Xbox 360 in Nokia Lumia 701, 800 and 900

With the advantage of the Nokia Lumia 701, Lumia 800 and Lumia 900 now you can enjoy your Xbox 360 console even without having to have this. Nokia provides applications Xbox Companion to the three products. With Nokia Lumia, this application users can enjoy to directly from a cell phone. And with this application can do the downloading of movies, music and games directly from the phone. Which contents could be downloaded showing or playing to a display such as television, as the Xbox. Mobile phones became a kind of game console or remote control. Because Lumia is a touch screen mobile phone, all activities can be done with a touch.

Adam Fraser in an article on Nokia Conversations points out that in three of Nokia products that have been integrated into various applications of Microsoft products such as Xbox 360, Xbox Live account, and Xbox Companion. Fraser adds no complicated installation required to be able to enjoy it. The first step is to download an Xbox Companion application at Windows Phone Marketplace. Furthermore, the application was on the phone to connect to Xbox Live. When you are connected, the phone will appear homescreen Xbox. Please choose from, what content will be enjoyed. With the shift to theright, will appear on movie content, music or games. Touch the icon to select an existing residence.



Xbox Companion also provides a search feature (search engine) Bing, to allow users to get the information, content or applications. It includes content available on YouTube or Netflix.

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Mean of Lumia

Lumia, if you hear or see the writing under the name Lumia, some of you will think that Lumia is the product name of a famous smartphone which recently brought the system Windows Phone, Nokia. Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710.

Or some of you know the meaning of beripikir and Lumia, if the meaning of the word has a meaning that less deserves to be mentioned.
Let's explore what the meaning of Lumia ...
Based on some articles that discuss the meaning of the name of Lumia, Lumia meaning almost all mention of prostitution if it is interpreted from the Spanish language. If we mean something just based on one subject then it will have a meaning that one too, but if you develop something from different points of view, it means also must have a lot of sense. So is the meaning of the word of Lumia ....

Here are the results obtained regarding the meaning of the word DigitalElectronicInfo of Lumia

Italian (Sicily): from Sicilian lumia = plant, lemon, lemontree
Spanish lumia = whore, hooker, prostituto
Perugia lumia = limia = fish

So, what do you think of Nokia which use the word as a trademark of Lumia? Or Nokia has its own meaning of the word Lumia? Only Nokia who understand ... and return to a proverb that says"What's in a name ...". provide important benefits for others!

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Besides Nokia Lumia 800, There Nokia Lumia 710 For Windows Phone (mirror)

In addition to the previousarticle I wrote about Windows Phone for Nokia namely Nokia Lumia 800. Nokia also provides 'touch' Windows Phone on the other Nokia products, namely Nokia Lumia 710.

With features similar to Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone also handle performance with 1.4GHz CPU and a 3.7 inch display. With a product released Windows Phone from Nokia, there is possibility it will increase the competitiveness of Nokia's competitors for smartphone development future. But is it capable of? If you look at the development of other smartphone products such as Samsung, Motorola or Sony Ericsson is getting support from the 'authorities' virtual world, Google.

That is, it may still be Primadona of Nokia always waited by the NokiaLover in further development.

Signals new dawn with the launch of Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710, the first Nokia smartphones powered by Windows Phone
Introduces a range of stylish, smart mobile phones, superior Nokia Maps, partnership for co-branded accessories with Monster, and more

London, UK - At Nokia World, the company's annual event for customers, partners and developers, Nokia demonstrated clear progress on its strategy by unveiling a bold portfolio of innovative phones, services and accessories, including the first smartphones in its Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia range. The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 brings content to life with head-turning design, Nokia's best social and Internet experience, familiar Nokia elements, such as leading imaging capabilities and new signature experiences. The colorful and affordable Nokia Lumia 710 is a no-nonsense smartphone that brings the Lumia experience to more people around the world.

Nokia also launched four new mobile phones which feature stylish design, a rich social experience and location-aware technology. The Nokia Asha 300, Nokia Asha 303, Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia Asha 201 blur the line between smartphones and feature phones, offering QWERTY and touch screen experiences, combined with fast and easy access to the Internet, integrated social networking, messaging and world-class applications from the Nokia Store.

