What Microsoft and Nokia needed with the Lumia 900 was a grand slam. Instead it looks like they’ve got a 3-base run. And now a foul on top of it. The data connection problems (specifically to AT&T’s LTE network) that we’ve been hearing across the web over the last few days are in fact now a real problem. Nokia confirmed to The Verge that the Lumia 900 issue is real. The upside is that it is strictly a software issue. Nokia says new hardware with the...
The Nokia Lumia 900 is a double-edged sword of redemption. Nokia has fallen out of the mainstream public’s eye over the last few years and has since been relegated to featurephone territory. On the software front, Microsoft hasn’t yet recovered with Windows Phone after abandoning the ancient looking (and terrible) Windows Mobile platform despite packing a fresh, unique UI. For both companies, a monumental amount of is riding on the Lumia series. So what did the...
What is one more thing your Xbox 360 could use? Bigger hard drive: nope. Fancy new faceplate: try again. How about a chrome’d out new controller? While it doesn’t seem all that exciting, after seeing pictures of the new “Special Edition Chrome Series” Xbox 360 controllers Microsoft is set to release this summer, we’re actually pretty intrigued. The chrome/bling look is arguably not for everybody. Ditto for the $54.99 price tag. But try as we...
While someone is busy opening shady “Android Stores” in corners of the planet (that also sell Apple gear), Samsung is trying their own hand at the brick and mortar retail scene. The image above comes from the company’s first official retail store which just opened in a shopping center in Peru. Apple has shown how powerful a physical presence can still be in the modern age of online shopping, especially when you include things like in-store support and...
While the outlook for Windows Phone is finally beginning to look on the up and up thanks to hype surrounding Nokia’s new range of Lumia devices, there is is still a disconnect between the WP platform and developers. Talking to Bloomberg, Angry Birds outfit, Rovio Mobile, said that even though they are “No. 1 in the Marketplace”, there are “currently no plans” to bring Angry Birds Space to the Windows Phone platform. The reasoning given by Chief...
