by Sylvester Addo | Mar 5, 2015 | Deals-In-Gh, General, Lumia, Promotion, WIndows Phone
Telefonika is offering a special price reduction on some of its Microsoft Lumia devices
Telefonika Telecommunication Ghana is offering a special price reduction on some of its devices. The special independence day offer will last through March 5th to the 8th.
Telefonika is selling the vices at these reduced prices;
Microsoft 535 Dual Sim at 520 GHS,
Microsoft 530 Dual Sim at 290 GHS,
Microsoft 730 Dual Sim at 890 GHS and the
Microsoft 830 at 1,190 GHS.
If you’ve been planning to purchase one of these devices, then you need to dash to any of their stores and get one as it sells as stock last and within the independence season. Also you can purchase one as your trial phone for windows 10 preview.
by Sylvester Addo | Feb 15, 2015 | General, Lumia, Promotion, WIndows Phone
5 Hyundai i10’s are up for grabs in the new Lumia #makeithappen promo. The Promotion organized by the Mobile Devices and Services division of Microsoft Ghana will reward 5 customers with the cars and several others will win weekly gifts.
To stand a chance of winning, purchase a Lumia 535 or any other Lumia handset and send an SMS with the word ‘LUMIA’, your name and the IMEI number of the phone to short code 1732. The promotion runs from 14th February through to 31st March 2015.
Olumide Balogun, Senior Marketing Manager said;
“the Lumia smartphones have connected more people to Microsoft’s suite of productive services and Ghanaian’s are daily inspired and want to turn that inspiration into reality and ultimately business opportunities”
he added “Our Lumia smartphones gives them the power and tools to make this happen. the recent introduction of the Lumia 535 on the Ghanaian market will meet the growing demand for an unrivalled experience in the mobile devices market”.
Kola Osinowo Business Manager Ghana also added: “We will continually provide customers rich smartphone experiences at amazing price points”.
Source: GNA
by Sylvester Addo | Feb 14, 2015 | 4Afrika, General, Lumia, Microsoft Africa, WIndows Phone
Microsoft to Produce Affordable Windows Phones for Africa.
Africa is noted to be one of the most rapidly growing technology markets in the world. Microsoft wants to invest in the growth on the continent with it’s services and hardware. Microsoft introduced the 4Afrika initiative and planned with the project to help place tens of millions of smart devices in the hands of African youths. Also to bring 1 million African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) online.
At Microsoft, we view the African continent as a game-changer in the global economy. We believe deeply in the potential of technology to change Africa. We equally believe in the potential of Africa to change technology for the world.
Microsoft partnered with Huawei sometime in 2013 to produce the Huawei 4Afrika handsets in Africa. Microsoft’s goal with the 4Afrika handsets was to leverage technology to actively engage Africa’s economic development and to improve its global competitiveness whilst the 4Afrika initiative itself will develop apps and services specific to the region.
The partnership didn’t last as Huawei in August 2014, decided to put the program on hold. Richard Yu, head of Huawei’s consumer business group, said “It wasn’t profitable for us. We were losing money for two years on those phones. So for now we’ve decided to put any releases of new Windows phones on hold”.
Microsoft seems to have revived this plan by deciding to produce affordable Microsoft branded Windows Phones for Africa. Fernando de Sousa, Microsoft general manager for Africa Initiatives in an interview with Bloomberg writer Ekow Dontoh (Read more here Bloomberg)in Accra said;
“Microsoft is working with technology partners based in Shenzhen, China, and plans to introduce $75 to $100 smartphones this year. It will be a global launch,”.
“Africa will lead in the consumption. Africa is growing smartphone use faster than anywhere in the world.”
Affordable Windows Phones for Africa Specification
Although details of the phone haven’t been made public, it will definitely be in the class of the recently announced Lumia 435, 532 and 535. With a 4″ or 4.5″ display, 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM size. 8GB storage with expandable MicroSD card support, battery size of 1500mAh, 3.5G network, loaded with Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim or windows 10 (depending on when the device will be available to ship) and will come in various colors. The 4Afrika logo could also be featured but since it’s expected to be a global launch it might be left out.
by Sylvester Addo | Jan 22, 2015 | General, Lumia
Lumia Denim is Microsoft’s unique latest firmware update to it’s range of Lumia Phones. The update is expected to bring changes like Passive voice “Hey Cortana”, Optimized Glance, Live folders, SMS merging, the best personal assistant on mobile Cortana as well as some imaging enhancements.
Users with devices such as the Lumia 520, 530, 535, 620, 625, 630, 720, 820, 920, 925, 1020 and the 1320 will not be seeing some of the changes as this has to do with these not running on latest / higher hardware.
Microsoft explaining on the issue said;
“Lumia Denim is the marketing name for latest Lumia software update, which is a combination of firmware, OS (operating system) and Lumia exclusive applications. Exact contents coming with Lumia Denim vary depending on the device model, and some devices are not requiring new firmware for the new features to be enabled, so firmware can in some cases remain unchanged.”
Other new features include a smoother and faster browsing experience, VPN support and Apps Corner, the newest and easiest way to keep your personal life and business life organized on your Lumia smartphone.
Optimized Glance Screen. For owners of Lumia smartphones with glance screen, you’ll now be able to see more of what’s important to you, even when your phone is locked. In addition to the current time, missed calls and app notifications, your glance screen is now able to show you the local weather from MSN Weather as well as MSN Health & Fitness data.
