What We Do On Smart Phones To Get Entertained?

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Infographics are awesome! They allow people who are bombarded with too much information on a daily basis, to learn something new or digest data in a quick and easy format.

Lately, we've been working super hard with Coupon Audit on creating an infographic on “Smartphones in our lives” and how we use them to get entertained.

According to a latest survey, the standout statistic was that 65% of iPhone owners now say they "can't live without their iPhone." Of course, a smartphone is not necessary for existence, but for a lot of people, it's an important part of their working life and without it they would get less done. 

40% said that they would give up coffee first, 18% said that they would stop bathing every day before giving up their iPhone, and 15% would rather give up sex than having a weekend without their nice device. 

Besides these stats, a Nielsen study examined some basic categories of mobile apps that were most used by people who had downloaded an app. Here are the results: 

- Games: 64% 

- Weather: 60% 

- Social Networking: 56% 

- Maps: 51% 

- Music: 44% 

- News: 39% 

- Entertainment: 34% 

- Finance: 32% 

- Movies/Video: 26% 

- Shopping: 26% 

Regarding games, the average time a user spends (hours/month) playing games is: 

- iPhone: 14.7 

- Android: 9.3 

- Windows phone 7: 4.7 

- Blackberry: 4.5 

Another interesting fact is that smartphone owners with a housewold income of $75,000 or more are 3-5 times more likely to own a Blackberry or iPhone. 

Do you want more? Check out some of the interesting facts below and let us know what you think.

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CNETTV - Ballmer: How Windows Can Capture Smartphone Middle Ground

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The Microsoft CEO talks to venture capitalist and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman about how Windows can win the middle ground in the smartphone wars, at a Q&A session sponsored by the Churchill Club in Santa Clara, Calif. 

"It is absolutely clear that there is an innovation opportunity on the scene between hardware and software and that is a scene that must not go unexploited at all by Microsoft," Ballmer said.

Ballmer said he still expects Microsoft's partners to build the bulk of new Windows-based machines, but this is the firmest comment the top Microsoft executive has made regarding more company-developed devices.

I see some truth in the "wild west" and "highly controlled" analogy about ecosystems. But can Microsoft really get the middle ground? Sounds promising if they can. 😊

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Office Webinar : Office on a Windows Phone

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What's up guys? 

In this week's webinar, you'll learn how to edit and view your Office documents on a Windows Phone, and how OneNote and documents stored on SkyDrive work on other mobile devices.

Doug Thomas hosts these free Office 15-Minute Webinars from the Office.com help writers. See how to watch these webinars live and participate in a Q&A session.

Get all the references and links here. Got a tip? Let us know.

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Samsung Galaxy S3, HTC One X Are Among The 5 Best Smartphones of 2012

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It is not that difficult for someone to name five top smartphones in the market. You guessed it right, Samsung Galaxy S3 and HTC One X are top on the list with the best smartphones of the year. Apple's iPhone 4S which was however launched last year made it to the list because of its high demand. 

With increasing competition in Mobile Market manufacturers are coming out with astonishing devices to keep up with the others. Samsung, HTC and Nokia came out with wonderful handsets this year. Apple however lacks a new phone which is expected to come out later this year, however the iPhone 4S has managed to get a good place in the market because of its popularity. Below is the list of the best handsets to buy this summer.

Samsung Galaxy S III 

The Samsung Galaxy S III top on the list it sports a 4.8 inch 720x1280 Super AMOLED display, Android ICS withnew TouchWiz overlay, NFC, 2GB of RAM, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.9 megapixel front facing camera, 4G LTE and/or HSPA+ support, and 2100 mAh battery. 

Some Extra features include Smart Stay where the sensor notes when you are looking at the display and keeps the display turned on during this time, Direct call that will initiate a call when you lift the phone to your ear during a text conversation, Smart alert that vibrates your phone when you come back to it if there are pending notifications, S Voice voice command software, enhanced sharing functionality, and more. 

