Windows Phone 8 Updates

[Sushubh]

heh. well. that guy is just a bot posting from an RSS feed here. disabled it for now.

the basic point was to get some topics for discussion here. nothing else.

as for the description... well majority of the posts have the entire story in the title itself.

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meego has nothing on iOS. people who are blinded by the Apple brand would continue to stick to it.

guys like me would stick with android because we dislike both Nokia and apple.

i just hope HP brings webOS powered smartphones to india. in my opinion... webos is THE most beautiful mobile platform out there. better than ios. better than wp7. better than android definitely.

it is one platform that i want to succeed.

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=cCrvI9NAQOQ&feature=player_embedded

here is a video of the HP webOS 2.

 

[stirredo]

Its kinda sad to see Nokia dying a slow death. Symbian^3 didn't create any ruckus. Maemo they killed themselves. And Meego, well its just too late.The smartphone war will only be won by the one with most "apps". Right now its iOS, but soon android will take over as more and more people start using as it reaches more affordable and cheaper phones.

 

[agantuk]

Apps are just a number. Most of them don't make sense, and do nothing more than keep an idle mind busy. Smartphones today aren't really smart - they are just capable of doing a lot of things, but that's about it. The smartness is definitely missing as in what to do, when to do, how to do etc

 

[Sushubh]

heh. smartphones today are scary as shit. if you are not sure what you are doing... android can track your movement through latitude and show your position on the web. of course, these features have to be turned on manually. and google would send you regular mails alerting you that you are sharing your location data through latitude.

 

[SVK]

here is a video of the HP webOS 2.
Wow! this looks cool. I am already confused about selecting right OS mobile. Earlier I had made my mind for Android HTC, then I felt Symbian^3 Nokia N8 was good. Then came (bulky) Nokia N900 based on Maemo. Now Windows WP7 is launched. Blackberry & iPhone are there too. And this webOS by HP.
So I really want to know which OS would sustain in long run and provide 'smartphone' features with appropriate apps as per my need.

 

[irus]

Apps are just a number. Most of them don't make sense, and do nothing more than keep an idle mind busy. Smartphones today aren't really smart - they are just capable of doing a lot of things, but that's about it. The smartness is definitely missing as in what to do, when to do, how to do etc

yea i agree with this.. i was smarter with older simpler phones operating them without looking and using it as a tool..

now its not a tool its a waste of time.

 

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[dsneih]

Mango !! What A Code Name For Upcoming Microsoft’s WP7 Update

is it Deserts vs Fruits ????

 

[Jonas]

- Must Have Games Trailer[/URL]



Some of the main improvements included in the update, many of which were presented before, include the new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) Mobile with HTML5 support, as well as Twitter integration, and other new features as well.“Mango will introduce some awesome new features, including multitasking capability, a hardware-accelerated mobile version of Internet Explorer 9, Twitter in the People hub, better support for Office documents in SkyDrive (Microsoft’s free cloud-based storage service), and much more,” a recent post on Windows Phone blog reads.
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[dsneih]

Just how big of an upgrade will the Mango release of Windows Phone be? Try "500 new features" big. Steve Ballmer revealed that seductively round number in a speech over in Japan today, where he also said that additional information about "who's going to be building Windows Phones" will be forthcoming at tomorrow's preview event as well. Combine that with an otherwise unsubstantiated rumor (more coverage link below) about Microsoft showing nine new Windows Phone handsets tomorrow, and it does seem like there'll be fresh hardware to go with the ripening software. Neither the Mango release nor any devices on show will be coming to market any time soon, mind you, but it's nice to think we'll get to see what the future of Windows Phone will look like in physical as well as digital form.

Steve Ballmer promises 'over 500' new features in Mango, teases new WP handsets for tomorrow -- Engadget

 

[dsneih]

Though he didn’t have time to cover all 500 new features, the focus will certainly center around communication, applications, and the way we use mobile internet. Along with the current service offerings in People Hub such as Facebook, Hotmail, and Gmail, Microsoft has gone ahead and added LinkedIn and Twitter. Mango will also bring with it a Groups feature, allowing multiple people to communicate across a multiple platforms, while simultaneously integrating those people’s profiles, pictures, and a group history of all events and communication shared. Instead of only being able to communicate with groups that all share the same hardware maker, Mango employs Windows Live Messenger and Facebook Chat to keep you connected with friends, including those with other phones.

Microsoft Officially Announces Windows Phone 7.1 Mango With 500 New Features