"Eight months ago, we shared our new strategy and today we are demonstrating clear progress of this strategy in action. We're driving innovation throughout our entire portfolio, from new smartphone experiences to ever smarter mobile phones," said Stephen Elop, Nokia President and CEO. "From the Nokia Lumia 800 to the Nokia Asha 201, we are bringing compelling new products to the market faster than ever before. I'm incredibly proud of these new devices - and the people of Nokia who have made this happen."

"Since Nokia's major strategic shift only eight months ago, the company has found a new energy. It has provided substantial improvements to Symbian, managed to differentiate on Windows Phone and it continues to build on its strong portfolio in mobile phones," says Pete Cunningham, Principal Analyst, Canalys. "Nokia is delivering on its pledges, and is clearly demonstrating its path to future success."

The first Nokia Lumia smartphones
First two smartphones based on Windows Phone introduce a range of new experiences designed to make everyday moments more amazing.

Nokia Lumia 710
The purposely built, no-nonsense Nokia Lumia 710 can be personalized with exchangeable back covers and thousands of apps to bring the Lumia experience to more people around the world. The Nokia Lumia 710 is designed for instant social&image sharing, and the best browsing experience with IE9. It is available in black and white with black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow back covers. With the same 1.4 GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 710 delivers high performance at an affordable price. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia 710 will be approximately 270 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies.

Both smartphones include signature Nokia experiences optimized for Windows Phone, including Nokia Drive, which delivers a full-fledged personal navigation device (PND) with free, turn-by-turn navigation and dedicated in-car-user-interface; and Nokia Music introducing MixRadio, a free, global, mobile music-streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of locally-relevant music. In an update delivered later this year, Nokia Lumia users will also gain the ability to create personalized channels from a global catalogue of millions of tracks. Also integrated in Nokia Music is Gigfinder, providing the ability to search for live local music for a complete end-to-end music experience, as well as the ability to share discoveries on social networks and buy concert tickets also coming in the Nokia Music software update delivered later this year.

Completing the ultimate mobile audio offering, Nokia also introduced the on-ear Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset by Monster and the in-ear Nokia Purity Stereo Headset by Monster, co-designed and co-developed by Monster, a recognized leader in high performance audio. Both products provide a fresh listening experience and are the first output of the exclusive long-term partnership between Nokia and Monster, intended to introduce a range of premium audio accessories to reflect the outstanding quality and bold style of the Lumia range.

The Nokia Lumia 710 is scheduled to be available first in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan toward the end of the year alongside the Nokia Lumia 800, before becoming available in further markets in early 2012.

Nokia also announced its plans to introduce a portfolio of products into the US in early 2012 and into mainland China in the first half of 2012. In addition to the existing products, which include coverage for WCDMA and HSPA, Nokia also plans LTE and CDMA products to address specific local market requirements.

Source Nokia

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Nokia Lumia 800 Is Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 800, whether the equality provided by Nokia to refer to the Nokia N9? If Nokia Lumia800 and Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Phone based , open is not possible if a later saan Nokia N9 will be upgraded to Windows Phone ( MeeGo - Windows Phone ) and also for products other Nokia high-end.

Nokia Lumia 800 had been the rumor of the awaited one will carry the presence of Windows Phone as the OS of the device, is now carrying interest at the NokiaLover. By bringing the Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU 1.4GHz will make comfortable the users of this product, especially with ClearBlack AMOLED screen installed on the Nokia Lumia 800 .

Especially for data storage, Nokia Lumia 800 has been embedded 16GB internal memory, 512MB RAM and 25GB as the proposal allows the user to store more data, such as photos which can be taken with a Carl Zeiss camera. Making memorable experience. Added media browser features that are easy to explore, such as the Nokia Music and ESPN Sports Hub. In addition, you will find a quad - band GSM , HSDPA with download speeds up to 14.4Mbps .

Now Nokia Lumia 800 is the price of €420, or about $ 585. This is to pre -order now, and is scheduled to hold in the French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish and England, starting in November and in Hong Kong , India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before the end of this year

Signals new dawn with the launch of Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710, the first Nokia smartphones powered by Windows Phone
Introduces a range of stylish, smart mobile phones, superior Nokia Maps, partnership for co-branded accessories with Monster, and more

London, UK - At Nokia World, the company's annual event for customers, partners and developers, Nokia demonstrated clear progress on its strategy by unveiling a bold portfolio of innovative phones, services and accessories, including the first smartphones in its Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia range. The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 brings content to life with head-turning design, Nokia's best social and Internet experience, familiar Nokia elements, such as leading imaging capabilities and new signature experiences. The colorful and affordable Nokia Lumia 710 is a no-nonsense smartphone that brings the Lumia experience to more people around the world.

