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Sunday, April 22, 2012

SkyDrive app for Windows Phone bumped to version 2.0


We had already seen some minor updates regarding Skydrive,like url shorter for sharing images and other files. Today, after updating Skype, Microsoft also update its popular app Skydrive to version 2.0

Here are some of the changes:
  • slightly modified graphics for menus and dialog boxes
  • ability to select / deselect files and folders for trips and / or elimination
  • opportunity to choose which items can be shared, and recipients with whom you can share and edit files as needed
Skydrive is a free app and can be found here at WP Marketplace


Saturday, April 21, 2012

Executive Caddie + with support for augmented reality coming exclusively for Windows Phone Lumia devices





Executive Caddie + is a much richer version of the Executive Caddie and this app is to be exclusive app for Nokia Lumia smartphones and it will be arriving soon arrive in the Nokia collection part  of WP Marketplace. 
The app is dedicated to all golf lovers and
Executive Caddie +  will have several new features:
  • Tournament scores
  • Real-time classification
  • Notifications toast
  • New Social Features
  • Ad Hoc Themes for all available colors of Lumia
  • GolfScope
Just GolfScope function will be the most beautiful news of Executive Caddie +, since the application will bring the opportunity to see players on the golf course (with all the relevant information) using augmented reality.
Via WPCentral

Thursday, April 19, 2012

The White Nokia Lumia 900 is available in AT&T Stores?




Theoretically, the arrival in stores had been expected by Nokia to April 22, but according to what has been reported in the official Facebook Page the White Nokia Lumia 900 is already available at the AT&T stores.

The launch of the new color was accompanied by Purity headphones: the first 3 buyers of White Lumia 900, by uploading a photo of the same end, they won the excellent in-ear headsets for Nokia and Monster.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Code Warrior - Nokia stimulates the interest of developers of apps for Windows Phone



Application development is a vital element for the success of any mobile platform in the current market scenario. Nokia , after choosing Windows Phone as its flagship operating system, device, is aware that the development of apps for the platform of Redmond is a fundamental objective. To encourage developers to build applications, Nokia has recently launched a new initiative with the Site Code Warrior : a space in which Windows Phone users and developers can meet, exchange ideas on useful applications to make and vote for the most deserving. To promote the initiative, the Finnish house has organized a tour that will visit major U.S. cities , during which prizes will be distributed to the most skilled developers.

Homebrew - Orientation Lock updated to version 3.0



Jaxbot, the renowned developer from Windows Phone Hacker, has released yesterday a new version of the homebrew that allows you to disable the accelerometer of our Windows Phone devices so as not to rotate the screen in various applications.

We have seen in the past, early versions of this application showed that while working for small problems or discounts such as the need to restart the phone to lock and unlock the screen rotation, resolved in version 2.0. The new version 3.0 the id number you can put in a tile dedicated homescreen that acts as a switch to lock and unlock the screen rotation without accessing the application. Practically the application will open and close automatically changing the setting screen rotation. Moreover, you will understand at a glance what state is the rotation of the screen (locked, unlocked) with open or closed padlock image in the background in this tile.

Unlike the previous version that worked with a simple developer unlocked (no interop unlock), this new version requires the device to be interop unlock and granted access with WP Root Tool or 3rd alternative Custom ROM.

You can download the application from  WindowsPhoneHacker

Monday, April 16, 2012

Viber for Windows Phone coming soon





Viber is a multiplatform application that allows you to send messages or make calls to users who have installed the same app on their devices; Viber is already widely used in the iPhone OS and Android.

We said, since last year that Viber will release its application in the Microsoft Windows Phone platform. In February, however, according to some rumors, the arrival of Windows Phone application should be delayed because would be released only after the release on the RIM platform.

Good news comes for those who use Viber, even though the version for BlackBerry devices is not available, it appears that the Viber arrival for Windows Phone will be eminent, since WMPU reader Gurmit has forwarded an email to them from Viber support, suggesting the Viber WP7 app will come to WP Marketplace in very short time.
Thank you for contacting us. You'll be happy to know that Viber for WP7 is coming very soon. Please stay tuned for the next week. Announcing its publication. Stay tuned for release updates, see IENI us on Facebook and Twitter .
The Windows Phone marketplace is increasingly populated by known applications on other platforms, this symptom, and in a sense of growth and confidence from developers.


