Microsoft has announced a second new Lumia this morning after the earlier announcement of the Lumia 435. The new Lumia 532 is aimed at the European, APAC and IMEA markets and sports slightly higher specifications than the Lumia 435. In fact dimension wise it is almost identical to the 435 but with some slightly more impressive features.
Microsoft this morning announced the all new, ultra budget friendly Lumia 435 this morning. The newest Lumia will be available in Europe, APAC and IMEA in February and will retail for around $80 which makes it the most affordable current Lumia device on the market. The announcement comes just days before the big Microsoft event in Redmond next Tuesday where several anouncements around Windows 10 and Windows Mobile are expected.
Today is the 2nd Tuesday of the month and you know what that means: Patch Tuesday! Today’s fixes, eight in total, include several security fixes and improvements to Windows 8.1 including a fix for the security flaw that Google exposed two days ago. The updates are all available now and if you haven’t updated, run Windows Update to get them.
There are times when the only connectivity to the Internet you have is your data connection on your Windows Phone at an airport, hotel or while in a taxi. With high speed 3G and 4G coverage throughout most major cities and countries in the world, being able to leverage that connection from your Windows PC or tablet can be important when you are in the back of a taxi making that last minute change to a PowerPoint presentation (which you would need to do from a PC or tablet given how poor the Office experience is for Windows Phone – but I digress). In this How To I will show you how to quickly and easily configure the Internet Sharing feature of your Windows Phone so it can be that mobile hotspot for your other devices.
Two things to keep in mind about this How To. First, it is made with the assumption that you have this feature from your carrier available and enabled. Here in the US, I’m on AT&T and tethering as they like to call it is by default enabled and does not cost any extra for me to use. You will need to check with you mobile provider to see if that is the case for your account. If you do not have it included in your account and you do Internet Sharing, you could rack up some serious charges so check it out before you set this up. Secondly, you will use a significant more amount of data if you have Internet Sharing enabled and are using your Windows Phone to connect two or three devices at once. Make sure you have enough data to cover your needs on your monthly account.
The Pandora for Windows Phone app has received a nice update today, bringing several new features to the app including voice commands. The free music service (a premium service is available) allows you to stream music based on “stations” for your favorite genre or artist. The update is available now for free in the Windows Phone Store.
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