Homebrew - WPH Tweaks app the brings useful tweaks for unlocked Windows Phones

The guys at WindowsPhoneHacker are continuing their great work bringing useful homebrew apps for unlocked WP devices. Today they have released a new app,called WPH Tweaks.

WPH Tweaks app allows simple, elegant tweaking of various options in the WP7 operating system.

Features

• Simple and elegant
• Toggle Dehydration
• Toggle clock visibility
• Toggle 32bit color
• Enable 'never' screen timeout
• Allow media access while the phone is syncing
• Spoof Xbox "Gold" status and send messages without subscription
• Change phone's voice
• Charge your phone wirelessly (not really, but it'll make the OS think that)
• Change your OEM Marketplace

More info about this app and download link at WindowsPhoneHacker

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.

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.

Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II now available to order from AT&T's website

Many of us are excited about AT&T new 4G LTE Windows Phone line up, which include the  Nokia Lumia 900 and the HTC Titan II and now both devices are available for order from the AT&T website.


The Nokia Lumia 900 previously was available for pre-order, but now the device is up for immediate order and delivery. Of course the same incredible price remains: $99.99 with a new (or renewed) 2-year contract with AT&T or $449.99 without a contract.

HTC Titan II s available for $199 with a new (or renewed) 2-year contract with the carrier and $549.99 without a contract.The Titan II has 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S2 processor, 4.7-inch Super LCD screen, and 16-megapixel f/2.4 lens with dual LED flash.

The original HTC TITAN has one of the highest satisfaction ratings from AT&T customers and we expect the same for the TITAN II.

More information about the HTC Titan II and Nokia Lumia 900 at AT&T wireless site 

Face Touch - Photo Manipulation app from Microsoft Research for Windows Phone

Microsoft Research has released new application in WP Marketplace,the app is called Face Touch and this app allows you to change facial expressions on a photo and share the results on your social network

Operation is simple: just shoot or take a picture, load the application and click on the buttons with various smile to see our own face changed just like the famous "smiley" in vogue in the online and SMS.

The facial recognition technology allows you to select the different faces in the photo and attach to each expression, all integrated with Pictures Hub and the ability to share the results of morphing on Facebook, Twitter and SkyDrive.

Download 

Xbox Live for Windows Phone Easter sale - 7 games are now 99 cents

Microsoft has decided, somewhat surprisingly, to serve as many as 7 Xbox Live for games  Windows Phone, probably as a gift to its users in this with the approach of Easter.

Microsoft has yet to release anything official, we only know that as many as 7 Xbox Live games are on sale for just $0.99 . Probably it is a discount for the Easter holidays, or more difficult, to celebrate the arrival on to American market of the Nokia Lumia 900 .

The following games are currently only $0.99:

• Angry Birds
• Burn the Rope
• De Blob
• Doodle God
• IonBallEX
• Max and the Magic Marker
• Toy Soldiers: Boot Camp

WPCentral who shared the news suggest that this offer should be valid until Sunday, April 8.

Rumor - Three new Samsung Windows Phones coming in 2012?

Lately Samsung does not seem to be very engaged in the development and promotion of Windows Phone smartphones, we also confirmed this by Simon Stanford, who said recently that Windows Phone is not a priority for the company at the time, effort have focused on the Android operating system.

The site WPDang were still able to get news from a very reliable source that Samsung will not abandon Windows Phones and will still be main player in Microsoft's operating system. In fact, according to the source, Samsung will release three new Windows Phones in 2012, one of them is rumored that will be Samsung Mandel, with support for LTE and with Tango on board.

The other two smartphones are still unknown, the only information released is which will come with Windows Phone 8 (Apollo), presumably towards the end of 2012.

Via WMPU

Microsoft confirmed that current windows app will run on Windows Phone 8

Microsoft on its blog had confirmed that current Windows Phone applications and games will run on the next major version of Windows Phone aka Apollo or Windows Phone 8. 

