Windows Phone 8 vs. Android 4.1 vs. iPhone OS 6 - Characteristics compared

The 3 main operating systems in the mobile world is evolving more and more, with features and functionality often similar but differently exploitable. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is the latest release presented in chronological order and the only available now on the first terminal . To see iOS 6 and Windows Phone 8 because the work must wait a few months but, due to rumors and anticipations announced officially by Apple and Microsoft, is already possible to outline the general capabilities of the system and support the latest technologies.

RedmondPie did this updated comparison chart after the hot month of June which saw the three main contenders for the leadership of the sector, despite the ever-growing particularly depressed economic times. Actually, there are still some doubts about the true potential of these operating systems with Microsoft itself has confirmed that the status of the Project Windows Phone 8 is "working in progress" , IOS 6 in part revealed, but with some dark sides, to example on the support or less of the NFC chip.

Operating systems must equivalent offer the same basic functions with a few exceptions, from the UI with very different characteristics and approach (icons, icons + widgets, live tiles), supporting the aforementioned NFC, with a penalty for Microsoft App ecosystem is still limited to 100 000 (fast-growing but still objectively away from other stores already at an altitude of 600 000).

These and other features are summarized in the table below, which absolutely does not want to find a winner but it focuses on a precise and accurate diagram of all the major features that users want to have on your terminal, beyond the design and cost of the device to mount them, or will in the future. Here it is (waiting BB10):

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HTC's Windows Phone 8 roadmap unveiled - Three new devices coming ( Zenith , Rio and Accord )

The statements of CEO Peter Chou on the arrival of the new Windows Phone 8 smartphones by the end of the year quickly followed the first rumors about the composition consisting of line-up . According to recent rumors the range  HTC Windows Phone 8 devices may be formed of three models: Zenith, the top end of the range,Accord,medium-high end smartphones, and close to the line-up, Rio , the model medium-low. 

The models name is a code and, as often happens, it will change with the commercial version of the device. 

Recalling that the information that we bring to those not yet final, we move immediately to examine the alleged technical specifications of each model after the break.

Zenith as, in advance, will be the top of the range of 8 to HTC Windows Phone. The specifications would include:

• Display 4.7 "SuperLCD 2 720p
• Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon (unspecified)
• 8 Megapixel Camera
• Connectivity 42 Mbps HSPA +

Close behind are the Accord, the model of a medium-high, characterized by:

• Display 4.3 "LCD Super 2 720p
• Dual-core processor Qualcom MSM8260a (likely because of variation)
• 1 GB of RAM
• 8 megapixel camera with support for 1080p video
• Connectivity 42 Mbps HSPA +
• NFC support

Close the Accord is Rio which is mid to low end device ,which specifications could include:

• Display: 4 "WVGA
• Processor Qualcomm MSM8227 (given susceptible of variation)
• 512 MB of RAM
• HSPA 14.4Mbps
• 5 megapixel camera with support for video in 720p

The line-up in the complex is consistent with the approach used by HTC's recent production of the line terminals Android HTC One. The relationship between Zenith and Accord are modeled in some way those between HTC and HTC X One One D: same camera, different form factor, quad-core devices for high-end dual-core to medium-high. The Rio would have a positioning similar to that of HTC One V.

Deliveries of all three devices are expected by year end: Rio and Accord may be submitted in October , while the top of the range the term was generally identified in the ' last quarter of 2012 . Obviously the exact launch date of the three smartphone will be confirmed in the coming months and will be closely linked to the development of the platform Windows Phone 8.

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Rumor - Microsoft rumored to buy Yammer for $1B

Microsoft is ready to buy Yammer, the social messaging service for businesses, for anything close to a billion dollars, at least according to Bloomberg.

Yammer is a social network service company, primarily used in business for online collaboration among the various employees of the same company.

The agreement between Microsoft and should be completed by Yammer as early as tomorrow, if the purchase goes through, likely that this service will be implemented in Windows Phone 8, which together with integration of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Skype probably, will the future OS to be a perfect instrument of communication.

For those interested, in Windows Phone marketplace you can find the official Yammer app.

