Neowin News Feed for: 7.8

AT&T Lumia 900 receives a new Windows Phone OS update

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:59:58 +0100

AT&T customers with a Lumia 900 can rejoice at the prospect of a new update. The carrier is pushing some fixes and a small number of actual feature updates for the Windows Phone 7.8 operating system. Read more...

Telstra confirms Windows Phone 7.8 for Lumia 800 in January, other devices later

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:43:26 +0000

Telstra has confirmed the Windows Phone 7.8 update will be coming by the end of January. The Lumia 800 will be the first device to get it with other phones being scheduled for the following months. Read more...

Microsoft and Nokia comment on the WP7.8 early rollout

Brad Sams — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:49:42 +0000

Microsoft is on the cusp of rolling out an update to the Windows Phone platform and there are some reports that some devices are already receiving the update that brings new features to the platform. Read more...

Quickest preview ever! Nokia Lumia 900 running Windows Phone 7.8

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:50:35 +0000

Come on Microsoft, give the Windows Phone 7 users some meaty features to chew on. We can't take any more short videos showing the 7.8 update running on Windows Phone 7 hardware; this time a Lumia 900 Read more...

Windows Phone 7 apps to arrive in more markets

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:48:41 +0000

Windows Phone 7 is getting a new lease of life in the coming months, what with the release of the 7.8 update and Microsoft expanding the number of consumer markets apps will be available in. Read more...

Windows Phone 7.8 has reportedly hit RTM status

Andrew Stevenson — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:09:48 +0000

With Windows Phone 7 hardware being left out of the Windows Phone 8 party, the announced 7.8 update has been eagerly anticipated by WP7 owners. According to a new rumour, the update has hit RTM. Read more...

Looking for Windows Phone 7.8? It'll be here soon, possibly

Brad Sams — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:45:17 +0000

Microsoft put on a terrific show today for Windows Phone 8 but one thing left from the table was Windows Phone 7.8. According to a new rumor, it could show up in 4-6 weeks for new devices. Read more...

Nokia: No first generation Lumia left behind; good times ahead

Steven Parker — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:47:28 +0100

It appeared likely that the first generation of Lumias would be rendered all but obsolete just one year after launch due to their not receiving the Windows Phone 8 update; Nokia strongly disagrees. Read more...