Showing posts with label Windows 8 Phone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows 8 Phone. Show all posts

Thursday, January 17, 2013

One Look...Windows 8 Phone #HolidaySwap with Microsoft


There is no doubt we are all busier than we have time for. Every day our lives are jam packed with errands, tasks, appointments, meetings....stuff for the kids, for the house, for work, for friends and neighbours. It can be difficult for  the best of us to keep track of everything going on in our lives and then add email, Facebook and twitter and it can down right cluttered.

As part of the Microsoft Canada's Holiday Swap campaign I got a chance to use the new Windows 8 Nokia Lumia 920. Change can be hard and it was a serious learning curve BUT I have come to love a number of features of this phone. One of the things  I love is the main page. It is designed with tiles. You can customize this main page with as many or as few tiles as you want. It allows me to manage many of my online elements, including email, Facebook, twitter,  and text messages. Just one quick glance and I can see which area of my online life is updating....saving me time and that is a life saver. It is so visual and that is so much better than having to go searching for the latest updates.

The other thing I love is the kids corner. I have said it often during this campaign but it is worth saying again.  It is just great to be able to load games and apps in an area that is all for the kids and doesn't interfere with any of my email, text or social media. The kids love to have a special space that is all just for them. It was a hit during the long road trip to Florida! The hours in the car were a lot less painful for the kids and the parents!





This new Windows 8 phone is so customizable. I love that I can choose the colour of the tiles, the size and position of the tiles. It is so easy to make changes whenever I feel like the main page of the phone just isn't working for me. Just tap and move, or tap and re-size the tile, or tap and drag to a new position. It is so easy, even a low techie like me can do it all on her own! Being able to customize the phone just the way I like it make this phone completely mine, and completely original. It is originally ME!


Another thing  I love about the visual elements of this phone is the updates are just at a glance. It is great to be able to just pick up the phone and see where there are updates, when I have new email, when there is a new message, whether it is a text message, a Twitter direct message or a Facebook message. All messages come in through one tile, the message tile and that just makes things so much easier. It is streamlined and organized in one easy touch tile.

If you are a visual person you are going to love this phone. You can customize it any why you like and that just makes it more personal. It really is YOUR phone.


I received a Nokia Lumia 920 from Microsoft Canada to try out. I am being compensate for my posts but the opinions written here are my own.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Panorama with Windows 8 Phone





Love this shot by the Nokia Lumia 920

This is just one of the lenses available on the Nokia Lumia 920. How awesome is this. A beautiful panorama shot. It was so easy to take the phone gave me prompts every step of the way. All I had to do was follow the prompts on the phone and follow the beautiful landscape. 

There are a number of lenses that are available on this phone. I makes taking photos so easy with a little extra wow factor.


I received a Nokia Lumia 920 from Microsoft Canada to try out. I am being compensate for my posts but the opinions written here are my own.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

On The Road...with Windows 8 Phone

On the road again......

Still snow on the ground.



Heading to warmer temps!

So this year was like many in the past... after Christmas we packed up the car and hit the road south. We programmed the GPS and got driving for sun, sand and surf.





One other thing I did was load up the Kids Corner on my new Microsoft Windows 8 Phone. There is nothing that makes a road trip smoother with two kids than all the electronic devices loaded with games for the kids. That is what I LOVE about this new phone is the kids corner. The kids have a dedicated spot that is full of games just for them. I don't need to worry about what they are doing in the back seat with my phone....in a spot that I can't see and can't reach while we are on the road.

I loaded up several games for the kids to play in the hopes that it would keep them occupied for several hours in the back seat. Here is just a selection of the games/apps that I loaded on the phone for the nearly 24 hour road trip. 


This was a life saver for sure. I gave us hours of driving pleasure! Of course I also loaded a few games in there for Mom too!


I received a Nokia Lumia 920 from Microsoft Canada to try out. I am being compensate for my posts but the opinions written here are my own.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Holiday Lights and #Holiday Swap


This is an annual tradition....going to see the lights on Spruce.

Wow. The lights are just crazy.



This Microsoft Windows 8 phone takes great pictures. Both of these shots were taken at about 9 o'clock at night. The colours are so vibrant. I love the quality of photos this phone takes. The large screen also allows the user to get a good look at the shot being taken. This was a great opportunity to get a chance to use the phone's camera as part of this #Holiday Swap campaign.



I received a Nokia Lumia 920 from Microsoft Canada to try out. I am being compensate for my posts but the opinions written here are my own.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Photo Magic with #Windows 8 Phone #HolidaySwap

I was able to make edit this photo right on my phone with an app I installed for the kids called Creative Studio!

This is another photo I edited with Creative Studio



I received a Nokia Lumia 920 from Microsoft Canada to try out. I am being compensate for my posts but the opinions written here are my own.