New leak reveals seven upcoming Nokia Windows Phone devices

News about upcoming Nokia smartphones has been popping up quite a bit in the last few days. After hints of a new phablet codenamed Bandit, yet another leak now suggests that this is just the tip of the iceberg. The Finnish mobile manufacturer may be working on six other devices, revealed through a list of codenames. If true, it seems like Nokia definitely has some big plans for the Windows Phone platform.

The leak, courtesy EvLeaks, lists the Nokia products codenames as Bandit, Lanai, Orion, Pegasus, Rivendell, Shorty, Siruis (which might be a typo for the word Sirius). Bandit, as we already know, refers to the upcoming Nokia phablet. What is interesting is that the product bearing the codename Rivendell was leaked by the same source a few months back. It is still not certain if this codename refers to an upcoming Windows RT tablet that Nokia has been reportedly working on and which was also said to have the same codename.

Nokia product codenames: Bandit, Lanai, Orion, Pegasus, Rivendell, Shorty, Siruis

— @evleaks (@evleaks) August 21, 2013

While Bandit and Rivendell do have a precedent, five other codenames have not yet surfaced in any other leaks. Looking at Nokia’s consistent focus on the Windows Phone platform, it seems safe to assume that all of them will be running that OS. It will be interesting to see what Nokia has in mind, because the number is considerable, if at all, these seven are released this year. IFA in Berlin next month seems to be the most likely place where we will see Nokia's next announcement.

An intriguing point to be noted here is the fact that three of the codenames seem inspired by the night sky. Orion and Pegasus are both constellations, while Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. Whether this hints at the devices' features remains to be seen.

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SwiftKey Cloud update now available for all Android devices

SwiftKey has announced today that it is rolling out the SwiftKey Cloud service on Android and is also offering a 50 percent discount on the application to promote the feature. The Cloud will back up your personalised dictionary and all your favourite words as you jump between devices.

The application has been upped to version 4.2 on Google Play Store and the Cloud feature is rolling out to Android devices now. SwiftKey Cloud was first launched as a beta feature late last month, where you had to download it separately from SwiftKey’s website.

Now available for all Android devices

The Cloud feature will help you back up your writing style and phrases you use often along with your writing habits. When you switch to another device, where you have SwiftKey installed, the Cloud will teach the app your style of writing. You will not need to fret about teaching the newly downloaded application your likes and dislikes, saving you a good few days of headache.

The Cloud also comes loaded with a new feature called Trending Phrases that sifts through news sources like Twitter to figure out what are the hottest keywords currently. So the next time you try and message your friend about the Royal Baby around the time there’s a new announcement about him, SwiftKey will automatically suggest relevant words for you to type. The update also features enhanced personalisation with one-click sync with Yahoo! Mail, Twitter, RSS and SMS. SwiftKey will now be able to learn better how you type. The feature is launching in a bunch of languages including English US, English UK and Hindi.

SwiftKey has said that it is waiting to launch the feature on other App Stores besides Google Play as soon as approvals come through. You can grab SwiftKey for Rs 50 for a limited period of time using the Play Store right now.

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