A Spanish newspaper mangled http://wmpoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nokia_Lumia_concept_design.jpgan interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber….
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A Spanish newspaper mangled http://wmpoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nokia_Lumia_concept_design.jpgan interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber….
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A Spanish newspaper mangled http://wmpoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nokia_Lumia_concept_design.jpgan interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber….
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A Spanish newspaper mangled http://wmpoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nokia_Lumia_concept_design.jpgan interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber….
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A Spanish newspaper mangled http://wmpoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nokia_Lumia_concept_design.jpgan interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber….
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A Spanish newspaper mangled http://wmpoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nokia_Lumia_concept_design.jpgan interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber….
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A Spanish newspaper mangled http://wmpoweruser.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Nokia_Lumia_concept_design.jpgan interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber….
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Microsoft executives areFhotoroomWhileA Spanish newspaper mangled an interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber…. we experience updates for Nokia exclusive apps literally every few weeks, HTC releasing an update for its exclusive app seems to be a big deal! HTC has very few exclusive apps in Windows Phone Store and they have updated their HTC app which gives you access to the latest weather, stock quotes and news from your Windows Phone. The new update brings Windows Phone 8 lock screen support to show weather information. There was no official change log for the update. Let us know if you notice any changes in the updated app. Download it from your HTC Windows Phone 8 device here HereNokia gets hit with another patent lawsuit today. Taiwanese touch-panel maker TPK has filed a lawsuit against Nokia and its assembler Compal in China. TPK is seeking damages of about 26.9 million Chinese yuan ($4.28 million) and production halts for infringing its touch panel related patents. TPK said in a statement the patent involved in both lawsuits, already accepted by Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court in southern China, is the “conductor pattern structure of capacitive touch panel.” TPK said the technology allows all conductive elements to be on the same layer, making a touch panel thinner. According to Nokia’s spokesman, “Nokia has become aware of the case and will study the claims made. Nokia will take whatever steps necessary to defend itself.” Source: 4-traders 3 is an upgrade to the story from Nokia Spain who said the Windows Phone 7.8 update will be coming in January, carriers allowing. Nokia Italy saw that and raised by saying on twitter that the update “will be released in a few days.” We will not be holding our breath, especially if carriers are involved, but with only 3 weeks left in January I guess there are not that many “days” left after all. See the tweet here. Via Plaffo.com 4photo editing app for Windows Phone just got updated to v2.3 with many improvements over the previous versions. It now features over 50 different filters, 20 effects, etc. The same app is available in Windows Store for Windows RT/Windows 8 devices as well. v2.3 Change Log: - New Stats page to show your rating. - Swipe Left/Right to scroll through filters - Updated Camera Pinch to Zoom - Fixed Back Button Issue - Several UI tweaks - General Minor Bug Fixes Download it from Windows Phone Store for free here. pretty In an interview to Computerworld at CES, Greg Sullivan, a senior product manager for Windows Phone did not deny about the possibility of Intel based Windows Phone devices. “Our architecture is such that it’s hardware independent. For the same reason that Windows 8 [tablets] could run on ‘Wintel’, right now Windows Phone is on Qualcomm. We have a portable OS architecture.” In fact the feelings are mutual, with Hermann Eul, President of Intel’s Mobile Communications Group having said that Intel is open in supporting Windows Phone platform with its x86 chips. But he said that the decision will be made according to the commercial success of Windows Phone platform in the future. “We would be [interested] when we see that this market has a good chance to return our money that we have invested into this,” Eul said. “Our roadmap has devices that can support Windows also on phones. So we can do that. The hooks for doing that [are] there.” Greg Sullivan however say “We have nothing to announce at this time,” although I am sure the OS is running on a prototype somewhere. Lenovo Motorola, ZTE and and other phone makers are already building smartphones for Europe and China on Atom and other Intel chips, and battery life, price and performance as been decent, despite concerns. Some benchmarks have even found Atom chips have better performance/battery life than ARM chips. Would our readers buy and Atom phone for the increased performance, or would you be concerned about compatibility with apps which use Native Code? Let us know below. Source: Computer World 9 Nokia today officially launched its new Windows Phone 8 lineup in India. All three Windows Phone 8 devices, Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and Lumia 620 will be available in coming weeks. These three devices will cover low-end, mid-range and high-end smartphone market in India. Nokia Lumia 920 will be available in Red, Black, Yellow and White. Lumia 820 will be available in Red, Yellow, White, Black and Cyan. Nokia Lumia 620 will be available in Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and White. Nokia Lumia 920 is priced at Rs. 38,199 and Nokia Lumia 820 at Rs. 27, 559. There was no word on Lumia 620 pricing and it will be available in early Februaryabout Windows Phone sales at the minute. While they are not revealing exact sales figures, we have already had Steve Ballmer talking about sales being 4 to 5 times higher at the end of last year. Now we have Greg Sullivan, Senior Marketing Manager at Microsoft, in an interview with Computerworld also delivering encouraging news. He said Windows Phone 8 handsets were “selling like hotcakes in China,” and that the OS was also gaining success with Nokia’s Windows Phones in the U.S. He also repeated Ballmer’s statements that sales were five times higher for the last week of December when compared with a year earlier. “The sales trends are there for Windows Phone,” Sullivan said. “They are going in the right directly absolutely and strongly.” “There’s sales momentum, carrier momentum, and app momentum, with 125,000 apps,” Sullivan noted. He said focus groups found consumers were now more often considering buying one, helped by a robust marketing campaign. “With Windows Phone 8, we’re in this for the long haul,” Sullivan said. “We used to think about Windows as software on a PC, but it’s also on the server and in the cloud and in Skybox and other services even Xbox. Windows is not only Windows and Windows Phone. It’s across all parts of Microsoft.”
