The Nokia Lumia 820 isn't meant as the Finnish firm's flagship handset - that accolade belongs to the Lumia 920 - but this colourful Windows Phone 8 smartphone is impressive nonetheless. The Nokia Lumia 820 carries plenty of unique features and costs less than the Lumia 920, making it a tempting offer for anyone considering making the move to Microsoft's OS. It goes without saying Nokia is pinning a lot of hope on this phone. Apple'siPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3 are kicking up dust both in terms of ...

Xbox World Australia will apparently be spilling the beans on the next-gen Xbox console. The gaming publication down under is set to reveal all the details in its end of year issue. Rumours say the console will be powered by a quad-core processor as well as 8GB of RAM. The console is also said to feature Kinect 2.0, Blu-Ray compatibility and newly designed controller. There are also plans to integrate Augmented Reality glasses during a later stage of production. This is not ...

We've all seen what a revolutionary design overhaul Windows 8 has been for Microsoft's famous operating system. The snazzy new Metro interface can be navigated with a touchscreen or a mouse. It's a smart design for a computing landscape where the line between tablet and PC is steadily eroding. Of course, longtime PC users know that multiple versions of a new of Windows OS are nothing new. However, the varied PC and mobile world has warranted flavors of Windows 8 that go beyond ...

Since Microsoft unveiled its Windows Phone 8 OS and device lineup on 30 October, consumers in the US and parts of Europe are clambering to get their hands on a piece of the Live Tile action. It's rather disconcerting for potential customers to hear that a random rebooting phenomenon is currently plaguing WP 8 users. A valid complaint The HTC 8X has bared the brunt of complaints, as frustrated users take to the forums to voice their concerns. ...

According to this site, Windows 8 may possibly spread the Metro love even further and with some luck, find its way in some form or another onto our favourite console, the Xbox 360. This may seem like a stretch, but bare with us. The video is a spanish commercial demonstrating "Un Nuevo Ecosistema" translated to "A New Ecosystem". The video is very straightforward, except for the product shots near the end. Watch the entire video though, it's a well-produced slice ...

In a leaked image courtesy of German site WP Area, WP 7 users may be offered a slight reprieve before biting the bullet and making the jump to Windows Phone 8. The leak, made possible by an anonymous source details the current road map of Windows Phone 7 OS. The most interesting feature details an update set to release after the current Windows Phone 7.8 OS ominously titled 7X. We guess that 7.9 was already taken. The German site also highlighted ...

Nokia HERE is reviewed on a Lumia 920. Much has been said lately about the importance of mapping technology in the wake of Apple's catastrophic failure with the iPhone 5 launch. As of late we've all taken for granted that our smartphones will not only have mapping software built-in, but that the mapping technology will also work and be comprehensive and…well…good. With its latest mapping technology, Here, Nokia has given users of the Nokia Lumia 920 a deep and comprehensive mapping solution the likes of which ...

Microsoft recently unveiled plans to expand its new OS to areas outside the tech industry with its Windows 8 Embedded road map. This means that Windows 8 will make its way from our PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones into virtually every piece of tech that we interact with on a daily basis. This notion shouldn't be that surprising. Prior to the launch of Microsoft's Windows 8 OS, it setup various display points for users to interact with the new touch-centric interface. ...

Elliptic Labs has expanded its Touchless Gesture technology to function with Microsoft's new Windows 8 OS. This development mirrors a similar project in which the company's ultrasound technology was integrated into the iPad. Elliptic Labs uses "sound waves and microphones to detect movement, the same way that radars detect objects". The technology has not been integrated into every aspect of the OS , but has been fully enabled to support the majority of gesture commands in the Windows 8 Live Tile ...

Huawei has been a little slow to the Windows Phone 8 party. It has finally set a date to unveil its Ascend W1 smartphone at CES 2013 in Las Vegas from 8 to 11 January, according to Unwired View. The three day conference boasts the title of the largest app event in the world and is an opportunity for developers to showcase their latest products. This is not the first time that the Ascend W1 has made an ...