According to an invitation sent out by Microsoft, we are going to see a big announcement very soon.
“This will be a major Microsoft announcement – you will not want to miss it.”
Not a lot of real info is available at the moment. Many believe Microsoft will be announcing a new tablet to rival iPad. Feel free to indulge yourself in rumors and speculation in the meantime. What do you think (or know) this will be about?
According to a tip received by My Microsoft Life, Windows 8 will indeed be coming for current generation phones:
“Waggener Edstrom person says MSFT has Windows 8 (for x86), Windows RT (for next-gen ARM), & Windows Phone 8 (for current-gen phones).”
If the source of this tip is truly credible (as My Microsoft Life seems to believe), it would pretty much put an end to all the speculations. Waggener Edstrom is Microsoft’s long-standing PR firm, so this information is probably something they wouldn’t get wrong. Seems somewhat conclusive, but we’ll just have to wait and see to be absolutely sure.
Source: My Microsoft Life
There are now more than 14 Final Fantasies, each more final than the last.
Good news for JRPG lovers and monkey fanciers! Achievement lists have just surfaced for the original Final Fantasy remake and Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition. Just hold your chocobos, however: the lists were not found on Xbox360Achievements this time, but on a smaller site wp7lynx. It’s the personal site of Zebrasqual, who regularly submits achievement lists for X360A, so the info should be legit. We’re still calling this a rumor just in case.
The games have been released before on other mobile platforms and there’s no reason to believe Windows Phone versions are anything more than straight up ports. It is very likely that we’ll see them ported in the near future, but the dates and other details are completely unknown at this time.
Source: wp7lynx (via WP7 Connect)
MonstaFish not yet announced and achievements are leaked
Even before the game is announced it looks like Xbox360Achievements.org felt like publishing the achievement list an upcoming Xbox Live game on Windows Phone. The unannounced game MonstaFish – according to some of its achievements – looks to have multiple game modes and features. Based on the information available it looks like MonstaFish might be an exclusive Windows Phone game. Also, according to speculation, Iron Sun is thought to be the developer but no confirmation has been given.
What’s your opinion these kind of leaks? Are these good or bad for the industry? Would you prefer to wait till titles are confirmed?
Source: EverythingWM (via Xbox360Achievements)
Don’t count on your current Windows phone running Windows 8!
In early April, Nuno Silva, a developer evangelist (a kind of mediator between a company and its technical staff), apparently misspoke when he talked on the compatibility of the next Windows phone.
“I mistakenly confused app compatibility with phone updateability,” Silva said in his blog. “I did not intend to give the impression I was offering new guidance on any products under development or their upgradeability.”
Silva stressed “existing Windows Phone applications will run on the next version of Windows Phone,” noting Microsoft has given publishers “guidance on app compatibility to help them with long term project planning.”
The current Windows 7 phones are unlikely to see an upgrade due to hardware differences. According to c|net, Windows Phone 7 currently supports only single-core processors, but reports claim Microsoft will move to dual-core chips and higher-resolution screens in Windows 8, leaving current devices unable to handle the higher-end requirements.
Source: c|net
LG Quantum
Earlier rumors claimed that the South Korean smartphone manufacturer LG would divert resources from their Windows Phone’s to Android instead. These rumors have since been proven false – kind of. An official response from LG stated, “At the moment, LG is primarily focusing on developing Android-equipped smartphones, …Contrary to what some articles have said, LG is not giving up on Windows Phones.”
This means, that despite concentrating on Android, LG hasn’t yet given up on Windows Phones. This news – when combined with other rumors that the current generation of Windows Phones won’t be upgradable to Windows Phone 8 – suggest that LG might be waiting till the new OS releases. With only a few months remaining before Windows Phone 8 (Apollo) is implemented it would make sense to hold off creating new devices until the maximum product life-cycle.
Source: WP Life
