Windows Phone 8 Updates

[Sushubh]

Windows Phone 7 Tango based devices might launch in China next month

 

[SVK]

Windows Phone Tango to have restrictions on 256MB RAM phones - GSMArena.com news

Windows Phone Tango will bring many cool improvements but also some tight restrictions for low-end phones. Russian site WP7forum tested Tango on a dev phone (the HTC Mazaa) and they've dug up some very interesting details on the matter.
Let's start with the bad news - Tango will enable phones with just 256MB RAM (all current Windows Phone models have 512MB). That's quite low for a smartphone (even Symbian uses more nowadays) and such won't support all apps, plus third-party Live tiles won't update automatically.
The list goes on - Tango phones with 256MB RAM won't be able to play videos with bitrate over 4Mbps (that applies for videos on the phone and streaming video), they won't let you manage podcasts on the phone (you'll need to use Zune on your PC) and photos can't be uploaded automatically to SkyDrive.
This sounds pretty harsh, but we're likely talking about very low-end devices - Microsoft will even let makers use 3MP cameras (the current minimum is 5MP). We're not sure what that means about the 720p video recording that is mandatory for WP phones right now.


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Plus, Windows Phone Tango will bring some great usability improvements. It will let you import/export contacts from your SIM card, offer finer grained roaming options and download and update apps automatically through Zune. Tango will also more than double the number of pre-installed apps and support new countries.

 

[socrates]

Microsoft has issued a warning to users still running older versions of its mobile OS - upgrade now or lose access to the Windows Marketplace.


Microsoft: No Windows Phone 'Mango,' No Marketplace Software | Softwares | ThinkDigit News :terror:

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[SVK]

Samsung’s S Voice Agrees With Siri, Declares A Windows Phone As The Best Smartphone | TechCrunch

Apple's Siri: Nokia Lumia 900 Is The Best Smartphone Ever

Humans may be biased and lie, but Machines/Computers wont

 

[Sushubh]

seriously. this is old stuff and already fixed by Apple from their end.

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both the services fetch their data from wolframalpha which is the cause for this 'glitch'.

 

[SVK]

Of course it was glitch

 

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[Sushubh]

Windows Phone 8 might be showcased on June 20

 

[Sushubh]

Windows Phone now has a store on CafePress

 

[SVK]

Lots of doubts surrounding WP8.
Hope these doubts are cleared by MS at developers summit for Windows Phone to be held at San Francisco today.
Microsoft expected to announce Windows Phone 8 tomorrow | Mobile - CNET News
Microsoft offers a sneak peek at Windows Phone, we'll be liveblogging at 12pm ET! -- Engadget

 

[Sushubh]

Windows Phone Summit | Channel 9

live stream would be available here.