Yesterday we ran a rather odd looking Windows Phone 8 rumor ( read ). Most of you guys agreed that it was most likely a fan made concept and not the real deal but now a Nokia Lumia 900 advertisement on pcadvisor.co.uk ( see source link below, it might still be up ) shows some interesting Live tiles.
Some new images have cropped up claiming to be design work for a future version of Windows Phone. The folks from Insideris is claiming this will be pre Windows Phone 8. It certainly does not look like Tango. The design itself looks a bit comical with Comic Sans used for the font. A wise designer and a few guys on twitter once told me “Comic Sans” are for n00bs when I had that in the Logo. ( you all know who you are )
PhoneArena has posted a rather dodgy looking photoshopped image calling it Windows Phone 8 developer build on a cyan Nokia Lumia 900 which seems to be missing the hardware buttons for some reason. We have generally stayed away from the will Windows Phone 8 upgrade come to current gen devices rumors ( except for the little incident with Cris ;) ). When I look at that image all I see a photoshopped image and a rather poor one at that.
Samsung Galaxy S3 is an android powerd handset that is said to run the new 1.4 GHz Exynos 4 Quad chipset, 4.7-inch HD display and a 12 MP camera , there are rumors goiung around which suggests that Samsung might be using this design to power the Samsung Focus S2 which will be a Windows Phone 8 device. According to WP-Life the device will sport the following specs
Faster dual/quad core processor (depending on region)
4.7-inch HD display
12-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera
According to Insideris.com they have received a list of features of Windows Phone 8 from the Chinese Windows Phone forum wpxap.com. [click to continue…]
It looks like the uber successful game Temple Run , an endless-runner survival game might be heading to Windows Phone . While there is no time frame on the titles release the developers did make a promising statement about other platforms in a recent interview with pocketgamer
We’re also working on bringing Temple Run to every possible device. I think we’ve gotten emails from owners of every possible device wanting Temple Run. Android is first, then we’ll start tackling everything else.
SAHITYA KUMAR: Is dis app available in indian market place..? [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
PADDY: Thank NOOK for something this cool and slip looking. I was losing hope for Windows developers :S [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
schlubadub: Yawn, they should think about extending Nook to other countries first. I can’t get any of this in Australia (even via web). [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Nick: Nice work, cool ideas. Now, let’s hope MS has something to say in the joint-venture since B&N is not paying any attention to designers. In some ways, MS Reader was ten times better...
fatfingur: I’m not saying this mockup is legit or real. My only point is that using comic sans does not make you unprofessional. Balsamiq is a professional wireframing tool used by pros....
simphf: One paragraph reads ‘NOOK for Android’. Ha [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Hog: Almost forgot, are you going to enter the Nokia X Challenge for over 2 million in prize money? The info.is at Nokia Conversations and with your IT background. Lots of ideas swirl around in my...
Hog: Very nice. I’m not familiar with the Nook at all for content but I really like your design. I hope the Barnes app is made available for all windows phones also. [Posted from the...