Windows Phone 8 revealed, will hook up with desktop OS
Microsoft have lifted the lid on Windows Phone 8, the next major upgrade for their smartphone operating system.
Revealed to PocketNow via an internal Microsoft products video, Windows Phone 8 will be the official name of the update initially codenamed Apollo, which should follow the Tango update before the end of the year.
The OS will allow apps to work not only on your phone, but also with corresponding applications on the desktop version of Windows 8, also expected to land later this year.
Windows Phone 8 will also add NFC capabilities to handsets running Microsoft’s OS, letting data be shared between two handsets just by touching them together, or for payments to be made at NFC checkout points.
The update will also introduce the DataSmart live tile, which helps a user manage how much mobile data they’re using in order to keep their phone bills down. The app will also intelligently aim to connect to a Wi-Fi connection over a mobile data connection each time.
Looking a reasonably well-rounded update, we’ll have more on Windows Phone 8 as it edges closer to launching.
