Nokia Asha 501 color range Nokia just announced a very important budget smartphone, the Asha 501. The Nokia Asha 501 is priced at $99, but still manages to bring a massive amount of smartphone features. The software reminds me very  much of the Swipe UI seen on the Nokia N9. Some could call the Asha 501 a mini-version of the Nokia N9 As with other Ashas, the...
Hulu Plus for Windows Phone 8 The popular video streaming app, Hulu Plus, was today announced for Windows Phone 8. The announcement was followed with a nearly immediate availability, which is cool. Those fancying a download can follow this link, or alternatively scan the QR code at the end of this post. Hulu Plus offers unlimited instant streaming of current hit TV...
Angry Birds Windows Phone 8 Rovio today released the original version of Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 and 8. To help spread the love, the game is free until May 15. Even though the game has been available on Windows Phone since June 2011, the game has lacked the updates that it has seen on iOS and Android. The re-released version includes all the missing episodes. Rovio...
Facebook v5 for WP8 Microsoft and Facebook today released a beta version of a major redesign of the official Facebook application for Windows Phone 8. New features include support for high-resolution photos, post sharing, and Timeline view. Needless to say, an app with a beta tag shouldn’t be used by those that can’t stand bugs and crashes now and then....
Google Search with Google Now on iOS Google Search got just updated to version 3.0 on iOS. This major version bump was caused by the addition of Google Now. Here’s the description of Google Search v3.0: Search faster and easier with the latest Search app from Google. Get just the right information at just the right time with Google Now. Search handsÂfree...
Nokia Mix Radio Nokia Music was just updated to version 3.9.16.771. There’s no changelog available, but at least for me it fixed a crashing bug that was introduced after I updated my Lumia 920 to PR1.1.5. The app either crashed completly, or then wouldn’t let me open Mix Radio. Both problems are gone after today’s update. Install the update by...
WhatsApp v2.9.69 Windows Phone 8 WPCentral reports of an upcoming update to WhatsApp that will finally ditch the old music API in favour for a real Windows Phone 8 background agent. The music API that WhatsApp currently uses has a blank song “streaming” in the background and hence keeping the connection alive. With this update, WhatsApp will finally receive...
Lumia Storage Check Nokia today released a new beta version of the Lumia Storage Check app through Nokia Beta Labs. All the feature remain the same, except for a new feature that gives the ability to manage your Maps data. Offline maps can now be moved to the phone’s microSD card, effectively freeing up the internal space to be used by other applications. Head...