Nokia also launched four new mobile phones which feature stylish design, a rich social experience and location-aware technology. The Nokia Asha 300, Nokia Asha 303, Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia Asha 201 blur the line between smartphones and feature phones, offering QWERTY and touch screen experiences, combined with fast and easy access to the Internet, integrated social networking, messaging and world-class applications from the Nokia Store.

"Eight months ago, we shared our new strategy and today we are demonstrating clear progress of this strategy in action. We're driving innovation throughout our entire portfolio, from new smartphone experiences to ever smarter mobile phones," said Stephen Elop, Nokia President and CEO. "From the Nokia Lumia 800 to the Nokia Asha 201, we are bringing compelling new products to the market faster than ever before. I'm incredibly proud of these new devices - and the people of Nokia who have made this happen."

"Since Nokia's major strategic shift only eight months ago, the company has found a new energy. It has provided substantial improvements to Symbian, managed to differentiate on Windows Phone and it continues to build on its strong portfolio in mobile phones," says Pete Cunningham, Principal Analyst, Canalys. "Nokia is delivering on its pledges, and is clearly demonstrating its path to future success."

The first Nokia Lumia smartphones
First two smartphones based on Windows Phone introduce a range of new experiences designed to make everyday moments more amazing.

Nokia Lumia 800
The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 features head-turning design, vivid colors (cyan, magenta and black) and the best social and Internet performance, with one-touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts, integrated communication threads and Internet Explorer 9. It features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display blending seamlessly into the reduced body design, and a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor.

The Nokia Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera experience based on leading Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia 800 will be approximately 420 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies.

Both smartphones include signature Nokia experiences optimized for Windows Phone, including Nokia Drive, which delivers a full-fledged personal navigation device (PND) with free, turn-by-turn navigation and dedicated in-car-user-interface; and Nokia Music introducing MixRadio, a free, global, mobile music-streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of locally-relevant music. In an update delivered later this year, Nokia Lumia users will also gain the ability to create personalized channels from a global catalogue of millions of tracks. Also integrated in Nokia Music is Gigfinder, providing the ability to search for live local music for a complete end-to-end music experience, as well as the ability to share discoveries on social networks and buy concert tickets also coming in the Nokia Music software update delivered later this year.

Completing the ultimate mobile audio offering, Nokia also introduced the on-ear Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset by Monster and the in-ear Nokia Purity Stereo Headset by Monster, co-designed and co-developed by Monster, a recognized leader in high performance audio. Both products provide a fresh listening experience and are the first output of the exclusive long-term partnership between Nokia and Monster, intended to introduce a range of premium audio accessories to reflect the outstanding quality and bold style of the Lumia range.

The new Nokia Lumia 800 is now available in select countries for pre-order on www.nokia.com and is scheduled to roll-out across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK in November, with 31 leading operators and retailers providing unprecedented marketing support in those first six countries. It is scheduled to be available in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before the end of the year, and in further markets in early 2012.

Nokia also announced its plans to introduce a portfolio of products into the US in early 2012 and into mainland China in the first half of 2012. In addition to the existing products, which include coverage for WCDMA and HSPA, Nokia also plans LTE and CDMA products to address specific local market requirements.

Source Nokia

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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
Source WinRumors

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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.

Source PocketNow

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Nokia Sun, Another Windows Phone Issue

Nokia reportedly will unveil a Windows mobile phone at an event titled Phon Nokia World later this month. The level of a growing issue, the discussion was centered on three main smartphone Windows Phone; Nokia Sea Ray, Ace, and Sabre.

Based on rumors Pocketnow released, in addition to these phones there was a new mobile phone made by Nokia-based Windows Phone Mango which has now appeared in the virtual nature. Through a screenshot which is said to be a list of phones that will come to the operator Orange in France is Nokia Sun.

According to the existing list of specifications, Nokia Sun stated will come with 1.4 GHz processor, 3.7-inch screen SuperAMOLED, 8 MP camera, and memory of 16 GB on microSD card. Party operator, Orange, Nokia estimates that Sun would be present in the second week of November. By going to release Windows Phone on Nokia, hopefully there are also changes in application development on Windows Phone, because so far the applications that are owned by the smart phones is still small.

