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256 MB Windows Phones will be able to run 95% of current Marketplace apps
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Microsoft has released some more information about their new low-cost platform.
The update will support new Qualcomm 7x27a “system on a chip” chipsets and only 256 MB memory by using a new paging system which will allow apps to address more memory that physically present on the device.
Microsoft says in their tests 95% of Marketplace apps will run on these handsets, and Microsoft is working with the remaining 5% to make their apps compatible.
In the mean time however these incompatible apps will be flagged in Marketplace so users do not download them unwittingly.
The first two devices running the update will be the Nokia Lumia 610 and the ZTE Orbit. Both handsets will be available in Q2 2012...
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ZTE Announced New Windows Phone Device Called Orbit
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ZTE announced a new low cost Windows Phone called Orbit at MWC. This new device will feature the new Tango specs with 256MB RAM and will compete with Lumia 610 in China.
The handset will come with 4 GB of internal storage and a 5 megapixel camera with LED Flash, according to WinphoneXAP. It will also be HD Voice enabled.
The device will be on sale in Q2 this year.
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Windows Phone Tango MMS updates demoed, will come to all Windows Phones in Q2
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Microsoft’s Greg Sullivan demonstrated the rumoured improvements in the MMS functionality in Windows Phone Tango to Laptop Magazine.
The video demoes attaching multiple pictures and also voice notes, and besides the MMS updates, better memory management, wider processor support and Chinese CDMA support, Greg also noted that the update included under the hood changes such as security updates, with the Verge noting today that the SMS of Death issue has been fixed in the new software.
Greg also said while the Nokia Lumia 610 will be shipping with the OS update in place, current Windows Phones will get the update after the new low-end devices shipped (which is expected in Q2 2012).
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Nokia is the largest Windows Phone maker in the world, after one quarter
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While we can't really say that we're surprised, Nokia has snagged the top spot for Windows Phone devices. Strategy Analytics reports that the Finnish smartphone maker now sits atop the global charts for the Microsoft mobile OS after being in the game for just one quarter. Nokia overtook HTC and Samsung to claim a 33% market share with 0.9 million out of the 2.7 million units shipped in Q4. Aided by the Lumia family's expansion to several new territories and the 36% growth of the platform overall for the quarter, the company has taken "an encouraging baby step forward." If you're itching for more details, hit up the source link below.
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HP reportedly planning Windows 8 tablets using Intel and Qualcomm processors
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HP CEO Meg Whitman recently told investors that the company will be shipping Windows 8 products by the end of the year, and now CNET is reporting some possible details about its tablet plans. According to the site, HP is working on at least three different Windows 8 tablets, powered by chips from Intel and Qualcomm. The two Intel models are said to utilize the chipmaker's 32nm Atom Clover Trail platform, and will come in two distinct form factors. The first is reportedly a laptop / tablet hybrid — a device type that some of HP's competitors believe in — while the second is a more traditional tablet aimed at business customers. The third product is said to be powered by a Qualcomm processor, ...
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Windows support will last forever (almost), thank you Microsoft!
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Just when you needed one more reason to carry on loving Windows Vista, Microsoft has gone and increased its customer support period. An extension has also been granted to Windows 7, which will get a full ten years of support instead of the usual five. There's been no announcement or fanfare, except for a brief communication from Microsoft Japan that sets out the new end dates. XP's support will stop in 2014, Vista's will shut down in 2017 and Windows 7's will come to a close in post-apocalyptic 2020, at which point call center staff will no doubt throw a party on Europa.
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Windows 8 to bring better language support, finally including English
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In addition to better file management, accessibility and that all important new logo, Redmond's engineers are also promising improved language support in Windows 8. So far, Microsoft admits it's seen this as a "local-market feature," putting the onus on non-English users to track down special copies of the OS or language packs online. But the new OS will bring a friendlier philosophy, in which multilingual support is regarded as a "feature for everyone everywhere" and the Control Panel becomes a "one-stop place" to find and install any of 109 different idioms. These will include 13 new interface packs, allowing commonly used Windows features to be displayed in Scottish Gaelic, Punjabi, Uyghu...
