Telus Canada announced the Tango update for LG Optimus 7 on 20th June,13 July for Nokia Lumia 800!

The Canadian phone operator Telus through a PDF in their official page dedicated to updates, announces the release of Windows Phone Tango "Consumer Mango Refresh 3"  for LG Optimus 7 will arrive Wednesday, June 20.

LG Optimus 7 vs Nokia Lumia 610, features and performance comparison (video)

The video that we propose below, published by pocketnow.com, shows a comparison between two Windows Phone devices with different hardware characteristics: LG Optimus 7 and Nokia Lumia 610. 

The first is a first generation of smartphones, with 1 Ghz processor and 512 MB ​​RAM, while the second, launched in Europe this month, is the low cost device Windows Phone from Nokia, with 800 Mhz CPU and 256 MB RAM.

The Nokia Lumia 610 GPU beats the performance of the first set of Windows Phone smartphones

After having reported the number of applications not currently compatible with a thorough analysis of performance and functionality, we return to talk about today's Lumia 610 and its compartment hardware. Thanks to an article by András Velvárt, Silverlight MVP and developer of 3D Browser Surfcube, we have examined the performance of CPU, GPU and Memory of the Nokia Lumia 610.

The new entry level Nokia with 800Mhz processor and 256Mb of Ram, was subjected to comparisons with Lumia 800 with 1.4GHz processor and 512Mb of Ram, and LG Optimus 7 with 1 GHz processor and 512Mb of Ram.

LG Italy - LG Optimus 7 will not get upgraded to Windows Phone 8 (updated - LG Italy already rejected the tweet)

The last few days were full with rumors about whether or not the first-generation Windows Phone smartphones will be upgraded to Windows Phone 8.


Now the italian site Plaffo reports that LG Italy via Twitter confirmed that the LG Optimus 7 will not get upgraded to Windows Phone 8 , which will not please the LG Optimus 7 owners or in fact all first generation wp7 smartphone owners.


"Hello, no, no upgraded to Windows 8 as confirmed by Microsoft."


Update: LG Italia already rejected the tweet: 

"We apologize for the erroneous information. We are still investigating the possibility of upgrading Optimus 7

Source Plaffo ; Via WMPU

Telus offering first generation handsets for free (1year contract)

Telus is having a 72 hour sale, and are offering their first generation Windows Phone handsets, the LG Optimus 7 and the HTC Surround, for free on a one year plan.

More information at Telus Via WMPU

A new update for LG Optimus 7( Version 7.10.8107)

Surprisingly, here comes a new update to the operating system for LG Optimus 7, this update fixes several minor bugs found in previous versions.

Plaffo is noting that their LG Optimus 7 just received the very same update: The version of the operating system goes specifically to version 7.10.8107.79.More exciting is the news that it came with a list of changes, most of which will make most folks very happy: 

• It solves a problem of the keyboard on the screen, preventing the keyboard to disappear while typing Resolves an issue with syncing Gmail 
• It solves a problem of access to the location. 
• After the upgrade, the function IO hub sends to Microsoft anonymous information contact the Wi-Fi access points and antennas for mobile phones in the vicinity, only if you have allowed access to and use of location information from part of the "I'm here." 
• Revocation of certificates issued by DigiCert Sdn Bhd to solve a problem of encryption 
• Fixes a problem with the e-mail related to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. 
• When you reply to or forward an email, the original message is now included in the response. 
• Fixes an issue of notification of voicemail

Via Plaffo