Microsoft officially launches Windows Phone in India with trio of Mango devices

You may have already been able to get a Windows Phone device in India without too much trouble, but Microsoft has only just now made things fully official -- complete with Windows Phone Marketplace, voice recognition support, and a trio of Mango devices. That includes just the HTC Radar initially, which will be available next week for the local equivalent of $490, while the Samsung Omnia W and Acer Allegro (believed to be the same as the W4 ) are set to follow sometime in November. Of the three, the Allegro is said to be the cheapest of the lot, and there's also some reports that it will launch in Europe for €299 (or roughly $400) off-contract. Those curious about the Radar can check out our review from a few days ago.

HTC Radar features a 3.8-inch WVGA SLCD screen, a 1GHz processor and 512MB of RAM. HTC has included a 5MP rear camera and VGA front facing camera. Windows Phone 7.5 now includes support for front facing cameras, allowing third-party app developers to provide video conferencing applications.

HTC Radar will go on sale for Rs.23,990 ($489) and the Samsung Omnia W will follow in November priced at Rs.19,900 ($406).

Via Engadget
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First Nokia 800 ads spotted, announcing the arrival WP7

With Nokia World only a few weeks away, the anticipation is palpable for the debut of the company's first Windows Phone (or perhaps phones, plural). Combined with earlier marketing material that we saw, these first print ads seem to solidify the fact that the device formerly known as Sea Ray will be marketed as the Nokia 800, although some evidence suggests that it may also be branded as Lumia in certain markets. Othercodenames swirling around include Sabre, Sun, and Ace, although we'd be surprised to see more than two handsets included in this initial rollout.

From these particular advertisements, it seems like Nokia is trying to position its Windows Phones as companions for life's daily adventures. This feels somewhat in contrast to Microsoft's initial ad campaign for last year's US WP7 launch, where the major selling point of the operating system was its supposed ability to minimize the amount of time spent fiddling with your handset. We imagine that for the majority of early adopters, it's Nokia's approach that will play better.

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Samsung Omnia W Product Specifications

First Samsung device utilizing the latest release of Windows Phone offers power with code-named Mango, social connectivity and stunning visual experience with vivid Super AMOLED display.

Samsung Omnia W will support Windows Phone 7.5 out of the box, a 3.7-inch 800x480 Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz processor, VGA webcam on the front and rear 5MP shooter with 720p video recording.



For more, just read following in specs of Samsung Omnia W below....
Samsung Omnia W Product Specifications
Network: HSPA14.4/5.76Mbps 900/2100, EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
Processor: 1.4 GHz Processor
Display: 3.7” WVGA(800X480) Super AMOLED
OS: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Camera: Main(Rear) : 5 MP AF with LED Flash, Sub (Front) : VGA for Video Call
Video: Codec MPEG4/H.263/H.264/WMV, Playback 720p @30fps, Recording 720p@30fps.
Audio: Codec MP3/AAC/AAC＋/eAAC＋/WMA/AMR-NB, Zune Player 3.5mm Ear Jack, FM Radio with RDS.
Connectivity: Bluetooth® technology v 2.1, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Sensor: Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, Magnetometer,Gyroscope
Memory: 512MB(RAM) ＋ 8GB Internal Memory
Size: 115.97 x 58.8 x 10.9mm, 115.3g
Battery: Standard battery, Li-on 1,500 mAh

Value-added Features
Marketplace Hub – free and paid Apps
People Hub – Windows Live, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin built-in
Picture Hub
Music & Video Hub – Zune Experience
Game Hub – Xbox Live
Office Hub – Microsoft Office

Samsung's Enriched Apps
- Now, RSS Times, Video Call(3G), Photo Studio, Mini Diary, All Share(DNLA),

Fun Shot, Wireless Manager
- Dictionary (downloadable, except US, Canada, Mexico),
Photogram (downloadable),
Rubik's Cube(downloadable)
Windows Live Skydrive® (Free 25GB Storage)
Tile-based Metro UX / IE9 mobile
A-GPS / Bing Map