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Universal Search Coming with WP 8 Apollo

One of the features that come with Windows Phone 8 will be to make instant searching of content, at least according to insideris.com

Already last year we heard rumors that with the  arrival of Windows Phone Tango, wp users will have ability to use universal search by simply swiping your finger left to right on the home screen. Now we know the (few) features that implements this minor update we have confirmation that this rumor proved unfounded.

The insideris.com site claims to have received information about an anonymous informant that the instant search of the content will come with Windows Phone 8, this function will be enabled directly from the Windows Home Phone with a new icon similar to that found in the list screen applications.

With this option you can search the whole system that includes contacts, applications, games, music, messages, etc..

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First Nokia Phone with Windows 8 coming later this year?

The official announcement of Windows Phone 8 is closer. Microsoft should present the new version of its smartphone operating system on 20 June, during the Windows Phone Developer Summit. Meanwhile, as has been reported on an Israeli website, a Nokia spokesman would announce that the first Lumia Phone with Windows Phone 8 will hit the market later this year, with full support for Hebrew language.

Obviously it is not news that Nokia will lead the market with Windows Phone Lumia 8, but can be a good starting point to begin to imagine a very hot Christmas.

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LG abandons Windows Phone, will focus on Android Phones for now

In the past few hours LG told the Korea Herald had no future plans regarding Windows Phone based smartphones, noting that " The total units of Windows Phone sold in the global market is not a significant figure. " .

The interview with the Herald, however, continued reassurance by LG will continue its efforts on research and development for the Microsoft system.

From these words it can be assumed then a long pause where LG will not launch any Windows smartphone, probably jumping the launch of Windows Phone 8 and waiting for a "silent" eventual success of the OS made in Redmond.

LG then leave in the hands of Nokia, Samsung and HTC the fate of Windows Phone, a major loss for the mobile OS where the cheapest devices were precisely those of the Korean manufacturer.

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Metro reimagined - Beautiful Windows Phone 8 concept

As usual,  the guys at 1800PocketPC and like to seduce us with their concept in a big way. This time they do it by showing an interface of Windows Phone 8 really well designed and edited to perfection.

See below more photos of this beautiful WP8 concept:

                      New LockScreen from which you can set clock, notifications and weather

Landscape

LiveTiles 

Grouping of the app / Center notifications / swipe through various settings

Multitasking with pinch to zoom

More customization settings

Samsung will deliver smartphones with Windows Phone 8 in Octomber 2012

Directly from Taiwan, Samsung has confirmed to the press that will be coming back in the Windows Phone world after the break in the recent months. 

The upper echelons of the company, in fact, have not seen in Mango the opportunity to make the top as the Android device (just look at the hype generated around the Galaxy S3), and for this reason they decided to wait Windows Phone 8 Apollo to release new smartphones.

There will be many more products and it is important for us to hit the right price and differentiate various segments of consumers. Phone Windows 8 will arrive later this year and will improve the ability to market the platform, we will work for the optimized device.

It only remains to wait for any announcements at IFA in Berlin or later. Samsung has managed to get really good results with Android and Windows Phone so far and along side with Nokia,may increase the market share of Windows Phone.

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Windows Phone 8 shows up in the statistics of I'm WP7 app

While we are are awaiting the Tango update for Windows Phone, Microsoft is already testing a first version of Windows Phone 8. This information comes from the application "I'm WP7" that shows us the different builds of Windows Phone from the users that have installed this application.

As we can see from the image build  running under Windows Phone 8 is signed 8.0.9662.0. Many were the doubts about the veracity of the result showed the application. The developers have promptly declared that Windows Phone 8 is running an emulator, there appears to be counterfeit because they are using on the location of the emulator by default and there is a difference in the time zone.

Moreover wpcentral colleagues claim to have had a tip from reliable sources that Windows Phone 8 has begun internal testing aka "dogfooding" at Microsoft on March 30th.

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Job post from Microsoft confirming Windows NT kernel in Windows Phone?

It was speculated for a long time that Windows Phone 8 will be running the Windows NT kernel, but so far these rumors have not been confirmed.

