Here a roundup of Windows Phone 8.1 articles:
Our top five features of Windows Phone 8.1
Windows Phone 8.1 Review
Windows Phone 8.1 Review - Cortana has arrived
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Show More Tiles
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Take a Screenshot
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Use a Start Background
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Use Reading View in IE 11
Our top five features of Windows Phone 8.1
Windows Phone 8.1 Review
Windows Phone 8.1 Review - Cortana has arrived
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Show More Tiles
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Take a Screenshot
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Use a Start Background
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Use Reading View in IE 11
Our top five features of Windows Phone 8.1
There has definitely been a build-up of excitement surrounding the release of the Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developers. The update will bring a wide assortment of new features to our Windows Phones ranging from Cortana to a new Start Screen design. But what are the top five new features coming to the table with Windows Phone 8.1? This question has been hashed out in the WPCentral Forums, in our comments, around the water cooler at work and probably over raw fish at the local sushi bar. After the break, we’ll tap five of the new features that we think are the best with Windows Phone 8.1.Read full article @ WPCentral
Windows Phone 8.1 Review
I was an early fan of Windows Phone 7. I remember completely switching over to the platform for about a month back in 2010, and being relatively happy. It wasn’t until I needed tethering support (which didn't exist in the first release of WP7) that I had to move away. Unfortunately, Microsoft's software and hardware update cadence for Windows Phone couldn't pull me back.Read full article @ Anandtech
In its first three years of existence, Windows Phone received roughly the same number of major updates as Android and iOS. From 2010 - 2013, Google took Android from Gingerbread to KitKat, Apple revved iOS from version 4 to 7, and Microsoft gave us Windows Phone 7, 7.5 and 8.0. At best, you can consider the software release cadence competitive. At worst, it's not enough. Windows Phone started behind both Android and iOS. To come out ahead, Windows Phone updates had to be more substantive, more frequent or both.
The same could be said about hardware. Microsoft lagged behind Apple and Google to dual-core, 28/32nm silicon, higher resolution displays, and LTE support among other things. Although the situation has improved over the past year, if the goal is to take the #1 or #2 spot, the upgrade cadence needs to be more aggressive.
Windows Phone 8.1 Review - Cortana has arrived
Microsoft's Windows Phone 8.1 is a massive update to the platform that brings Cortana, new personalization features and enterprise options that raises the Windows Phone bar, once again.Read full article @ Neowin.net
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Show More Tiles
You're getting an upgrade! And you're getting an upgrade!Read full article @ SuperSite for Windows
If you're upgrading to Windows Phone 8.1 on your current handset, there's one new feature you'll want to serious consider: The ability to show more tiles on the Start screen. Previously available only on those devices with a 1080p "Full HD" screen, this denser, more usable Start screen layout is now available on all handsets that can run Windows Phone 8.1, from the affordable Lumia 520 to the flagship Lumia 1020.
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Take a Screenshot
Different and still inconsistentRead full article @ SuperSite for Windows
Microsoft added the ability to take a Windows Phone screenshot in Windows Phone 8, and it's worked consistently ever since. But with Windows Phone moving towards a more integrated platform with Windows, the way you take a screenshot has now changed in Windows Phone 8.1. Why? To make it more consistent with Windows 8.1, of course.
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Use a Start Background
The kids are going to love this oneRead full article @ SuperSite for Windows
Depending on your design sense and Start screen tile layout, one new Windows Phone 8.1 may really grab you: The ability to use a photo or other image as a Start screen background. Oddly, this feature doesn't work as it does in Windows: With Windows Phone, the background comes through on the tiles, not on the space between. And the effect can be quite interesting.
Windows Phone 8.1 Tip: Use Reading View in IE 11
A better way to read the mobile webRead full article @ SuperSite for Windows
Windows Phone 8.1's new web browser has a number of interesting features, including some that will be familiar to those who use Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 8.1. One of my favorites is Reading View, which makes an average web article or blog post much easier to read.
