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Thanks kahdor - and that's just what I did. I just dropped off my beloved Nokia Icon at the local Verizon store yesterday and got a Samsung Galaxy S5. As a longtime proponent of the platform (and Verizon), it was really tough to finally throw in the towel. But as soon as I have my QI charging...

Super helpful comments. Much appreciated, Spirk.

Should I dump the Icon for a Galaxy S5? Nokia Icon After waiting for so long for my Icon to get 8.1 on Verizon, I feel like I was sold a bill of goods that was never going to happen: NFC, screen sharing, Cortana - and others. I bought the Icon the day it was released - and even paid top dollar...

Hey - if you're like me and find yourself juggling the phone from your ear during a call just to get at the data on your phone, consider voting for my UserVoice idea to enable Cortana during a call so she can give you everything you need in-call. Heck - you can even impress your iPhone and...

Hey - if you're like me and have no use for scrolling through all 60 minutes in the time selector, consider voting for my UserVoice idea to provide an option for 15-minute increments. This will make your time-picker only display 00, 15, 30 and 45 minute selections - making scrolling and...

Don't forget to condition your battery by burning it down to 0% (or at least where it shuts itself down), then performing a full charge to 100%. I did this three times (likely overkill) the 4th, 5th and 6th day I had the Icon and it made a HUGE difference. Instead of being at 25% or less by...

Don't forget to condition your battery by burning it down to 0% (or at least where it shuts itself down), then performing a full charge to 100%. I did this three times (likely overkill) the 4th, 5th and 6th day I had the Icon and it made a HUGE difference. Instead of being at 25% or less by...

Why I generally shy away from insurance plans for some of these reasons, I've gotta say that the $6/month Asurian insurance through Verizon has paid off handsomely - THREE TIMES. While I've never had to use it on my phone (knock on wood), my wife has dropped her HTC 8X into mugs of tea twice...

I upgraded from a WP8 HTC 8X and have used the Icon for a full day now. Here are my thoughts. The good, the bad and the simply different. In short - a great upgrade for me - and I love the phone. But here are my detailed thoughts: THE GOOD Big, beautiful screen - the view, size and color...

I noticed in-line YouTube links that show a YouTube preview in various web sites display the video twice, side-by-side, almost like a stereoscopic view. Links directly to YouTube and from the YouTube site work just fine; they display as a single video in beautiful widescreen format. Not...

Just picked mine up. An upgrade from an HTC 8X. Still getting a feel for it. Definitely bigger (as expected). The screen is STUNNING. As dopey as this sounds, the size helps me type much better since my fat fingers don't mistype like they did on the comparatively tiny 8X. Just took my...

Please do not violate your NDA and follow this bad advice.

Thanks, Ari - but you underscore why I left USAA over their lack of a WP8 app: They haven't communicated squat. I was very disappointed that an online bank that likes pushing the envelope with new technologies ended up being in absolute last place with a WP8 app (that still doesn't exist). But...

Does such a thing exist? I'd like a Qi charging cradle that I can drop my 8X into when I get into my car which will allow be to see the phone's screen near my radio console and charge it at the same time. Bonus would be for a cradle that could handle another phone in case I want to move to a...

When leaving work each day, I religiously plug my Verizon HTC 8x into the car charger, turn on my Jabra 'Cruiser' BT speaker on my visor and call my wife for the drive home. No problems ever. Been working perfectly for many months (since the HTC 8x was released in the U.S. on Verizon). But...

Was watching a new music video and was surprised to find a Windows Phone 8 featured in the latest Enrique Iglesias video, "Turn The Night Up" Enrique Iglesias - Turn The Night Up (Official) - YouTube Skip to 2:40 then see it at 2:45.

I'm not interested in debating the merits of Google or Microsoft. But as a convert from the Google ecosystem, a Droid and other Google offerings, to the Microsoft ecosystem and Windows Phone 8, I just wanted to share the easy method to ditch Google 100%. You don't have to. I did. And boy does...

FWIW - I only use YouTube for viewing. And you don't need a Google Account for that. My video uploads already go to SkyDrive and shared with friends or the public.

Whether it's the recent YouTube on WP8 fiasco, the fact they scour your emails, decommissioning of Latitude - whatever. Here's are the super-simple steps to remove yourself from Google: Delete or restore a Google account https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32046 Now I'm 100% Google-free.