8 New Features in Windows Phone 8 - eight

Microsoft has just announced his own mobile operating system update with the name Windows Phone 8. By the software giant, there are some changes in the OS maximum is earlier than the generation Windows Phone.

Of course some excellent features have been embedded in Windows Phone 8. Some are intended to provide competition in the smartphone market is getting tighter.

Here are some new features embedded in Microsoft Windows Phone 8, as the quotation from Phone Arena, Thursday (06/21/2012).

1. Support dual-core processors
Know the needs of the growing smartphone, the power of the processor with a faster power was absolutely necessary. Therefore, in Windows Phone 8 is capable of measuring handset supports dual core processors.

2. Support for external memory
Although not something that well, it does not mean additional external memory underestimated. High data storage requirements, of course, create additional storage memory is very helpful.

3. High-resolution display of 720p
Since the smartphone market dominated by the excess on the screen, Windows Phone 8 greeted with the support of powerful 720p display with an aspect ratio of 15:9 and 16:9.

4. The new interface
Still carrying the Metro interface, but in Windows Phone 8 has several significant changes. For example, a new start button, then the user can enlarge or shrink the icon for the widget is more spacious.

5. Competitors Siri
iPhone and Samsung have had a Siri S Voice, then Windows Phone 8 also have it. Features that something like this digital assistants can help users to search and listen to e book with voice commands.

6. Digital maps offline mode
Together with Nokia, Windows Phone 8 is embedded with the application maps. Besides having the function as a direction, digital maps can be found in the offline state.

7. Skype integration
As is known, Microsoft acquired Skype a while ago. Well, in Windows Phone 8, the Skype experience a deeper integration.

8. Internet Explorer 10
The default browser in Windows Phone 8, namely Internet Explorer 10 claimed to be more subtle and toned from the Safari browser on IOS and Android devices.


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True, Windows Phone 8 has been introduced. Unfortunately, his arrival can not be enjoyed by owners of Windows Phone handsets that already exist.

Instead, Windows Phone 7.x owners of these devices will be upgraded to a version called Windows Phone 7.8. The reason? Because the existing hardware is not fully supporting the latest operating system.

However, older devices do not want to be too disappointed owner, Microsoft promises that the flavor will not be carried far different from the WP 8. "Lumia your phone will look and feel just like Windows Phone device 8 when it was upgraded to 7.8," claims Greg Sullivan of Microsoft.

To achieve this, Microsoft in WP 7.8 one of them brings a new homescreen that makes it looks like a tool WP 8. Screen offers 3 different tile sizes namely small, medium and large. Fun, enabled users to customize the size of each tile based on usage.

Reporting from SlashGear, Thursday (06/21/2012), Microsoft has not delivered when Windows Phone 7.8 will be released. But he also predicted to be strolling along with the launch of WP 8 this year.