Features of windows 7.8 version...

Nokia appears to have revealed the highlights of the coming Windows Phone 7.8 update scheduled for the previous version of the operating system.

It is well known that the home screen will be updated to allow the three new tile sizes and remove the familiar side gutter but looks like much more is coming.

The list of updates shown includes:

From Microsoft:

New homescreen experience with more room for your Live Tiles. Now resizable.
Set the Bing image of the day as the Lock Screen wallpaper.
Pocket and child Lock screen Security
20 new accent theme colours
From Nokia:

Bluetooth Share (for DRM free media files)
Cinemagraph add-on to create blend and photo and movie-like animation, creating photos that are alive
New camera lenses to remove unwanted objects in your photos such as passers-by or people on the edge of the shot the spoil the photo.
Updated Contacts Transfer application
Updates Contact Share application
Ringtone Maker application
Nokia are of course committed to providing continued support for their customers by way of excellent apps to enhance the user experience. They are bringing their Ringtone maker, Cinemagraph and other updates along for the ride. Confirmed also is the ability to transfer non DRM media by way of Bluetooth

The core OS updates from Microsoft include the ability to set Bing as the lock screen wallpaper and also the addition of Pocket and Child proof lock screen. Could this be a Windows Phone 7 version of the parent friendly ‘Kids Corner’ functionality? If so that will be a really good new addition to the older platform which will be still in active service for some time to come.

What we can’t see is the examples of these features that follow the survey, shame that was left out. Nokia are keen to keep their users happy but perhaps they need to be more diligent with these leaks, anyone would think they wanted to let the cat out of the bag early.

Let us know what you think of this feature set, will this be enough to keep existing users happy and bring along a few more?

Nokia lumia 920 820 620 windows 8 phone on the way to India this January 2013

The flagship 920 has 4.5 inch screen, 1.5GHz dual core CPU, 1GB RAM, 8 mp PureView Camera; expected to cost 40k+

Forums and blogs has been flooding with questions about the availability of Nokia's Flagship Windows Phone 8 device Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 and 620, since their official announcement at Nokia World 2012, back in September 2012. And since then we have covered a whole bunch of stories related to the devices.

Now it is official that the devices will be arriving to the Indian shores this new year, starting with Lumia 920 and 820 being available in the first week of the New Year and Lumia 620 to hit the shelves during the fourth week of January 2013. The pricing of the devices are not yet confirmed but it is expected that the Lumia 920 will cost well over Rs 40,000 and Lumia 820 to be over Rs 30,000 and the budget handset Lumia 620 to cost around Rs 13,700 approximately.

The Windows Phone 8 devices are already available in European and North American countries and have been received well by the audience. It would be interesting to see how the Indian customers react to these pricey handsets.

 

The Flagship Lumia 920 packs in some competing features like:

4.5 Inch PureMotion HD+ Display
1.5GHz Qualcomm Dual Core Processor
1GB RAM
32 GB On-Board Storage
8MP PureView Camera
1.3MP Front Facing Camera
2000mAh Battery
Some of the key features of Nokia Lumia 620 are:

 

3.8 Inch CBD LCD Display
1 GHz Dual Core Processor
512MB RAM
and the Nokia Lumia 820 includes:

4.3 Inch Display
1.5GHz Qualcomm Dual Core Processor
1GB RAM
8 GB On-Board Storage
Micro SD Slot
8MP Camera
1.3MP Front Facing Camera
1650mAh Battery
 

Nokia lumia 505 another budget phone with windows 7.8

Nokia Lumia 505 that was surfaced earlier this month has gone official for Mexico. The design of the Lumia 505 is similar to the Lumia 800. It comes with a 3.7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) AMOLED clear black display and runs on Windows Phone 7.8. It has a 8MP EDOF camera, unlike the other Lumia devices that has auto focus camera. It is 11.3 mm thick and weighs 131 grams. No details about the processor yet, but it is likely to come with a 800 MHz Snapdragon S1 processor similar to Lumia 510.

It has 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and GPS/A-GPS. It comes with FM Radio, 256MB RAM, 4GB internal memory with expansion slot similar to the Lumia 510. It has 1300 mAh battery.

The Nokia Lumia 505 comes in Black, Pink and Red and would come...