The upcoming Tango for Windows Phone will be a minor update, Microsoft has announced.

At a seminar in Hong Kong on ‘The Next Generation of Development’ by MSDN, Microsoft said that Tango will be a stop-gap update to rope in more countries. As per the details made public in the seminar, Tango is mainly for developing countries that didn’t get Windows Phone officially, which includes India and China.

Microsoft will use Tango update on low-end handsets to offer more Bing services. Select Windows Phone handset partners will sell their low-end devices in India as well as in other developing countries.

We anticipate these low-end Windows Phone 7.x handsets to come with lower screen resolutions, and processors slower than 1 GHz. They would be affordable to the pocket.

According to Chinese blog ‘We Love Windows Phone’, the next major update to succeed Mango will be Apollo. Apparently, several countries including India and China will have to wait for Tango to arrive with the fresh breed of Windows Phone devices.

We previously reported that Windows Phone 7.x Tango devices will start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011 from Compal. Hence, we expect the official announcement of these devices sometime in November or December this year in India as well as in other countries where Windows Phone hasn’t officially been launched.

Nokia has unveiled the C3-01 handset which features all the luxury of Nokia’s finest touch and type series devices encrusted in 18 carat gold plating.

The C3-01 Gold edition offers the same design as the regular C3-01 but with a touch of gold. To add a bit more style, the keypad has also been redesigned – it comes with a ceramic type feel and a matching gold theme. The device measures 11 x 47.5 x 11mm and weighs 100g, which is pretty comfortable.

In terms of hardware, Nokia has completely revamped the specs. The Nokia C3-01 Gold Edition features a quad Band radio and up to HSDPA data speeds alongside WiFi and Bluetooth, so users don’t have any problems getting connected. The hardware’s been updated as well with a 1 GHz Processor coming in this limited edition model too to keep things speedy and fast.

The screen is a 2.4-inch QVGA touchscreen which is same as the earlier one. On the back, there’s a 5 Megapixel camera with LED flash. Last but not the least there’s a microSD card slot for up to 32 GB of expandable storage space.

Earlier, Nokia had released gold edition of its Oro smartphone. After Oro, the C3-01 is yet another premium segment phone, targeted towards people who want exclusivity and not just features and faster performance.

The company has started shipping of C3-01 Gold edition to Eastern European and Middle Eastern markets to begin with. More countries including India will follow soon. The C3-01 Gold edition is expected to be cost Rs 15,000 upwards when it will start being available for Indian market in the coming months.

Nokia has unveiled two pocket friendly mobile phones for the very basic of users. Built to grab the ‘Next Billion’ users, the Nokia 100 and 101 comes as a reliable, inexpensive and a much relevant option for mobile users.

The low-cost phones are based on the Series 30 operating system. Nokia 101 supports Dual-SIM and has an MP3 player with up to 16 GB of expandable memory. It also sports 3.5mm Audio Jack connectivity.

Designed with the fact in mind that mobile phones are often shared between families, Nokia 100 and 101 can support up to five separate address books and store personalisation details for up to five different SIM cards.

Even though these devices are price low, both the handsets come with full colour display and are loaded with features such a FM radio and a flashlight. The battery life of these devices, Nokia claims, is massive at 6.5 hours of Talk time approximately or up to 25 days of Standby time between recharges.

These phones will also be offered with Nokia Life Tools, allowing the delivery of market information, weather forecasts, health advice, language tuition and entertainment news to an on-board App using specially created SMS messages.

In India these phones will come preloaded with Nokia Money, an initiative to minimise carrying cash and using your mobile as your shopping card. Presently this initiative is already being implemented in India through partnerships with Union Bank of India (UBI), Yes Bank, Obopay and a wide range of merchants, retailers and business correspondents.

Both the devices, Nokia 100 and Nokia 101 will go on sale starting next month onwards in selected countries Including India to begin with and is expected to cost approximately Rs 1,500 for the Nokia 100 and Rs 2,000 for the Nokia 101 mobile phone.

LG has launched its first 3D smartphone, known as Optimus 3D, in India and will be available at leading retail outlets of the country from September for Rs 37,000. According to the company, this is also world’s first 3D smartphone.

The phone does not require any special glasses to view 3D content and is based on Android 2.3 operating system. With the LG Optimus 3D, the company has introduced a number of innovative “first” technologies including world’s first 3D mobile camera to record 3D content, world’s first dual-core, dual-channel and dual-memory architecture. The device will allow users to create, view and share 3D content and multitask.

Vishal Chopra, business group head, mobile communications, LG India said, “The LG Optimus 3D is super-smartphone gives our consumer the pleasure of 3D without the special glasses. Its exceptional features combined with super computing capabilities will add a new dimension to the smartphone experience. The smart consumers will now have the power to create, view and share real-life 3D content and the power to explore the world of unlimited possibilities.”

LG Optimus 3D has dual 5 Megapixel camera at the back that allows users to capture and record images and videos in 3D. It has a 4.3 inch WVGA display that displays 3D content without the use of glasses. The display provides users to view 2D (up to 1080p) and 3D (up to 720p) multimedia content.

LG has given a unique 3D hot key to access the device’s 3D interface including gallery, camera, game & apps, YouTube 3D and 3D Guide.

Captured 3D content can be shared via an HDMI 1.4 connection to 3D TVs and monitors and also is compatible with DLNA certified products. Users can also upload and stream 3D content and share each other’s creations on YouTube’s dedicated 3D channel (youtube.com/3D).

All the normal smartphone goodies like WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and expandable memory up to 32 GB are all present.