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Microsoft executives areFhotoroomWhileA Spanish newspaper mangled an interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber…. we experience updates for Nokia exclusive apps literally every few weeks, HTC releasing an update for its exclusive app seems to be a big deal! HTC has very few exclusive apps in Windows Phone Store and they have updated their HTC app which gives you access to the latest weather, stock quotes and news from your Windows Phone. The new update brings Windows Phone 8 lock screen support to show weather information. There was no official change log for the update. Let us know if you notice any changes in the updated app. Download it from your HTC Windows Phone 8 device here HereNokia gets hit with another patent lawsuit today. Taiwanese touch-panel maker TPK has filed a lawsuit against Nokia and its assembler Compal in China. TPK is seeking damages of about 26.9 million Chinese yuan ($4.28 million) and production halts for infringing its touch panel related patents. TPK said in a statement the patent involved in both lawsuits, already accepted by Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court in southern China, is the “conductor pattern structure of capacitive touch panel.” TPK said the technology allows all conductive elements to be on the same layer, making a touch panel thinner. According to Nokia’s spokesman, “Nokia has become aware of the case and will study the claims made. Nokia will take whatever steps necessary to defend itself.” Source: 4-traders 3 is an upgrade to the story from Nokia Spain who said the Windows Phone 7.8 update will be coming in January, carriers allowing. Nokia Italy saw that and raised by saying on twitter that the update “will be released in a few days.” We will not be holding our breath, especially if carriers are involved, but with only 3 weeks left in January I guess there are not that many “days” left after all. See the tweet here. Via Plaffo.com 4photo editing app for Windows Phone just got updated to v2.3 with many improvements over the previous versions. It now features over 50 different filters, 20 effects, etc. The same app is available in Windows Store for Windows RT/Windows 8 devices as well. v2.3 Change Log: - New Stats page to show your rating. - Swipe Left/Right to scroll through filters - Updated Camera Pinch to Zoom - Fixed Back Button Issue - Several UI tweaks - General Minor Bug Fixes Download it from Windows Phone Store for free here. pretty In an interview to Computerworld at CES, Greg Sullivan, a senior product manager for Windows Phone did not deny about the possibility of Intel based Windows Phone devices. “Our architecture is such that it’s hardware independent. For the same reason that Windows 8 [tablets] could run on ‘Wintel’, right now Windows Phone is on Qualcomm. We have a portable OS architecture.” In fact the feelings are mutual, with Hermann Eul, President of Intel’s Mobile Communications Group having said that Intel is open in supporting Windows Phone platform with its x86 chips. But he said that the decision will be made according to the commercial success of Windows Phone platform in the future. “We would be [interested] when we see that this market has a good chance to return our money that we have invested into this,” Eul said. “Our roadmap has devices that can support Windows also on phones. So we can do that. The hooks for doing that [are] there.” Greg Sullivan however say “We have nothing to announce at this time,” although I am sure the OS is running on a prototype somewhere. Lenovo Motorola, ZTE and and other phone makers are already building smartphones for Europe and China on Atom and other Intel chips, and battery life, price and performance as been decent, despite concerns. Some benchmarks have even found Atom chips have better performance/battery life than ARM chips. Would our readers buy and Atom phone for the increased performance, or would you be concerned about compatibility with apps which use Native Code? Let us know below. Source: Computer World 9 Nokia today officially launched its new Windows Phone 8 lineup in India. All three Windows Phone 8 devices, Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and Lumia 620 will be available in coming weeks. These three devices will cover low-end, mid-range and high-end smartphone market in India. Nokia Lumia 920 will be available in Red, Black, Yellow and White. Lumia 820 will be available in Red, Yellow, White, Black and Cyan. Nokia Lumia 620 will be available in Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and White. Nokia Lumia 920 is priced at Rs. 38,199 and Nokia Lumia 820 at Rs. 27, 559. There was no word on Lumia 620 pricing and it will be available in early Februaryabout Windows Phone sales at the minute. While they are not revealing exact sales figures, we have already had Steve Ballmer talking about sales being 4 to 5 times higher at the end of last year. Now we have Greg Sullivan, Senior Marketing Manager at Microsoft, in an interview with Computerworld also delivering encouraging news. He said Windows Phone 8 handsets