Today Nokia took the covers off the
Lumia 1520,
Lumia 1320,
Lumia 2520 and
three new Asha devices, at the Nokia World 2013 keynote in Abu Dhabi. The announcement has quite some significance for the Windows Phone platform as the Lumia 1520 is the first hardware to feature a quad-core processor and a 1080p display, essentially leveling the play-field with Android.
Now its just up to developers to bring their apps over to Windows Phone and Windows RT and it looks like the attention from Nokia has pushed several of them to do so.
Windows Phone 8
The following applications will be available to Windows Phone 8 devices and some unique to Nokia Lumia Windows Phones.
Photo and Video
- Instagram
- Vine
- Vyclone Pro
- Nokia Beamer
- Nokia Video Director (Lumia)
- Nokia Storyteller (Lumia)
- PicFeed
- Xbox Video
- CamScanner
- SophieLens HD
| Games
- DreamWork's Dragons Adventure, based on the How to Train Your Dragon movie
- Asphalt 8: Airborne
- EA SPORTS FIFA 14
- Hot Rodz
- My Talking Tom
- Rabbids Big Bang
- Rayman Fiesta Run
- Temple Run 2
- Rail Rush
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Productivity
- Flipboard
- Papyrus
- InNote
- phriz.be
- Papyrus
- Citrix Receiver
- Citrix GoToMeeting
| Entertainment
- TuneIn Radio updated
- ESPN F1
- Goal Live Scores
- Xbox Video
|
Social
- LINE (WP8
- WeChat 5.0 (WP8)
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Windows 8.1 RT
The following apps will be headed to Windows RT 8.1, while some would be exclusive to the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet
Photo and Video
- Netflix
- Hulu Plus
- Nokia Video Director (Lumia 2520)
| Games
- DreamWork's Dragons Adventure, based on the How to Train Your Dragon movie (Lumia 2520)
- Asphalt 8: Airborne
- Disney Fairies Hidden Treasures
- EA SPORTS FIFA 14
- Rabbids Big Bang
- Rayman Fiesta Run
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Productivity
- Flipboard (Lumia 2520)
- Adobe Photoshop Express
- Evernote Touch
- Adobe Reader Touch
- eBay
- Papyrus
- Nook
- Citrix GoToMeeting
| Entertainment
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Social
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Unfortunately the timetable for these releases were not revealed, though we expect them to appear in the store in the coming weeks. Nokia didn't stop there, and also announced that it'll be offering $5 million worth of rewards through its DVLUP developer program that is now available to Asha devs, too. Additionally, Nokia is also providing a range of new design, development and troubleshooting tools that the company is hoping will not only help the creative folk get more productive, but also drive much needed interest for the platform.