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While the Windows Phone GDR2 update is currently in the process of being rolled out to Windows Phone devices around the world, we’re sure there are Windows Phone owners, and would-be Windows Phone users who are anticipating the GDR3 update. Why is this? Well with the GDR3 update, support for quad-core chipsets and Full HD displays will be added, meaning as far as hardware is concerned, Windows Phone devices can finally play catch up to Android. (more…)

Additional Windows Phone GDR3 Details Revealed original content from Ubergizmo.

Yesterday we reported on a rumor that Microsoft was testing the next build of Windows Phone, Windows Phone 8.1 which has also been referred to as the GDR3 update. Well according to the folks at Nokia Power User, they claim to have received a screenshot from one of their sources which supposedly shows us the settings menu of the GDR3 update as pictured above. So what’s with the weird “Lumia Bittersweet Shimmer” name? Well that’s apparently the codename for the next Windows Phone update and is also one of the colors used to describe one of Crayola’s crayons.

Given that the previous Windows Phone 8 update was codenamed “Amber”, we guess it looks like Microsoft could be moving alphabetically in naming their future updates. In any case the screenshot really doesn’t tell us much although it does reveal some of the features we might be able to expect. Then again this is hardly the most official screenshot we’ve seen and anyone with  experience in Microsoft Paint could easily put something similar out, so do take it with a grain of salt for now. At the same time we wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft was indeed working on and testing the next Windows Phone update, but as to whether this screenshot is a part of it remains a little sketchy.

Alleged Windows Phone GDR3 “Bittersweet Shimmer” Screenshot Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

Just how do you know that your mobile platform has made it big time? For starters, many developers would want to jump aboard the bandwagon and are willing to work on apps for your mobile operating system. Apart from that, when big companies come up with apps of their own, that will work just fine, too. For instance, The Times newspaper from UK has revealed that they are currently working on an app which will be specially written for the Windows Phone 8 platform. Of course, one ought to take into consideration that The Times did have an official app for older versions of Windows Phone, but said app was subsequently removed and could not be downloaded anymore.

We are more than glad to hear this bit about The Times newspaper making a reappearance on the Windows Phone 8 platform with its own app, but unfortunately, we have come up short on an official release date or estimated time of arrival, and hope that other publications, too, might want to offer a similar kind of support for the Windows Phone 8 platform. Which particular publication that does not yet have an official app on Windows Phone 8 that you would like to see the most? Would it be a sports daily or a business pullout?

The Times Newspaper Getting Official Windows Phone 8 App original content from Ubergizmo.

We’re sure many are wondering what the next major update to Windows Phone might be. Could we be looking at Windows Phone 9, perhaps? Well maybe not, at least not according to a record spotted in a server log. This sighting was discovered by a Chinese developer who found a device running on Windows Phone OS version 8.10.12166 that has downloaded his app. Given that the latest version of Windows Phone at the moment is 8.0.10328, it is speculated that perhaps this build we are looking at is Windows Phone 8.1.

It is also expected that Windows Phone 8.1 will be the next major update to the Windows Phone operating system although exactly what sort of changes and features that will be part of this update remains to be seen, although some are speculating that a Notification Center-like feature could make its way into the update. No word on when exactly Windows Phone 8.1 will be rolled out either, but given that the Windows Phone GDR2 update has yet to be fully rolled out around the world, there is a good chance that Windows Phone 8.1 will most likely see a 2014 release, which has also been previously suggested by early rumors, possibly during MWC 2014.

Windows Phone 8.1 Reportedly In Testing original content from Ubergizmo.

Now this bit of news is definitely going to make fans of the Windows Phone platform to whoop with joy – as Delta Air Lines has gone ahead to sign a multi-year extensive agreement with AT&T when it comes to the carrier’s custom mobility services, devices and support for Delta’s new, in-flight mobile point-of-sale application. This particular agreement will see AT&T provide Delta Air Lines flight attendants with over 19,000 Nokia Lumia devices that are powered by Microsoft Dynamics mobile point-of-sale platform which run on the Windows platform, complete with a Delta-specific customer experience that has been specially developed by Avanade in order to allow it to operate over Wi-Fi and AT&T’s LTE network.

Avanade will also provide Delta with ongoing support, maintenance and application enhancements throughout the course of the next three years to come. Among the features that you can find in the in-flight service would include near real-time credit card validation, faster workflow and faster transaction times. Do you think that this is a vote of confidence in Microsoft’s mobile operating system platform by a large corporation which will spur other companies who are in two minds over the Windows Mobile platform, or is it just a one-off affair that no other companies might follow later?

Delta Air Lines Places 19,000 Order For Windows Phone-Powered Nokias From AT&T original content from Ubergizmo.