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What is a phone without a messaging system? Apparently that may happen on Windows Phone 7 devices as the HTC Mozart, Radar or any other WP7 phones. According to WinRumors, whenever a Windows Phone 7 device receives a string of characters, this problem will happen. The device will lock itself and then reboots. When this happens, the phone’s messaging system cannot be used at all.

The problem doesn’t just limit to the messaging system. WinRumors also added that if a user has his or her friends’ live tiles pinned on the home screen, then chances are, the problem will also occur. The solution to this particular problem is by quickly removing the pinned tiles before the device hangs up and reboots once again. Basically, Microsoft has created a game where time is essential.

As of date, there are no fixes available but those that would want to get total control of their phone’s messaging system again need to hard reset their device. That is the only way on which has been proven to work. However, this solution is anything but convenient for the user especially if there aren’t any backup done on the device. It should also be noted that SMS issues are also present on iOS and Android devices although little is known about the level of seriousness as compared with this particular bug that is clouding the Windows Phone 7

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Talking to various news bodies, Nokia have suggested that we could be seeing the next incarnation of Windows Phone coming as early as mid-2012 with the codename Apollo.

While also launching the new Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 there were execs from the company on hand to answer questions about Nokia and Windows Phone 7. Responding to questions from TechRadar, Niklas Savander VP of Markets for Nokia practically confirmed Apollo's existence when he talked about the future of Nokia's relationship with Microsoft and Windows Phone 7.

"We made the decision to go to Windows Phone when Mango was pretty much done, so we were able to impact some elements of it but you'll really see the fruits of what we can do with Microsoft when the Apollo version of Windows Phone comes out."

Windows Phone Apollo to be Windows 8?

While Microsoft has since come forward and made the statement that Nokia's timings on the next version of Windows Phone aren't exactly accurate it certainly fits with other Windows-related reports such as HP's revelation that customers could well be seeing a HP tablet running Windows 8 in mid-2012.

This could well mean a fully integrated OS that works across PCs, Tablets and Smartphones with Windows 8 being that very operating system. Of course this is entirely speculation and has no foundation, but looking at the direction Microsoft is heading in it wouldn't be too far a stretch to imagine that at some point the company plans to merge its software between platforms.

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