touch.facebook.com on Windows Phone
Even though Groups for Facebook has been around for 1 year and 4 months, the official Facebook client for Windows Phone is still lacking support for this. The previous workaround was to use the mobile site, m.facebook.com, but this was very old and horrible to use.
In April, 2011, Facebook announced a new mobile site at touch.facebook.com, which also included support for Groups. For some reason this didn’t work on Windows Phone, either.
Luckily for Windows Phone users, Facebook has now made some behind the scenes server changes and touch.facebook.com is finally working on Windows Phone. However, I still want to see this implemented in the official Facebook client for Windows Phone. Until this happens, just use the workaround mentioned before.
Nokia Lumia 900 International White
Nokia accidentally leaked an image of the Nokia Lumia 900 international version. So far we’ve been led to believe that the Lumia 900 will be exclusive to AT&T in the States, but apparently this will change soon enough. The image above was posted on Nokia’s official Facebook page, so you could say the image is official.
There are three major differences when you compare the images of the two. The biggest difference is the clearly visible front-facing camera on the Lumia 900. Additionally, the speaker grill has moved to be placed inside the screen, and the microUSB port has lost its lid.
Hit View Post to see roughly the same images of the duo. It is easier to spot the differences when you actually see the images!
Nokia Lumia 800 White front and back
Nokia announced the White color alternative of the Lumia 800 today. The white color is a very nice glossy finish, while the cyan, magenta, and black versions come in a matte finish.
Hit View Post to see the gallery.
Nokia Denmark Lumia 800 White
Nokia Denmark’s Twitter account was just used to tease us with a white Nokia Lumia 800. As you can see in the image above, the nails are colored to match with the Lumia 800 she is holding in her hand. The last image is just an empty hand with nails colored white. Well, I’d say that this can only mean one thing – a White Lumia 800 is hitting Denmark soon!
Here is the tweet in question:
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#Nokia#Lumia800 http://pic.twitter.com/O6Yvfiey
Edit: Nokia just posted the same pic their official Facbeook wall, so I guess it’s coming everywhere!
Edit 2: Nokia just confirmed this on their Conversations blog. “Keep your eye on Nokia Conversations for details of when and where the white Nokia Lumia 800 will go on sale later this month.”
Windows Phone 8 chassis
Last week we got information of Windows Phone 8. It was none other than Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore who appeared in a leaked video meant for Nokia Partners. Well, jump till today and you get a leaked screen from a Nokia deck showing 6 different chassis designs in the “Tomorrow” category.
As you well know, the Windows Phone hardware specifications allow only a certain type of devices to be built. When WP8 is released, we’ll see some more variation in the phone designs from the different manufacturers. From last week’s intel we know that there will be support for four different screen resolutions in WP8.
I’d say that the most interesting part in the slide are the two extremes – the smallest and the largest. There appears to be a very small device, roughly the size of an iPod nano. Will this run Windows Phone, too? Or is it just a Bluetooth accessory that could be used as a watch? The one with the bigger screen is obviously a tablet. Will this run Windows Phone 8, or ‘just’ Windows 8?
Here’s what I see in the image (from left to right):
What do you think? Let us know in the comments!
Foursquare 2.10
The official Foursquare client for Windows Phone got just updated to version 2.10. With this update we yet again receive a few new languages, but what does receive a big update, is the Live Tile. With the new Live Tile you’ll see your friends’ check-ins almost immediately.
Foursquare version 2.10 updates:
Fire up the Marketplace or follow this link for a download.
Brandon Watson and Jonne Eilimö
A few days ago there were some rumors that Brandon Watson will leave Microsoft. Unfortunately these turned out to be true, and Brandon confirmed these later via his Twitter account. A Microsoft spokesperson said that February 6th will be Brandon’s last day at Microsoft.
The rumors are true. The team is in great hands. I’ll miss working on #wpdev. I will the community, but won’t be a stranger.
Brandon was the head of Windows Phone Developer Experience, and a real asset to the whole WP developer community. I’m sad to hear him leave the company. I’ve personally met him at a developer meeting during TechEd 2010 in Berlin, Germany. He was really inspiring and is someone who will be missed by WP developers around the world.
At Amazon, he’ll be the Director of the Kindle Cross Platform team. Maybe he’ll even work on some phone project Amazon has coming? Will it run Android or Windows Phone? It will be interesting to see what he’ll actually do!
