Kurt's Tips, Tricks and Links for Windows Phone 8.1

Kurt Shintaku's Blog - INFO: Windows Phone 8.1 Links, Tips & Tricks

Here’s a few things to keep in mind as you explore Windows Phone 8.1:

• Overview of Windows Phone 8.1 (What’s New, What’s Changed)
  http://dev.windowsphone.com/en-us/develop/overview-of-windows-phone-8-1
• Six Reasons to Choose Windows Phone
  http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/features-8-1

Annnnd I also found this list of tips that might be useful for those of you that are just now getting interested in Windows Phone 8.1.

// Update

Q: How can I update my Windows Phone to 8.1 now?
A: Visit the App Studio site and register with your Microsoft Account details. Once that’s done, download the Preview for Developers app  from the Store. Once installed, open the app, sign in with the same Microsoft Account credentials and tick the ‘Enable Preview for Developers’ box. Then go to Setting > Phone Update > Check for Updates.
Q: What’s new on Windows Phone 8.1?
A: Look here to get started, continue here, and then look here if you want to go deep.

// Where did it go? ...

// Cortana ...

// Music and Video ...

// Shortcuts ...

// Keyboard ...

// Settings ...

// Notifications ...

An additional thing related to this point;

Q: I don’t see Cortana? And Search just looks like a Bing page?
A: If Cortana isn’t in the list of applications or on the Home screen, chances are she’s not available for your region yet. If you’re happy to experiment, in Settings, you can add the United States Language and Region, and Cortana should appear.

Make sure you have Location on. If off, no Cortana, which also makes this a quick switch to bring back the Bing search if you want it (say to use Bing Image Search...)