“With regard to existing applications: today’s Windows Phone applications and games will run on the next major version of Windows Phone. Driving application compatibility is a function of Microsoft’s commitment to its developers. Regardless of what we release in terms of new developer features and functionality, we have made a large investment in protecting your existing investments,” 

Silverlight for Windows Phone will be discontinued – at least in that way we know it today.

Please don’t panic; XAML and C#/VB.NET development in Windows 8 can be viewed as a direct evolution from today’s Silverlight. All of your managed programming skills are transferrable to building applications for Windows 8, and in many cases, much of your code will be transferrable as well.

More info at windowsteamblog

The Lumia 900’s Screen is 40% Less Reflective Than the iPhone and Best of Any Mobile Device

As we all know Nokia is using in its Lumia smartphones an AMOLED screen with Nokia ClearBlack proprietary technology, this allows to minimize the reflection of the screen.


Well, according to screen expert Raymond Soneira, president of DisplayMate Technologies, there's at least one other explanation that stands out: reflectance.


DisplayMate Technologies discovered that Nokia's Lumia 900 screen manages to skirt the dilemma with that ClearBlack display technology, with "circularly polarized" glare-suppressing optics.

Raymond Soneira has reported that the Lumia 900 has "the lowest screen reflectance of any mobile device they have measured  "4.4 percent, which is almost 40 percent lower than the iPhone 4.

Via MobilityDigest

Nokia Lumia 900 coming in Europe in early May according to Swisscom

The Swiss mobile operator Swisscom has provided useful information to further narrow the date of arrival of the much expected Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone.

Swisscom, via Twitter, confirmed that the device will be available in early May , so probably within the first rather than by the second half of the month.

Anticipating delivery of Lumia 900 could represent a major move to boost market share of Windows Phone and Nokia in Europe. The old continent could then be essential to expand the installed base of devices worldwide Lumia considered  the current uncertainty of the U.S. market .

Source:Twitter , via WMPU

The future of Nokia in the U.S. will depend on the sales of Lumia 900?

Nokia, after many years of abssence, is trying to boost its market share and its image in the United States. Given the publicity campaign carried out in collaboration with AT &T if Lumia does not reach 900 in just one quarter at least one million units sold, the image of Nokia could be heavily damaged.

"It will be an uphill struggle. The Nokia brand is lagging behind Samsung and Apple. I do not think that the phone can be successful "(Matthew Thornton, an analyst at Avian).

The price established for the Lumia 900 is almost half of that required for an iPhone. And then Nokia is looking at all the ways to revive sales in a market, the smartphone, which is driven by innovation and consumer trends.

"This will make us understand what Nokia smartphones will rise again. The United States, after the rise of the iPhone, represent the largest market for mobile devices "(Alex Spektor, analyst at Strategy Analytics).

Nokia Reading coming soon to Nokia Collection,Russia will be served first

The Russian site WP7forum.ru says that Nokia Reading , ebook reader that will be exclusively for Lumia smartphones, will arrive early in the Marketplace. The distribution will start right from Russia and then on other European countries like Britain, Germany, Italy, France and Spain.

Windows Phone Marketplace has now 82,000 applications

Bronze medal for Microsoft, although the level of sales has not yet become the third largest in the world of smart phones, with regard to applications exceeds Symbian and BlackBerry.

The two operating systems, in fact, count some 70,000 respectively Ovi app Store and App World and last month served to Windows Phone to break away from competitors thanks to 10,228 new app in March bringing the total count to 82,000.

The numbers are not yet sufficient to worry about Android and iPhone OS, respectively the second and third place with more than 450,000 and 550,000 app. The growth of the WP Marketplace, however, expect a continual progress, if it continues at current rates, will allow Windows Phone Marketplace to reach 100,000 apps in May.

Going into detail of the various formats, the U.S. is still leading with 69,123 applications available for this market, while China, the last in time to debut with Windows Phone is stuck at 21,530.

MiniSquadron is this week Xbox Live Deal of the Week

This week’s Xbox Live deal of the week game is Mini Squadron. The regular price is not bad for $2.99 but for a week, you can get it for only $1.99.