were “selling like hotcakes in China,” and that the OS was also gaining success with Nokia’s Windows Phones in the U.S. He also repeated Ballmer’s statements that sales were five times higher for the last week of December when compared with a year earlier. “The sales trends are there for Windows Phone,” Sullivan said. “They are going in the right directly absolutely and strongly.” “There’s sales momentum, carrier momentum, and app momentum, with 125,000 apps,” Sullivan noted. He said focus groups found consumers were now more often considering buying one, helped by a robust marketing campaign. “With Windows Phone 8, we’re in this for the long haul,” Sullivan said. “We used to think about Windows as software on a PC, but it’s also on the server and in the cloud and in Skybox and other services even Xbox. Windows is not only Windows and Windows Phone. It’s across all parts of Microsoft.”
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Microsoft executives areFhotoroomWhileA Spanish newspaper mangled an interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber…. we experience updates for Nokia exclusive apps literally every few weeks, HTC releasing an update for its exclusive app seems to be a big deal! HTC has very few exclusive apps in Windows Phone Store and they have updated their HTC app which gives you access to the latest weather, stock quotes and news from your Windows Phone. The new update brings Windows Phone 8 lock screen support to show weather information. There was no official change log for the update. Let us know if you notice any changes in the updated app. Download it from your HTC Windows Phone 8 device here HereNokia gets hit with another patent lawsuit today. Taiwanese touch-panel maker TPK has filed a lawsuit against Nokia and its assembler Compal in China. TPK is seeking damages of about 26.9 million Chinese yuan ($4.28 million) and production halts for infringing its touch panel related patents. TPK said in a statement the patent involved in both lawsuits, already accepted by Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court in southern China, is the “conductor pattern structure of capacitive touch panel.” TPK said the technology allows all conductive elements to be on the same layer, making a touch panel thinner. According to Nokia’s spokesman, “Nokia has become aware of the case and will study the claims made. Nokia will take whatever steps necessary to defend itself.” Source: 4-traders 3 is an upgrade to the story from Nokia Spain who said the Windows Phone 7.8 update will be coming in January, carriers allowing. Nokia Italy saw that and raised by saying on twitter that the update “will be released in a few days.” We will not be holding our breath, especially if carriers are involved, but with only 3 weeks left in January I guess there are not that many “days” left after all. See the tweet here. Via Plaffo.com 4photo editing app for Windows Phone just got updated to v2.3 with many improvements over the previous versions. It now features over 50 different filters, 20 effects, etc. The same app is available in Windows Store for Windows RT/Windows 8 devices as well. v2.3 Change Log: - New Stats page to show your rating. - Swipe Left/Right to scroll through filters - Updated Camera Pinch to Zoom - Fixed Back Button Issue - Several UI tweaks - General Minor Bug Fixes Download it from Windows Phone Store for free here. pretty In an interview to Computerworld at CES, Greg Sullivan, a senior product manager for Windows Phone did not deny about the possibility of Intel based Windows Phone devices. “Our architecture is such that it’s hardware independent. For the same reason that Windows 8 [tablets] could run on ‘Wintel’, right now Windows Phone is on Qualcomm. We have a portable OS architecture.” In fact the feelings are mutual, with Hermann Eul, President of Intel’s Mobile Communications Group having said that Intel is open in supporting Windows Phone platform with its x86 chips. But he said that the decision will be made according to the commercial success of Windows Phone platform in the future. “We would be [interested] when we see that this market has a good chance to return our money that we have invested into this,” Eul said. “Our roadmap has devices that can support Windows also on phones. So we can do that. The hooks for doing that [are] there.” Greg Sullivan however say “We have nothing to announce at this time,” although I am sure the OS is running on a prototype somewhere. Lenovo Motorola, ZTE and and other phone makers are already building smartphones for Europe and China on Atom and other Intel chips, and battery life, price and performance as been decent, despite concerns. Some benchmarks have even found Atom chips have better performance/battery life than ARM chips. Would our readers buy and Atom phone for the increased performance, or would you be concerned about compatibility with apps which use Native Code? Let us know below. Source: Computer World 9 Nokia today officially launched its new Windows Phone 8 lineup in India. All three Windows Phone 8 devices, Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and