Microsoft (MSFT) Shows Off Windows Phone 8; Will Be Better for Business, Easier for Developments
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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) shares are trading higher as the company, hot on the heels of its Surface tablet debut, is now previewing Windows Phone 8 (WP8).
The following will simply highlight some of the key points made today:
Microsoft is up 1 percent on the session.
The following will simply highlight some of the key points made today:
- WP8 will have a shared core with Windows 8.
- WP8 will support dual-core CPUs at the start, moving to quad-core in the future.
- There will be three different screen resolutions, maxing out at 1280 X 768.
- Multiple displays (WVGA, WXGA, 720p) will also be supported.
- Internet Explorer 10 will be built in to WP8.
- IE 10 will have anti-phishing software, faster JavaScript performance, and HTML5 support.
- Porting from the desktop to WP8-equipped phone should be easier with native code development and DirectX.
- WP8 will have a new wallet feature, which Microsoft hopes is more than just a payment system. It wants to allow users to handle payments, loyalty and membership cards, saved deals, and NFC 'tap to pay.'
- Microsoft's wallet will launch on Orange in the U.K. first. The company is also working with ISIS to bring the feature to Verizon (Nasdaq: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T), and T-Mobile in 2013.
- Business features on WP8 are enhanced with new encryption and secure boot features.
- Bitlocker will be the backbone.
- Home screen tiles will be re-sizable into large, medium, and small;
- The home screen tiles will update in real time (carriers will love that!).
- Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) mapping feature will be built in (moving away from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)).
Microsoft is up 1 percent on the session.
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