Its Official – Hulu is soon coming to Windows Phone 8!

It’s no secret that Windows Phone platform is in dire need of popular and high quality apps. While Nokia launched a global campaign #2InstaWithLove to bring Instagram to Windows Phone platform many of the Windows Phone users (including myself) took it upon themselves to let Hulu know that launching a Windows Phone app might not be such a bad idea.

One of the Windows Phone users received an official confirmation from Hulu support staff stating that the application will be made available on Windows Phone platform in the “near future”.

Here is part of the e-mail received from Duncan R, a member of Hulu Support team.

“Thanks for writing in with your interest in using Hulu Plus on your Windows Phone. We get a lot of requests for this platform, and we’ve been working on making it available for some time. In fact, the app should be released in the near future.”

We’ve contacted Hulu for confirmation, but haven’t heard from them, yet. Needless to say we’ll update this post when we do

Click here to read the e-mail from Hulu support staff.

In a bid to offer more variety to the smartphone consumers, Samsung is allegedly prepping up to reveal two new Android phones branded as Galaxy Mega. Both the devices will feature relatively enormous displays with the smaller being as big as 5.8” – just inline with that of the recently released Galaxy Note 2 yet gigantic against the competition.

The bigger sibling will feature an even mammoth 6.3” display that sheerly pulls the device more towards the tablet segment whilst marking its entirety as an oversized smartphone that we have come to modestly address as phablets. These Galaxy Mega Android Phones are being referred as Galaxy Mega 5.8 or Samsung GT-I9152 and Galaxy Mega 6.3 or Samsung GT-I9200.

There’s nary a word on Galaxy Mega specifications but the branding suggests something high-end, at least about the mettle of recently released Galaxy S4, which featured an Exynos 5 octa-core processor.

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Soon after switching on its LTE network across 7 major cities, T-Mobile is planning to enable LTE on iPhone 5 starting 5^th April. The iOS firmware update will not only enable LTE on unlocked iPhone 5 devices but also bring along a host of interesting features.

These include Visual Voicemail, MMS settings and Network/Device optimizations that are not available to customers today. The update will be pushed to T-Mobile iPhone 5 devices running iOS 6.1 or higher.

Apparently, the update will be pushed to consumers over-the-air (OTA) beginning from 5^th of April. The carrier already has an interesting deal on iPhone 5 where its offering the devices without an annual service plan and becoming the nation’s first carrier to do so.

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At the very first glance, it may seem that BlackBerry and Symbian are already almost obsolete, which is why Microsoft Windows Phone 8 gained an uprising momentum. But, there is more to the truth than just that.

Of course, BlackBerry and Symbian has fallen from their thrones, but the ascent of Windows Phone is not entirely arising out of their pitfall. Microsoft has put enough thrust in Windows Phone 8 OS to propel it faster than both of its nearest competitors. It’s a matter of chance that BlackBerry and Symbian has just been too slow to be overtaken so quickly.

Looking at the stats, Windows Phone 8 has grown from 6.2 percent to 6.7 percent in UK in just about a month’s time even as it managed to gain similar momentum in almost all major markets worldwide. Italy has shown the highest growth jump at 13.1 percent up from 5.4 in just one month. Wow!

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In an attempt to bolster security and improvise threat monitoring, Saudi Arabia is planning to announce a ban on the use of Whatsapp, Skype and Viber, some of the most popular and inexhaustibly used IM applications.

While the integrity of the decision to ban these apps remains to be adjudged, the applications are still available in their entirety and accessible to users across the Kingdom, both on computers and mobile devices.

It has been reported that the decision to ban these apps arises out of a recent minor political unrest, which was allegedly organized using Whatsapp. In the recent past, most of the social activists have also used Whatsapp to organize similar activities.

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As being “mobile” becomes an essential part of our lifestyle, gadgets that facilitate Music + Communication on the go are gaining importance for practical reasons. Jabra recently announced two new on-ear headphones called Jabra Revo ($199) and Jabra Revo Wireless ($249) targeting this segment.

I received Jabra Revo for a review about a week ago and I’ve extensively used it ever since. Simply put, I am quite impressed by the sound and build quality. That said, there are a few things I thought could’ve been done differently for a better experience. Let’s take a deeper look.

Audio Performance (Music):  Ask an expert “What makes a good headphone?” and you’ll never get a straight answer. You’ll most likely hear something like “Best headphones are the ones you enjoy the most.” and I’d say the same but over the years I’ve learnt to test headphones on certain aspects that tell me if the headphone is good or just good enough.

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Yes, you read it right! With CES 2013 just around the corner, many were expecting that Samsung would release the next generation Galaxy Android phone this week in Las Vegas. On the contrary, incoming reports reveal otherwise.

Samsung has inadvertently disclosed that the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be released after May. Confirming it on its Lebanese Facebook page, the Korea-based technology giant admitted that the Galaxy S4 release date won’t be until May 2013 at least.

Samsung Galaxy S4 is expected to sport a beastly mettle under the hood with aesthetics largely analogous to the incredibly successful Galaxy S3. It might also some undisclosed novel features since it is destined to be a direct successor to Galaxy S3. Jump past the break to read more.

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It’s quite evident by now that Windows 8 OS is not selling in Microsoft expected volumes. While some of the known industry analysts blame the OS itself, I think much of the blame should go to its predecessor Windows 7 as well.

Why you ask? Well, for starters Windows 7 is a “no problem” OS, I’ve been running on Windows 7 since its release and never had a problem with it, no crashes, no performance lag and if I was born few years ago, I would have had to look BSOD up on Wikipedia, it’s really that good!

Users, who got new machines with the release of Windows 7, 3 years ago, are still in pretty good shape which is unheard of when it comes to Windows platform. So, there is no sense of urgency to upgrade to a “better” platform unlike upgrading from Windows Vista.

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Nokia is planning its debut in the tablet arena. The company is all set to unveil a brand new tablet running Windows 8 RT OS in early 2013.

Sneak Peak:

Let’s quickly sneak peak at the highlights before delving into more details. The upcoming Nokia Windows tablet features technical mettle analogous to Microsoft’s own Windows 8 tablet dubbed as Surface. It will include almost everything the Surface does but will also allow users to use 3G/4G SIM cards for the on-the-go connectivity – a feature severely missing in Microsoft Surface.

Technical Specifications:

There’s nothing like a Nokia Windows 8 tablet specs sheet that we can look at and inscribe here, but word is in the air that Nokia tablet will sport a 10” touch-screen display, at least a dual-core processor flanked by a decent GPU and a pair of cameras on each side – front and rear.

The distinguishing feature of the tablet will be the Surface-like detachable touch keyboard that also includes a touchpad and a built-in battery pack to deliver extra-long battery life.

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The day has come. Finally. Apple Inc has officially extended its reach into the world of small tablets announcing a 7.9” iPad Mini. In terms of business, this will allow Apple to benefit from the growing market demand for smaller tablets.

In terms of competition, the launch of Apple iPad Mini is not less than a blow in the chest of several makers squeezing their best to roll out a competitive Android tablet. But, what’s in it for the common man?

If you already have a regular-sized iPad, it is very likely that you are not going to seriously consider buying a smaller version of the same tablet , perhaps, just for the comfort of a little more ease of portability and lighter weight.

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