Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 8

It seems this week is Microsoft's big announcement week, last June 18 we received the very exciting news about Microsoft's entry into the tablet space with the announcement of the Microsoft Surface.  Last night, Microsoft again came out with a major release to its mobile operating system, the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system.

The announcement came after Apple also announced the near-completion of it's major upgrade to the iOS mobile platform, iOS 6.  So what's in the Windows Phone 8 upgrade?

Here are some of the most notable updates:

- Support for Multi-core processors.  Most new phones and tablets coming out already have quad core processors, it's about time that Microsoft supported it.

- Bigger, sharper screens.  Again, the defining factor in today's phones and tablets are the resolutions, HD is almost becoming standard on mobile gadgets.  Microsoft Windows Phone 8 now supports two new resolutions, 1280x768 and 1280x720.

- More flexible storage.  Probably one feature not found in Apple's iOS6 or Apple gadgets for that matter, Windows Phone 8 supports removable SD cards, it will be able to detect external storage for photos, videos and songs.

- NFC wireless sharing.  NFC is an emerging wireless technology that enables phones to share data in short distances.  With NFC, sharing photos or videos will be done by just tapping your phone and sending to another NFC enabled phone.

- Internet Explorer 10.  The same browser coming with Windows 8 will now be standard with Windows Phone 8.

 

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