Neowin News Feed for: Windows phone 8

Unity game engine goes free for iOS and Android developers, Windows Phone to follow soon

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:03 +0100

The Unity game engine, used by many popular apps across different platform, has now become free of charge for Android and iOS developers. Windows Phone 8 and Blackberry 10 will follow soon. Read more...

Microsoft starts new PhoneGap Windows Phone 8 app developer contest

John Callaham — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:42:07 +0100

Microsoft has launched a new contest, asking for developers who have made apps using the PhoneGap tools for other platforms to port them over to Windows Phone 8 and have a chance to win prizes. Read more...

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8 Live Video Player app for next Xbox reveal

John Callaham — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:52:18 +0100

Microsoft has launched a new in-house Live Video Player app for Windows Phone 8 devices made for viewing the next Xbox reveal video streaming event on Tuesday. Read more...

VPN not slated for WP8 in 2013, Nokia EOS coming this summer?

Brad Sams — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50:16 +0100

If you were hoping that Microsoft would bring VPN support to Windows Phone 8 in 2013, prepare to have your heart broken as a new rumor states that it is no in GDR2 or GDR3, which rules out 2013. Read more...

Itsdagram: The closest thing to Instagram on Windows Phone

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:32:32 +0100

Despite persistent rumours to the contrary, Instagram is still no closer to launching an official app for Windows Phone. Enter Itsdagram, the first viable alternative - read on for our review. Read more...

Nokia pits the Lumia 925 camera against the iPhone 5, Galaxy S4 and more

John Callaham — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:16:08 +0100

Nokia has posted up images of the same scene taken with several different smartphones to show that the camera in the newly announced Lumia 925 is superior to its competition. Read more...

Microsoft adds Star Trek Easter egg to Bing.com

John Callaham — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:44:23 +0100

Microsoft has announced that, in its latest tie-in to the movie Star Trek Into Darkness, it has added an Easter Egg in its Bing.com website if you type a secret phrase in the search bar. Read more...

BBC iPlayer app launches on Windows Phone 8

Andy Weir — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:38:40 +0100

Another gap in the Windows Phone Store has been filled, with the launch of the official BBC iPlayer app - although it will be exclusive to UK users, and the promised WP7.5 version has been cancelled. Read more...

Smart Camera coming to all Nokia Windows Phone 8 devices

John Callaham — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:35:26 +0100

Nokia has announced that its advanced Smart Camera app, which will debut with the Lumia 925 smartphone, will be made available for all of Nokia's Windows Phone 8 devices in a future software update. Read more...

Hands-on with Nokia's Lumia 925

Andy Weir — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:45:56 +0100

Nokia announced its newest thin and light Windows Phone today at an event in London. The Lumia 925 weighs just 139g with a profile that's only 8.5mm thick. Check out our hands-on first impressions. Read more...

The weight is over: Nokia announces thin and light Lumia 925

Andy Weir — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:25:10 +0100

Nokia has just announced its thin and light Lumia 925, featuring an aluminium rim which includes a “fabulous antenna”, along with 4.5” OLED and 8.7MP PureView camera. Read more...

Microsoft forms team to help third parties enter "geek heaven"

John Callaham — Tue, 14 May 2013 03:12:15 +0100

Microsoft has formed a new "deep-tech" team inside its Developer and Platform Evangelism division that has the goal of attracting new third party next-gen apps to Microsoft platforms. Read more...

Microsoft adding more tickets for BUILD 2013; on sale Wednesday

John Callaham — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:57:41 +0100

Microsoft has announced it has added more space for attendees of BUILD 2013 this June in San Francisco and will sell a limited amount of extra tickets for the developer conference on Wednesday. Read more...

Skype for Windows Phone 8/7.5 updated; still no video messaging

John Callaham — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:27:41 +0100

Microsoft has released a new but minor update to its Skype app for Windows Phone 8/7.5, adding some reliability improvements to the app's chat and call notification features but no video messaging. Read more...

Instagram (sort of) comes to Windows Phone via Itsdagram; we go hands-on [Update: pulled!]

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:54:13 +0100

Instagram hasn't come to Windows Phone yet which has left a gaping hole in the store, especially for those who use the service daily. Enter Itsdagram, perhaps the first viable alternative. Read more...

Windows 8 and Windows Phone Angry Birds Star Wars ports get content updates

John Callaham — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:42:01 +0100

Rovio has updated the Windows 8 and Windows Phone ports of Angry Birds Star Wars, adding content that was previously made available for the iOS and Android versions. Read more...

Nokia Lumia 620 now on sale in three US cities via Aio Wireless

John Callaham — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:31:06 +0100

The Nokia Lumia 620, a budget Windows Phone 8 smartphone, has now launched in the US via the new AT&T subsidiary Aio Wireless in three cities: Houston, Orlando, and Tampa. Read more...

Nokia to webcast May 14th Lumia press event from London

John Callaham — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:29:50 +0100

Nokia has confirmed to us that it will offer a webcast of its London press conference on May 14th, where the company is expected to announce a major new addition to its Lumia range. Read more...

Nokia Lumia 928 promo video takes us up in the air

John Callaham — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:59:50 +0100

The latest video for Nokia's Lumia 928 smartphone shows off its video capture features as the phone is attached to a remote controlled helicopter flying over a remote section of Canada. Read more...

Microsoft goes shopping to prove value of Nokia Lumia 521

John Callaham — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:36:34 +0100

Microsoft team members go shopping to prove the value of the $149.99 Nokia Lumia 521 by comparing the phone to other devices they can get at the same price in the latest Windows Phone video Read more...