Though Microsoft has moved on to bigger and better things with Windows Phone 8, the company hasn't forgotten about the phones that preceded the successful new operating system.
In fact, Wednesday, Microsoft announced plans to bring some of the highly touted features of Windows Phone 8 to its Windows Phone 7.5 devices like the Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 900.
Originally speculated to arrive as early as Nov. 28, Microsoft has released a status update on the anticipated Windows Phone 7.8 upgrade.
Microsoft will be releasing Windows Phone 7.8 for those remaining 7.5 users in early 2013, and with it comes a bevvy of features designed to keep the older OS looking brand new.
New apps and themes
One of the biggest changes coming with Windows 7.8 will be the Windows 8 Start screen, which will allow users to enjoy the resizable Live Tiles prevalent in the latest OS.
The number of themes and colors will double (to 20), and there will be new lockscreen features like the Bing Picture of the Day and a password lock to help prevent accidental swipes from occurring.
Microsoft also promised highly popular apps like Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Star Wars are on the way.
Windows Phone 7.8 will also be shipping on new devices soon, which will allow Microsoft to expand into more markets.
As of right now, Windows Phone 7.8 will be available in 95 countries, a 30 percent increase in the company's global coverage.
Though the update won't be arriving as soon as originally believed, at least now Windows Phone users have a more concrete timeframe to look forward to.
Source : techradar[dot]com
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