Android and iOS users have a wide range of chat applications which offers them free call as well as message or chat leaving other mobile phone platform so jealous including Windows Phone and BlackBerry. Filling this gaps, one of the most popular free call app, Viber, has a plan to push it to the two OS.
However among the two, BlackBerry will be the first in the line followed by Windows Phone. It will take at least two months.
At a distance of a couple of weeks since the release of ‘v1600.2483.8106.11500 firmware update for the Nokia 800 Lumia, the Finnish manufacturer announced the results of the tests to evaluate their effectiveness.
Among the main objectives of this firmware update will fix the problem was related to the autonomy of the Nokia Lumia 800 considered by many users do not live up to a multimedia smartphone.
According to Nokia press, the objective was reached with an increasing duration of standby, better management of resources and the ability to recharge the battery completely.
The Finnish manufacturer also states that the problems related to audio and camera settings experienced by different users will be resolved with subsequent firmware updates.
Nokia Finally, we would like to emphasize that the application has been designed to perform diagnostic tests interiors, inviting the owners of Lumia 800 to use it. Battery status information can be obtained by following the path Settings -> System -> battery saving.
With the release of Windows Phone by Nokia, just in a very short time, the company has managed to be the top selling of Windows Phone Mango. The result of the survey clearly proved that Nokia has managed to sell up to 45% of second generation Windows Phone Mango followed closely by HTC with 40% while Samsung can get only 12%.
However the overall Windows Phone including the first and second generation, HTC dominates the market with 40% while Nokia has only 4%. In fact Nokia has just started selling Windows Phone over the last few months so the company has to do more to gain the market share back.
Caring more about the first Windows Phone of the company, Nokia has managed to release another firmware update for Lumia 800 to enhance performance as well as solve battery life problem.
This is the second software update of Nokia Lumia 800 which will widely spread within the next two weeks. If you haven’t seen the update in your region, you better wait a few more days to see it. To update to this second firmware update, you need to connect your phone to PC via USB cable. The update can be downloaded with Zune.
If you didn’t have Zune, you can use this link to download now.
Taking advantage of Tegra processor, MobileBits will has a very great RPG game. We are talking about SoulCraft. However its requirement is quite high leaving old Android with lower capacity processor jealous. It will be first available for Android only.
However MobilebBits will release SoulCraft for iOS and Windows Phone in Q2 of 2012. You want watch the trailer to see how this work but we can judge that both graphic and gameplay are great.
It is quite clear to say that Nokia and Microsoft will pushed out Nokia Lumia 900 to AT&T network with WiFi tethering which allows the device to share internet in the form of WiFi. Of course this feature is already available on Android and iOS 5.0 already for free.
Rewind that Lumia 900 is expected to be available on March 18 which might push the firmware update for Lumia 800 and 710 to get firmware update to WiFi tethering a bit far behind the release of Lumia 900.
However these are just rumor and we will keep updating with new article to check out of WiFi tethering will be available on these Windows Phone devices or not.
Just as what we expected, Nokia has revealed the new Lumia 900 which is so similar to its younger brother Lumia 800. Lumia 900 comes with a larger screen of 4.3″ against 3.7″. It also supports 4G LTE network but running on the same processor at 1.4 GHz and 512 MB of RAM as Lumia 800. In addition it also has front camera and 1830 mAh battery for up to 7 hours 3G talking time.
This terminal will be available on AT&T network leaving Verizon so jealous to get one too. However now there is no words on pricing or release date.
Just get back a bit to the past, iPhone was introduced to the market in 2007 and of course many people are so interesting about the way phone can perform. iPhone was not a new creation but a big innovation to what we already have on our previous phone. iPhone makes things much easier.
During an interview with New York Times, Joe Belfiore, a leader in the field of Windows Mobile, claimed that iPhone has inspired Microsoft to develop the mobile phone operating system that we now can see the Windows Phone. However Microsoft won’t copy as Android has done.
We all know that Nokia has very strong commitment to stick with Windows Phone to compete in the smartphone business. Meanwhile we has rumored that at CES 2012 that we will see Lumia 900 on the stage of Nokia, there is one more terminal that you don’t want to take a look at. It is a new Lumia 110.
It is just a mid-rank smartphone which will cover budget phone users. Of course even with little information, we can totally claim that it will run on Windows Phone. The design of the phone is so similar to the previous model of the past glorious of Nokia.
We are still looking for what Nokia will release in CES 2012 to gain back its mobile phone market share.
Mobile phone market is the most competitive one in the World now. To compete and catch up with rivals, Microsoft has decided to bring a complete redesign for Windows Phone. We have seen that slightly increase after Windows Phone Mango was introduced to the market but the number is still far behind Apple iOS and Google Android.
According to Joe Belfiore, one of the first engineers brought to the new Windows Phone team when it was formed:
“Apple created a sea change in the industry in terms of the kinds of things they did that were unique and highly appealing to consumers. We wanted to respond with something that would be competitive, but not the same.”
It was first started since 2008 that Microsoft started to redesign mobile phone operating system and of course result till 2010 was not so good that we can see lesser attractiveness of phone users around the World. Microsoft needs to do more serious change to catch up with iOS and Android.