As they say rumors this year, Microsoft will introduce a new major version of its mobile operating system. Features Windows Phone 8 (Apollo) until recently was known only by hearsay, but yesterday there was a web video in which Joe Belfiore (Joe Belfire), Project Manager of Windows Phone, talks about what to expect from the update.
Video is said to be intended for developers of Nokia and the network is absolutely horrible accident. A little later, information about the Windows Phone 8 confirmed Turrott Paul (Paul Thurrott), a well-known blogger and a fan of Microsoft. Paul also added some details that were absent in the speech, Joe Belfiore.
The changes affect not only the software portion of the system, but hardware. First, the Apollo will be welcome to many support MicroSD. Many buyers said that this is the main factor that prevented them from smartphone to buy Windows Phone. In WP8 is just waiting for support NFC with a file transfer function (a la Android Beam) and payments (as in Google Wallet). Moreover, the system will support both chips embedded NFC, and special SIM-cards that are issued by a part of the operators. According to unconfirmed information in smartphones on Windows Phone 8 will support four permits , rather than two as at present. Likely to be added to qHD (960 x 540) and 720p (1280 x 720).
Microsoft wants to create a product around their major ecosystem like the one that is from Apple. To do this in Windows Phone 8 will be improved integration with Windows 8. For example, MS refuse to sync with the Zune player and create an updated and improved version of Active Sync. In addition, both systems will be tightly integrated with SkyDrive, which can be used to synchronize documents, photos and music. In principle, there will be no need for connecting Windows Phone to your computer.
Significant changes will affect the kernel and application layer. The kernel in Windows Phone 8 is similar to that in the desktop Windows 8, that is based on WinNT, WinCE and not as now. This will provide and simplified the process of porting some applications from the desktop operating system for mobile and vice versa. Joe Belfiore also spoke about the tight integration of Skype into the Apollo. In fact, the user will not even feel the difference between a call to the network operator and the call to Skype .
Developers of Windows Phone sights on markets with an expensive mobile data transfer. For this reason, the system built tough algorithm, which data will attempt to connect even to an unknown Wi-Fi-network, unless they are covered with a password. In addition, Microsoft built into the browser via a special mechanism of the proxy server that will process the page before sending it to us a device to reduce traffic. In fact, this functionality similar to that provided mobile browsers Opera.
Since Windows Phone 8, and is positioned as a smartphone, not only for entertainment but for business, Microsoft will build a system of encryption and connection of additional certificates to access corporate networks. And this is not the whole "corporate" functionality, which will implement the updated version of Windows Phone.
Windows Phone 8 Apollo already looks interesting, and she probably still will acquire additional functionality. In addition, the planned changes in the user interface, which we can already show MWC. The output of the system is expected no earlier than the second half of 2012 .
