Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 7.8 Update

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aje21

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No idea, but I got my Lumia 610 upgraded today (January 31st) which is good. Not so good is that the brown theme is not quite as nice as it was :-(
Will be checking out the ringtone maker ASAP
 

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WP8 is multicore. These phones are not.

Also, first time I've seen Zak Islam do an article on something other than Apple.
 

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[citation][nom]house70[/nom]Why exactly were these phones disqualified from getting the full WP8?[/citation]

WP8 requires new hardware. There isn't a single WP7 phone that can be upgraded to WP8.
 

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[citation][nom]lpedraja2002[/nom]For those who want to update their phones manually read these:Forcing the Windows Phone 7.8 updatehttp://www.wpcentral.com/forcing-w [...] d-patiencehttp://www.wpcentral.com/impatient [...] es-and-diyGonna try this on my LG Optimus 7[/citation]

I did it! If it didn't work for you put the phone on airplane mode, I got the update after the second try. Also, it seems LG Optimus 7 phones have two previous updates before the final one, so you'll need to do it three times to acquire the 7.10 (8858) update.
 

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[citation][nom]outlw6669[/nom]Already got it on my Lumia 710!Not really to much has changed, but it is nice to still get one last round of updates[/citation]

Its not likely to be the last round of updates, since windows 7 phones are still being sold today and when the 7.8 update was announced they did hint at a series of updates.

My guess would be the addition of things like a notification screen they are likely to add to to WP8 could appear.
 
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