For many analysts, the Galaxy S III is the best Android handset ever.Popularity of S3 can be gauged from the sales figures of the handset. In one month and two days after its official release (May 29, 2012) Samsung sold out more than 6 million units of the handset across the world. As per market analysts, Samsung may sell more than 20 million units of the handset in six months of its availability.

HTC One X

The One X is one of the best looking smart phones ever. With its quad-core 1.5 Ghz Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, 4.7-inch Super IPS LCD2 HD display and a thinner design running HTC Sense 4.0 on Ice Cream Sandwich this phone has a balance of looks and performance.

It has a 8 mega-pixel camera with a fast shutter. It has 32Gb internal storage with no room for a microSD card slot. It comes with a 1800mAh battery which is unfortunately non-removable. You also get 25Gb of Dropbox space.

iPhone 4S 

The iPhone 4S is actually Apple’s 2011 phone. As far as specs and features are taken into account, the iPhone 4S is not as powerful as the leading Android phones of the day. 

The iPhone 4S has only a crammed 3.5-inch display, an 8 mega-pixel camera, 1GHz dual core Cortex-A5 processor and 512MB of RAM. Also it has Siri, iOS's Virtual personal assistant which was a key feature for its success.

Nokia Lumia 900 

The Lumia 900 is a gorgeous looking phone running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS. It has a 1.4 GHz Scorpion CPU with Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon chip, Adreno 205 GPU and 8-megapixel camera. 

The handset boasts a 4.3-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, the latest version of the firmware from Microsoft runs the handset. Sadly it won't get updated to Windows Phone 8.

Nokia 808 PureView

The 808 PureView is the best camera phone ever made. The 808 PureView runs on Belle OS from Nokia. The PureView has grabbed the attention because of its 41 mega-pixel camera with features like Carl Zeiss optics, up to 4x lossless digital zoom, geo-tagging and others. 

Besides this it also has an ARM 11 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz, 4 inches of AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 360 x 640 pixels of display resolution, 16 GB of in-house memory, 1 GB of ROM and 512 MB of RAM.

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Kourtney Kardashian & Nokia Lumia 900 Gives New Yorkers More Free Time

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Windows Phone put a giant Free-Time Machine in NYC. It's like an ATM but instead of cash, it gave out free time. 

Kourtney Kardashian stopped by to take one lucky winner on a shopping spree.

See how Windows Phone makes everyday faster and play for a chance to win instant prizes at: http://FreeTimeMachine.com

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How Do I Use the Windows Phone Marketplace Test Kit?

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This video demonstrates how to use the Windows Phone Marketplace Test Kit to run automated, monitored and manual tests. These tests will help developers identify issues that may prevent their applications from passing the standard Marketplace tests. 

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Windows Phone Minute : Group your pals

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Hey there, tiger. Take a minute to learn about a killer feature on your Windows Phone. 

See how to organize the people you care about into Groups.

As always, feel free to reach out, with feedback, questions, or really just to say hi! Have any friends who should join our page? Tag their name in the comments below.

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Microsoft : Smoked by Windows Phone Challenge in Indonesia

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Shoppers in Jakarta put their phones to the test to find out if Windows Phone is simply faster at the everyday stuff they do on their smartphones. This Windows Phone Challenge ran for three days, how many phones do you think got smoked by Windows Phone in Indonesia? 

 

 

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Earn the Microsoft Mobility Competency

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Do you build, deploy, and sell mobile solutions for business? Learn how to grow your mobile business - and differentiate yourself - by earning the Microsoft Mobility competency. Explore the two ways you can earn the competency : submit a qualifying mobile business application, or meet exam requirements. 

Capitalize on Microsoft's reach, your customer's existing investments, and your existing skillset - and earn exclusive resources and benefits to help you build, deploy, and sell best-in-class mobile solutions.

Learn more about the Microsoft Mobility competency.

