There is no doubt that Windows Phone 8 is beautiful, fast and, most importantly, a huge upgrade over its predecessor.
But one thing that Microsoft didn’t change, to the chagrin of almost every WP7 user, was the way the OS deals with notifications. When WP7 debuted in late 2010, neither iOS nor Android had what could be called great notification systems. Yes, Android has, from the beginning, had its drop-down shade, but one couldn’t dismiss individual notifications until Android 4.0. iOS, until its fifth iteration, had arguably the worst and most disruptive way of dealing with [...]
Samsung has actually reigned supreme in the year 2011, and looks like the year 2012 will be in their hands too. The Omnia W is a representation of what a company like Samsung is capable of. The device is considerably cheaper than its competition but has excellent specs and usability. Here is our review on the Samsung Omnia W ( Wonder).
Build Quality
The Omnia W is well built, not the best build you would find in this price range, but definitely well built. The construction is all plastic and appears flimsy, but is actually quite good. The back panel has some shell/metal elements [...]
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Marketplace has hit another milestone of 50,000 in just less than a couple of weeks of the 40,000 Apps mark. Over 17,000 apps have been submitted to the Marketplace in the last 90-days from over 13,000 different publishers (265 per day). The iOS AppStore and the Android Market are still way ahead in the lead for the Redmond Mobile OS, but the gap seems to be diminishing soon.
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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-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .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, [...]
Nokia was announcing its Microsoft alliance at the Mobile World Congress today, and in a Q&A session related to Symbian the Company’s CEO Stephen Elop Said
“We have fresh new products [on the low end] that we’re introducing into the Indian market that have features like dual-SIM.”
That means Nokia doesn’t essentially want to get rid of Symbian altogether but use it in budget phones, that will target the India’n market especially.
This is possibly the only thing Nokia needs to revive its standing in our country, as a mass market product, the masses are in for Dual Sim phones! The interesting thing to see however is [...]
