The Windows Phone 7.8 platform has been spotted in NaviFirm for Nokia’s devices powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 OS, suggesting that it should not be too long before users receive it officially.
What Windows Phone 7.8 brings is a new home screen with live tiles available in 3 different sizes, just like in Windows Phone 8. A whole bunch of new interface theme colors have been thrown in, although the background can still be had in either white or black. Also, the lock screen wallpaper can be replaced with the one featured in the Bing application.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has confirmed that the company will bring its pride Windows Phone Devices AKA “Lumia” Series to the Chinese waters later this month. No specifics on the models available , but looks like China will get Lumia 900 Global, 800 and 710 at first followed by the 610 later this year. Both China Telecom and China Unicom are said to be partners with Nokia for the upcoming launch.
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A leaked build of upcoming software revision 1600.2487.8107.12070 should be a welcome to those who made the dive to Nokia Lumia 800. According to reports from WPCentral , who force updated their devices to the currently unreleased version of the software update, the battery life on the Lumia 800 seems to have nearly tripled after the update. In more technical terms the idle battery discharge has been reduced to a mere 70mA vs the earlier >150mA.
[WPCentral, xda-developers]
Skype has announced and released the Beta version of their App for Windows Phone devices running 7.5 and above. This early version will allow free audio and video calls over WiFi or 3G, alongside those any-number paid-for calls.
You can download the beta version of the Skype for Windows Phone app for free by clicking here directly from your Windows Phone, or simply scanning the QR code below. You will need to have a smartphone running Windows Phone 7.5. You can check what version of Windows Phone your phone is running at Settings > About.
Oh dear, Nokia had earlier confessed that it knows of the major battery issues plaguing its new flagship Lumia phones. The latest update (1600.2483.8106.11500) was meant to “enhance standby time as well as to bring an improvement to the issue reported by some customers in December. And indeed the update did bring some relief to our devices, But know Nokia has been hearing complaints about the poor audio quality and Camera related problems being faced by Nokia Loyalists.
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We’ve seen your comments on the latest update for the Lumia 800 and wanted to take the opportunity to quickly address some points.
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There is a lot of buzz about the launch of Nokia Lumia Windows phones, and its possible that Nokia will announce them today at a secret even in the capital.
The Lumia 710’s Specs include
3.7-inch ClearBlack display Colors :”stealthy black” and “crisp white” Replaceable back covers €270, or $375 (INR 18000) possible price Windows Phone Mango Nokia Drive, Nokia Music and ESPN Sports Hub inbuilt into the OS. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption [...]Nokia has finally unveiled its first Windows Phone to the world, dubbed the Lumia 800 the device is the only relief to millions of Nokia lovers worldwide.
Powered by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU 12.1mm (0.48-inch) thick polycarbonate plastic ClearBlack AMOLED (800 x 480) display Carl Zeiss optics-enhanced Camera 16GB of internal storage 512MB of RAM 25GB of free SkyDrive space Nokia Drive, Nokia Music and ESPN Sports Hub inbuilt into the OS. Windows Phone Mango Camera has an f/2.2 aperture Quad-band GSM support, with HSDPA up to 14.4Mbps Priced at €420, or about $585 (INR 28,500)The device has gone up for pre-order now, and is all set to ship out across France, [...]
