The Improvement Details of WP8

WP8 which is one of the famous best windows phones in the markets. Microsoft released the latest operation system windows phones on June 21, and WP8 is coming, but how much do you know about the windows phone8? There are some details about it.

  

1. Shared with the Windows 8 kernel: Microsoft WP8 will be shared with the Windows operating system core code, which means that the Windows Phone mobile phone users will be able to use more devices and applications.

2. Built-in the IE10 mobile browser: Microsoft the WP8 built-in the IE10 browser, and also said that, compared to WP7.5 JavaScript performance improvement to four times the HTML 5 performance improvements of 2 times. Application of all WP7.5 WP8 on the normal operation of the new system also adds a micro SD expansion card.

3. Built-in Nokia Maps + new NFC-enabled Nokia Maps: the WP8 system built to support the offline map, Turn By Turn Navigation, Microsoft has also joined the NFC functionality for the system, similar Android Beam, through NFC. The WP8 equipment, data transmission or funds to pay.

4. Multi-core processors / high resolution screen support: more than just dual-core, Microsoft the WP8 support multi-core processor (still monopolize by Qualcomm), while they still existing WVGA outside. New WXGA (1280 × 768) and 720p (1280 × 720), two kinds of resolution (10 million program in the resolution of normal operation).

5. The new interface: the Windows Phone will have medium and small three tiles size, this also means that users see WP8 is no longer a uniform size of the lattice interface. Should be noted that, hold down the original tiles can only adjust the position or remove tiles size of WP8 in the lower right corner of the shear head adjustment can even be horizontal pull wide the entire screen.

6. Porting the game is more convenient: WP8 began to put the new kernel is open to all developers of native code (C and C + +), application performance will be improved, the game is based on DirectX, for portability. In addition, WP8 for the first time support for the ARM architecture of Direct3D hardware acceleration, based on the same core mechanism.

7. Business and corporate functions: WP7.5 support for business is not comprehensive enough, so in WP8 era of mobile commerce in this area will significantly improve, WP8 will support BitLocker encryption, secure boot, the LOB application deployment, device management, and Mobile Office office and so on.

WP7.5 existing applications compatible with WP8: Conference yesterday, Microsoft announced Windows Phone application to more than 100,000, and they also said that all of Windows Phone 7.5 applications will be able to run in the Windows Phone 8. Microsoft is also WP8 deep integration of Internet telephony.

However, because changes of the kernel, WP8 will not support the upgrade of current WP7.5 system phone, but now, WP7.5 phone will be able to upgrade to WP7.8 system. So, there are the details about the improvement of WP8. If you are interested in windows phones, please read other articles in my blog.

Source: Best Windows Phones (http://bestwindowsphonesblog.blogspot.com/)

The History of Windows Phones

Windows phones as a new generation cell phone, we may enjoy the moment when we hold it, but do you know the history of Windows Phones? Are you curious about it?

As early as in 2004, Microsoft began to plan codenamed "Photon" and develop Windows Mobile as a major release update, but progress is slow, and finally the whole project was canceled.

Until 2008, Microsoft re-organize the Windows Mobile team and renamed Windows Phone, and continue to develop a new mobile operating system. The original plan it's the official version was released in 2009, but many aspects of the delay to make Microsoft's decision to use Windows Mobile 6.5 to the transition. Windows Phone R & D overnight. One of the consequences is that the old Windows Mobile application not work correctly in Windows Phone system. Larry Lieberman (Larry Lieberman), a mobile operating system in Microsoft's product manager, said: "If we had more time and resources, perhaps we can do to improve its backward compatibility." Lieberman pointed out that Microsoft had tried to wait and see the mobile phone market with a new perspective and pay more attention to the use of end-users (End-user) experience, rather than as in the past to focus on the intranet. Windows Phone development department, vice president Terry Myerson (Terry Myerson) said: "In order to borrow not to use the stylus to shift the capacitance-type touch screen, and other hardware changes to improve the Windows Phone system user experience, we have to break the Windows Mobile 6.5 application compatibility. "

In February 2010, Microsoft formally to show the Windows Phone operating system. In October 2010, Microsoft officially released Windows Phone smartphone operating system, the first version of Windows Phone 7, referred to as of WP7, and hardware devices based on this platform by the end of 2010. The major manufacturers: Nokia, Samsung, HTC, which announced the Windows Mobile series completely out of the phone operating system market. Brand new WP7 completely give up the WM5 Preview 6X user interface, and the program is not compatible with each other, and Microsoft has completely re-code and visual of the entire system, but because of its worry about the continuity of mobile products and the overall brand, the The name of WP7 ". This version improves the original user interface, multi-touch features, and motion sensor capabilities, several companies have introduced a touch phone for Windows Phone system. Windows Phone 7 in February 16, 2010, changed its name to "Windows Phone 7 Series", subsequently canceled on April 2 "Series", and changed back to "Windows Phone 7".

September 27, 2011, Microsoft released a major update to Windows Phone system version of Windows Phone 7.5 "for the first time to support the Chinese. Windows Phone7.5 is an upgraded version of the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 on the basis of substantial optimization to improve, which contains the fixes and new features of many systems, including Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese, including 17 kinds of new language.

June 21, 2012, Microsoft held a conference in San Francisco, USA officially released the new operating system Windows Phone 8 (hereinafter referred to WP8). Windows Phone 8 to give up the WinCE kernel, switch to the same NT kernel with Windows 8. However, because the kernel changes, WP8 will not support the current the WP7.5 system phone upgrade, and now the the WP7.5 phone can only upgrade to WP7.8 system. Microsoft officially confirmed the Windows Phone will be listed in the fall.

After we have a comprehensive understanding about the history of Windows Phones, we are able to make full use of our cell phones better. And if you are interested in Windows Phones or other consumer electronics, please read other articles in my blog. (Best Windows Phones)