Live Folders. Organizing your Lumia’s Start screen is now better than ever with Live Folders. Keep your games and apps grouped in a more personal way simply by holding and dragging an app over another app to create a new folder on your fully-customizable Start screen. Rename folders and rearrange tiles within a folder for an even more personalized Start screen experience.
For the owners of the Lumia 830, 930 / Icon and 1520 who’s hardware run on the latest hardware there are a load of new imaging innovations coming, and these include:
“Hey Cortana” – an always-on app where you can activate Cortana by simply saying “Hey Cortana” on your Lumia 930 and Lumia 1520
A faster and more intuitive Lumia Camera app. The app will deliver images of the highest quality at the fastest speed, allowing you to capture multiple photos with just milliseconds between shots.
Moment Capture. This feature provides the quickest and easiest way to capture memories in high definition. A long press of the camera button automatically starts 4K-quality video recording at 24 frames per second. With each frame at 8.3 megapixels, you can save individual frames as high-quality still images. Due to hardware differences, Lumia 830 shoots Moment Capture in Full HD, not 4K, and with reduced 2-megapixel per frame quality.
Rich Capture. This simplifies picture taking with auto HDR, Dynamic Flash and Dynamic Exposure. Avoid the hassle of adjusting camera settings and focus on capturing the moment: Shoot first, edit and select the perfect shot later.
Latest imaging algorithms. Capture even crisper photos in daylight or low light, with our latest generation of imaging processing algorithms
” The Lumia Denim update has started rolling out to a limited number of devices in selected markets, and will continue arriving in waves by device. A wider rollout of Lumia Denim to all Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8.1 is expected to begin in early January, following partner testing and approvals.”
So far the updates have been rolled out to the following devices with the rest still undergoing testing.
Lumia Denim Ghana CV roll out
As a note, this detail is for the GH country variants devices, if you purchased your device from out of the country or any other store that didn’t get their device supplied by Microsoft mobile Ghana then yours will definitely be of another’s and you’ll need to wait on their device update schedule.
Your phone should automatically notify you when an update is available, but you can also check this manually by tapping Settings > Phone Update.
Have you installed Lumia Denim already?
Sources : Microsoft Windows Central
by Sylvester Addo | Jan 12, 2015 | General, Lumia, Windows
Lumia 535 launch
Microsoft Lumia 535, the latest budget friendly smartphone device addition to the Lumia brand and the first Microsoft branded Lumia has been launched in Accra.
Microsoft Ghana Mobile Devices and Service business manager, Mr. Kolawole Osinowo at the outdooring of the device shared; innovation should be available to everyone, our endeavor is to make it accessible through our range of affordable Lumia devices. He also said Microsoft is giving real time value to consumers and this enables them engage in productive and innovative driven activities within a short possible time.
Lumia 535
The smartphone comes preloaded with the latest firmware update to the OS, Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim. The Lumia 535 has a 5″ qHD corning gorilla glass 3 IPS LCD display, powered by a Snapdragon 200 1200 MHz Quad core processor. The device is boosted by a dual 5 MP front and rear cameras, with the front camera being a wide angle, 8 GB of internal memory storage with expandable MicroSD memory card capability of up to 128 GB, 1 GB of ram size and a replaceable battery capacity of 1905 mAh.
Specifications : Microsoft Lumia 535
Display size: 5-inch display
Front camera: 5MP wide angle
Main camera: 5MP
Flash type: LED flash
Internal storage: 8GB (expandable via a microSD card)
RAM: 1GB
Processor type: Quad-core 1.2GHz
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
Battery Capacity: Replaceable Li-Ion 1905 mAh battery (BL-L4A)
You’ll also receive 15 GB of OneDrive cloud storage, Xbox and the office suite of applications comes preinstalled. The device comes in cyan, bright green, bright orange, white, dark grey and black colours.
– Source: MyJoyonline ttaaggooee Microsoft
by Sylvester Addo | Dec 28, 2014 | General, Lumia, Promotion
Do you want an all expenses paid trip, have you thought about taking a vacation or trip during this festive season but haven’t pulled it off, well good news then if you own a Microsoft Lumia phone.
Microsoft Ghana wants to send three Ghanaian’s and their partners to the place known as the “State of Fun” – Sentosa Island, Singapore through it’s #MakeItHappen promotion which runs till the 31st of December 2014. Sentosa Island is the only place known to be without boredom. The Island boasts of theme parks with 4D visual effects, the superb aquarium Underwater World and Dolphin Lagoon, the sound and light Images of Singapore museum, the Merlion statue, the Butterfly Park, the Sky Tower for panoramic views, a cinema ride, the MegaZip Adventure Park and the Wave House. You can also relax and be entertained lying on the beach and watch the nightly musical fountain and laser shows.
Microsoft Ghana Mobile Devices and Service business manager, Mr. Kolawole Osinowo about the promotion said to qualify, one must take a selfie with one or all of the selected Lumia phones (530, 630, 535, 730, 830 and 930) and upload them to the Microsoft Lumia Ghana Facebook page with the Hashtag #MakeItHappen #Ghana #LumiaSelfie followed by the IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) number of the phone(s).
Three selfie’s will be chosen at the end of the competition as winners of the all expense paid trip. Mr Osinowo encouraged Ghanaians to make this Christmas a memorable one by using a Lumia phone to capture the wonderful moments.
Juliet Ibrahim has been selected as the #MakeitHappen brand ambassador for the competition and will make appearances at selected malls(Telefonika Store – West Hills Mall, Compu Ghana Store – Marina Mall and Osu Mall).
Source: MicrosoftLumiaGhana | Ameyawdebrah.com
