Windows Phone Summary of the Week: December 12-18, 2022

Welcome to another Windows Phone weekly recap! Kicking u.s. off is Dave Blake from the WPCentral forum with some updates. Two new forums accept been added, Custom Themes and Beta Testing will both open up up new discussions to be held betwixt developers and consumers. We've got episode 133 of the WPCentral podcast up and ready for your viewing.

We're too running a contest for wallpaper designs to be made for Windows Phones. The winning reader will receive a brand new Samsung Focus S, be sure to get your entry in now as the closing date is December 22nd. Head on past the suspension for the full summary.

Starting off our highlights is our question equally to whether or non Carrier IQ is beingness used by the FBI, interesting stuff. The president of Windows Telephone sectionalization, Andy Lees, is being replaced by Terry Myerson in response of the slow adoption of the platform. PCWorld beloved their lists, and their "xx Most Anticipated Tech Products of 2022" list includes Windows Telephone. AT&T are in the festive mood already by giving out a featured gift to random winners, 1 per day until December 20th.

Microsoft is nevertheless on the offensive when it comes to attracting unhappy users on other platforms with Ben Rudolph giving 5 gratuitous Windows Phones to the all-time (or worst in this case) Android experience story. Not all is red rose in the garden of Windows Telephone equally an SMS/Live Tile bug has been spotted, which disables the Messaging hub (or alive tile), although is extremely unlikely to actually touch any user. With years of Windows experience under the belt, the software giant is always aware of the problem and is actively working on a solution to protect consumers.

According to Niels Munksgaard, manager of Portfolio, Production Marketing & Sales at Nokia Entertainment Global, in an interview with Pocket-lint Nokia is pulling out punches past stating that youths are fed up with the iPhone and are unhappy with Android. Speaking of Nokia, Justin Angel is giving abroad 5 Lumia 800s to homebrew developers who require handsets. AJ Troxell is acting as Windows Telephone Santa by offering 12 days of freebies. We accept a look at his gratis wallpaper pack for your handset(s).

Our dear friend James Dudley is back again with Final Mission, another illegal submission. We terminal covered his illegal ROMs existence nowadays on the Marketplace dorsum in September. Approximate he ignored Microsoft'south warning? Nokia is all prepare to put their programme into effect, performance "rolling thunder" is what they're calling their upcoming U.S. marketing blitz. CloudMusic, a SkyDrive music app, is in need of some beta testers to help the developer squash bugs and ensure the user experience is perfect prior to release.

Final.fm has been playing host to some heavy on-site Windows Telephone advertising, a positive boost for consumers to see. Mendzapp, the programmer backside YuleTile, the Christmas calendar app, has released a Windows Telephone Christmas bill of fare design for the public to print out and send to contacts in the festive flavour. An investment firm has called poor RIM to prefer an existing eco-system, namely Windows Phone. While we don't meet this happening, it'due south an interesting thought.

Windows Phone Device Manager version ane.8 public beta is at present available, which volition permit owners of unlocked devices to explore the OS and phone in more item. Folders for Windows Telephone Mango has been updated bringing more support and fixes. Lockergnome takes on Microsoft's Metro UI and goes into how the software behemothic is releasing good apps for iOS and the UI works exceedingly well on touch.

We're counting downwardly the days until the Xbox Live Countdown to 2022 sale starts, which will include three Windows Phone titles. We have a expect at the rumours spreading about Kinectimals using the Unity game engine, afterwards the company said they were "skipping" Windows Phone 7 and coming onto the field in Os version viii. Microsoft's Dream.Build.Play challenge is prepare to include a Windows Phone category for 2022, and nosotros'll see developers around the world taking stance to win beginning place.

Breeze joins Battlewagon and Doodle God as the tertiary Xbox Live game to be released this week, dandy news for mobile gamers. To keep up the excitement, Tentacles is this calendar week's Xbox Alive Deal of the Calendar week. Sega has published a video of a Sonic CD Evolution Diary, which shows some interesting art work from the titles that'southward hitting the Xbox and Windows Phone. Microsoft has expanded its iOS catalogue of apps by releasing Kinectimals to the platform, met by much criticism from our readers.

