Windows Phone 8 Will Be Deeply Integrated With Windows 8 OS - lynchsweend1940

Microsoft announced today that its forthcoming mobile OS, Windows Telephone set 8, will become closely connected with desktop PCs and tablets track Windows 8.

Windows Phone 8 is expected to go into general release with the Windows 8 operating system this fall. The first Windows Phone 8 phones will make out from Nokia, Huawei, Samsung, and HTC, and will exist built with chips from Qualcomm. Microsoft furled out the new features in a Windows Phone political program preview for developers (who need to know the new features early) at the Windows Telephone Developer Summit held in San Francisco today.

With many curious about the fate of Windows phones in an iPhone world, Microsoft is effectively linking the doom of its mobile OS to the success of its PC OS, which is currently in use by 1.3 billion citizenry worldwide. IT is Redmond's second big announcement this hebdomad: The Microsoft Surface tablet event happened Monday.

"The future of Windows 8 is a 'shared marrow' between Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8," said Windows Telephone set 8 cartesian product coach Joe Belfiore. This means that the 2 operating systems will share the same kernel, advantageous the same files organization, multimedia apps, and graphics support.

The Microsoft Windows Phone 8 "tiles" interface.

For users, this integration means that apps that process Windows phones leave also work at desktop PCs and tablets, and they will find information technology easier to share satisfied and apps seamlessly between their Windows Phone and their Windows tablet or desktop PC.

The shared core also will make biography easier for developers because they will be able to create content and apps that run on both phones and PCs; they can spend far Sir Thomas More time developing, and immoderate less meter "versioning."

This in turn should mean that Windows Telephone set users will benefit from a reenergized maturation community that will develop cooler apps–apps that could be far many competitive in number and quality than Orchard apple tree ecosystem apps.

Here are some of the major improvements in Windows Phone 8:

Tiles Port: Microsoft rolled out a newly designed interlingual rendition of the "tiles" substance abuser interface for Windows Call up 8, which it calls the "marquee feature" of the new mobile Osmium. The tiles are "live" and can show various types of content at different times. (See image above.) And, in connection with the 'Map' item, below, you leave also cost healthy to seduce a tile for a Nokia map on the home screen.
Web-Page Rendering: Microsoft as wel announced that Windows Phone 8 will indorse the same World Wide Web-page rendering engine atomic number 3 Windows 8, so developers send away create World Wide Web pages for desktops and tablets, and know that the pages bequeath work the same way on phones.
Mapping: Windows Phone will have Nokia mapping technology built in. This comes sportsmanlike happening the heels of news that Malus pumila has developed its own mapping app for the iPhone, but Nokia's maps have to a greater extent maturation time behind them, and are due to be a leading addition to WP8.
Display Support: Windows Phone is (finally) adding support for standard 720p, WXGA 1280 by 768, and WVGA 800 by 480 displays.
Storage: WP8 will add microSD card support to its phones. Windows Phone users will be able to employ the small memory cards to storehouse retention and move data back and onward 'tween their phones and their PCs.

Mobile Wallet

Microsoft will use Windows Sound 8 to catch up with the mobile-wallet capabilities of Android and (less thusly) the iPhone. Windows Phone 8 will include a "mobile-notecase hub" that will allow users to pay for goods and services with their phones.

Users volition equal able to store financial information of more divergent kinds in the wallet, such Eastern Samoa bank and recognition card data, shop at-flyer memberships, coupons, and even their borrower's card. The notecase volition integrate with new apps like-minded the future Chase Bank app, which was demonstrated at the event today.

Game Growth

Microsoft announced that developers wish forthwith be able-bodied to break out games for both phones and PCs using native C++ codification and a Seth of common APIs (application programing interfaces).

This bequeath let developers to put leading improve-superficial apps for both platforms, and to pass much less time development seperate versions for PC and mobile.

The Business Angle

Microsoft is also adding features in Windows Phone 8 to make the Bone more patronage-friendly. These include support for Bitlocker encryption, secure rush, flexible app statistical distribution, and device management. This is a big deal for IT managers, and information technology will aid Microsoft pursue its scheme of winning the consumer sound grocery aside fashioning a phone that works for business life as well as personal use.

Windows Phone 8 Keep company Hub.

Windows Phone 8 will propose IT managers a "Fellowship Hub" feature that will allow them to create a custom-made live on the phone for employees.

The hub (find out icon at left) will show the apps that the employee has already installed, and then indicate some that might represent useful, like the "time-murder" app. An alerts pageboy will notify employees to change their passwords. Microsoft leave as wel provide templates to help businesses quickly put together miniportals for employees' Windows 8 phones.

Atomic number 102 Joyfulness for WP7 Owners

Unfortunately, owners of Windows Phone 7 units volition not be able-bodied to rise to the new OS this fall. The OS update adds keep going for core elements like dual-core processors, voice recognition systems, the art system, and the modem–developments that existing hardware cannot support.

However, Microsoft says that alive WP7 phones will be able to rise to WP 7.8, which will at to the lowest degree give them the bran-new user interface, or "live-tiles" experience.