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New video shows off a couple of features from the GDR3 and "Bittersweet shimmer" update

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By Alan Friedman

Published: Sep 08, 2013, 1:56 AM

New video shows off a couple of features from the GDR3 and "Bittersweet shimmer" update

Just yesterday, we told you about some guy who went on Craig's List and bought a Nokia Lumia 920 that was loaded up with the GDR3 update from Microsoft and the "Bittersweet shimmer" update from Nokia. The owner of the phone, hiding behind a mask, showed off a couple of the update's features in a video. The first showed how email and text messages can appear on the Glance screen. This is the screen that shows the 'always on' clock.

Another feature displayed on the video is the one that allows multitaskers to close an app by clicking on an "X" at the top right of the screen. The update, expected in November, will allow future Windows Phone models to be powered by quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processors and to carry screens with 1080 x 1920, FHD resolution.

source: WindowsPhoneCentral

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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.

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