Windows Phone Hacker has released a themes customiser tool for the homebrew customs to change the manner their tiles look across the bachelor accents. Nextgen+ ROM for the HD7 has striking version ii, advances even further and now offers "low-cal" and "full" options. The Audible.com app, which nosotros've been anticipating for the past twelvemonth, is set to be released in March 2012 according to an anonymous tipster.

Newegg, the U.S. haven for geeks (we have ebuyer in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland), has finally got an app for Windows Phone, and it own't-half-bad. StreamBox7, which allows users to stream music from their DropBox business relationship, has arrived and is pretty like shooting fish in a barrel to use supporting groundwork streaming. Microsoft has released a HealthVault app (U.S. but) that will allow users to proceed track of health information, access medical records, and much more.

If the above releases weren't enough, a SkyDrive client has also made its mode onto the Marketplace. Should y'all enjoy using your Windows Phone as a media player while exercising, you'll be pleased to know that Nokia is bringing Sports Tracker to all OEM handsets, which will allow users to keep track of concrete fitness. Wunderlist is headed for he platform -- and information technology looks sweetness! Stitcher, a popular web-based radio provider, is set to release an app on the Market place in 2022. Endmost off the software section of this week's recap is Telstra rolling out the Net Sharing update to customers. Samsung has updated the "Extra Settings" app to version 1.6, but once more we have no change log.

We accept a look at the first generation Samsung Focus potentially receiving the 7740 Os update. The HTC Radar 4G has been receiving good reviews since it was announced months ago, and it's the second highest rated phone at T-Mobile and is tapped "Best of 2022" past IGN. Its bigger brother, the HTC Titan, has also been making headlines by being height rated at AT&T with the Samsung Focus Due south closely following in fourth position.

T-Mobile hosted a 4G Super Sale over the class of the weekend, which saw a number of Windows Phones being given away (among Android handsets etc.) later mail-in rebates. SFR has released their white label ZTE handset titled "Windows Phone Net vii" -- nice! According to a study over at CNet, Verizon and AT&T are playing with a LTE Nokia Lumia 800. We take a look at the possibility of the Lumia 800 sporting DLNA in the almost future, just similar some OEMs have enabled it on handsets via an app on the Market place.

We'll never abound tired of how Nokia can market their products, and this is some other wow-factor. The manufacturer had set blocks of ice in German cities that contained a dummy Lumia 800. The public passed by, some stood to stare, while others attempted to smash the ice to reach the phone. In the video, it appears should you have been ane of the lucky ones who poured effort into freeing the device, yous received a brand new 800.

Nokia isn't only fooling effectually in Federal republic of germany, the Finnish handset maker has launched the Lumia 710 and 800 in India, and have planned a massive marketing campaign. The 710 is also making its fashion to Brazil and Italy. Allow'due south not forget T-Mobile looking to stock the 710 in January (unveiled at the New York event) with an appear price tag of $49.99. If you like the Lumia 800 and Batman, you'll love the Night Knight edition of the Nokia handset. Wrapping up our hardware coverage is Mugen Power offering a 1950mAh battery for the HTC Titan, should y'all be a ability firm and drain the stock battery easily.

Nokia continues to produce some amazing visual work with episode 4 of the "Lilliputian amazing Show". This episode is in London again, only is specifically at night. MonWindowsPhone has compiled a pack of 180 wallpapers for owners to use on their Windows Phones, yous'll never run out of new images. The Samsung Focus Flash takes a trip to the shops in a new U.S. commercial. Jon Rettinger, from TechnoBuffalo, has switched from the iPhone to a HTC Titan as his primary handset. Adept news with the amount of exposure the device will receive.

Non much developer news this week apart from Core77 announcing the winners of their "Fast Runway to the Mobile App" competition and a new, slick Windows Phone emulator theme has been released by Jeff Wilcox.

