Sunday, July 29, 2012

Microsoft Windows Mobile App Store Close


United States - Microsoft shut down Windows Marketplace for Mobile-based smartphones 6.x. Apparently this is part of Microsoft's efforts to lead users to use Windows Phone products.

Recent upgrades to the operating system (OS) Microsoft Windows Mobile done in January 2010. Since that time, then focus on developing OS Microsoft Windows Phone.

This download service, as reported by PC World, on Monday (3/12/2012), will begin to be closed on May 9, 2012, according to Microsoft's notice delivered to the consumer.

Windows Mobile applications and games that are compatible with Windows Mobile 6.x will still be available directly through the developer or through a third-party application store.

Windows Mobile users do not have to worry about losing their applications, because applications and services that are already installed on the smartphone can still work. Only, they could not buy it directly from Microsoft.


Meanwhile, Land End Tablet Nokia 2012 ..

Long time not been heard, the Nokia tablet-based Windows 8 Microsoft pushed back. Recent rumors say the tablet is ready to be released in the final quarter of 2012.

Reported by TechCrunch, Tuesday, tablet Nokia is expected to be released to coincide Christmas shopping season. But there are also other information that says, could be Nokia released early 2013.

This speculation stems from Digitimes that claims to get information from any of the suppliers of components for these tablets. Interviewees added that this tablet will have a 10 inch screen and equipped with dual-core Qualcomm processor.

Windows 8 itself, the beta version has just been released to the public - call Consumer Preview Microsoft is expected to be fully released around September 2012.

Such as Apple, Nokia and Microsoft fruit collaboration seeks to bring together experience in desktop and mobile devices through. Not supricerisingly, the tablet interface Metro Windows 8 will adopt from Windows Phone.

Microsoft claimed that Windows 8 Consumer Preview provides a better experience, after Windows 8 Developer Preview is presented late last year. Developer Preview version of itself has been downloaded more than three million times.


On the other hand, Nokia Prepare for the Meltemi Substitute Cheap Mobile Phones S40 ..

Nokia feature phone segment seems to be switching from the S40. Latest news from Finland indicate if the vendor is preparing an operating system called the Meltemi to be immersed in a row of cheap mobile phones.

Nokia is not yet officially introduced the Meltemi. But the news that blow revealed that the OS user interface will be something like the Maemo, the Linux OS that has also been used in the Nokia N900.

Meltemi himself described as a Linux-based software platform. He is predicted to bring the smartphone-style experience on phones with limited funds.

With the presence of Meltemi, so it might be cheaper Nokia phones will be 'surrounded' Android row playing in the lower middle class. Because not only rely on Meltemi, Nokia is still able to rely on their Windows phones.

Then when the phone with OS Meltemi going out? For this one is not yet certain, but the most widely reported is the Nokia World 2012 event in late September.

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