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HTC Titan II passes through FCC, suggests you hold it in your left hand

January 27, 2012 | By Surur

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The LTE-powered HTC Titan II has just passed through FCC, hopefully in time for the rumoured 18th March launch.

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The certification does not reveal anything interesting such as T-Mobile bands for example, but does show the location of the antennas, which suggests holding the phone in your right hand may occlude the WIFI antenna, and if your hand is big enough, the LTE antenna, while the left hand should not interfere with any of them.

How many of our readers are salivating for this handset? Let us know below.

See the FCC documents here.

Via Engadget.com

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Kinect Integrated Laptops In the Works At Microsoft

January 27, 2012 | By Microsoft News

Microsoft is working to integrate Kinect into portable computers. According to The Daily, Microsoft currently even has a prototype from Asus which has Kinect sensors over the top. The Daily had a chance to check out a pair of prototypes incorporating Kinect sensors over the last few days. The devices, which at first glance appear [...]

Stephen Elop still complaining about retail staff

January 27, 2012 | By Surur

In a sales call which accompanied their recent earnings, Stephen Elop complained that their Lumia handsets still suffered at the hands of carrier sales staff.

He said:

“We need to increase the engagement of the retail sales associates in the stores, because it is the retail associate who speaks with our consumers and puts the Lumia device in their hands. For example, in the United Kingdom, where competitive ecosystems are firmly entrenched, we have seen mixed retail execution around Lumia devices with a range of results among different locations, different chains, different stores and so on.”

It is interesting that, according to Elop, the handsets could be selling well in one locale and poorly at another, simple based on the attitude of the staff working there.

Hopefully moves to educate and more importantly to incentivise sales staff will allow this boat to be turned around.

Have any of our readers noticed any change in attitude towards the better at retail locations yet? Let us know below.

Via Slashgear.com

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WhatApp 1.6 unable to view media, fix on the way

January 27, 2012 | By Surur

1 of 1 WhatApp recently released version 1.6 of their Windows Phone 7 app, which brought numerous fixes, but also broke the viewing of videos and images.

It seems the WhatsApp team is aware of the issue, from WhatsApp’s response to one of our readers. They wrote:

Hi ,The submission for 1.6 came from a "tainted" build machine and was not linked correctly. This makes us fail to download media. We regret the error and have sent an update to Microsoft.

Regards,

Andrew

Hopefully version 1.7 will reach Marketplace soon.

Thanks Jesus for the tip.

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Sweden’s Telia featuring Nokia Lumia 800 prominently on their TeliaNow magazine

January 27, 2012 | By Surur

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The Nokia Lumia 800 has just been released in Sweden, and Telia, the country’s biggest carrier, is giving it pride of place.

The carrier has a two-monthly in-store magazine promoting their handsets, which Wingadget.se notes usually features the iPhone 4S.

In this edition however the Nokia Lumia 800 has featured position, and the Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 also have hero positions inside the publication. The magazine also includes HTC and Samsung’s Windows Phone handsets.

The magazine is available in store, but can also be seen online here.

The magazine will remain current till the 22nd March, which should give pretty good exposure to the handset.

Telus offering first generation handsets for free on one year contract

January 27, 2012 | By Surur

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Telus is having a 72 hour sale, and are offering their first generation Windows Phone handsets, the LG Optimus 7 and the HTC Surround, for free on a one year plan.

In the land of the 3 year contract this is a great deal, and of course the handsets have the same software as second gen devices.

1tap2send – define and quickly send urgent messages

January 27, 2012 | By oana.csertus

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1tap2send lets you customize message templates or create your own messages.

The main screen is a board of all your ready-to-send messages, each with it’s own metro-style tile. Every message can be sent via email or text and has it’s own title, body and recipient from the phone’s contacts.

A set of 15 colors and 15 icons are available to customize each message, for a quicker overview of the tiles.

1tap2send is especially useful in:

emergency situations, to send distress signals
meetings or at work, to notify people that you are busy and cannot answer
any time-critical or unpredictable situation, to send urgent messages

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Open the app and just tap the message tile to send it.

