Xbox and Windows Store gift cards are available now

Microsoft has made available gift cards for Xbox, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.1. These gift cards can be redeemed at your Microsoft account and then the money can be used to buy apps, games and more at the Windows, Windows Phone, and select Xbox stores.

These gift cards can be purchased on-line from Microsoft Store and they will also be available at Best Buy store. Redeeming the gift cards is pretty straight forward, here is what you need to do:

Redeem on Windows 8.1 PC or tablet:
On the Start screen, tap Store.
Swipe from the top or right-click.
Tap Your account.
Scratch off label and enter code.
Start shopping.

Redeem on your Windows Phone 8:
Launch the Wallet app from the app list.
Tap + button at the bottom of the screen.
Select Microsoft gift card.
Scratch off label and enter code.
Go to the Store to start shopping.

Redeem on your Xbox console:
Sign in to Xbox Live with your Microsoft account.
Press the Xbox Guide Button on the controller.
Navigate to Stores tab.
Select Redeem Code and enter code.

Xbox Codes can also be redeemed on live.xbox.com.

Nokia Lumia 520 and 521 top Amazon Best Sellers chart

We already know that Nokia’s most affordable yet very efficient Lumia 520 is world’s best selling Windows Phone and the story does not end here. Lumia 520 is now topping Amazon’s most selling handsets chart. Top 2 places are taken by Lumia 521 and Lumia 520, Lumia 521 is a T-Mobile sibling of Lumia 520, third place is grabbed by a basic Samsung handset. Well, we consider it a remarkable achievement since the online seller has many affordable phones in its catalog.

Nokia Lumia 520 is an entry level offering from Nokia in its Lumia line up, and it comes with a 1 GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm processor, 512MB RAM and 8GB internal storage, which is expendable up to 64GB via a microSD card. It packs a 4 inch IPS LCD display which is not the best in quality but very justified considering the price.

Hope Nokia will keep up with affordable Windows Phone offerings.