Quick Thoughts on the Microsoft Lumia 640

It has been a while since I have tried a new Windows Phone device, so why not. Here are my quick thoughts on the Microsoft Lumia 640, after spending a bit of time with it.

The Flagship Smartphones: A Year Later

It has been a great year for the mobile industry. Pretty much all the flagship devices in the market has been refreshed for the year, and most of them are great devices that you cannot go wrong with no matter which one you pick. But that does not mean that the previous generation of flagship devices are now obsolete.

A Quick Look at Windows Phone 8.1

Microsoft has just released its Windows Phone 8.1 update to developers as a preview (to find out how to get the update, click here). I installed it a an hour or two earlier and I am already liking what I found on WP8.1 so far. So I thought I would share some of it here.

[Concept] Windows Phone 8 Lockscreen Music Controls

This is the what you see on your Windows Phone 8 device lockscreen when music is playing. Basically, it’s a small black portion of the top (with volume level, controls, artist name, and song title) over whatever you have set as your wallpaper.

Then lets look at what iOS and Android is doing.

OPINION: What Nokia is doing right

For anyone who follows mobile tech closely, it is no secret that both Nokia and BlackBerry are struggling to reinvent themselves. Both were dominant players way back when, Nokia with their feature phones, and BlackBerry with their smartphones. Both were late into the era brought forth by the original iPhone, and both paid a great price.