Huawei W1, new smartphone Windows Phone 8

Yesterday, people Huawei has announced its first smartphone running Windows Phone 8. This is the new Huawei W1. The company says that, as a WP8, this smartphone is extremely easy to use, fast I access provides us the information we need is a mobile and more "personal", they say. Todd Greenberg of Microsoft , says that this new phone is a great addition to the portfolio of smartphones that run Windows Phone 8. We do not seem anything special, so I can take a look at its specifications and judge.
The Huawei W1 is a midrange smartphone equipped with a dual-core processor running at 1.2GHz. It has a 4-inch screen protected by glass Gorilla Glass, its front is a VGA camera and the main is a 5 megapixel sensor, auto focus, digital zoom and LED flash. The internal memory of the mobile is only 1.7 GB, but we can expand using a microSD card. Besides all this, the W1 has a 1950mAh battery.
Still no details on price or release date, but it sure will be announced soon.

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Microsoft provides Windows developers money

Are you a developer of applications for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8? Then we have good news for you. Microsoft, the software giant will offer up to $ 100 to those who believe a new app for each of the above platforms. It will be possible to send up to 10 apps for each and can collect up to $ 2,000 to do so. There is no doubt that Microsoft is doing a lot of promotion to Windows with its extensive marketing campaign. Consider that this special promotion will end on June 30, which will be active ie just over 3 months.

To get hold of a bit of money from Microsoft we must consider only three things:

She will pay for the first 10,000 apps worthwhile.
-Applications must be of quality and function should be really useful.
-Not copy other apps must be completely new.

This kind of campaign was actually launched in early March, but Microsoft was not too mention until recently. Remember also that MS is not alone in using this strategy, as BlackBerry also been used.

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LG still has no interest in Windows Phone 8

Since Nokia has shown the world the potential of Windows Phone 8 platform across its line of mobile Lumia, many other manufacturers have started to create new smartphones that run the latest Microsoft mobile OS. Companies like Samsung and HTC already have their own devices using WP8, and many others are already getting in on the party. Still, LG has decided to stay out for now.

According to a company representative, they are interested in giving customers what they ask for, and the fact is that LG products consumers do not seem to be asking for any phone that runs Windows Phone for now. LG is waiting for the market to grow significantly Windows Phone 8 to start manufacturing new devices using the said mobile platform.

LG has been creating Android smartphones lately and is one of the companies that manufacture a mobile OS to run with Firefox. Frankly, it is very rare that choose an operating system that has not yet been released instead of one that already has spent several months on the market.

What do you think about the situation? Is it right that LG wait the right time or ascend into WP8 train too late?

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New Nokia tablet on the way

The success of Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 is still something many debated, but still decided to scrap the platform Nokia Symbian and definitely start using Microsoft's mobile operating system from now on. Currently, the line of Nokia Lumia smartphones is pretty good at the hardware level, but is a bit limited in the number of applications available, although the amount is increasing daily. If you expect something different from Nokia, then read on as the company plans to plunge into the market for tablets.

Nothing is totally official yet, but according to some comments from CEO, Stephen Elop, is looking to increase its product offering and they would launching a new tablet. It seems that the launch of a tablet is a possibility that the company is considering a lot and should not be surprised that in a few months is officially announced.

It also appears that it would be two tablets: July 1 inches to compete with the Nexus 7 and the iPad Mini and one of 10 inches to give war to iPad 4 and Kindle Fire, among others. The operating system is more than clear: Windows Phone 8 for small and probably Windows RT or Windows 8 for the largest.

Launch a tablet that can compete with the giants of the market seems very difficult, but not impossible.

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Nokia is creating a smartphone with a camera monstrous WP

 

Nokia may finally give everyone a good reason to buy a smartphone that runs with Windows Phone 8. The Nokia 808 PureView caught everyone's attention by its display or not your processor, but for his great camera of 41 megapixels.

Instead of a single pixel, the sensor takes PureView 7 pixels and then one pixel becomes pure. The end result is an image that we can make even a 3x zoom without loss of quality. The great PureView camera also takes great photos in low light environment.

Unfortunately, PureView was stranded because it uses an operating system that is already dead and it is priced at about $ 700. The sale of mobile mode neither helped.

But hope is the last thing to go. It seems that Nokia is working on a smartphone that bear Lumia Windows Phone 8 and will have a camera like the 808 PureView. For now the phone will only know an aluminum body and square corner.

We look for details.

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Huawei Ascend W1, the first smartphone WP Company

 

The Consumer Electronics Show, better known as CES, is the perfect event to present all kinds of electronic devices, including phones obviously mobile . Huawei has chosen not only by presenting the most phablet the world , but also has also unveiled its first phone with Windows Phone 8, the Huawei Ascend W1. While this phone was leaked a couple of months ago, only now has been officially launched.
This new smartphone is a device about 10.1 mm thick that incorporates a 4-inch screen with resolution of 480 × 800 pixels.
Inside, the Huawei Ascend W1 takes Snapdrago S4 MSM8230 processor dual-core running at 1.2GHz, which is also accompanied by an Adreno 305 GPU.
If all that's not enough, the smartphone also has a 1950mAh battery, which is more than fine for the screen type and specifications it has.

