Nokia-branded WP Marketplace spotted in latest Nokia Lumia 900 software update

We continue to discover new details in the Nokia Lumia 900 that can be bought today in the United Kingdom . Among the changes noted in the operating system (Tango) that powers the device now we can see that the Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace on the Lumia 900 is now being branded with Nokia's own logo.The news itself is not so ground shacking,but it's one of the first signs of Nokia's influence on the Windows Phone operating system.

Nokia Lumia 900 now on sale in the UK, with 'Tango' on board?

The HSPA + variant of the Nokia Lumia 900, which is the European version now is available for sale in England courtesy of Phones4U. 

However interesting novelty regarding the Lumia 900 is that according to the reports from TheVerge the Lumia 900 will be sold under the Windows Phone Build 8773.98 , which is next Windows Phone update aka Tango or wp7.5 refresh

Currently, the Redmond company has not said when it will start the update on current devices,but hopefully it will not be long wait.

More info at Phones4U.

Via TheVerge

HTC Mozart updated to Windows Phone Tango aka WP7.5 refresh (Updated)

It seems that the much-discussed update to Windows Phone Tango is being released at this very hour, to report it is Aviraj Ajgekar, Technology Evangelist for Microsoft writing on his  technet blog that his unlocked HTC Mozart  received an update that upgraded his HTC Mozart to  software version 7.10.8779.8.

You acknowledge that you have received as many as 3 consecutive updates to bring your own device, the shift has seen these different versions, build 8112.7 -> 8773.98 -> 8779.8.Despite this, the download time of several updates is quite low, probably because Windows Phone Tango does not offer a significant number of new features.,mostly some fixes and updates to the OS (mostly around enhancing MMS).

Update: Aviraj has deleted the post from his blog and no one else is reportedly getting this update. Is yet another Microsoft employee being misinformed or was this an internal update for testing?

Source Aviraj Ajgekars's blog

AT&T: Lumia Nokia 900 is the second best selling smartphone in April!

It seems that the new Windows Phone  flagship from Nokia  has intrigued the smartphone customers so much to achieve sales podium, according to rankings from Amazon and the  AT & T.


In our first article that we have posted  a few days after the official launch of the Nokia 900 Lumia in the United States, we reported that the smartphone  has been highly appreciated by users so much to achieve good sales results, unexpected winning the first and third place in the Amazon sales charts.


Regarding last month, the Nokia Lumia 900 has reached second place among the bestselling smartphones sold by AT&T, bypassing the notorious Samsung Galaxy SII and immediately after Apple's iPhone 4s who is still in first place with 70% at AT & T. This is good news for Microsoft and for the Finnish company, engaged in the development and support of all Windows Phone.


We hope that the flagship of the Finnish company can defend itself from attack by Samsung with the latest addition the Samsung Galaxy S3 presented a few days ago and that of the newest HTC Android flagship phone HTC One X.

Via WMPU

Apple and Samsung share the 99% of the profits of the global smartphone market

Horace Dediu of Asymco has made ​​available the data in its possession about the operating profits extracted from the eight major manufacturers of smartphones in the world in the first quarter of 2012 and from that data we can see Apple and Samsung flying high.

It seems, in fact, that Apple and Samsung together possess 99% of total industry revenue , with Apple that makes the lion's share with its significant 73%, although its share has declined slightly, compared to 75% the previous quarter. Samsung, meanwhile, has increased its share from 16% to 26%, totally demolishing all other manufacturers.

Mastercard - Nokia Lumia 610 NFC is now PayPass Ready Device

Last month, Nokia has officially announced the first Windows phone with integrated Near Field Communication and support payments Visa and MasterCard. Now several hours ago MasterCard via a press release announced that Lumia 610 NFC is now "PayPass Ready" device.

“Nokia is honored that the Nokia Lumia 610 NFC will be one the world’s first smartphones to include MasterCard’s PayPass Ready brand mark,” said Andrea Bacioccola, NFC Lead Program Manager, Nokia. “This sends a clear message to operators, banks and other service providers that Nokia is able to quickly enable their payment services on this smartphone.”

Source Mastercard ; Via WMPU