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LG Miracle Second Generation Windows Phone Revealed

February 7, 2012 | By Pradeep

We have seen lots of leaks about LG Fantasy, a second generation Windows Phone device is the past. Now Pocketnow reports that this LG Windows Phone device will be now called Miracle and it was sold to an XDA member by a Romanian LG tester. The device will have 4-inch WVGA Nova display with VGA front cam, NFC and other standard Windows Phone specs. It is expected to be revealed by LG at MWC later this month.

Source: Pocketnow

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New LG Windows Phone handset shows up in China

January 5, 2012 | By Surur

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An unannounced LG Windows Phone 7 handset, which looks pretty cool, has shown up on the China Weibo micro-blogging site.

The handset, according to the description, may be an engineering sample, with the comment saying:

"LG’s engineering machine, etc. when you can see at CES. Not for sale."

Maybe CES will be more interesting than we think for Windows Phone after all.

Source: chenkaiHome via WPCentral.com

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Another LG Fantasy Picture Leaks, This Time More Clearly

December 26, 2011 | By Livven

It was only last Friday that an xda-developers member, untitledmangxg, showed us some pictures of the LG Fantasy, a Windows Phone said to come in the first quarter of 2012. However, they were quite blurry, but thankfully another member, razorsbk, has posted a new, much nicer picture.

We’ve photoshopped the render that Pocketnow leaked back in July into the new image, and there are some notable differences here:

Size: From the proportions of earpiece, logo and capacitive buttons, the actual device on the left definitely seems smaller. With untitledmangxg claiming it to have a 4″ screen, the render seems to us more like 4.3″.
Front-facing camera: Yes folks, no camera on the render, but the actual device seems to have one, to the top-left of the logo.
Start button: The Windows flag on the actual device has a rectangular shape surrounding it, suggesting it to be a hardware button. Whatever it is, it’s definitely different from the render.
Edges: The top and bottom edges of the render are slightly curved outward, whereas the actual device shows them to be completely straight.

Maybe these are two different devices, maybe they’re the same device but LG has changed it, we don’t know. But considering the release timeframe, we should know soon, at least within the next three months.

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ZTE Tania and LG Jil Sander pictured

November 7, 2011 | By Surur

Engadget have managed to get some hands-on time with the LG Jil Sander and ZTE and Tania, and certainly in the case if the ZTE Tania revealed a handset more attractive than I previously suspected.

The LG Jil Sander is already on sale in Europe, and is a mid-range device based on the LG Optimus 7, branded by the German designer Jil Sander.

The ZTE Tania is by the new Chinese giant OEM, and is apparently heading to Europe in Q4 2011 for little more than 200 Euro.

Read more of our coverage of the LG Jil Sander here, and of the ZTE Tania here, and see more pictures at Engadget.com.

The ZTE Tania is an upcoming Windows Phone with a 4.3” TFT LCD screen, HSPA+ data speeds, and a 1.0 GHz single-core processor. The phone has a new 5-megapixel rear camera, no front-facing camera, and 4 GB of storage. Gyro sensor is unknown. It will be launched in Europe Q4 2011, and in China early January, 2012. It is not coming to the United States. Full specs…

The LG Jil Sander is a new Windows Phone with a 3.8? TFT LCD screen, HSPA+ data speeds, and a 1.0 GHz first-gen single-core processor. The phone has a 5-megapixel rear camera, no front-facing camera, no gyro sensor and 16 GB of storage. It is currently for sale in Europe, and is not coming to the United States. Full specs…

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Designer Jil Sander Designed Windows Phone Device To Go On Sale From Oct-7th

October 6, 2011 | By Pradeep

We have seen this device before. German designer Jil Sander along with LG have crafted this Windows Phone 7.5 device. Its not great in specs, but boasts the minimum Windows Phone specs with a 3.8-inch 800 x 480 display, 5 MP camera, 1 GHz processor,etc. The device comes with Jil Sander app that allows you to shop and locate stores as well as browse clothing collections from her. The device will go on sale in Germany, Austria, Italy, France and the UK from 7 October.

You can find more details and photos of this Fashion device at Pocket-lint.

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Designer House Branded LG Windows Phone Mango Device Spotted

August 23, 2011 | By Pradeep

Pocketnow has spotted a new designer house branded LG Windows Phone device. The LG E906 with German fashion house Jil Sander name in the front was spotted running Mango build of Windows Phone OS. The device is similar to Optimus 7 with few changes in hardware. Hit the source link for more photos of this mystery device.

Source: pocketnow

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After Nokia Sea Ray more button-less Windows Phones coming?

June 27, 2011 | By Surur

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We know, rather controversially, that the Nokia Sea Ray does not have physical buttons in front. Now the great Russian sage Eldar Murtazin has added his two cents to the debate by saying that the Windows Phone 7 hardware design guidelines does not in fact call for hardware buttons in front, and that we will see more such virtual button devices from OEMs like Samsung, LG and HTC.

There have been rumours of Android and even the iPhone moving to a fully button-less design already, and such a change would certainly make it just a bit cheaper for OEMs to design and manufacture handsets. In terms of actual utility however I am sure most of our readers would feel it is a step backwards, likely increasing the number of accidental button, already a problem with capacitive buttons, exponentially.

