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Microsoft Invests $15m in Foursquare for a Slice of Mobile Data
Windows Phone may not be the best mobile OS in the world, but it’s Microsoft’s brainchild, so the company needs to improve it continuously. This partnership with Foursquare will bring mobile users entertainment and restaurant suggestions at their fingertips.
Cortana, the voice-activated assistant that Microsoft is working on, will provide location data from Foursquare, thanks to this collaboration. The Redmond company wants more than just to provide an app for checking-in, as it intends to make the whole experience a lot more interactive. By doing so, Microsoft will take on Apple’s Siri and Google Now.
Dennis Crowley, CEO of Foursquare admitted that “This is huge validation for the stuff we’ve been working so hard on. It’s one of the leaders in the space we work in looking at us and saying we can really help power the next generation of devices.”
Cortana is going to be one of the revolutionary features of Windows Phone 8.1, which is supposed to be launched in a few months, Samsung Huron being among the main devices to sport the new version of this operating system.
Zig Serafin, a VP in Microsoft’s Bing search unit, explained how Cortana’s location data will change things: “We’re building some contextually aware experiences to power some upcoming products in Windows Phone. This will be for anywhere you get a Bing-powered experience.”
While I’m not a big fan of Windows Phone (OK, OK, I admit it, I’m an Android fanboy), I think that this operating system progressed quite a lot since its launch. Yes, it moved slowly, but the changes are impressive. Moreover, I’m glad to see such strategic partnerships, especially when Foursquare is involved in them.
I read a few months ago an article about how this service would vanish completely, now that Facebook, Twitter and Google+ are so widely used. The author of that article argued that all these social networks, which enable their users to check-in, render Foursquare obsolete, but I’d beg to differ. One tiny example that sets 4sq apart from all the others is the ability to see a history of your check-ins. Want to visit a city you haven’t been to in a few years? Browse the approximate period and find out exactly the names of those restaurants or touristic attractions that impressed you the most.
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Nokia Lumia 1820 To Be Announced At MWC Next Month (Rumor)
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Nokia Lumia 1320 Release Date For The UK Is February, Up For Pre-order
We recently heard a rumor that the Nokia Lumia 1320 would be headed to the UK shortly, and now one UK mobile retailer has confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 1320 release date will be near the end of February. UK mobile retailer Unlocked Mobiles have just put the Nokia Lumia 1320 up for pre-order in the […] | ||
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Throne Wars Comes to Windows Phone
Flare Games, the makers behind Royal Revolt, have come out with their second game: Throne Wars. It’s an MMO kingdom building strategy game where you have to collect resources to build your city/kingdom whilst battling with the kingdoms around you for world supremacy. Building, researching and doing pretty much anything in the game takes time […] | ||
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Pepper Now Available in the U.S.
For those in the UK, this story doesn’t mean much. Pepper has been available on Windows Phone for a while, but only for those in Europe. However it’s finally made it across the pond and is even receiving a substantial update to boot. Pepper is a music discovery app available on Windows Phone and Windows […] | ||
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Windows Phone is in Danger
Nokia Sells 8.2 Million Lumia Handsets In Q4
Earlier today we heard that sales of Nokia’s Lumia mobile phones were down from the previous quarter, although at the time there were no details on exactly how many devices had been sold. Now Nokia has revealed that they sold a total of 8.2 million Nokia Lumia handsets in quarter four of 2013, this is […] | ||
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Nokia Lumia Smartphones Sales Declined In Quarter 4
Nokia is in the processor of selling its smartphone business to Microsoft, who will take over Nokia’s mobile and services division and also the Lumia brand. Nokia has now announced its fourth quarter financial results for 2013, and they announced that sales of their Lumia smartphones declined for the quarter. The year-on-year decline in discontinued […] | ||
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