RainbowMod - First custom ROM for Nokia Lumia 800

After RanbowMod Lumia for Nokia 710 , the Custom ROM based on Tango, which allows a wide range of device customization, here comes one for the Nokia Lumia 800.The author is the same lucifer3006 from XDA , which has created a version of RainbowMod ROM for the Chinese version of Lumia 800 with firmware revision  1750.805.8773.12140 (Tango).

Here are the changes made to the firmware of the device:

• Full Unlock
• Removed applications of Nokia
• Customizable Search Button
• Quick Menu to turn on Wifi, 3G, Airplane Mode, Power Saving, etc..
• Ability to access the File System via WiFi and USB
• Ability to block the rotation of the display
• Added new themes ( screenshots )
• Installing the. XAP through IE9 or File Manager
• Unlock accounts, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
• Added as a Google search engine
• Update on Cab Sender Tool
• Many other minor changes

Eventually even the 800 can take advantage of Lumia Full Unlock although, remember, the ROM can be installed only on devices that has unlocked Qualcomm bootloader, at this time turns out to be a very small number.

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Sales of the Nokia Lumia 900 exceed the expectations of AT&T

The Nokia 900 Lumia has already made ​​his debut in the U.S. market and is preparing to reach our continent in the month of May. The American public seems to have a very warm welcome in the current flagship of the Finnish manufacturer.The declarations of the leaders of AT&T, in fact, point out that sales a few days after launch were higher than what was budgeted. A good start for Lumia 900 that hopefully can get the same result also important when it reaches other contries

The Lumia 900 is a device that has many responsibilities: to help determine the future of Nokia in the U.S. , expand the installed base of Windows Phone Nokia in Europe and Asia. The stakes, as we know, is very high because of the situation of great difficulty that the Finnish company is going through in recent months, which is needed to overcome to win back market share in the smartphone segment.

After the storm in recent days, following the dissemination of the note on the financial results of the first quarter , the news on early sales data from the Lumia 900 can only be pleased at the top of Nokia and its supporters.

Paul Roth, president of AT&T retail sales and service, is explicit in stating that sales of the Nokia 900 Lumia have exceeded expectations . The stocks of the device in several stores were rapidly depleted and have been particularly successful with the model seems to have been blue. Interestingly, Nokia has done to heal meticulously not only the launch or marketing campaign and, but also the sales network. In this regard we can mention the sending of 10,000 Lumia devices for the AT&T employees,to allow the AT&T sales staff to offer the best device, knowing in detail.

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