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Blog Post: Tip o’ the Week #262 – Windows Phone 8.1 Update

EwanD

Well, it’s been an exciting week . We might not have laser beams but we will get “ HoloLens ” (though we’re not quite at the “ Help me, Obi-Wan …” level of holo-projection). Augmented Reality may be about to get really powerful and mainstream, though one departed great was adding to reality at the height...

on 23 Jan 2015
Blog Post: Tip o’ the Week #253 – Using Cortana in the Car

EwanD

There are many cool things that Cortana can do, which make using Windows Phone 8.1 a pleasure. Try asking the following, if you have Cortana enabled: “Find the best nearby restaurants”, then … “Which are open now?” … “Traffic to the 3 rd one” … “Drive there” After each command, following commands will...

on 28 Nov 2014
Blog Post: Tip o' the Week #252 – Web browsing on WP8.1

EwanD

Many of us will be familiar with using the web browser on our phones – unkindly, one might say that it’s partly due to the fact that Windows Phone users sometimes don’t have a choice, whereas iOS and Android devices might be redirected to install some native app rather than using a browser to view the...

on 25 Nov 2014
Blog Post: Tip o' the Week #248 – Sense the WiFi

EwanD

Sense the network: Use the Force . One of the cool new features in Windows Phone 8.1 is “ WiFi Sense ” – it’s enabled by default and, in a nutshell, is used to let other people access WiFi networks you already know about, without them having to type in the network password. It also lets you connect...

on 4 Nov 2014
Blog Post: Tip o’ the Week #245 – Podcasts on Windows Phone 8.1

EwanD

The topic of Podcasts was raised by a Tip reader some time ago, after Windows Phone changed the way it handled music synching onto the device (remember Zune ?) . Paul Thurrot suggested a workaround though it did involve using iTunes . Windows and iTunes are generally not Better Together : unless you...

on 21 Oct 2014