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Actually Microsoft May Not Be Updating Windows Phone 7 To Windows Phone 8
Looks like we spoke too soon about the Windows Phone 7 handsets being upgraded to Windows Phone 8. Even though Microsoft evangelist Nuno Silva said that the upgrades are happening, the Windows Phone team actually does not know if they will. Sources with ZDNet and The Verge said that the older handsets will stay at pre-Apollo versions. Microsoft is currently being silent on the issue. If there’s anything that we have learned from Apple, silence can be golden sometimes when it comes to announcing mobile software updates up until its official.
Windows Phone 7 Handsets To Be Updated To Windows Phone 8
If you have a Windows Phone 7 handset and you want to get your hands on to Windows Phone 8, you are in luck. Microsoft Evangelist Nuno Silva confirmed that current Windows Phone 7 smartphones will receive the Windows Phone 8 upgrade. Below is the Q&A between Silva and Portuguese mobile form Zwame:
Q: In terms of devices, who today have one is it expectable that…
A: What Microsoft said/stated and what I’m allowed to tell you is that all actual devices will get upgrade to the next major version of Windows Phone (we´re talking about Apollo)
Q: When you say actual devices. Are all that came out to market?
A: Are all that came out. Since the first generation that were bought. The LGs and SAMSUNGs.. OMNIA 7 which were the first devices with Windows Phone reaching the market.
Nokia Redesigns Windows Phone User Interface
Pocketnow.com has gotten their hands on photos of a user interface that Nokia customized using the Windows Phone operating system. Nokia was given special rights to change around the Windows Phone UI after partnering with Microsoft directly. These designs may not be final because the senior graphic designer that put together these prototypes was transferred from Nokia to Accenture in September 2011. [pocketnow]
Nokia Using ST-Ericsson Chips For Windows Phone 8 Smartphones
When Nokia releases smartphones powered by the Windows Phone 8 operating system, they will use silicon from ST-Ericsson according to STMicroelectronics CEO Carlo Bozotti. Windows Phone devices currently use chips from Qualcomm. ST-Ericsson is a joint venture between STMicroelectronics and Ericsson.
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