we report on it. That tells us that these pages are made in advance but are not meant to go public quite yet. Still,

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Build your own Tiny Tower in the Star Wars universe on Windows and Windows Phone

Star Wars: Tiny Death Star is a business simulation game developed by Disney Mobile and NimbleBit (published by LucasArts), which has come to Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8, alongside Android and iOS devices. The latest title is based on NimbleBit’s previous hit game, Tiny

Posted in By Mehedi, Games

Rayman Jungle Run joins Color Carnival and Nun Attack as this week’s Red Stripe Deals

There’s nothing better than downloading apps and games currently on offer for your Windows Phone. Microsoft’s weekly Red Stripe Deals series is here once again with three new offers to tempt your purchase. This week, Rayman Jungle is joined by Color Carnival and

Posted in Apps, Apps+Games, By Mehedi, Games, Red Stripe Deals

Flip Blox, a Windows Phone game that might surprise you

Flip Blox is a matching game for our Windows Phone that surprised us a little. The game’s concept isn’t new and calls for you to create combos of the same colored boxes for points. You have a handful of gaming

Posted in By Mehedi, Games, Reviews

UK MVNO giffgaff to sell a range of Nokia Lumia Windows Phones

Over in the UK it’s normally just the big four mobile networks that make the headlines on a regular basis. This time around though it’s MVNO giffgaff – which runs off the O2 network. For the first time, the carrier is having

Posted in By Mehedi, News, Windows Phone

Restaurant finder app, Zomato, gets a major UI refresh and new features

Zomato restaurant finder app gives you restaurant recommendations around you and lets you look at menus, pictures, contact info, and directions for 120,000 restaurants in 35 cities across 11 countries. The app allows you to check ratings and reviews of

Posted in Apps, By Mehedi

Get the most out of NFC on Windows Phone 8 with NFC Toolkit

NFC is an area that so far Windows Phone and Android are beating Apple at. In fact, the iPhone doesn’t even support NFC. While some NFC features are still limited on Windows Phone, it’s a nice feature to have in a variety

Posted in Apps, By Mehedi, NFC, Windows Phone

Nokia Music updated for Windows 8.1, fixes Snap view and the Flux Capacitor

Confession. Nokia Music recently became one of my favorite music services out there. It’s in heavy rotation for me personally with other services like Xbox Music, SoundCloud, and Songza. The offline playlists were very welcomed on my Lumia 1020 during the 17 hour journey from

Posted in Apps, By Mehedi, Nokia Music, Windows Apps + Games

Redeeming Xbox codes has never been so easy – or so freaking awesome!

Xbox Live’s Major Nelson posted a video on Vine, showcasing the Xbox One’s ability to easily input and redeem codes. The process is simple: give a voice command, scan a QR code, and start gaming. How long does the entire process take, you ask?

Posted in By Mehedi, News, Xbox

Yes, Microsoft is giving out free Xbox One consoles to “Xbox fans”

If you have seen someone bragging that they are getting a free Xbox One from Microsoft, it might be true. The company has been sending out emails to “fans” and surprising them with free gifts, including Xbox One consoles and games, due to

Posted in By Mehedi, Microsoft, News, Xbox One
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