The wait is now all but over. Microsoft has released a preview release of Skype for Windows Phone 8. Naturally a Windows Phone 8 handset is required, and you should not expect a 100% polished experience according to the app notes.
You may not be able to find it by searching for the app in the Windows Phone Store. The generated QR below code, which you can scan, will directly from your Windows Phone to find and download the application.
Today, The highly anticipated Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and Windows Phone 8X by HTC are now available to buy and personalize to your heart's content. The excitement has clearly built enough that people are reporting lines at some AT&T store locations.
The only potential damper is reports that some stores have a mixed bag of devices in stock, with some locations not having any HTC devices, but having a lot of Lumias. Other locations, it seems to be the exact opposite, with one person finding that one of the AT&T stores in Dallas, Texas only had one Lumia 920 in stock. To that end, where the HTC devices were in short supply, some locations are expecting shipments of HTC 8X devices during the afternoon.
Want to stream some music from your cloud list via Xbox Music? Better check how much cellular data you have. Turns out, that Xbox Music is using your cellular data in some cases even when you are at home or any place where Wi-Fi is actually available. Needless to say, this can burn up your data allowance much quicker than you'd expect.
The problem is that the app cannot switch to another connection once it starts the streaming process. And when you lock the Windows Phone screen, it turns off Wi-Fi connectivity and starts eating up data from your carrier plan and not Wi-Fi.
In a post on its facebook page today, HTC said that its own Windows Phone 8X is lighter than other windows phone 8 devices in the market by a 20 pennies in your pocket. 20 pennies exactly... What did HTC meant by "OTHER" windows phone ?
The HTC 8X is more than 20 pennies lighter than that "other" Windows Phone." - HTC
Actually, This post is directed squarely at the Lumia 920's noticeable 185g of weight. Compare this to the much lighter HTC Windows Phone 8X with 130g and you'd see the difference is nearly 55 grams as much as 20 pennies weight.
The popular Hollywood actress, Jessica Alba, has finally switched from the iPhone in favor of a Windows Phone 8 device, provided by Microsoft.
During the official launch event of Windows Phone 8, Joe Belfiore and Steve Ballmer asked Jessica Alba to join them on stage and help them explain some of the more specific features of the new operating system. She seemed a bit nervous at first, but she did a great job overall. You can watch Jessica's video from the event below.
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