Lumia 620 will be available in coming weeks. These three devices will cover low-end, mid-range and high-end smartphone market in India. Nokia Lumia 920 will be available in Red, Black, Yellow and White. Lumia 820 will be available in Red, Yellow, White, Black and Cyan. Nokia Lumia 620 will be available in Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and White. Nokia Lumia 920 is priced at Rs. 38,199 and Nokia Lumia 820 at Rs. 27, 559. There was no word on Lumia 620 pricing and it will be available in early Februaryabout Windows Phone sales at the minute. While they are not revealing exact sales figures, we have already had Steve Ballmer talking about sales being 4 to 5 times higher at the end of last year. Now we have Greg Sullivan, Senior Marketing Manager at Microsoft, in an interview with Computerworld also delivering encouraging news. He said Windows Phone 8 handsets were “selling like hotcakes in China,” and that the OS was also gaining success with Nokia’s Windows Phones in the U.S. He also repeated Ballmer’s statements that sales were five times higher for the last week of December when compared with a year earlier. “The sales trends are there for Windows Phone,” Sullivan said. “They are going in the right directly absolutely and strongly.” “There’s sales momentum, carrier momentum, and app momentum, with 125,000 apps,” Sullivan noted. He said focus groups found consumers were now more often considering buying one, helped by a robust marketing campaign. “With Windows Phone 8, we’re in this for the long haul,” Sullivan said. “We used to think about Windows as software on a PC, but it’s also on the server and in the cloud and in Skybox and other services even Xbox. Windows is not only Windows and Windows Phone. It’s across all parts of Microsoft.”
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Microsoft executives areFhotoroomWhileA Spanish newspaper mangled an interview with Stephen Elop into a story which Gizmodo repeated. After Nokia clarified the facts Gizmodo has now continued to pursue the first, flawed interpretation of Stephen Elop’s words, saying Nokia tried to mislead everyone, when the actual meaning is pretty clear. The full transcript, according to El Pais, reads as follows: Q: Do you rule out 100% launching a device, a smartphone based on Android next year? [the interview was conducted in late December, "next year" refers to "this year", 2013] Elop: The way I think about it is, the current war of ecosystems, we are fighting with Windows Phone. That´s what we are doing. Now, what we are always doing is, how does that evolve?, what comes next? What role does HTML 5 play? What role does Android or other things play in the future? We´ll look further into the future, but in terms of what we are bringing into the market and what we are immediately focused on, we are focused on Windows Phone. Q: But there are things like Firefox OS, HTLM 5, as you mention. Is it that you don´t rule out any change [in the choice of platform]? If things change, you don´t rule out to change as well? Elop: Well, first of all, things will always change in this industry, and so everybody, including Microsoft, are looking well forward to say, how do things evolve, whether is on Windows Phone as a platform, or whatever. The thing to know is that, some of the changes that are happening, like HTML 5, what that may cause to happen is that, whether is Android or Windows Phone or other things underneath, over time might become less important than the fact that is HTML 5 capable. The promise of HTML 5 is that you can build applications that work across different platforms, so the conversation may shift. At the same time, HTML 5 is not in a position today to be the big ecosystem… it´s still very early. Q: So if the conversation shifts, if the landscape shifts, you are free to commit to other platforms. Will you commit to other platforms? Elop: We will shift as business circumstances and as the landscape shifts… of course… Q: So you leave the door open to that? Elop: The door is open to any shift over time, but I want to be really, really clear, we are seeing great feedback from our consumers, we are delivering great products to market using Windows Phone, and we are pleased to see that. So what Stephen Elop is saying is that there is a chance? Or maybe some-one at Gizmodo is being dumber and dumber…. we experience updates for Nokia exclusive apps literally every few weeks, HTC releasing an update for its exclusive app seems to be a big deal! HTC has very few exclusive apps in Windows Phone Store and they have updated their HTC app which gives you access to the latest weather, stock quotes and news from your Windows Phone. The new update brings Windows Phone 8 lock screen support to show weather information. There was no official change log for the update. Let us know if you notice any changes in the updated app. Download it from your HTC Windows Phone 8 device here HereNokia gets hit with another patent lawsuit today. Taiwanese touch-panel maker TPK has filed a lawsuit against Nokia and its assembler Compal in China. TPK is seeking damages of about 26.9 