Nokia Windows Phone Launch in UK

Last week the Finnish mobile giant announced that their Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710, powered by Microsoft Windows Phone, will be out in stores on November the 16^th in the UK. The Nokia Lumia 800 has long been spoken of as the Nokia SeaRay, which will look similar to the old Nokia N9 but boast a 512MB of memory.

Nokia Windows Phone 7 news sites states that the special features for the Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 are impressive and will certainly be competitive on the mobile market. The Windows Phone 7 developers accomplished giving the Windows Phone 7 features like threaded email conversation. With the threads that Microsoft Windows Phone 7 are using your Facebook chat or SMS conversation can integrate into one easy to follow stream to let you continue the conversation in the most convenient channel for you, where you also can multiple your contacts in a single thread. Or send a text with nothing but your voice. 

Microsoft provides for Windows Phone 7 Mango the voice control functionality which according to Microsoft only gets better with the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. Also according to Microsoft's Andy Myers the voice control is a favoured offering and a "crowd pleaser".  

The Microsoft Windows Phone 7 continues impressing with their features, even when your Nokia Windows Phone 7 is locked you can use the super-sharp camera by clicking the camera button. Then you can share, tweet, text or email it all from one place. When posting on Facebook, your Nokia Windows Phone 7 can detect the faces automatically so you can tag yourself and your friends immediately. 

The People Hub that Windows Phone 7 provides you, will give you access to everyone you know in just a click, with the one-touch access to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. No need to open separate social network applications, just open straight from the Start Screen on your Nokia Windows Phone 7. Dial, text or IM your contacts, one at a time or in groups, or use the Me card to keep yourself updated on your Wall and profile.

The Finnish mobile giant Nokia will be looking to trade on the familiarity of its brand to bring a whole new audience to the smartphone market, especially after all Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 Mango's plaudits. Both Nokia and Windows Phone developers will be excited that their work with Windows Phone development will now have a combined mobile market share of over 30%, which will hopefully spur them to develop the critical mass of Apps which the platform needs.  

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