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Dell stops opt for Android and Windows 8

The Dell World conference this year took place several days ago in the city of Austin. During that period, Dell unveiled its plans for the market of smartphones, tablets and devices mobile in general.

Neither mobile nor Dell tablets are out of the ordinary, we must admit, and the company has not had many sales in the sector. Still, the company plans to make a platform change and move to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.

This was announced at this conference, where Dell said it will create tablets and phones with Android operating system and instead, as stated above, use operating systems Microsoft .

Jeff Clarke, Dell vice-president, says his company failed to find the right business model for Android. However, the hardware was fairly criticized Dell mobile level, so we have to see that this time the company develops. Will overtake Nokia, probably the biggest competitor WP level?

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Nokia Lumia 620, one of the cheaper market smartphones

No doubt that we love to see high-end smartphones such as the iPhone, the Galaxy and the like, but we must not forget that there is also a market for this and is below that of mobile low-end that are typically designed to sectors with lower economic level. One of the best low-end smartphones we've seen is the Nokia Lumia 620, which incidentally only costs $ 250 without a contract.
This terminal, which runs the new Windows Phone 8, is a compact phone that features a polycarbonate shell and comes in several different colors, all very bright. At 8GB of memory with the device we can add some extra using a microSD card.
As might be expected, the Lumia 620 does not have a hardware revolutionary. Its processor is a 1GHz dual-core, has a 3.8 inch screen with resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and its main camera is 5 megapixels.
The Nokia Lumia 620 is coming to Asia in January and then the Middle East will expand to reach European markets.

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Microsoft and Amazon could be preparing their new smartphones

We know the tablet Microsoft, the Surface, and reportedly the company may be developing yet another tablet called Xbox Surface, but other news of which we have not discussed is that the giant software may be preparing further hardware , and this time in the form of a smartphone that will run, obviously, Windows Phone 8, which is a good idea as the market for mobile offers good possibilities and WP devices are becoming increasingly popular.
Recently, the WSJ said that Microsoft was working with Foxconn to develop a new smartphone between 4 and 5 inches, but it seems that is not the only company that does it, because Amazon is also working with the aforementioned Asian manufacturer producing its own modern smartphone technology .
So far nothing is known about specifications, and in fact, we can not actually confirm that these devices are being developed, but we hope to soon have some extra filtration, or in the best case, an official confirmation.

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Nokia Lumia 822 will be launched with WP 8

t is expected that by next month and will be on sale the new Nokia Lumia 822, another smartphone that will run on Windows Phone 8 and that turns out to be a variant of the Lumia 820.
This is a 4G LTE mobile connectivity that has a 4.3-inch screen with resolution of 800 × 480 pixels. Its processor is a dual-core Snapdragon S4 at 1.5GHz. It has an 8 megapixel camera that uses Carl Zeiss lens and a 1.2-megapixel front camera for video calls and more.
There is no exact release date for the Nokia Lumia 822, but is expected to be coming to North America in mid-November and a relatively low price. It has also said it could be a Verizon exclusive model.

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Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 is here. Microsoft has given enough details about the new features, applications and devices that will run with the new mobile operating system company.
Among some of the major developments we can find the function Rooms, creating chat groups, to share photos and other, and we can add a user of iOS. Also Kid's Corner, which is a mode that allows children to access only the applications, as needed. Another thing you will notice is that the app Skype has been redesigned and integrated into the OS and also changed the lock screen, which we can now see notifications from various applications.
Most phones that use Windows Phone 8 will be released in November, and some are the Nokia Lumia 920, the 820 and the HTC 8X, among others. In December, Samsung will launch a mobile known as Odyssey ATIV also use this platform.

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Huawei Ascend W1, WP8 new midrange smartphone

In the picture above we can see the first shot of the new Huawei Ascend official W1, a new smartphone with Windows Phone 8 OS leaked to the net a few days ago. No one knows much about the device, but it is believed to be launched on New Year and will cost approximately $ 350 (265 €).

What little we know about the Huawei Ascend W1 is having a 4-inch screen with resolution of 480 × 800 pixels, incorporates a dual-core processor at 1.2GHz, has 512MB of RAM and4GB internal memory.

We hope to have more information once the phone is officially launched.

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Samsung plans at least two smartphones with Windows Phone 8

 

The Samsung has unveiled two powers smartphones that will run Windows Phone 8 in documents sent to a U.S. court, according to The Verge .

Two phones called "Odyssey" and "Marco" appeared in the documents that the South Korean manufacturer sent as part of the trial of patent infringement that the company is involved with Apple.

The devices will use the alleged MSM8960 processor, Qualcomm, which are dual-core chips with 1.5 GHz clock. The difference between them is the size of the screen - the Odyssey and Marco is 4.65 inches 4 inches.

They were being used in tests with Windows Phone 8, Microsoft's new mobile platform due to launch later this year. In the documents, the devices are expected in the last quarter, the same window speculated to WP8.

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