Samsung prepares two Windows Phone 8, the Odyssey and Marco

Samsung prepares two Windows Phone 8, the Odyssey and Marco

A document shows the specifications of two upcoming smartphones from Samsung Windows Phone 8 ...


In the legal battle between Apple and Samsung at the moment, a document attached to the record shows two new models of smartphones not yet sold by the Korean giant, called Odyssey and Marco.


They both run on Windows Phone 8, unlike the famous Galaxy brand embarking Android. Both phones are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor S4 Plus - reference "MSM8960" to be precise - and dual-core running at 1.5 GHz. The graphic part is managed by the Adreno 225. All engraved in 28 nm as the rest of the range of more depth. The Odyssey and Marco would also be compatible with the LTE and components common to have the webcam in front of 2 million pixels for HD video telephony.


In detail, the Odyssey would have a Super AMOLED screen HD (1280 x 720) with a diagonal of 4.65 ", a camera at the rear of 8 million pixels and an NFC chip newly supported by the next operating system from Microsoft.


The Marco embark on a screen 4 him "a resolution of 800 x 480 Super AMOLED with a slab and a camera of 5 megapixels. It outlines a launch date for this season, confirming that Windows Phone 8 in the same slot.

Facebook's smartphone for 2013

Facebook's smartphone for 2013


Rumors about the smartphone model that is likely to provide the social network Facebook is topical again. According to recent rumors dated, it seems that the smartphone's design in question was granted to Taiwanese manufacturer HTC. As for the mobile operating system, it appears that the terminal makes use of the Google system.


The latest rumors that the smartphone would soon propose the social network Facebook are from Bloomberg, who says he is in contact with a top executive of the company concerned. According to this agency, Facebook has entrusted the design of its first model of the Taiwanese manufacturer HTC smartphone. 


This information is not a first, since the site All Things Digital had already revealed last winter. Furthermore, this information holds up, especially if one considers the fact that Facebook and HTC have worked closely, especially with smartphones Salsa and Chacha. Information, these two terminals incorporate a dedicated Facebook button to quickly share messages and photos on the social network of Mark Zuckerberg.


As part of the development of its smartphone, Facebook has hired former Apple executives, including Greg Novick, in recent months. Note that Greg Novick worked on the touch interface of the iPhone.

Outlook.com: migrating from Hotmail complicated for Windows Phone

Outlook.com: migrating from Hotmail complicated for Windows Phone

Application - If your smartphone WP7 is configured with a Hotmail address, it is strongly advised not to modify outlook.com. At the risk of having to reset the terminal.

Microsoft took an important turn with its new webmail Outlook.com, supposed to eventually replace Hotmail. Redmond is thus clearly the hegemony of Google with GMail and intends to pass before him.

The publisher may first rely on the huge installed base of Hotmail Outlook.com to take off. It is also very simple to switch to another account or to a Hotmail address adresse@outlook.com without losing any data.

Still, this simplicity is less obvious from a Windows Phone. If it is configured with a Hotmail address (usually as an identifier), it is not advisable to switch to an Outlook address. It appears that switching causes major malfunctions in the smartphone.

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As stated in the blog MonWindowsPhone.com, users have done this have found "unable to receive new email, to download an application on the marketplace or to connect to Skydrive".

Microsoft has also issued a warning on this point: "Maybe you should not change this email address if you used to configure Windows Phone. On your phone, the features using this address will not be operational including Marketplace, Xbox Live, SkyDrive, and other e-mail ".

So embarrassing for a product that claims to be universal and simple. Especially since it is not possible to go back! The only way to unblock the situation is completely reset the smartphone and thus lose all its data ..

"To be able to use them again on your phone, you must restore the default settings, which erases the entire contents of staff," says Microsoft.