Via WMPU

Sunday, April 15, 2012

The Incredible Circus: The popular game from Nokia Labs is now available for Windows Phone


"Ladies and gentleman , welcome to our new show. We are gathered here to present our new amazing Circus! "Incredible Circus is the name of the new game that Nokia Brazil has made ​​available online a few days ago,in the WP Marketplace , entirely free.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Here comes the first custom ROM for Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710


Having achieved the important goal of the bootloader access and modify files residing in the NAND memory the XDA community few hours ago has released the first Custom ROM for Lumia 800 and Lumia 710.    

The custom ROM is based on new firmware 12070 (RM819_059P453_1600.2487.8107.12070_002) and integrates the Interop Unlock, but unfortunately can be only flashed on Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 with unlocked bootloader (available only in the first official firmware). 

Now the XDA community will work to make the ROM available on all Lumia devices, trying to open each version of the bootloader. The flash ROM requires custom tool 'dd' (pre-installed on Linux distributions installed on Windows) and u hard reset the device. If you are interested will find information on Xda-Developers.

More information can be found at Xda-Developers.


Nokia Lumia 900 data connectivity fix available now


Lumia 900 owners can rest easy, as Nokia has just released a software update that fixes the data connectivity bug in its flagship smartphone - a full three days early.


As we all know some of the Nokia Lumia 900s experienced data connectivity issuesNokia promised an update would be available by April 16th and offered a $100 rebate to everyone that purchased the phone before April 21st as a gesture of goodwill. Those affected have the option to swap their phone out with a new device or wait for the software update..


You can get the Lumia 900 update by going through the Zune software on PCs, or the Windows Phone Connector on Macs.


Here is the statement from Nokia:

"A little while after the Lumia 900 went on sale, we discovered a software issue that can sometimes lead to lost data connectivity. This issue is purely in the phone’s software, and isn’t related to the phone hardware or the network itself.  
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, and as a gesture of goodwill, we are offering a $100 AT&T bill credit to everyone who has already purchased a Nokia Lumia 900 or who will purchase one before April 21st. "



Friday, April 13, 2012

ChevronWP7 Labs homebrew unlocking service comes to an end! Within 120 days, the device will be re-closed





Given the capabilities, Microsoft has taken the team to find a way to unlock the devices in an official Windows Phone without a developer account that requires an annual cost of $ 99. The Chevron Labs team in collaboration with Microsoft has created a well-known experiment called ChevronWP7 Labs, for a small fee of $ 9 selling you token that allow you to developer unlock your WP smartphone. This method has had an immediate success because 10,000 tokens were sold in less than two months.

Team Chevron has stated that the agreement with Microsoft included only 10,000 tokens, sold out in just two months. In this regard, the service has been suspended for an unspecified time
The team has just published an article on its official blog saying that the service has been permanently discontinued.

Windows Phone Marketplace - Microsoft working to improve the certification process of the apps in WP Marketplace











As shown by the latest figures reported days ago , Windows Phone Marketplace is growing but with the increase in applications submitted by developers for certification, you discover the real bottleneck of the system.
Lately, in fact, Microsoft acknowledged that the growth rates of the store may be much higher but to clip the wings of these dreams of glory fall on the certification process of the app, a system of control of code and content to avoid spread of malware and inappropriate content.
And 'the voice of Todd Brix to confirm this, stating that in the last three months were 30,000 new applications and new servers and a system of certification of new generation will come in the summer 2012 to minimize the lag between submission of the app and availability in the market.
We have plans of both medium and long term. We are already developing a service for the marketplace more "robust" and that will solve the problem is scalable will make way for even higher growth rates that we expect for years to come. The work of engineering, however, can not be executed in one night: according to our plans will be complete by late Summer 2012.
Until then we apply short-term control measures including the addition of more capacity in servers to better handle the load and a streamlining of the process to speed up the publication of the app.

Sales of the Nokia Lumia 900 exceed the expectations of AT&T




The Nokia 900 Lumia has already made ​​his debut in the U.S. market and is preparing to reach our continent in the month of May. The American public seems to have a very warm welcome in the current flagship of the Finnish manufacturer.The declarations of the leaders of AT&T, in fact, point out that sales a few days after launch were higher than what was budgeted. A good start for Lumia 900 that hopefully can get the same result also important when it reaches other contries
The Lumia 900 is a device that has many responsibilities: to help determine the future of Nokia in the U.S. , expand the installed base of Windows Phone Nokia in Europe and Asia. The stakes, as we know, is very high because of the situation of great difficulty that the Finnish company is going through in recent months, which is needed to overcome to win back market share in the smartphone segment.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Xbox Live games for Windows Phone for only 99 Cents


Microsoft is running a pretty sweet sale on 6 of its Xbox live games.This is pretty darn good deal since the discounted games had a price tag between $2.99~$5.00.