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Holoflector interactive augmented reality mirror

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Things are definitely getting more and more high tech these days, and here we are with the Holoflector interactive augmented reality mirror which is the result of the good people at Microsoft Research tinkering around with a Kinect, a Windows Phone handset as well as a bunch of ideas. 

 

 

This special interactive augmented-reality mirror will see graphics superimposed in the right manner on your own reflection that paves the way for a novel augmented-reality experience. The Holoflector will merge the abilities of Kinect and Windows Phone in order to know just where your handset is, and go ahead by rendering graphics that seeming hover above it. 

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Microsoft : Smoked by Windows Phone Campaign. Which smartphone is simply faster?

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Microsoft seem to be getting more aggressive in their advertising for the Windows Phone franchise. The Windows Phone platform is currently struggling and the previous ads have been widely panned as being "lame" Their new "Smoked by Windows Phone" campaign is designed to highlight the performance advantages of Windows Phone.

Here's a sample ad :

"Are Android fans willing to test the speed of their smartphones against Windows Phone? They'll get $100 if they win. Which smartphone do you think is simply faster?" 

http://newwp.it/A9xW9z

What do you guys think about the Windows Phone platform as compared to Apple and Android? 

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Microsoft : Windows Phone 8 or else "Apollo" Detailed

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Microsoft has some major changes in store for Windows Phone 8, we've learned, which is the version of the platform currently being referred to by codename "Apollo" (the one scheduled for deployment after the upcoming Tango update). Thanks to a video hosted by senior vice president and Windows Phone manager Joe Belfiore, and intended for partners at Nokia, a number of WP8 features and themes have now been revealed. 

Hardware changes :

According to Belfiore, the overarching theme with regards to the Windows Phone 8 hardware ecosystem will be scale and choice. Specifically, Apollo will add support for multicore processors, new screen resolutions (a total of four, although actual pixel counts weren't specified), and removable microSD card storage. It's clear that Microsoft is addressing one of the platform's pain points, which is a perceived inability to compete in spec sheet comparisons with the iPhone and Android-based devices.

NFC radios will also be supported, with Belfiore placing specific emphasis on 8's push into contactless payments. The "Wallet experience," as he calls it, will have the capability to be carrier-branded and controlled, either by a secure element on the SIM card or utilizing hardware in the phone itself. In addition, tap-to-share capabilities will reportedly work across multiple platforms, allowing desktops, laptops, tablets, and phones to all share content. 

Windows 8 integration : 

Windows Phone 8 won't just share a UI with the next-generation desktop and tablet OS, apparently: it will use many of the same components as Windows 8, allowing developers to "reuse -- by far -- most of their code" when porting an app from desktop to phone, according to Belfiore. He specifically mentions the kernel, networking stacks, security, and multimedia support as areas of heavy overlap. 

Moreover, Windows Phone 8 will reportedly scrap integration with the desktop Zune client in favor of a syncing relationship with a dedicated companion application. In other words, Microsoft is bringing back a (presumably) richer version of ActiveSync after letting that program die out for the most part.

The Xbox Companion app, currently found on Windows Phones, will see a partner client on Windows 8. Skydrive support promises seamless sharing of data between devices. Belfiore gives the example of instantly having one's music collection available on a newly-purchased Windows Phone, without the need for a PC sync. 

It sounds like the tagline for this so-called Windows 2012 relaunch, or "Windows reimagined," will be "The New Familiar." 

Application ecosystem : 

Microsoft expects 100,000 apps to be in the Marketplace (tipped for imminent worldwide availability) at the launch of Windows Phone 8 - rumored by WMPoweruser as happening sometime in the fourth quarter. The biggest news on the app front is probably the addition of native code support, which will enable more powerful applications as well as ease the porting of code from programs initially developed for iOS or Android.

Also mentioned is support for app-to-app communication, as well as a revamped Skype client that hooks directly into the OS, letting Skype calls behave almost identically to regular, non-VoIP telephony. The camera will now be based around so-called lens apps: Microsoft provides a basic camera interface that can either be skinned by OEMs or overlaid with viewfinders from third-parties. Belfiore gives the example of a lens app that combines burst mode with smile detection to capture a perfect portrait shot. 