How do our readers feel about fully button-less devices? Let us know below.

via thephoneblog.net.

Thanks Sagar for the tip.

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Microsoft to launch Korean Marketplace in August in run up to Mango release

May 16, 2011 | By Surur

A Korean Microsoft official has told Hankyung.com that Microsoft intends to open a Korean-language Marketplace in August 2011.

At present no Windows Phone 7 handsets are sold in Korea as the OS does not support most far-eastern scripts. This is set to change with the release of Mango towards the end of this year, when the OS will support 16 additional languages.

Hopefully the opening of the store in August gives us some indication for the time frame of the release of the updated OS and new Windows Phone 7 handsets, which are widely expected to follow on the October anniversary of the first wave of WP7 handsets released last year.

It is somewhat ironic that no Windows Phone 7 handsets are sold in Korea, given that all Microsoft’s strongest OEM partners are from the far east, including of course HTC, LG and Samsung.

LG updates ScanSearch, releases Korean text entry app

April 25, 2011 | By Surur

Richard has written to let us know that LG has updated some apps in its OEM-specific Marketplace.

LG has released a new application called LG Hangul which allows for Korean text entry.

They have also updated their augmented reality app ScanSearch, but unfortunately no change log is available.

Do any of our readers know what’s new in this app? Let us know below.

Thanks Richard for the tip.

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Windows Phone 7 LG E700 will come with Mango

April 15, 2011 | By Surur

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Some XML on LG’s website indicate a new Windows phone 7 handset is on the way from LG. About the only other thing we know about the handset is that it will also feature Internet Explorer 9, a feature which after MIX 11 we now firmly associate with Mango.

A range of new handsets are expected in the October/November time frame from HTC, Samsung, Dell, Asus and Acer, on the anniversary of the release of the first wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets.

New Mango handsets are expected to feature updated processors with much faster GPUs such as the Qualcomm’s MSM7x30 and Adreno 205 GPU combination and also optional gyroscopes.

Via Tweakers.net and unwiredview.com

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Weave version 2.9 released; goes on sale for LG users

April 5, 2011 | By aemami

Press Release: Seles Games is proud to announce the latest update to their Windows Phone news reader, Weave.

The new mobilizer renders pages incredibly fast – as much as 20x faster than viewing a page normally. Additionally, articles are presented with the same Metro typeface and styling that Windows Phone users love.

Windows Phone users who own an LG phone had been able to download a special LG promo edition of Weave for free as part of LG’s hAPPiness campaign. Since that version is no longer available, Seles Games wanted a way to make it easier for LG users to get the regular version of Weave.

Seles Games is making Weave available again for $0.99 (66% off) from now until April 10th. The sale gives existing LG users, as well as new users, a way to get the latest version at the lowest possible price.

List of new features in v2.9:

Metro-themed mobilizer – now you can view full articles in speed and style!
Enhanced readability when viewing article excerpts
Refreshed styling of the article list
Various performance tweaks and enhancements
New Twitter sharing page – click the bird to send the word!

Version 2.9 brings an industry first – a mobile-optimized website experience specifically designed for Windows Phones. You can try or purchase Weave here.

Follow us on Twitter for news on app updates, sales/promotions, and more! @SelesGames

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LG planning to bring on more Windows Phones, superphones this year

March 25, 2011 | By Surur

The Optimus 7 successor may have a 4 inch screen

LG’s smartphones are nice, and provide great value, but, at least on the Windows Phone 7 side, can not exactly be called super phones.

LG is nothing if not ambitious however and plans to double its US smartphone market share with more marketing and an emphasis on super phones, which LG defines as smartphones with screens at least 4 inches, a processor of at least 1GHz, and lots of embedded memory. At present all LG’s Windows Phone 7 phones have smaller screens, the LG Optimus 7 with 3.8 inches and the LG Quantum with 3.6 inches.

Tim O’Brien, LG’s U.S. marketing VP told TWICE during the CTIA convention that as part of the smartphone drive, the company looks forward to offering more “superphones” in 2011 as well as more Android and Windows Phone 7 smartphones.

For LG, superphones will also deliver such enhanced features as bright displays usable in direct sunlight, 3D displays, and the like.

LG will also will focus its consumer advertising program exclusively on “superphones,” rather than their feature phones. Superphone ads will go live to support carriers’ launches.

LG did not say explicitly if one of their new 2011 Windows Phones will be superphones, but if they want to improve their rather disappointing Windows phone 7 standing we suggest they get right on with it.

New Apps For LG Windows Phone 7 Owners Live Now

February 24, 2011 | By Pradeep

LG has released four new applications exclusive for their Windows Phone 7 device owners. These apps add to the already impressive list of apps from LG such as ScanSearch (augmented reality POI locator), PlayTo (LG’s DLNA) ,Panorama Shot ,Tool Box (world clock, unit converter, flashlight, etc), Photo Stylist, Look n Type ,Network Setup ,Voice to Text.

Today – Local weather, forecast, news feed, Twitter and currency
Weather & Clock – Local weather, "away" weather + clock and world map
QR Reader – a live scanning QR reader
Post Note – note + cork-board

wpcentral has done a visual tour of this new apps, take a look at the video below.

Source: wpcentral

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