million Chinese yuan ($4.28 million) and production halts for infringing its touch panel related patents. TPK said in a statement the patent involved in both lawsuits, already accepted by Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court in southern China, is the “conductor pattern structure of capacitive touch panel.” TPK said the technology allows all conductive elements to be on the same layer, making a touch panel thinner. According to Nokia’s spokesman, “Nokia has become aware of the case and will study the claims made. Nokia will take whatever steps necessary to defend itself.” Source: 4-traders 3 is an upgrade to the story from Nokia Spain who said the Windows Phone 7.8 update will be coming in January, carriers allowing. Nokia Italy saw that and raised by saying on twitter that the update “will be released in a few days.” We will not be holding our breath, especially if carriers are involved, but with only 3 weeks left in January I guess there are not that many “days” left after all. See the tweet here. Via Plaffo.com 4photo editing app for Windows Phone just got updated to v2.3 with many improvements over the previous versions. It now features over 50 different filters, 20 effects, etc. The same app is available in Windows Store for Windows RT/Windows 8 devices as well. v2.3 Change Log: - New Stats page to show your rating. - Swipe Left/Right to scroll through filters - Updated Camera Pinch to Zoom - Fixed Back Button Issue - Several UI tweaks - General Minor Bug Fixes Download it from Windows Phone Store for free here. pretty In an interview to Computerworld at CES, Greg Sullivan, a senior product manager for Windows Phone did not deny about the possibility of Intel based Windows Phone devices. “Our architecture is such that it’s hardware independent. For the same reason that Windows 8 [tablets] could run on ‘Wintel’, right now Windows Phone is on Qualcomm. We have a portable OS architecture.” In fact the feelings are mutual, with Hermann Eul, President of Intel’s Mobile Communications Group having said that Intel is open in supporting Windows Phone platform with its x86 chips. But he said that the decision will be made according to the commercial success of Windows Phone platform in the future. “We would be [interested] when we see that this market has a good chance to return our money that we have invested into this,” Eul said. “Our roadmap has devices that can support Windows also on phones. So we can do that. The hooks for doing that [are] there.” Greg Sullivan however say “We have nothing to announce at this time,” although I am sure the OS is running on a prototype somewhere. Lenovo Motorola, ZTE and and other phone makers are already building smartphones for Europe and China on Atom and other Intel chips, and battery life, price and performance as been decent, despite concerns. Some benchmarks have even found Atom chips have better performance/battery life than ARM chips. Would our readers buy and Atom phone for the increased performance, or would you be concerned about compatibility with apps which use Native Code? Let us know below. Source: Computer World 9 Nokia today officially launched its new Windows Phone 8 lineup in India. All three Windows Phone 8 devices, Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and Lumia 620 will be available in coming weeks. These three devices will cover low-end, mid-range and high-end smartphone market in India. Nokia Lumia 920 will be available in Red, Black, Yellow and White. Lumia 820 will be available in Red, Yellow, White, Black and Cyan. Nokia Lumia 620 will be available in Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and White. Nokia Lumia 920 is priced at Rs. 38,199 and Nokia Lumia 820 at Rs. 27, 559. There was no word on Lumia 620 pricing and it will be available in early Februaryabout Windows Phone sales at the minute. While they are not revealing exact sales figures, we have already had Steve Ballmer talking about sales being 4 to 5 times higher at the end of last year. Now we have Greg Sullivan, Senior Marketing Manager at Microsoft, in an interview with Computerworld also delivering encouraging news. He said Windows Phone 8 handsets were “selling like hotcakes in China,” and that the OS was also gaining success with Nokia’s Windows Phones in the U.S. He also repeated Ballmer’s statements that sales were five times higher for the last week of December when compared with a year earlier. “The sales trends are there for Windows Phone,” Sullivan said. “They are going in the right directly absolutely and strongly.” “There’s sales momentum, carrier momentum, and app momentum, with 125,000 apps,” Sullivan noted. He said focus groups found consumers were now more often considering buying one, helped by a robust marketing campaign. “With Windows Phone 8, we’re in this for the long haul,” Sullivan said. “We used to think about Windows as software on a PC, but it’s also on the server and in the cloud and in Skybox and other services even Xbox. Windows is not only Windows and Windows Phone. It’s across all parts of Microsoft.”
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