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If anyone recalls, AT&T's Lumia 1520 was gimped, but there was another 1520 (RM-938) that supported AT&T's LTE bands - it was a model intended for Latin American markets. Is there any hope of something similar happening with the 930? I'd like to upgrade my 920, but losing LTE would be a bit...

The issue is that the Lumia 630 is not a compelling device. Lumia 520s can be had for significantly cheaper, and are faster at a number of tasks. Lumia 525s are faster all around. This isn't about spec-wars. It's about the fact that, unlike the case of Lumia 520/525 vs. Android phones of last...

Yeah, the entire x2x series used Krait cores. Almost any performance hiccup with the 520/620/720 was a result of 512 MB RAM. The 1 GB Lumia 525 took care of that. The Lumia 630 is honestly awful compared to the 525. Unless it launches at sub-$70 in America, it isn't something I could recommend...

As you may know, Motorola just released the Moto E at $130, and it is targeting the same market segment this device is intended to target. The Lumia 630 has a better CPU, but the Moto E has more RAM. Also, it hasn't been pointed out much, but the Lumia 630 will only be marginally faster than the...

People are using NFC tags and apps to open the "old" music hub, but upon looking at it, this is NOT the old music hub at all - there wasn't a "Music Hub" before, there was "Music+Videos," but what is being linked to is not "Music+Videos," and its layout is substantially different. The layout, if...

Don't see this happening because (as far as I know) Microsoft doesn't have any sort of ownership of Nokia MixRadio. It, like HERE Services, is still owned by Nokia.

Anyone else experienced this? It isn't like the "force close" that would occur in WP8 if a tab used an absurd amount of RAM. The rendering engine actually freezes, but the UI elements (such as address bar) remain responsive. Attempting to navigate to other webpages or return to the home screen...

The developer preview IS the final release. The version of Windows Phone 8.1 that was pushed to developers is the RTM version of the software. It's the same version that OEMs are shipping to carriers. The awful Music/Video/Games apps will hopefully be updated by the general release of WP8.1, but...

Any hope that this will show up on Amazon at some point? Was this variant only recently released or something? It is essentially between this and a Lumia 930, but I don't want to give up LTE for other features. Amazon would be nice because I have a bit of money in gift cards saved up.

Just for the record, "Portico" is not a firmware revision number. The name "Portico" refers to Windows Phone 8 GDR1. Note the build numbers below: Windows Phone 8: 8.0.9903.10 Windows Phone 8 GDR1: 8.0.10211.204 Windows Phone 8 GDR2: 8.0.10327.77, 8.0.10328.78 Windows Phone 8 GDR3...

The lack of Glance on the Lumia 520 has nothing to do with lack of ClearBlack, and the comparison to Asha handsets is absurd. The Lumia 520's inability to support Glance has absolutely nothing to do with RAM, ROM, CPU, or GPU. The LCD just isn't capable of functioning desirably at extremely low...

That's because Data Sense is a part of the operating system, not a standalone app. It can't be uninstalled. Period. Setting the date far into the future and attempting to open apps causes them to uninstall because their license is only valid for a certain period of time. I believe 2200 is far...

When disabled, data sense doesn't "use resources," as you say. Even when enabled, it is very inconsequential because what it does is very simple. As for freeing up storage space; data sense is an inherent part of Windows Phone 8, just as Office 2013 and Internet Explorer are. Some carriers...

Well, you just unintentionally showed me that there is hope for a CAB sender-type update delivery system for Windows Phone 8, just as there was for Windows Phone 7.

Aside from interfering with compass readings, no damage will occur. Traditionally, magnets and technology mixed poorly because hard drives and floppy disks were magnetic storage mediums, so data on them could be easily compromised by magnets. Magnets could also do significant damage to CRT...