Microsoft has formally unveiled their latest Windows Phone 8 platform which will be available for both the handset and the tablet.
Expected to be released sometime after
September this year, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 will have a lot more
new features that were sorely lacking in WP7.
Here’s a quick summary of the stuff to expect from WP8.
● Will share native dev platform with Windows 8, support for DirectX so games for Windows 8 can be easily ported for WP8.
● Support for higher screen resolutions — 720p (1280×720), WXGA (1280×768) and WVGA (800×480).
● Support for dual-core processors and up to 64-cores in the future.
The new handsets will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus
(dual-core Krait).
● HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Huawei will be the first ones to make the handsets running WP8.
● WP8 will be using Nokia Maps technology, supports
multi-tasking/background operation and will be accessible by 3rd party
apps with offline mode.
● Built-in Internet Explorer 10.
● Support for microSD card (photos, music, videos, installing apps).
● More comprehensive NFC Wallet and NFC Sharing.
● Speech Platform will also be available to 3rd party apps.
Windows Phone 7.5 devices will not be supported but an incremental upgrade to 7.8 will be made available soon.
