Windows Phone 8 Lock Screen Options: Calendar, Email and Weather
It might not look like much, but your Windows Phone lock screen can provide all manner of interesting and important information to you – and it can do this natively, without third party apps.
Third Windows Phone Update & Developer Preview Program Due Soon
The Windows Phone team are about to release their third update with some goodies. And if that wasn't enough, they are even about to begin a developer preview program.
How To Monitor Storage Space & Remove Data On Windows Phone 8
Your Windows Phone 8 is down to only a few MBs of storage space. Time to make a backup and purge files you no longer need. Storage space management is now easier than ever before.
Great New Features For Windows Phone 8 Handsets With GDR2 Update
Do you depend on Google services on your Windows Phone? The latest updates not only fix bugs, but also add long awaited support for standard tools and introduce novel features, especially on Nokia Lumia phones.
Create Beautiful Photo Collages With These Great Tools
A picture is worth a 1000 words. So how many words is a 4-image collage worth? Sometimes, a nice collage is the best way to share an experience quickly. These tools should help.
YouTube Video Uploading on Windows Phone Solved
You would think uploading a video to YouTube was easy. Not so on Windows Phone! Until now. Finally, apps have arrived and the days of fiddly and pointless email uploads have come to pass.
Doctor Who? Enjoy The Show's 50th Anniversary With These Mobile Apps
British TV series Doctor Who celebrates its 50th anniversary in November, marking a half century of time travelling adventure. Express your love for the show with these great mobile apps!
Angry Birds Star Wars II Lets You "Join The Pork Side" on Android, iOS, WP8
Angry Birds Star Wars II is out now for Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8 and the Kindle Fire for 99 cents. On Android, the game is also available as a free download, supported by ads.
How I Watch TV On My Smartphone
The tide is turning against the traditional TV model of schedules and weekly serials. Not only can you watch most TV shows online, either live or on your own schedule, it has also become easy to watch television on your smartphone. A handful of web services, mobile apps and the increasing availability of fast and affordable data connections enable you to stream your favorite videos whenever and wherever. Here is how I watch TV on my smartphone and what I have learned along the way.
How To Control Your Windows 8 PC From Your Mobile Device
Sometimes it's nice to just plug your laptop into an HDTV and watch some Netflix — until you have to pause it or adjust the volume. Then you have to get up and walk across the room to click around on your computer. There just has to be a better way to do it. Apps like Team Viewer or Pocketcloud come to mind, but you don't always need complete remote access to your computer; sometimes you just need an easy to use remote for your computer. That's where Windows 8 Controller comes in.
Angry Birds Rio: Still Up There With Rovio's Best
If there is one game which has defined gaming on the smartphone, it is Angry Birds, which is quite possibly the most addictive smash hit since Tetris. Angry Birds is not just one game anymore. Its developers, Rovio, have now branched off into different incarnations of the Angry Birds universe and now you can even get an officially sanctioned (by George himself) Star Wars Angry Birds, as well as Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Space, and Angry Birds Friends. However, the one I am most addicted to is Angry Birds Rio.
Oggl: Hipstamatic's Social Network for Mobile Photographers
Back in May, Hipstamatic launched its own social networking app, Oggl. The free app brings Hipstamatic's filters into a social network environment a la Instagram, but with an admittedly unique feel to it. Available in the Apple App Store and the Windows Phone Store, Oggl not only gives its users a way to see what other Hipstamatic aficionados are up to, it also gives them a new way to use Hipstamatic itself.
FullRecall: A Cross-Platform Tool to Remember Everything
The human memory can store data for an amazingly long time, but unlike a computer, we have a hard time recalling information that’s not frequently used or obviously important. We can have hard time digging up important details from a book read just a few weeks ago. Repetition is a great way to work around this problem. This concept is core to FullRecall, a simple, free program that can be customized to help you remember anything you’d like. Let’s take a look at how this app can help you improve your memory.
Google Voice Mail Not Integrating With Your Carrier? Try Conditional Call Forwarding
Is your Google Voice voicemail broken? Or do you use multiple phone lines? A common issue among MVNO users is that their Google Voice voicemail no longer functions. For those using multiple phone lines, juggling multiple cell phones can require spider-like appendages. Both situations can go from complicated and dysfunctional to awesome by using a little known secret called "conditional call forwarding". Let me show you how that's done.
How to Enjoy Flash Video on Windows Phone
During my recent holiday I had some spare time and tried to find something interesting to watch on my Windows Phone. Now, I could have used the YouTube or BBC iPlayer or many other apps, but instead I decided to have a browser-only mobile experience. Unfortunately, Windows Phone doesn’t support Adobe Flash. Although the Internet Explorer mobile app has HTML5 support, if you want to enjoy media streamed using Flash you’re stuck. The alternative is to use HTML5 or apps from the Windows Phone Store.
2 Windows 8 Swype-Like Touch Keyboards Tested
On more than one occasion, I've found myself attempting to drag my finger around the keyboard on my Windows 8 tablet, only to be disappointed when only a single letter is entered. Swype-like input is simple, intuitive, and fast. So why can't a Windows 8 tablet do that? Well, it can—sort of. There are a couple limited options you can choose from. They won't be a perfect replacement for your keyboard, but they can offer some good Swype-style relief for those days when you really don't want to lift your finger off the screen.
Reading eBooks on Your Tablet: Windows 8 vs. iPad
I'm off on holiday today, and intend to do a bit of reading. This is all very well, especially when it comes to my handful of print books that I want to catch up with. The problem comes in the shape of my digital media. I've a fair few titles in Kindle, which I can read across a number of devices. But which one is the most comfortable for reading?
How To Program NFC Tags & Automate Windows Phone 8
There’s a black sticker on my desk, which is remarkably useful. Thanks to the magic of NFC, it enables me to activate my Nokia Lumia 920’s wireless networking with a single touch. NFC, or near field communication, has been around for a few years now, and is an increasingly popular feature in smartphones. Intended to facilitate data transfer, contactless transactions in stores and even simplify the setup of things like WiFi connections, NFC can also be used to program NFC tags, usually sticky labels like the one on my desk.
4 Amazing Lens Apps for Nokia Windows Phones
Windows Phone 8’s growth has been slow but steady in the months since its release, an increase that can in part be contributed to Nokia’s excellent series of smartphones and camera hardware. Complementing this is a series of apps intended for Nokia phones that integrated with the camera to produce enhanced photo tools, augmented reality and other excellent utilities. There are four amazing lens apps for Nokia Windows Phones below, each of which is available free from the Windows Phone Store.