Week in Review: December 16th

by andrewbares

Dec 22, 2013 at 22:08 GMT5 years ago

Welcome to the Week in Review, where we highlight the top stories of the past week!

Notification center, Cortana confirmed for WP 8.1

Verge’s sources confirmed numerous features
Notification center by swiping from top, short swipe brings quick settings
Cortana for voice commands like Google Now
Separate volume controls, Bing Smart Search like Windows 8.1

Nokia Black update released for AT&T Lumia 1020

Camera improvements fix yellow tint issue
Enhanced Glance Screen with notifications

More than 200,000 apps in the Store

12 million transactions per day

Xbox Music preview app released

This will probably be the default app in WP 8.1, just like Windows 8
Supports searching music, a few other new features
Lacks rating songs and has other issues

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