Here come the Nokia Lumia 1520 promo videos

Nokia finally took the wraps off its first phablet, the Lumia 1520 and now it’s time for the promo videos to pop up on YouTube.

The phablet got three of those, focusing on its smart side, artistic side and also on its hardware.

The first video is the hands-on. It quickly runs through the most notable features of the Lumia 1520 in about four minutes. Naturally the 20MP PureView camera gets its due attention. The new display also gets a bit of the spotlight before Nokia goes into detail about the boring stuff like Office document editing. The new Nokia Camera, which combines Pro Cam and Smart Cam in one, is shown in the video. Check it out below.

Then comes the Nokia Lumia 1520 for smarter business. Check it out.

Finally the third video focuses on taking pictures with the Nokia Camera app on the Lumia 1520 and browsing them on the Storyteller. The video is shot in Paris and really makes us want to go take some pictures with the Lumia 1520.

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New version of Google Play Store now rolling

Google has started pushing out a new version of its Play Store app. It brings minor UI changes and will most probably premiere as part of the Android 4.4 KitKat.

Play Store 4.4.21 brings a sliding-out navigation bar for easier exploration of the Store.

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Nokia’s latest video on HERE: everyday super powers

Nokia has released three new videos advertising its HERE products. They all feature HERE’s employee Alex Osaki and made in the style of the James Bond movies.

Nokia will soon become a service-focused company after selling its device business to Microsoft next year.

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Google Play Store 4.4 to bring new navigation UI design

Google is prepping some new changes for the upcoming version 4.4 of the Google Play Store app that will bring it in line with other Google apps on your Android device.

You may have noticed that some of the Google apps, such as Play Books, Play Movies, Play Music,

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Square Cash lets you send cash through email

You may have heard of the mobile payment company Square. Co-founded by the co-founder of Twitter – Jack Dorsey – the company came up with the revolutionary Square Reader for the iPhone for swiping credit cards directly on your phone.

Their newest venture, called Square Cash, lets you send money to anyone for free using just an email without any signup or registration

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Google Maps for Android gets an update

The Google Maps app on Android OS has got a pretty decent update. It includes new notifications that now utilize the expandable interface. Now you can see your next turn, estimated time of arrival, and remaining distance to destination without having to open the app itself.

There are a few more new things in this update such as smaller navigation cards and smoother scrolling.

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Apple will reportedly expand the availability of iTunes Radio in early 2014

Officially iTunes Radio music streaming service is available only in the US. This is not exactly true though, as it is actually available for US iTunes accounts, but is not limited by the US borders. You can actually create a free US iTunes account and listen iTunes Radio anywhere in the world.

The latest report by Bloomberg suggests Apple is going to roll out the service in even more regional iTunes stores early next year.

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A stripped-down, official YouTube app for Windows Phone is back in the Marketplace

After getting blocked a couple of months back, the official YouTube app for Windows Phone is now back in the Marketplace as version 3.2. The popular app however, has lost some functionality compared to last time it was available.

YouTube for Windows Phone has returned to simply being a shortcut for a web-player. When opened, the app takes the user to the mobile version of the YouTube website.

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Samsung’s new regional lock can be disabled on Note 3 with an app

Recently, Samsung introduced a new regional lock on Galaxy Note 3 units shipped in Europe and the Americas, mandating users activate it with a SIM in the region it is sold in before it can be used anywhere else.

Now it appears that the folks over at xda-developers have figured out a way to bypass said region lock automatically via a dedicated app – as long as the device is rooted.

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New color options coming on the Lumia Glance screen with GDR3

The Glance Screen is a really great feature of the Lumia range. It’s a tribute to the MeeGo lockscreen (and Symbian smartphones), where you can always see a clock and get any missed events listed right on the standby screen.

Until now the Glance Screen, which premiered with the Amber update, had two color options – the default white font and the optional night theme that paints the clock red.

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Some 2.9 million accounts compromised in Adobe Creative Cloud hack

Cyber attackers have breached Adobe’s new Creative Cloud customer subscription model, and have gained access to some 2.9 million user accounts.

This includes customer names, encrypted credit card numbers, expiration dates, as well as information related to customer orders.

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Samsung adds PayPal payments to its Apps and Hub Android stores

Samsung Apps and Samsung Hub are now accepting PayPal payments. The new payment method was added with the latest update of the Samsung services.

Until now both stores accepted only credit cards and vouchers.

Currently, Samsung Apps and Samsung Hub accept PayPal payments on Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, and the UK. The US versions of the app will also support PayPal soon.

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Nokia teams up with LOCATEL to deliver NFC-based hotel services

Nokia teamed up with hospitality IT solutions company LOCATEL and is set to deliver various NFC-based services to various hotels around the globe.

The new NFC-driven solutions could be used for enhancing the hotel stay experience for Nokia customers by using tags in various locations in the hotel for calling a taxi, viewing mobile TV, downloading apps etc.

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Google enables Play Music All Access in 7 new European countries

Google Play Music as well as the All Access streaming feature are now available in the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Russia and Switzerland.

People living in those countries will be able to not only stream their favorite songs to their Android smartphones and tablets, but also buy songs and albums. The previous expansion of the service included more European countries such as Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom. New Zealand also was considered worthy of Google Music’s presence with the last wave.

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WhatsApp to start charging $0.99 per year now

WhatsApp, the hugely popular cross-platform instant messaging app that lets you message other users for free over the internet, is starting to charge an annual fee for its service.

It will now cost $0.99 per year for you to be able to message your friends on WhatsApp. However, both new and current users will get the first year for free. The update applies to all versions of the app, including both Android and iPhone.

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