Do you mean notes attached/linked to contancts or just a simple app for handling rapid temp notes?
There is the popular MS OneNote built in the phone and part of the Office hub.. It syncs to Skydrive and PC automatically as well..
And there are endless free and practical apps found in the Marketplace..
Ok, I have to apologize here as I provided some inaccurate info about Outlook!!
For some reason I was under the impression that Outlook wasn't supported at all in the beginning but everything's ok now. It turned out to be that Outlook is still left behind by MS to be the sole exception within MS services treated that way!! And I think for a reason as well (although the wrong reason this time!)
In brief: You can sync Outlooks contacts and emails, but not task and notes.. In general there is no direct way to sync Outlook!
Here two links of interest:
How to Sync Windows Phone 7 with Outlook
Does Windows Phone 7 sync to Outlook? - Microsoft Answers
With the coming syncing solution with WP8 I think all this stuff should be resolved..
But the general take on this is that MS are pushing for their Cloud solution, and Office 365 is part of that..
They're somehow pushing customers to sync Outlook with Office 365 and tackle everything on the Cloud from there on.. A stupid move to be honest, as first many enterprises don't allow Cloud services yet, and also for a smartphone Clouding is not yet the ideal solution considering data limits and costs!!
For me, Windows Live Mail does the job well.. But I know for some such light solutions aren't enough and hence the need for Outlook and reason for Outlook's existence in the first place! A stupid move from MS no doubt about it! And this has been even a deal breaker for many previous WM users btw, who had to upgrade to non-Windows phones!
For now, there is Office 365, and there are other apps for tasks/notes/appointments including Windows Live Calender (not for notes) of course..
There is a whole thread tackling the battery issue of the Lumia.. It's just few entries down in this sub-section..
In brief, some Lumia variants had battery usage problems, Nokia released an update which resolved that but just to trigger another battery problems in hanRABets which had none before the update!
If yours is empty in just half a day with minimal usage, then most probably you're affected..
Check if there is any recent update for your phone through Zune, and apply it if any..
If you're uptodate, I don't think there is much you can do about it other than hit a NCP and try to get a replacement from them..
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