Two new version numbers of Windows Phone 7 have surfaced via records on the WP Bench benchmarking application.

Previously, version 8107 had been reported, which will rollout on carrier request to fix privacy and keyboard hiccups, but now versions 7.10.8745 and 7.10.8714 have cropped up in the WP Bench app data.

The data suggests 8745 is running on an HTC 7 Pro.

There’s no clear indication at this point of what these new Windows Phone updates aim to fix, or if they’re even legit, but they’re both higher ranked than any previously mentioned version number.

There is the possibility that 8745 could relate to the new and supposedly budget-oriented build dubbed ‘Tango’ which rumours suggest could rollout in the second half of this year. The possibility of a more precise June launch has also been mentioned.

Version 8714 is likely another incremental bugfix rather than a major platform update, as pocketnow points out, version 8107 left a rather nasty hole in the form of an SMS text security vulnerability and it seems probable that 8714 will aim to patch it shut.

It’ll also be interesting to see what Microsoft reveals regarding the rollout for these patches, as 8107 was revealed as an optional patch available ‘on carrier request’, much to the outrage of many Windows Phone fans.

Whether 8714 and beyond will follow this format remains to be seen.

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