App Info:

MiniSquadron is a frantic shooter involving lots of little planes all vying for supremacy of the skies! Perform loop-the-loops, Immelmann turns and other daring feats of aeronautical acrobatics with a super fluid control system. Experience the joy of freedom in the air!

MiniSquadron is free to Try – $2.99 to Buy ($1.99 for one week only) and can be found here in WP Marketplace

Nokia Lumia 900 against Samsung Galaxy Nexus (VIDEO)

The Nokia 900 Lumia is the new flagship smartphone Windows Phone and the Finnish manufacturer is preparing to launch the smartphone in the states and then worldwide. In the interesting video comparison that I propose to follow the challenge another smartphone device that can be considered one of the most representative handsets based on the Android operating system. Lumia Will the Nokia 900 to keep up with the Galaxy Nexus? find out with the extensive evidence that you can view after the break.

Nokia Lumia 900 teardown (video)

The launch of the Nokia 900 Lumia in the U.S. market is now at hand, and Nokia has organized an event in New York to celebrate his arrival . Even before they reach store shelves, the device was subjected to the usual teardown, or the disassembly , a "ritual" that are carried out on all the most important device to prepare for commercialization. Let's find out what lurks inside the Nokia Lumia 900 with an interestingvideo showing the entire procedure to remove the smartphone.

LG Miracle Windows Phone caught in the wild and heading to Telus

It seems that another Windows Phone smartphone will be coming to Canada pretty soon. As you can see from the images above the LG Miracle – model number E740H – is heading directly for TELUS. 

Specs wise, the LG Miracle, is believed to come with a 4-inch WVGA NOVA display, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 5MP camera that shoots 720p HD videos, VGA front-facing camera, 8GB of storage, 14.4Mbps HSPA radio, Wi-Fi and NFC capabilities.

So far there is no word on when this device will be launched or at what price.

Via Pocketnow

FCC reveals LG Windows Phone for Sprint?

This isn't the first time we've seen the LG Windows Phone LS831.  It's appeared on WP Bench and we first caught wind of the device being at the FCC back in October 2011 but only had the FCC ID label to show for it.  There's even some speculation this is the LG Fantasy.  Now we have pictures (doesn't look like the leaked pics of the Fantasy) and more information that could make the LS831 Sprints new Windows Phone.

FCC documentation on the LG LS831 indicates this Windows Phone support CDMA in the EMSR 800MHz band. A band used by Sprint.  The LG Windows Phone also supports the 1900MHz CDMA band.  Along with the banding, you also have a Sprint/Nextel Waiver included in the FCC Documentation that ties the mysterious device to Sprint.  

source: FCC via: Phonescoop

Current and upcoming Xbox Live games demoed on Video

Last month, we have communicated the names of the Xbox Live games that were coming on Windows Phone.Now thanks to colleagues from xbox360achievements we can see them in the above video.

Some of these games have already been released, while others can see them in preview and will be released in the coming weeks.

The games in the video are: Carcassonne, Sid Meier's Pirates!, Civilizaton Revolutions, PES 2012, Wordament, Gerbil Physics, Pinball FX 2, Shoot 1UP, geoDefense Swarm DoDonPachi and Maximum.

Via xbox360achivements

Plex officially arrives on Windows Phone

Plex is an application for home theater lovers that lets you watch movies, photos, videos, short or long term but also to listen to your favorite music directly on your Windows Phone smartphone.

Here is a brief description of Plex

" The Plex application lets you use your smartphone Windows Phone to find and play multimedia files (video, photos and music) using the Plex Media Server installed on your PC, whether Windows, Mac or Linux. You can also view a list of online media sources.

YOU MUST BE THE MEDIA SERVER PLEX (beta version v0.9.6 or higher) installed and running to stream LOCAL MEDIA:

http://www.plexapp.com/getplex "

The app has price tag of $4.99 although there is a free, fully-functional trial that is limited to 30-second playback of media. You can pick it up here in the WP Marketplace.