Monday
Oct272014

Review: Nokia Lumia 830

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Nokia Lumia 830 from Microsoft Devices is likely the last Windows Phone smartphone to ship under the Nokia brand. Since Microsoft acquired Nokia last year, it decided to let go of the Nokia brand and focus on the Lumia name. For better or for worse, this is how things will be going forward.

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Monday
Oct272014

Microsoft to offer unlimited cloud storage to current and new subscribers of Office 365 subscribers

Subscribers of Microsoft’s Office 365 service are in for a lot of storage space. Microsoft is offering unlimited OneDrive cloud storage for those with Home, Personal, or University subscriptions. OneDrive doesn’t just store your documents, it can store photos and other personal files as well. The roll out may take months though so if you want to jump the line, Microsoft created a sign-up page for it. Subscription plans for Officer 365 start at US$6.99 per month.

Source: OneDrive Blog | Via: Android Police

Monday
Oct272014

Twitter adds dockable videos that will play clips while you browse

If we had picture-in-picture before, now we get picture-in-Twitter. After offering dockable audio cards, Twitter is turning to the moving picture counterpart. You can now watch clips as you browse through Twitter on Android or iOS. It will either let you watch a view in full screen or dock it to the bottom of the screen (like what you do on YouTube’s mobile app). A white progress bar shows how long the clip is and its audio will keep on playing if you plan to compose a tweet.

The opportunity in this lies in long-form videos. People are used to live-tweeting events but what if you don’t have to look at a TV screen anymore and just focus on your device? Advertisers can also use it to run short commercials as well.

Source: Tech Crunch

Monday
Oct272014

Toca Boca’s Toca Boo brings scary, kid-friendly fun this Halloween

Halloween is just a few days away and what a perfect way to spend the spooky season than with a new scary yet kid-friendly digital toy app from Toca Boca. Toca Boo infuses a bit of scary excitement and humor into its game. It is inspired by traditional Swedish storytelling and Tove Jansson’s works. The game is set in a big old house as you play Bonnie, a girl dressed as a ghost to sneak around the house and scare her family. You must hide behind various objects and wait for your “victims.” When they show up, you just need to tap the person you want to scare and Bonnie will come out and scream “Boo!” The goal is to get as big a scare as possible.

Source: Toca Boca | Download: Apple iTunes App Store ($2.99)