Highlights

• Carrier IQ beingness used by the FBI?
• President of Windows Telephone sectionalization Andy Lees is existence replaced
• PCWorld includes Windows Phone in '20 Most Anticipated Tech Products of 2022'
• AT&T's Flavour of Gifting
• Ben Rudolph offering 5 unhappy Android users a gratuitous Windows Phone
• Windows Telephone SMS bug disabling Messaging Hub
• Microsoft working on a SMS Bug fix
• Nokia director claims youths are tired of the iPhone, not happy with Android
• Justin Angel giving away v Nokia Lumia 800s to homebrew developers
• Samsung Focus Wink takes over YouTube
• Tweet MS to win $25 in apps
• 12 days of freebies from AJ Troxell: wallpaper pack for today
• Scam alert: Dudley is back with Last Mission
• Nokia hit the U.South. with operation 'Rolling Thunder'
• CloudMusic is looking for Beta Testers
• Final.fm takes on the Samsung Omnia W
• YuleTile celebrates the festive season with free Windows Telephone Christmas carte
• Investment business firm calls for RIM to prefer Windows Telephone Os
• Windows Phone Device Manager Version v1.viii public beta now available [Homebrew]
• Folders for Windows Phone Mango updated [Homebrew]
• Lockergnome takes on Microsoft'southward Metro UI

Gaming

• Xbox Live Countdown to 2022 Sale to include 3 Windows Phone games, starts next week
• Kinectimals using Unity engine? Not likely.
• Dream.Build.Play Challenge 2022 to include Windows Phone games, awesomeness
• Surprisingly, Breeze makes for three Xbox Live games this week
• Xbox Live Deal of the Week: Hide your eyeballs, Tentacles is now on sale
• Xbox Live: Sonic CD Developer Diary reveals amazing behind-the-scenes artwork
• Trine's Hangman goes Mango
• Windows Phone exclusive Kinectimals at present available for iOS
• Free Xbox Live championship Cakewalk has blown to the Market place
• Xbox Live: Battlewagon & Doodle God make information technology to the Marketplace, breaking & making things all the while

Software

• Themes customizer tool for Windows Phone released [Homebrew]
• Nextgen+ ROM hits version two.0 for the HD7
• Audible.com app coming in March for Windows Phone?
• All flights-Skyscanner launches in the Windows Phone Marketplace
• Official Newegg app is ready to do concern in the Marketplace
• StreamBox7 for streaming music from your Dropbox
• Microsoft releases HealthVault app for Windows Phone
• Submarine Patrol surfaces at the Market
• eBuddy XMS for Windows Phone beta now live
• Microsoft SkyDrive App rolling out to the Marketplace
• Sports Tracker coming to Lumias tomorrow [Updated with link]
• Wunderlist heading for Windows Phone
• Stitcher reportedly coming for Windows Telephone Q1 2022
• Navigon Update adds MyMaps into the mix
• Perfect Scan updated, adds SkyDrive support
• Telstra rolling out update featuring Internet sharing

Hardware

• AT&T Samsung Focus receiving Os 7740 update?
• HTC Radar 4G second highest rated telephone at T-Mobile
• HTC Titan height rated at AT&T with the Samsung Focus S number four
• HTC Radar 4G tapped All-time of 2022
• T-Mobile 4G Super Sale: December 17-18th
• Samsung updates 'Extra Settings' to v1.6 for Focus S and Flash
• White characterization ZTE Windows Phone now available on SFR
• CNet claims Verizon, AT&T toying with LTE enabled Lumia 800
• Nokia Lumia 800 getting DLNA support?
• Nokia Deutschland wraps the Lumia 800 in ice
• Lumia 800 available for pre-order at Hutchinson 3G Republic of austria
• Nokia launches Lumia 710 and 800 and plans marketing push in India
• Samsung Focus S joins HTC Titan being backordered on Amazon Wireless
• Nokia Lumia 710 coming to Brazil, passes Anatel
• Lumia 710 heading to Italia early next year
• T-Mobile Lumia 710 coming January eleven for $49.99
• T-Mobile-Nokia Lumia 710 launch consequence in NYC
• Omnia W available for pre-society in India
• Nokia Lumia 800 - the Dark Knight edition spreads its wings
• Mugen Power selling 1950mAh extended bombardment for HTC Titan

Fun

• Nokia takes over Primal Station, Milan
• Nokia puts out Episode 4 of the 'Little Amazing Prove' series: Night
• Then, um...Hither's 180 wallpapers for your phone
• Samsung Focus Wink goes shopping in new ad
• Jon Rettinger from TechnoBuffalo switches from iPhone to Windows Phone
• Another Windows Phone wallpaper site pops up

Developers

• Core77 announces "Fast Track to the Mobile App" contest winners
• Jeff Wilcox releases new slick Windows Phone emulator theme

Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-summary-week-december-12-18-2011

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