Winrar!
Over the month of August, WPCentral and AdDuplex teamed up for a Lumia 1520 giveaway contest. The entry simply involved users Tweeting a screenshot of their Start screen with the WPCentral app pinned and the hashtag #AdDuplexWPC. The contest was open worldwide, and one lucky person was walking away with a brand new Lumia 1520 for about 30 seconds of "work." AdDuplex (adduplex.com)...
New and awesome site stuff!
As you may have noticed we've launched an all-new, all-awesome commenting system. This is just the beginning, and we'll be adding many new features in the weeks and months to come. For now, there are three things to highlight – new design that matches our new header, up/down vote support and easy report button to flag inappropriate comments. The new comment system is just one part...
Community poll
On Windows Phone, you can select a few apps as your default when snapping photos. By default Windows, Phones have the Camera app from Microsoft. In Windows Phone 8.1, it was updated with a handful of new features like burst mode. You can, of course, change your default camera. Those with a Lumia handset can use Nokia Camera while those with the HTC can use the HTC Camera. Which do you...
Always on top
A lot can happen in a week. New apps join the Windows Phone Store or Windows Store. Your favorite apps can get a big update with a new look or new features. Device rumors come and go. Seven days might not seem like much, but it can be an eternity in the tech news cycle. Every week we're going to compile the biggest stories into one post, so you never fall behind – In Case You Missed It...
Treat yourself
There's so much good stuff on Xbox Music and Xbox Video. How do you keep up with what's new and worth checking out? You don't have to; we'll do that for you. Every Friday we'll grab the hottest albums and singles on Xbox Music. We'll also let you know what movies and television shows are out to watch on Xbox Video. It's the weekend, and we'll help entertain you. Xbox Music Eminem –...
It's time for another weekly photo contest. Last week we decided to tackle the outdoors with our Windows Phone cameras. Now this week we'll try and capture silhouettes. Let's get creative! Winner from last week There were a ton of good entries into last week's outdoors contest, but I had to settle on the one I liked the most. Congrats to monstervinvin for winning! And congrats to...
Winrars!
A few weeks back, we dived deeper into using Windows or Windows Phone for various connected hardware, including the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0, Sphero 2.0 and Insteon home-automation kits. The articles not only explained what those things are, but how well the work within the growing Microsoft ecosystem. As part of the Hidden Gems campaign, we were giving away multiple devices per article,...
This week's best
A lot can happen in a week. New apps join the Windows Phone Store or Windows Store. Your favorite apps can get a big update with a new look or new features. Device rumors come and go. Seven days might not seem like much, but it can be an eternity in the tech news cycle. Every week we're going to compile the biggest stories into one post, so you never fall behind – In Case You Missed It...
New music and videos
There's so much good stuff on Xbox Music and Xbox Video. How do you keep up with what's new and worth checking out? You don't have to; we'll do that for you. Every Friday we'll grab the hottest albums and singles on Xbox Music. We'll also let you know what movies and television shows are out to watch on Xbox Video. It's the weekend, and we'll help entertain you. Xbox Music Imogen...
Contest!
It's time for another weekly photo contest. Last week we decided to tackle motion with our Windows Phone cameras. Now this week we'll try and capture the outdoors. Get outside and shoot! Winner from last week There were a ton of good entries into last weeks motion contest, but I had to settle on the one I liked the most. Congrats to monstervinvin for winning! And congrats to...
Poll
It's finally here. A high-end Android device has received a Windows Phone makeover. Earlier today HTC announced the new HTC One (M8) for Windows smartphone. It's the same phone like the HTC One (M8), but instead of running Android it's powered by the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1. We're interested to hear your thoughts on the new device. Be sure to catch up on the earlier...
It's here! You've long waited for a new, high-end Windows Phone from HTC, and your patience has finally paid off. Earlier today HTC announced the HTC One (M8) for Windows smartphone. It's a new device running the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1. Thinking of buying one? Head into our forums to talk with like-minded individuals. Head into the forums to talk and learn about the HTC...
For winners
A lot can happen in a week. New apps join the Windows Phone Store or Windows Store. Your favorite apps can get a big update with a new look or new features. Device rumors come and go. Seven days might not seem like much, but it can be an eternity in the tech news cycle. Every week we're going to compile the biggest stories into one post, so you never fall behind – In Case You Missed It...
Friday Poll!
Windows Phone has been able to natively backup up photos you take for a long time. It's an option in your photo settings that allow any photo you take to save automatically to OneDrive. The feature is indispensable in case you lose your phone or if you have a device with limited storage space. Do you have it enabled? How to back up your Windows Phone photos to OneDrive Go to...
Listen and watch
There's so much good stuff on Xbox Music and Xbox Video. How do you keep up with what's new_and_worth checking out? You don't have to; we'll do that for you. Every Friday we'll grab the hottest albums and singles on Xbox Music. We'll also let you know what movies and television shows are out to watch on Xbox Video. It's the weekend, and we'll help entertain you. Xbox Music FKA Twigs...
Get this app!
Converge is a popular newsreader that used to go by the name of the Verge app. We will skip wading into the circumstances that lead to the name change, but even as 'Converge,' the developer behind the app, Anand Prakash, faced some obstacles in keeping his creation on the Store. Now, Converge is back with version 4.0 and with it a new mission as a general tech newsreader, but with the...
Community challenge
Ready for another weekly photo contest? Of course, you are! This will be our third weekly photo contest. The first week our theme was sunrise and last week it was coffee. We've had stellar entries over the past two weeks, but now it's time for a new contest. This week I want to see your best photos with motion! Winners from last week Last week our theme was coffee. There were so...
Never fall behind
A lot can happen in a week. New apps join the Windows Phone Store or Windows Store. Your favorite apps can get a big update with a new look or new features. Device rumors come and go. Seven days might not seem like much, but it can be an eternity in the tech news cycle. Every week we're going to compile the biggest stories into one post, so you never fall behind – In Case You Missed It...
There's so much good stuff on Xbox Music and Xbox Video. How do you keep up with what's new_and_worth checking out? You don't have to; we'll do that for you. Every Friday we'll grab the hottest albums and singles on Xbox Music. We'll also let you know what movies and television shows are out to watch on Xbox Video. It's the weekend, and we'll help entertain you. Xbox Music Spoon –...
Survey time
Yesterday we learned that the Windows Phone Store achieved an important milestone – over 300,000 apps and games are available on Windows Phone. That made us think, how many of those apps are on your Windows Phone? Today's poll has you checking out how many apps and games are currently installed on your Windows Phone. You can ignore the built-in applications like Internet Explorer and...