Windows Phone ‘tango’ Will Support 120 Languages

An interesting revelation pops up from India during Windows Phone developers event when Microsoft representative announced that the forthcoming iteration of Windows Phone dubbed as “Tango” will support 120 languages. The rep on stage stated that “Mango has support for 35 languages and Tango will have for 120 languages”.

If reports are to believe Microsoft is thinking to slip Windows Phone Tango to developing countries which were ignored by the company in the past.

The point to be noted here is that iOS platform supports 34 languages and Android 55 languages. While Microsoft’s OS windows Phone 7 Supports 125 languages, which clearly indicates the efforts of company to keep it floating in deep sea of competetion.

Microsoft speakers, as said by Ragubathy (who was a part of this camp) confirmed that developers will be enable to build apps for the “next release” of Windows Phone using C++ native coding, but he declined to name it. So readers keep on guessing whether the “next release” refers to Tango, Apollo, or the next developer release of Visual Studio.

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Windows Phone Tango - The Next Mango - misses many features

The new Windows Phone Tango operating system, which was unveiled by Microsoft during the Mobile World Congress few days back, will miss out on several features that have been the highlight of the Windows Phone Mango.

This was revealed by a website, Liveside.net, which claimed to have got the details published by Microsoft on the Windows Phone help website.

However, even though features have been replaced there has been no lack of functionality and the users are less likely to face any problems due to it. The Windows Phone Tango devices will face a few limitations though.

For example, Tango based mobile phones and tablets could not use certain applications as the device will have a limited amount of RAM to spare for the apps. Fast app switching that has been one of the much talked features of Windows Phone will also be missing as Tango's 256 MB RAM will not support background applications.

The Tango based devices will also not be able to automatically upload images on to Skydrive (Microsoft's could storage). Besides, there will be less support for video codec's and HD Video playback as well.

Background tasks that allow applications to work freely in a low power state in the background have also been disabled to keep the memory free, so applications will require higher load times as compared to WP Mango.

On the brighter side, the Tango update will bring along better messaging capabilities for the devices to keep its users happy and location aware icon has also been added to the interface to let the users know when any application is accessing users location so that they can be alerted makes for some new features that have been added to the device.

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T-Mobile to sell Nokia Lumia 710 (Windows Mango smartphone) for just $49.99

T-Mobile USA and Nokia said today they will sell the Lumia 710, marking Nokia's push to re-enter the U.S. market in a real way.

With the Lumia 710, priced at $49.99 and available on January 11, Nokia and T-Mobile are going after consumers who own a basic cell phone, but have been hesitant to upgrade to a more complicated smartphone. The companies believe the low price of the handset, lower-priced data, and easier-to-use Windows Phone operating system will help people ease their way into a more sophisticated mobile device.

It will mark the first Nokia Windows Phone to hit U.S. shores. For T-Mobile, the more affordable device should help it sway smartphone newbies and more budget-conscious subscribers at a time when its highest-tier customers leave for carriers offering a better selection of phones.

"This is the right product to go after the 150 million feature phone users in the country," said Chris Weber, head of Nokia's North America business, adding that figure is twice the size of the current smartphone base.



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Microsoft launches Mango powered HTC Radar Smart Phone in India - Microsoft back in Smart phone business

Microsoft has finally unveiled Windows Phone 7.5 in India about a year after the launch in US and other countries. 

 The conventional application icons have been replaced by Live Tiles on the Start screen. These Live Tiles provide information and notifications at a glance and are updated in real-time from the Web. The 'Metro' user interface is a visually appealing experience inspired by the clean, alive in motion signage in the real world.

Windows Phone enables quick access to services and to consume content in a seamless manner using integrated experiences called hubs. These hubs bring together related content into a single view.