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LG Germany announces new firmware for unlocked devices with Internet Sharing

January 27, 2012 | By Surur

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LG Germany has announced on their Facebook page that they have now made new firmware available for unlocked LG Optimus 7 handsets which enable Internet Sharing. Many uses from numerous devices have been complaining the 8107 update does not enable this feature on their current handsets.

The firmware in version V11h (1.1.8.10), with the current version being V11g (means: 1.1.7.10) .

Hopefully we will see this update roll out to carrier devices soon also.

Thanks Manu for the tip.

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Nokia gives the best T-Mobile Windows Phones salesman VIP CES trip

January 27, 2012 | By Surur

Now here is an Amazing Everyday I am sure most of us can identify with! Nokia took the best Windows Phone 7 salesman on T-Mobile on a week-long VIP trip to CES in Las Vegas, which involved rides in Ferraris and helicopters and meeting numerous VIPs.

Changing the attitude of sales staff at mobile phone stores to Windows Phone and Nokia handsets is a very important element of the new push by Nokia into USA, so I expect we will be seeing a lot more of this kind of incentivising over the next few months.

Thanks Nope for the tip.

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Fresh Comics: Putting the ‘Metro’ back in Superman’s ‘Metropolis’

January 27, 2012 | By Chris Karr (Founder, Audacious Software)

As a regular comic book reader, finding out what issues are coming out every Wednesday is the highlight of my week. Unfortunately, there are not always good apps to scratch this itch, so I created Fresh Comics last year to solve this problem.

Previously available on Apple and Android devices, Fresh Comics made its Windows Phone debut earlier this month as a completely rewritten native app using the Metro design language. By taking advantage of Metro’s affinity for print layout and content, Fresh Comics for Windows Phone incorporates the cover images from each week’s 150+ new comics to implement a dynamic interface that highlights the newest covers every week. An innovative tagging feature allows you to follow your favorite series, publishers, and creators. Never miss a new issue from your favorite artist again.

The app not only includes the week’s newest comics, but it also takes advantage of WP7′s location features & Bing Maps to help you find the nearest local comic shop. The Fresh Comics store database includes thousands of shops in the US, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Need your weekly comic fix while travelling? Not a problem.

The app includes no ads and is completely free. New issues for the upcoming week are typically updated each Friday or Saturday. You can download Fresh Comics for Windows Phone from the Marketplace.

Thanks giving my first WP7 app a look and I’ll be sticking around in the comments to answer any questions and to collect any feedback that you may have. I’d love to heard what you think!

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Windows 8 Metro Mode Won’t Allow You To Choose Your Own Background Image

January 27, 2012 | By Microsoft News

Windows 8 Metro mode won’t allow you to choose your own background image. This is not surprising at all since we are used to it from Windows Phone design styles. According to an interview with Tech Radar, Windows 8 director of communications Chris Flores pointed out that “Not only would a photo not stretch and scale [...]

WhatsApp For Windows Phone Updated To v1.6 With New Features

January 27, 2012 | By Pradeep

WhatsApp, the popular cross platform messaging client got an update today with many new small features and bug-fixes.Change log:

Changes from 1.5.0 to 1.6.0:
- Unread message count in chats pivot
- Improve behavior when receiving photos on EDGE networks
- Able to add unrecognized users to device contacts
- Able to forward messages
- Update status in UI when successfully setting your own status
- When creating a group, able to remove users from initial list of invitees
- Confirmation prompt when inviting a user to a group
- Fix sort order in group chat invite screen
- Workaround for “no text” problem caused by Advanced Configuration tool
- es-ES localization

You can download or update the app here from the marketplace.

Thanks to Rogeroty for the heads up.

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New Police Scanner 7 for Windows Phone 7 !!!

January 27, 2012 | By PoliceScanner7

Police Scanner 7 has been in the Windows Phone Marketplace since its launch standing proudly on the top 20 apps of entertainment since its beginning. Now Police Scanner 7 has improved by taking advantage of all new capabilities of Windows Phone 7.5. You can download and start listening to EMS, Police and Public Safety feeds right now!

New Features!

Multitasking enabled, runs while locked and on the background.
Find nearby feeds with just one click.
Automatic Updates for new available feeds
Over 3300 feeds from around the world.

Police Scanner 7 NEW MANGO VERSION can be downloaded from the Windows Phone Marketplace either on the phone or from windowsphone.com

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