Data management :

One of the main highlights of the overview was a feature called DataSmart, which aims to reduce, and simplify the tracking of, data usage. Besides providing a breakdown of data consumption, as other platforms already do, Windows Phone 8 will actively attempt to give Wi-Fi connections precedence, going so far as to automatically connect to carrier-owned WLANs when in range. To that end, the Local Scout feature of Bing Maps will enable the real-time location of nearby hotspots. Data usage will also be made glanceable thanks to a live tile.

Perhaps most interesting is Windows Phone 8's planned use of a proxy server to feed pages to Internet Explorer 10. Like Opera Mini and the Skyfire of old, this service uses server-side compression to reduce the amount of data required to view websites - in this case, by a claimed 30%. 

Business support :

In an attempt to recapture the enterprise, Windows Phone 8 is said to add native BitLocker encryption - the same 128-bit, full-disk encryption found on Microsoft most recent desktop platforms. So-called "line-of-business" applications are also gaining support, allowing businesses to deploy proprietary, tailored software behind their company firewalls.

Overall, we're looking at a lot of changes and additions here, all of which seem designed to either bring Windows Phone in line with other platforms, feature-wise, or make it more closely identical to the desktop version of Windows. It's probably safe to say that the jump from Mango/Tango to Apollo will be nearly as significant as the transition from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone, and this preview certainly gives us a lot to look forward to.

Update : Microsoft insider Paul Thurrott has published a post confirming many of the details that we learned, adding that despite the change to a desktop kernel, current Windows Phone apps will indeed be backwards compatible. 

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Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer Keynote speech Video from 2012 CES

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Steve Ballmer gave his final keynote speech at 6:30 pm today in Las Vegas during the CES 2012 conference. He spoke about Windows 8, Windows Phone, Kinect, Bing, Office and the Xbox.

It was an interesting presentation and Steve Ballmer was in rare form. He was "interviewed" by Ryan Seacrest from TV's American Idol. Their banter back and forth was a little painful to watch at times but the technology was pretty solid.

On Windows Phone 

- Some of the new features were reviewed. 

- They talked about Bing and Windows Phone Integration. 

- Samsung, LTC, Nokia, and HTC are Microsoft windows Phone partners. 

- The Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 will be coming soon to Canada and US.The 710 will be available this wednesday from Sprint. The 800 will be available in next fewmonths. 

- He unveiled the Nokia Lumina 900. 

- He emphasised Windows Phones is jumping heads first into LTE phone networks. 

- He referenced the upcoming HTC Titan 2 - coming on ATT 4g LTE network - it has a 16 megapixel cam. 

- Derek Snyder - Microsofts SVP of marketing came up and did a Windows Phone demo. 

On Windows 7/8 Ultrabooks

- They showed a short video showing the different (new) Ultrabooks available for Windows 7/8. 

- Aspire S3, the UX31, Portege Z380, Dell XPS 14z, Samsung Series 9, Lenovo U300, and the new HP Spectre. 

On Windows 8

Tami Reller, chief financial officer and chief marketing officer came out to talk about Windows 8. She demoed Windows 8 on a laptop and a tablet. She also demoed the HTML 5 game "Cut the rope" from ZeptoLab. She spoke highly of the Nvidia Tegra 3 graphics chip powering the Samsung Tablet she was demoing. The new phrase from Microsoft which she repeated was Windows 8 works with "Touch, Mouse and Keyboard". 

She said the Windows store will open in late February. It will be global and available in every language offered for windows. The Windows Store will have both paid and free apps. Businesses can also use the Windows store to deliver apps and updates to employees. 

She also demoed the following on Windows 8 : 

- Type to search. 

- Renaming groups of apps. 

- Use of the share charm. 