The discounted prices not appear to be a temporary, maybe finally Microsoft is adjusting its prices with the pricing system used by the rest of the smartphone marketplaces.

Netflix updated to version 2.0, now with Mango support



Netflix, the popular movie streaming service, has updated their Windows Phone app to version 2.0 and finally adds Mango support.
In this update UK and Ireland, as well as 47 countries in Latin America, are now supported, which is a huge plus for those who patiently awaited access on their handsets. 
Version 2.0 brings the following features:
  • Support for additional international locations – UK & IRE, 47 countries in Latin America
  • New localised UI for all international locations
  • Support for subtitles, closed caption and alternate audio
  • Performance improvements and optimisations for a better browsing and viewing experience
Netflix can be downloaded from WP Marketplace for free (reminder :requires a subscription to use the service).

WhatsApp for Windows Phone is updated to version 1.9



WhatsApp, the popular cross-platform mobile messaging software that allows you to exchange messages using the data network of our device, in the day today received a new update to version 1.9.


The following improvements reported by the developers in this new version:
  • Improved support for Emoji
  • Group mute features
  • Share contacts
  • Browse downloaded media in a conversation
  • German and Russian localizations
  • The usual bug fixes and performance improvements
The application can be downloaded for free from the WP Marketplace for the first year, then will have a cost of $0.99 per year.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Windows Phone has 7% of the market in Norway



This was another feedback on the achievement, by Microsoft, the third position in certain markets. Unlike the results in Finland, which historically has the highest brand loyalty to Nokia, the data from Norway are encouraging.
Given that the situation of Windows Phone in the U.S. is still tragic, it seems that the European market is responding well and Netcom, the second carrier in the country, it shows data in hand.

Immediately after S2 Galaxy, iPhone and iPhone 4S 4 we find the 800 and Lumia, speaking in terms of numbers, it is interesting to note that from 1% in February has gone to 7% in March.
Before you declare victory must await further data and hope they reach a double digit number. This is an isolated phenomenon or we will see progress in other European countries?

Source Digi.no ; Via WMPU

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Nokia Lumia 900 is now available for pre-order in UK


After the launch of the Nokia Lumia in the U.S, now Nokia is moving the ball overseas in the UK. Over there the Nokia Lumia 900 is now available for pre-order at Phones4U and the Carphone Warehouse.


So far Nokia did not specific any official release date,but according to TheVerge, Phones4U  will have the Lumia 900 as soon as April 27th ,while the Carphone Warehouse probably early May.


On Phones4U UK customers will be able to pre-order the White Lumia 900 as well, bundling with a free Nokia Play 360 Bluetooth speaker


Source TheVerge

Monday, April 9, 2012

Nokia Lumia 900 for just $19.99 under 2 year contract from Amazon Wireless






















Nokia Lumia 900 is now available for order from $19.99 under 2 year contract from Amazon Wireless if you’re already with AT&T and want to upgrade, or $49.99 if you’re a new customer.Of course if  you want a contract free device, it will costs you $499.99 


This very good price since is half of what AT&T currently charges for the Lumia 900, so you’re in for some neat savings if you choose to get the Nokia smartphone from Amazon. 


More info at Amazon

The Nokia Lumia 800C created long lines at the China Telecom stores


With all attention to the launch of the Nokia Lumia 900 is the U.S,we almost forgot about is smaller   sibling the Nokia Lumia 800.
Now reports are coming from China that the chinese version of Lumia 800 the Lumia 800C had a very successful launch in China.
During the first days of sales at the stores of China Telecom ,long lines were created by people eager to get their hands on the Lumia 800C.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Nokia Lumia 900 - give feedback on Nokia Lumia 900 and Get a $50 Amazon Gift Card


Good news for the Nokia Lumia 900 owners,Nokia is giving $50 Amazon.com Gift Card.All you have to do is sign up for filling surveys and telling Nokia what they think about the Lumia 900. You can sign up here: Nokia Lumia 900 Feedback study.


Remember you have to be over 15 years of age,live in the U.S, and naturally, you must have a Lumia 900 in hand as you will have to fill the IMEI on the form.