Huawei Ascend W1: Inspired and powered by people

January 14, 2013

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Huawei Ascend W1

Last week in Las Vegas, Huawei joined the CES and introduced the latest member of the Windows Phone family, the Huawei Ascend W1. The Huawei Ascend W1 has a 4″ WVGA IPS display with 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 512 MB RAM, and 4 GB storage, which is expandable through microSD.  It has a 5 MP […]

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Nokia Lumia apps for your New Year’s resolutions

January 7, 2013

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Nokia Drive

It’s that time of the year again when everyone makes their New Year’s resolutions.  To help stick to these promises, here are some Windows Phone apps exclusive for Nokia Lumia: Learn how to drive: Nokia Drive Nokia Drive allows you to download maps so you can view them even when you are offline.  With voice […]

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My Windows Phone highlights for 2012

December 27, 2012

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2012 Windows Phone Highlights

I was having a hard time thinking of what to write for this week’s blog post so I tried reading my previous posts for ideas.  Looking back, I remembered some of the events that happened which made it memorable thanks to Windows Phone. 1. Rediscovered a passion I was once part of the UP Diliman […]

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Reuse gift wrappers and get a gift from Nokia

December 20, 2012

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Nokia Paper Challenge

It’s the holidays once again and the time for gift giving.  Instead of throwing used gift wrappers, why not reuse them and join the Nokia Paper Challenge? Simply reuse paper (no craft paper, plain papers, etc allowed) to recreate any Nokia product and upload your masterpiece.  Entries can be posted as a comment in Nokia […]

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DreamSpark Activation Day + Lumia Geek 8 Week Challenge

December 13, 2012

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Lumia Geek 8-Week Challenge

Here’s an early Christmas gift for student developers.  Microsoft Philippines Academic Team will be having DreamSpark Activation Day this December 15, 2012 at Microsoft Philippines.  Students will get access to DreamSpark, where they can get free developer tools used to create apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone.  In addition, it also comes with a […]

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Nokia Lumia 620: The most affordable Windows Phone 8

December 6, 2012

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Nokia Lumia 620

Yesterday in Paris, Nokia announced a new addition to the Lumia family: the Nokia Lumia 620. The Nokia Lumia 620  has a 3.8″ TFT WVGA display with 1 GHz dual core processor, 512 MB RAM, and 8 GB storage, with the option to expand via Micro SD.  It includes a 5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash, […]

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Nokia Lumia 510: The most affordable Windows Phone

November 29, 2012

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The most affordable Windows Phone is now here in the Philippines: introducing the Nokia Lumia 510.  It’s specifications are almost the same as the Nokia Lumia 610, but has a bigger screen, and smaller storage.  It will exclusively be distributed in the Philippines by Wellcom and select Nokia Stores. Our friends at Nokia has a […]

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More exclusive apps for Nokia Lumia users

November 22, 2012

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Angry Birds Roost

Back in summer, I showed some of the Nokia Lumia exclusives for Windows Phone.  However, they were all created by Nokia.  Thanks to Nokia and its partners, the number of exclusive offerings keeps on growing, providing us a better Windows Phone experience.  Here are some of those apps that came to the Windows Phone platform, […]

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Previewing Skype for Windows Phone 8

November 16, 2012

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Skype Call

When I first got my Windows Phone, one of the things I asked when I was organizing contacts was “Will Skype be ever integrated to the People Hub?”  Fast forward 9 months later, the new Skype for Windows Phone 8 is now in preview mode. One of the new features of Skype for Windows Phone 8 […]

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Coming Soon: Windows Phone 8

November 8, 2012

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Windows Phone 8 Devices

Windows Phone 8 has just been released last week, and has started to be sold in different parts of the world.  Before, it took a lot of months before they started to arrive in the Philippines.  I am glad to share that Windows Phone 8 will be sold in the Philippines really, really soon (time […]

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