- Using snap to view desktop and tablet apps side by side. 

- IE10 metro style ie plugin free browsing. 

- IE10 metro style html 5 video. 

She reiterated that late February is the Windows 8 Beta release timeframe. She closed by showing (briefly) 2 new Ultrabooks. The HP Envy 14 Spectra UltraBook and the Samsung Series 9. She introduced another Microsoft Phrase to watch for "Windows 7 today, Windows 8 tomorrow" 

Steve Ballmer Talks Windows 7 

- Impressive stats - 500 million users windows 7. 

- Licensing occurring at a rate of 7 copies a second. 

- 25,000 users signed by the end of the keynote session. 

- Every windows 7 pc will run Windows 8. 

- Tweet choir. 

Steve Ballmer Talks Xbox/Kinect 

He described the Xbox as world sales leader for consoles: 

"We're the sales user in consoles, we have 66 million XBox users and over 40 million Xbox Live subscibers tuning in for a variety of different experiences". 

He gets to brag "I bet on it 10 years ago..." 

"We've shipped over 18 million Kinect Sensors in a little over a year. Kinect, as we begin to integrate Bing into the Xbox experience, it will really transform the TV experience. You just say it and the Xbox goes and finds it." 

- Bing being integrated with Xbox/Kinect. 

- Metro is central to the experience. 

- You can ask Bing to discover the content you want. 

Craig Davidson comes on to the stage, Senior Director of Xbox. He does a brief Xbox demo. 

They announced a partnership with News Corporation, bringing Fox, WJS, Fox News and IGN to the Xbox. They did a really fantastic interactive demo of an Xbox Sesame Street game. It was an interactive demo with cookie monster and grover and coconuts. Very very cool. 

Next, they showed the old Kinect video we have already seen. 

Kinect is coming to windows on February 1st, 2012.

Microsoft is working with over 200 companies to develop apps for Kinect for Windows. Steve Ballmer waxes nostalgic towards the end. He talks about some of the things Microsoft have accomplished : 

- Sync - Installed in 4 million ford vehicles, 9 million soon. 

- Office 2010 - fastest selling version in history. 

- Office 365. 

- Skype acquisition - Over 200 million people used over 300 billion minutes of voice and video. 

- Bing and Yahoo at 30% market share. 

His parting message was that Windows 8 is critical for the company and as he said remember: 

Windows Windows Windows! 

Metro, Metro, Metro! 

Here is the keynote speech video from CES 2012. Enjoy the video.

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Themes for Windows Phone

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Here it is folks! All the releases of the Themes for Windows Phone application from Windows Phone Hacker. 

These releases comes with all the goodies and all the features below.

Features 

- Customize any tile (system or third party, including Marketplace) 

- Use your image as a background for the tiles 

- Use an accent color for overlay transparency 

- Import themes 

-Export themes 

A bundle of joy with easy personalization ;) 

Requirements

- A developer unlocked device (no interop needed) 

- Mango 

Instructions 

Download the file from the link given below, run ThemeConfig, and start customizing! 

I strongly encourage you to watch the following video before continuing, as it will give you a rundown of how it works.

Download Link: V.2

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WP7 skin for Samsung Galaxy S v4.5

Posted by Andreas Christodoulou

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The whole world turned to metro! If you are bored with your Android phone and you want to experiment with an alternative and modern UI, a fresh style that Microsoft is using on their Windows Phone devices, then today is that day. 

The *Official AndreasCY* presents to you this amazing theme made by our friend Trax26. The current theme brings to your Galaxy S (i9000) Smartphone a complete different usability and feeling just like Windows Phone 7. We tested it and we encourage you to visit creator's page on xda developers for the download links and further information on "how to" make it work.

 

Check out the video below to see this theme on action. Trust me, you will simply LOVE IT!! :)

For download it visit this source link and let us know what you think. If you need any extra information on how to install or use it or even fix any issues that might occur then do not hesitate to contact us. We'd love to help you out!

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