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Windows Phone 8 Details Leaked: Gonna Make Great Changes!

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We’ve been speculating about the next versions of Windows Phone since 7.5 (Mango) came out in late 2011, and it looks like it might be worth the wait. PocketNow claims to have intercepted an official Microsoft video intended for Windows Phone partners like Nokia. In it, Windows Phone Manager Joe Belfiore goes over a lot of new features of the upcoming “Apollo” update, which appears to somewhat merge the Windows Phone OS with the core of Windows 8. Details below.

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Nokia to sell its first Windows phone in Australia in March, the Lumia 800

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Optus, Telstra and Vodafone are gearing up to sell the Lumia 800, which will be available in black, cyan, magenta and white, Nokia announced today.

“Interest locally for Nokia Lumia, our first range with Windows Phone devices, has been extremely positive,” Nokia Australia’s managing director, Chris Carr, said.

“There is a significant appetite from operators and retailers looking to offer consumers a real smartphone alternative.”

Mr Carr said he hoped the Lumia 800 would be a turning point for the company in Australia.

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Microsoft Will Bring Skype to Windows Phone Soon

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Since windows phone 7 are on the shelf for quite some time, one of the major remaining questions now is everybody’s been asking about Windows Phone 7 is, when will it get Skype? After all, Microsoft did buy out the VoIP company for $8.5 billion in cash last October. Microsoft says it’s “coming soon.”

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Windows Phone Answer to iPhone 4S’ Siri: Ask Ziggy

Ever since Siri was introduced to the market as the most impressive feature of Apple’s latest smartphone, rivals have been trying to come up with voice recognition applications to keep up with the game.

Now, Shai Leib, a developer focusing on the Windows Phone platform, has created Ask Ziggy an app for the OS employing a simple user interface similar to Siri. Owners of Windows Phone 7 devices can use their voice to search for information and ask questions, rather than having to type queries.

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Windows Phone 7 Will Get Three LTE Phones In 2012

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A piece of big news, which will apparently be officially announced at CES, is that there will be several LTE Windows Phone devices in 2012 — and they will all be on AT&T. The three phones — the Nokia ACE, HTC Radiant, and Samsung Mendel — will ship by the middle of the year. The ACE, specifically, is set to launch on March 18.

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Windows Phone Mango LG Fantasy Leaked

Most smartphone manufacturers have their own version of handsets running Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). HTC launched the Titan; Samsung launched the Omnia W, and Nokia launched the Lumia 800.

Comparatively, LG has been quiet on the Windows Phone front this year. The only entry we’ve seen from the Korean giant was the LG Jil Sander Mobile. The latter is hardly a new product as it is entirely based on the Optimus 7 from a year ago.Whatever happened to LG? Have they given up on the Windows Phone platform? Not just yet. XDA Developers have just leaked the LG Fantasy, which is a Windows Phone Mango-powered handset.

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CES To Set Stage For Windows Phone Tango Update

There is a high possibility that Nokia will launch a new Tango update for the Windows Phone 7 during the forthcoming edition of CES.

The Finish mobile giant could also present a demonstration of its highly anticipated future products Lumia 719 and Lumia 900 during the same event, more precisely on January 13 if we are to believe all the recent speculation. Also, there are also rumours that both devices will feature the new Tango update.

111220-wptangoWindows Phone 7 hasn’t quite caught up to iOS or Android, but the Mango update with its 500+ upgrades sure made a significant dent. Now, we’re ready for the next major update to Microsoft’s smartphone platform and it looks like next month’s CES is where they’re going to reveal the Tango update to WP7.

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PonyPhoto Editor Has Been Updated to V1.3

Hello everyone,

Good news!!! The latest version of PonyPhoto Editor, Version1.3, has been released!

On the latest verson, you are gonna have much fantastic photo editting experience on your Windows Phone7. Believe it or not, you could even make your pictures “MOVE” by PonyPhoto Editor.

Sounds interesting, right? Let’s get it started right now.

Details of PonyPhoto Editor V1.3 highlights:

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Nokia Mulling Windows Phone 7 Plans for SA

Nokia has already had some plans to bring their new Lumia smartphones running the Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system from Microsoft to South Africa. But there are still no firm plans. “We are confirming details, we just have nothing to share publicly at the moment.”said Nokia.

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PonyPhoto Released: Edit Your Photos & Have Fun

PonyPhoto is a marvelous and useful photo editor for Windows Phone 7. PonyPhoto is different from the original mobile photo tools, variety of adjustments and effects you could select for your photos. Manual or automatic adjustment for your photos such as filter effects, rotate, flip, colors, frames, collage, etc. You could still share your photos easily to Flickr. Sharing in the Twitter, Facebook will come with next version.

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