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Windows Phone 8 GDR2 update hits more and more phones

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

One week ago, we saw Microsoft post a new entry on its Windows Phone 8 update history page, describing the platform’s GDR2 update. While it was arriving from the factory on certain new handset, we had yet to witness the update go out to existing phones. Seeing that page change made us wonder if updates were forthcoming, and it seems that notion was right on the money; let’s take a look at what’s happened. You may have already heard that GDR2 updates were ...

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Microsoft adds GDR2 to Windows Phone 8 update history; updates imminent?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

Right now, the only way to get your hands on a Windows Phone 8 smartphone running the very latest iteration of the platform is to buy a brand-new handset like the Lumia 925. That’s because Microsoft’s GDR2 update has yet to become available separately for installation on existing hardware. We’ve been wondering when that might change, and the rest of the WP8 pack could hope to see their own updates arrive. It looks like we’re getting one step close today, as Microsoft posts ...

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Carrier looking to July availability for Windows Phone 8 GDR2 updates

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

We’ve been talking about Microsoft’s plans for the next big Windows Phone 8 update, GDR2, for months now. Some of the picture of how the update would arrive has been clear: for instance, we know that Nokia models will start getting their “Amber” updates next month, and that’s going to be tied-in to the release of GDR2. But with how inconsistent Windows Phone update distribution has become, that’s hardly confirmation that other OEMs would ...

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Nokia Amber Windows Phone 8 Update Available In July, Enables FM Radio, Smart Camera and More

Posted on May 14, 2013 by admin

We’ve been teased for the last couple of weeks with a unique Windows Phone 8 update that Nokia will bring to their Lumia line-up with the idea of bringing additional features to both new, and even existing Lumia hardware. Alongside with the announcement of the Nokia Lumia 925, the company has also announced that their “Nokia Amber” update should reach all current Nokia Lumia handsets in July as part of their GDR2 update to Windows Phone 8. Among the features, this update brings FM radio support to ever Lumia except for the 620, which doesn’t include the hardware ...

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Android 4.3 Details, HTC One Sales, LG Nexus Again & More – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on May 6, 2013 by admin

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Windows Phone 8 GDR2 and a a possible release date along with some billboards that show us what the Nokia Lumia 928 is all about. Then we move to HTC as the red HTC One shows itself in the UK, along with the fact that HTC has improved in sales this month when compared to last month. Then we go through the BlackBerry R10 being compared the Q10, just to make your choice for either much easier since the R10 is just ugly. Later we go through the leaks of a mysterious LG phone we assume to be the Optimus G2, and then we talk about the reports ...

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