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The Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 have started to get the latest Windows Phone update (aka Tango), and among the changes, users will now be able to use their handsets as a WIFI Hotspot for a tablet or laptop. Additionally, following this upgrade, users will be able to download new apps from the Windows Phone Marketplace. Among those, the Camera Extra seems to be the most promising one and adds great camera features, like: (more…)

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If you’re an owner of a Nokia Lumia 800 or 710, you’ll be happy to know that the long promised Tango update is now rolling out for your handsets. Nokia has taken to its Conversations blog to detail the various changes and features you’ll be seeing, which includes Tethering, flip-to-silence, and some fairly extensive camera modifications. The company is also keen to promote Play To, its DLNA sharing app which was recently released.

WiFi Tethering is as you would expect, enabling you to share your phone’s internet connection with up to five devices, while flip-to-silence will mute any incoming calls or alerts once you reposition the phone. The Camera Extras app includes Group Shot, which takes five photos and determines the best faces from the selection, while Action Shot serves as a burst mode, allowing you to choose the best photo from the handful that are taken. Self-Timer and Panorama mode are self-explanatory.

As mentioned above, Play To will allow you to stream video and music to other DLNA compatible devices, and there’s also a Contact Share feature that will let you send business cards using SMS. Nokia says that the Tango update will start rolling out to the handsets now through the end of July, and once you’ve upgraded you’ll have access to the new apps. If you want to check for the update you’ll need to plug your phone into a computer and fire up Zune, so hop to it.

[via ZDNet]

Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 receiving Tango update is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Happy Tuesday, everyone. This is Google I/O week so be sure to check back tomorrow and beyond for all the huge Google news that’s sure to break. But for now, here’s what made headlines today – Bioware Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut is released, Windows Phone 7.5 getting official Web presence, and Farmville 2 unleashed by Zynga.

Featured: So as previously mentioned, Google’s big annual I/O event is this week, and our Chris Burns calls out the company for something it still hasn’t managed to get right – I/O 2012 is Google TV’s last chance for a reboot. And moving right along to our other featured article today, on a completely unrelated note – The Amazing Spider-Man movie: our first look. Again, be sure to check back tomorrow for all the breaking Google and Android announcements and hands-on reports.

iPhone, Podcasts, & Mars: So what else made news on this fine Tuesday? Let’s check this out. Here’s some news that is nice to hear but shouldn’t surprise anyone – iPhone 4S remains Verizon’s top-selling handset. And speaking of Apple stuff, we also have this – Apple Podcasts app cuts out the iTunes middleman. And finally something that everyone in the world should think is awesome – Mars One project wants to put a reality show on Mars. No, seriously.

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: June 26, 2012 is written by Mark Raby & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Microsoft revealed Windows Phone 7.8 last week. The system update got a bit of stage time details were still a bit lite. The Windows Phone team posted the video above and it should clear up some confusion around the new Start Screen.

Windows 8 brings a host of new features, but most are hidden from the user, involving the platform’s kernel. For better or worse, the biggest visible change involves the Start Screen that will feature re-sizable tiles. But current Windows Phone will not be able to jump on the Windows Phone 8 bandwagon due to hardware requirements. And so, to likely prevent an angry mob of users, Microsoft is bringing the new Start Screen to current phones through the Windows Phone 7.8 update.

Reactions to news that Windows Phone 7 devices would never turn into Windows Phone 8 handsets were decidedly mixed, but the company is now making sure people know just what’s in the coming “pattern of upgrades.” Company evangelist Ben “The PC Guy” Rudolph shot this video of Windows Phone 7.8 running on a Lumia 900, showing off its updated Start screen with resizable tiles. We weren’t able to get hands-on time or take video when we saw one of the phones in person last week, but now you can see how smoothly it works for yourself. There’s more than just a video, as Ben’s blog post points out a new Windows Phone 7.5 site set up to keep owners updated on all the new features and apps they are getting (like Audible, Words With Friends and Draw Something), as opposed to focusing on the ones they’re not.

Microsoft accentuates the positive, gives Windows Phone 7.8’s new start screen a closer look (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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