Two new Samsung smartphones running WP8 leak

The Samsung Odyessey & Marco are the leaked WP devices we're talking about. They both pack good specs.

Samsung Odyessey: The Odyessey has a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 2MP front camera & an 8MP rear camera & NFC.

Samsung Marco: The Marco also has a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 4-inch WVGA display, 2MP front camera & 5MP rear camera & LTE.

Both are listed to come out in Q4.

Source: Phonearena & from image.

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Microsoft will announce the next-gen WP, June 20th

As Microsoft announced Windows 8 for desktop and tablets it's for the mobile version of it and here it is. Microsoft will announce the next-gen WP on June 20th in San Francisco, the Windows Phone 8.0 Apollo should be the name for the next WP. Two things are confirmed that next version of WP will have multi-core CPU support and will support apps from previous generations of WP. So let's wait until June 20 and see what it has to offer.

Source: GSMArena.

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Samsung Omnia M announced

Samsung today announced the Omnia M. The Omnia M has a 1GHz single-core processor running WP 7.5 Refresh, 384MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 4-inch Super AMOLED WVGA display, VGA front cmaera and 5MP rear shooter that is capable to record 720p videos, WiFi, 3G. HSPDA, GPS and Bluetooth. This smartphone will roll out in Europe first.



Source: GSMArena.
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LG rumoured to retire Windows Phone

Windows Phone (2009-) is becoming quite a prominent Mobile OS and can prove as quite a competitor for rivals Android (2008-)  and iOS (2009-).  Android and iOS have been competing head to head in recent months and once Windows Phone gains a larger market share, it will soon be one of them.  LG was one of the first companies to adopt Windows Phone along with HTC and Samsung.  However in recent times, LG has been out-competed in both the Android and the Windows Phone departments by other manufacturers.

In late 2010, Microsoft secured another partnership with Nokia which now use Windows Phone instead of Symbian for their smartphones as described in detail here.  Many other companies such as LG itself, HTC and Samsung produce both Android-powered and Windows Phone-powered smartphones simultaneously.

The main disadvantage of Microsoft's Mobile OS is the limited support; only a few thousand apps (82,000+ apps) from Windows Phone Marketplace run on Windows Phone devices, unlike the flooding Apple App Store (725,000+ apps) and Google Play/Android Market (450,000+ apps).  For example the Skype app on Windows Phone came long after it was released for iOS and Android; this is ironic since both Skype and Windows Phone are owned by Microsoft.

LG smartphones aren't very popular among customers and the disadvantage of Windows Phone mentioned above is a major drawback.  Of course this is just rumoured and LG might not drop Windows Phone after all.

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Source: GSMArena.

Nokia Lumia 900

Thanks to Nokia and Microsoft's partnership, we seem to be getting lots of new Windows Phone devices.  The most recent release was the Nokia Lumia 900, which was just released a few days ago.  The Lumia 900 is the most high-end phone in the Lumia series.  The Lumia 900 runs the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango mobile operating system powered by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor.  The phone comes with a 4.3" ClearBlack AMOLED screen and an 8-megapixel camera with a 1-megapixel front-facing camera for video calling.  A feature that stands out from the rest of the smartphones is that the display is much more visible in direct sunlight than any other smartphone around.

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Back when Apple released the iPhone 4 in 2010 with the stunning Retina Display, Apple boasted that because of the high pixel density, the screen would still be legible in direct sunlight; and it is.  However, the Nokia Lumia 900 has an even higher percentage of screen visibility even with low brightness (many users opt to keep the brightness low to conserve battery life).

As with all other Nokia Lumia devices, it will be available in several colours including cyan, black and white within a few weeks.

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Samsung WP 8 devices confirmed

Samsung confirmed that in the second half of this year Windows Phone 8 Apollo devices will hit the market but Windows Phone 8 devices will be available not earlier than October.

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