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Windows Phone Tango And Mango

Windows Phone's Mango update was free to manufacturers for investigating two weeks ago, and you pair what that way,  it's instance to put on what's unsmooth up after the still-unreleased freshen. Mary Jo Foley's dishing out whatever lush rumors from sources that the next variant of Windows Phone is codenamed Tango, and has a few tricks up its sleeves. The new OS would know a tighter accent on Nokia's desire to fetch lower-priced phones to the pen; it'll also apparently direct the Asian activity "largely or smooth exclusively." This prevision sounds as tho' Tango would only be pushed to inexpensive handsets, effectively turn Windows Phone into a two-tiered program,  but as galore rumors go, we're allay ready for a immature more meat to chaw on before making such a supposition. If the new codename sticks, nevertheless, we await to see a video confabulate service that won't be too cheerful

Please read the following of Mary Jo article's from ZDnet.com :
Windows Phone 'Tango' to be Microsoft's lower price-point operating system?
By Mary Jo Foley | August 9, 2011, 7:23am PDT
Summary: Information about Microsoft’s successor to Windows Phone OS Mango (codenamed Tango) is slowly starting to leak.
Until today, I’ve said nothing on my blog about Tango — the Windows Phone operating system release supposedly slated to arrive after Mango but before “Apollo” (Windows Phone 8). The reason? I couldn’t find any of my trusted contacts who had heard of Tango.

But after an alleged Tango screen shot leaked late last week (which I first saw via WPCentral.com), word of the next Windows Phone OS update is slowly percolating through my network.
Digitimes first mentioned Tango in June 2011, citing an official with OEM Compal who mentioned Mango and its follow-on, Tango. Some were speculating that Mango would be Windows Phone OS 7.1 and Tango, 7.5. However, more recently, we’ve learned that while the Mango OS is version 7.1, the Mango phone handsets are what will be labeled as 7.5. So it’s somewhat murky as to whether Tango actually will be labeled as Windows Phone OS 7.5 or not.

Microsoft isn’t talking about anything post-Mango and, as usual, is none too keen on commenting on codenames. Mango only recently was released to manufacturing. But a couple of my sources are now saying that Tango is real and it is, indeed, the next version of Windows Phone OS.
One of my contacts who asked to remain anonymous said he believed there would be at least one and maybe two Tango releases hitting before the Windows Phone 8 Apollo release. He said Tango was “all about Nokia” and focused on hitting the lower-price point for Windows Phones that Microsoft and Nokia execs have been promising. My contact also said the Tango release may be focused largely or even exclusively on the Asian market.

Another of my contacts said that Tango and SeaRay (the codename for Nokia’s expected first Windows Phone) are often mentioned in the same breath. But Tango is an operating system update and not a handset, said the contact who asked for anonymity, said. (SeaRay is expected to be running Mango when it debuts, most likely later this year.)

The Windows Phone team’s plan seemingly is to deliver one major operating system update per year. That’s making me think Tango is likely considered a more minor release, given that Apollo/Windows Phone 8, is (last I heard) a late 2012 deliverable. By the way, Microsoft execs also have said that, at least for now, all Windows Phone OS codenames end in the letter “O” (hence NoDo, Mango, Apollo).
In other Windows Phone news, 21-year Microsoft veteran Charlie Kindel –  who most recently was Windows Phone General Manager in charge of the Developer Experience — is leaving Microsoft to found a Seattle area startup. Kindel’s replacement is Matt Bencke, who has been in that role for a number of months. Kindel said he had been working on special projects related to Windows Phone and the cloud (none of which he can talk about) over the past few months, while figuring out what he wanted to do next.
Back to Tango: Anyone out there have more details (like operating system version number, release date, target market) for Microsoft’s next Windows Phone OS update? ZDnet.com

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