People: This hub delivers an engaging social experience by bringing together content from your friends on different social networks - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Windows Live. You can post updates to these networks, and check what your friends are up to.

o Pictures: This hub makes it easy to share pictures and video to a social network in one step. It also brings together your photos from Windows Live, Facebook, and the ones that you've taken with the phone's camera.

o Games: This hub delivers the Xbox LIVE experience on a phone, including Xbox LIVE (and independent) games. You could set your gamer profile and avatar, and play games.

o Music + Video: This hub provides you a complete media experience. You can listen to radio or music stored on your phone and watch videos. The podcasts that you subscribe through the accompanying Zune software are also available here.

o Marketplace: With over 30,000 apps and games, this hub allows the user to easily discover and load the phone with apps and games.

o Office: The Office hub allows you to work with your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents and take notes using the OneNote app. These can be synchronised with SkyDrive, Office 365 or SharePoint sites so they are available on the phone, PC, and Web.

Announcing the launch of Windows Phone in India, Mr. Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India said, "We are incredibly excited about today's unveiling of Windows Phone. With Windows Phone, we have looked at the consumer experience  in an absolutely fresh way, and the end result is an operating system that is  stylish,  innovative,  and  one that seamlessly integrates the  most sought after user experiences such as search, gaming, email and social networks across Bing, Office, Xbox LIVE, Facebook, Twitter and more."

In his presentation, Bhaskar Pramanik also mentioned that Microsoft is working with content publishers and businesses in India for apps for India-specific content and services. He showcased Times of India and Snapdeal.com apps which would soon be available in the Windows Phone Marketplace.

The Windows Phone launch included executives from hardware partners for Windows Phone - Nokia, HTC, Samsung, Acer, and Qualcomm. Microsoft announced a range of Windows Phone devices that will be available in India soon. While HTC Radar would be available in the markets starting next week for INR 23,990, Samsung Omnia W and Acer Allegro would be available in November. Samsung had earlier this month announced the price for Omnia W as INR 19,990. Subsequently, Nokia would also launch Windows Phone devices in India, and other countries.

Speaking about analyst predictions of Windows Phone being the No.2 smartphone platform by 2015, Vikas Arora, Group Director - Operator Channel, Microsoft, said that he'll be disappointed with No.2 position. He obviously would be taking cognisance of the fact that even though it's a crowded market, it is a steeply growing market. While Microsoft is confident of the product and the reviews are great, it would be a tough challenge to penetrate iPhone's hype, BlackBerry's enterprise hold, and a market flooded with Android devices at every price point.

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Samsung launches Omnia W, India's first Windows Mango phone for Rs 19,990

Samsung Omnia W Price in India :

Samsung launched Omnia W, a Windows Mango powered phone for Rs 19,990 in India today.

Samsung Omnia W Technical Specifications:

The powerful smartphone sports a 3.7-inch WVGA Super AMOLED touch screen display. It is powered with a 1.4GHz processor and runs along with 512MB of RAM. Omnia W comes with a 5-megapixel main camera with a 720p recording capability and a front facing VGA camera.

Samsung Omnia W - W means?

In brand's latest naming strategy, W stands for Wonder, or “high quality, strategic models, perfect for those seeking a balance between style and performance.”

At just 4.07-ounce, Omnia's design is a lot similar to the original Omnia 7 model with the difference of rounded edges that Omnia W supports. The Mango running device also packs in a 14.4Mbps HSPA connectivity, 8GB of internal storage, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 and A-GPS.

Samsung Wave 3 powered by Bada2.0 :

Apart from Omnia W, Samsung also launched Bada 2.0 powered Wave 3 and Wave Y as we had reported in the morning. The Wave M however is missing in action, we hope to see this Bada powered handset coming to India soon.

Samsung Wave 3 price in India :

Samsung Wave 3 runs on Samsung's proprietary OS, Bada. Priced at Rs 19,600.

Samsung Wave 3 Technical Specification:

The smartphone sports a 4 inch Super AMOLED screen and is powered by a 1.4GHz processor. Strapped with a 5-mega pixel camera with 720p HD video recording, the smartphone packs in a long battery life at 1500mAh. The other stock features include Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, microSD card slot.

Samsung Wave Y Price in India :

Wave Y has been priced at Rs 7,830.

Samsung Wave Y Technical Specifications:

The smartphone has a 3.2-inches TFT LCD display and comes with a 2-megapixel camera with LED Flash and a 832 Mhz powerful processor.

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