Windows Phone Central podcast, episode 147 for August 22, 2012

The big stories

  • Report: Verizon will have a new Nokia Windows Phone 8 device later this year
  • AT and T and Nokia begin rolling out Lumia 900 OS update for Tango
  • Sprint says goodbye to the HTC Arrive with no new Windows Phone in sight
  • Nokia teases PureView for Windows Phone but what would it look like?
  • Plummeting marketshare for RIM makes Windows Phone look slightly better in the US
  • Nokia Windows Phone 8 - Images of another new screen bezel leak out
  • Nokia and Microsoft holding joint press event in NYC on September 5th
  • HTC to book loss of $40 million US with OnLive

The apps

  • Fhotoroom updated, major layout overhaul and new features added
  • Windows Phone App Review: Metro.am
  • Windows Phone Central App Roundup: 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Markets and Me + now available to download for Windows Phone
  • Windows Phone App Review: Memento
  • Xbox Live - Little Acorns is now gathering nuts on the Marketplace, Deal of the Week looks MIA though
  • Xbox Live's Shoot 1UP blasts its way to the Marketplace
  • Our favorite pinball wizard Dr. Pickaxe returns to the Windows Phone Marketplace

The rest

  • Windows Phone Xbox Live Achievement syncing issues coming to a close today
  • WPCentral gets interviewed by AdDuplex on techblogging and Windows Phone developers
  • Location, Windows Phone 8 and Nokia’s plan to be the ultimate “where” platform

Community

  • Comments from last time
  • Live questions and comments

Credits

You can find us all on Twitter @wpcentral, @daniel_rubino, @coppertop004, @RichEdmonds, @JayTBennett, @segacon, @WithinRafael, @RogueCode, @Big_D5

This has been a Mobile Nations podcast, go to Mobilenations.com for more great shows covering everything mobile, or head over to the WPCentral Forums if you'd like to get involved with our community in discussing more about Windows Phone news, devices and apps.

Thanks to the WPCentral Store for sponsoring the podcast. Thanks also to these great artists for the music and to CCMixter.org for offering a great database of Creative Commons music!

  • Swim below as Leviathans by Fireproof Babies
  • GONE by djsociopath

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