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Microsoft Extends Support Lifecycle for Windows 7 and Vista
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If you're a seasoned Windows user, you probably know how support for the OS works. That is, consumers can expect five years of support for each version while businesses are offered a further five years on top of that. However, Microsoft this past weekend confirmed a change to its support policy that will see all users upgraded to the 10-year support cycle previously only afforded to commercial users.
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Smoked by Windows Phone turning into an online ad campaign this week
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According to the Seattle Times, Microsoft will be launching an online ad campaign this week with the Smoked by Windows Phone theme.
This will consist of a series of online ads challenging those who use iPhones, Android phones or other mobile devices to beat the speed of a Windows Phone in doing a browser search, sharing with their social network or shooting and posting a photo.
The 12 ads will run on tech sites as well as the Windows Phone Facebook page until the start of April.
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Facebook page will show video footage from the original "Smoked by Windows Phone" challenge featuring Ben “the pc guy” Rudolph which took place at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
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Bing for Windows Phone gets Bing Vision scanner, Image Matching for Newspapers in March
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Bing announced that its mobile client for Windows Phone will get two cool features. First there’s Bing Vision, the neat feature that turns your phone into a scanner that works with barcodes, CD, DVD and book covers, detecting product information and associated links. Moreover, if you’re scanning some product, Bing provides you with local availability and cost comparison information so you can quickly purchase items of interest while on the go.
The second feature, Bing Image Matching for Newspapers, is a Bing Vision add-on that will be rolled-out in March. It allows people to quickly find the digital version of a print magazine or newspaper article. You will be able to take a photo of an arti...
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Microsoft unveils new Metro style logo for Windows 8
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Microsoft officially confirmed the new branding for its Windows 8 operating system today. The new Windows logo, a play on the company's internal Metro design, will be used across the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. We saw images of the logo leak earlier this week, but the company unveiled it officially today stating that the logo is a Window rather than the traditional flag found in earlier versions of Windows. "We wanted the new logo to be both modern and classic," says Microsoft's Sam Moreau.
The logo uses flat colors and clean lines and shapes to convey the message of Metro and will change color based on the core theme color used in Windows 8. "When you change your color, the logo ch...
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Win 8 touch-ultrabooks flirt with form-factors
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Apple may be coy on touchscreen MacBooks, but PC manufacturers are tipped to be gung-ho on touch-enabled Windows 8 ultrabooks, with a range of form-factors and designs expected later in 2012. Lenovo, Asus and Acer are all said to have finger-friendly models in the pipeline, DigiTimes reports, though limitations around hinge design have apparently forced some creative thinking in what each company’s version will look like.
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Effort underway to port HARET / Android to Gen 1 Windows Phones
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Some ex-Windows Mobile users may remember HARET as the tool used to enable to booting of Android on the old HTC HD2.
Now an effort is underway to bring the tool to Windows Phone 7. I think it is safe to say the lead on the project is doing this more as a way to convert a nice Windows Phones to Android, writing:
WP7 is and will be shipped on many devices with quality hardware. In order to be able to run Linux on these, a novel aim is to investigate the use of HaRET on WP7 based devices.
I am sure however that there are a few Windows Phone users who would not mind hacking around with their device to access the full potential of the hardware.
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Windows Phone Tango revealed in leak
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Screenshots of Microsoft's Windows Phone Tango update have surfaced online providing us with more details on the latest version.
The images appeared on Russian site wp7forum and look to confirm reports that Tango will be aimed at the lower end of the smartphone market.
The screens show that Windows Phone Tango will be able to support new features such as sharing video and audio files via MMS attachments.
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ViewSonic Planning to Jump on Windows 8 Tablet Bandwagon
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Count ViewSonic among the manufacturers who fully intend to build a tablet or two around Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, though a launch in the U.S. might depend on how many Windows 8 tablets ViewSonic is able to sell in Taiwan. Max Liu, product marketing director of ViewSonic Asia Pacific, reportedly confirmed a Windows 8 tablet is in the company's cards and that it would ship in the second quarter of 2012 at the earliest.
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