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Control Your Xbox with your Windows Phone Using the Xbox Companion App

Cooperation between Microsoft with Verizon and Comcast growing in the field of technology. As results obtained from DEI, that cooperation is based on developing the next Xbox, namely the Xbox Companion application.

As explained in the Windows Phone Blog, Xbox Companion provides its own sensation. With Xbox Companion probability users navigate console the controls or play video or content directly via mobile phones.

Xbox Companion app to the current is still in Beta version, and will soon be released and can be downloaded for free through Xbox Live Marketplace on Xbox 360.

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Specifications Nokia Windows Phone; ACE, Sea Ray and Sabre coming soon

After the appearance of images made by Nokia Windows Phone T-Mobile in the virtual nature, now is not only one but 3 Nokia Windows phone which appear simultaneously with spesifikasinya. Nokia Windows Phone in the realm of mobile technology is already a lot of reward.

Nokia Windows Phone is ACE, SABRE, and Sea Ray. But of the three Nokia Windows Phone, Nokia ACE has a specification of the most interesting.
Nokia ACE Windows Phone comes with a 4.3-inch AMOLED screen ClearBlack dimension, with support 1.4 GHz processor and 16GB of internal storage. Not only that, ACE is also supported by a magnitude 8MP autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss lens certified.

To access the data to the virtual nature Ace has embedded 3G HSPA connectivity access and battery-powered 1800maH. But not exactly what Windows Phone series that will be used in ACE is using WP or WP 8 Mango's latest, we'll wait.

Nokia Sea Ray seemed to have not a stranger to you, its emergence in the virtual nature has happened several times. Nokia Sea ray comes with a screen measuring 3.7 inches with ClearBlack AMOLED, 1.4 GHz processor and 16 GB of internal memory that will meet your multimedia needs. for Sea Ray pinned 8MP camera carl zeiss together with the Nokia Ace.

Nokia Sea Ray comes with a 1540 mah battery-powered and Windosw Phone OS 7.5 support for Mango.

Nokia SABRE comes with a specification that is not much different from the Nokia Searay. just look at the 3.7-inch screen with a 1.4 GHz processor but has a 5MP camera that is under searay.
Its internal memory is only 8 GB only. Nokia SABRE has access to 25GB of data storage via the cloud computing.

Specifications Nokia Sea Ray :
- Clear Black Display CBD
- Carl Zeiss optics
- 8MP auto-focus camera
- 3.7-inch AMOLED screen
- 16GB of internal storage
- 1.4GHz processor
- Mango WP7.5
- 1540mAh battery

Specifications Nokia SABRE :
- Back Cover
- CBD Clear Black Display
- 25GB SkyDrive
- 3.7-inch LCD
- 8GB of internal storage
- 5MP AF
- 1.4GHz processor
- Windows Phone Mango

Specifications Nokia Ace :
- 4.3 inch AMOLED display
- 1800mAh battery
- Carl Zeiss optics
- 8MP auto-focus camera
- Windows Phone Mango
- HSPA +
- CBD Clear Black Display
- Processor 1.4 GHz
- 16GB of internal storage

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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 Marketplace

Windows Phone Marketplace is a service by Microsoft for its Windows Phone 7 platform that allows users to browse and download applications that have been developed by third-parties.

Like much of the new Windows Phone 7 " Metro UI ", the UI is presented in a " panoramic view" where the user can browse categories and titles, see featured items, and get details with ratings, reviews, screen shots, and pricing information.

Windows Phone Marketplace was launched along with Windows Phone 7 in Oct 2010 in some countries. It was reported on October 4, 2010 that the Windows Phone SDK has been downloaded over half a million times. As of October 8, 2011, the Marketplace had more than 33,000 apps available.

With the rollout of Mango ( Windows Phone 7.5 ) the online web Marketplace was unveiled by Microsoft, it offers various features like silent over the air installation of apps to your device.

Windows Phone Apps : EdRover, OpenTable, Trove, Serve, FlightAware, and more..

Windows Phone Games : Implode!, Tiki Towers, Gravity Guy, IonBallEX, Need for Speed Undercover, and more..

Windows Phone Marketplace
Original author(s): Microsoft
Developer(s): Microsoft
Initial release: 21st October 2010
Written in: Custom mix of Silverlight and Microsoft XNA
Operating system: Windows Phone 7
Platform: Windows Phone 7
Size: 33022 apps
Type: Digital distribution
License: Proprietary
Website: http://www.windowsphone7.com

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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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