A recently published job post by Microsoft seems to indicate that Apollo and Windows 8 will indeed share some components and that Windows CE will be completely scraped.

The full job post after the break

Date: Apr 9, 2012

Location: Redmond, WA, US

Job Category: Software Engineering: Development Location: Redmond, WA, US Job ID: 790735-78786 Division: Windows Phone Division In this world, there are few chances to work on a product which will change the industry, when all eyes are on you. Many people go through their entire career without ever experiencing the excitement and anticipation of building such a product; but you don’t have to. Come join the Windows Phone team to define and build experiences that will propel Microsoft to the top of the most competitive market in years! Our phone is winning accolades from delighted reviewers and customers, and we are busy building on that momentum. The OS Platform group’s mission is to deliver a robust, performant and extensible OS for the Windows Phone. This team delivers key platform components, works closely with teams across the phone organization to build seamless user experiences and partners with our hardware providers. We are looking for experienced engineers who are passionate about building a world class mobile operating system and excited about working in a dynamic and quality-oriented team environment. You must be passionate about producing well-engineered and robust code which can meet the demanding requirements of mobile platforms.

Qualifications for this position include: 5+ years of professional software development experience 5+ years of C++/C coding, debugging and software design skills Experience with Win32, WinNT Embedded development experience is preferred Experience with kernel, device driver, wireless networking or wireless protocol development is strongly preferred BA/BS in Computer Science or related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience

Nearest Major Market: Seattle Nearest Secondary Market: Bellevue Job Segments: Computer Science, Developer, Embedded, Engineer, Engineering, Network, Software Engineer, Technology, Telecom, Telecommunications

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Leaked images of Nokia Windows Phone with PureView technology

Androsym managed to get some leaked slides showing off an upcoming WP handset from Nokia, boasting the impressive 41mp PureView technology. 


The smartphone has a very unusual curved designed, including a curved screen and since the wp7 currently cannot support that big sensor this device probably will be powered by WP8 Apollo. Also note that the capacitive buttons look like WP7 but the menu key now bears a Windows 8 logo.

From the leaked slides, we can see that this devices will have the following specs:

• 4.3″ Curved Glass touchscreen with HD display
• 41mp sensor, Carl Zeiss lens and PureView imaging technology
• 080p full HD video recording and Rich Recording Technology
• Dual Core processor with Adreno 320 GPU
• Windows Phone 8 OS

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Microsoft confirmed that current windows app will run on Windows Phone 8

Microsoft on its blog had confirmed that current Windows Phone applications and games will run on the next major version of Windows Phone aka Windows Phone 8 or Apollo. 

“With regard to existing applications: today’s Windows Phone applications and games will run on the next major version of Windows Phone. Driving application compatibility is a function of Microsoft’s commitment to its developers. Regardless of what we release in terms of new developer features and functionality, we have made a large investment in protecting your existing investments,” 

Silverlight for Windows Phone will be discontinued – at least in that way we know it today.

Please don’t panic; XAML and C#/VB.NET development in Windows 8 can be viewed as a direct evolution from today’s Silverlight. All of your managed programming skills are transferrable to building applications for Windows 8, and in many cases, much of your code will be transferrable as well.

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Poster showing a new Windows Phone from Nokia?

PhoneArena has recently reported an image depicting an alleged new smartphone from Nokia. The smartphone, presented under the motto "Breaking the limits since 1865", should be based on the unannounced Windows Phone 8.Notice how the image above is resemble the recent leaked image from Nokia patent we have seen few days ago.

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Windows Phone 8 and Tizen 1 spotted at HTML5 test

In addition to the new Nokia browser pre-installed in the next version of Symbian, better known as Belle Symbian FP2 , between the results found in database html5test.com have appeared Tizen 8 and Windows Phone.

Considering that currently runs Windows Phone 7.5 Mango reaches 141 points plus 5 bonus, the result reached by Windows Phone 8, although it is a Beta release, more than doubled.Even Tizen does not disappoint: the new platform created by Samsung in collaboration with Intel reaches 363 points!

It remains a mystery, however, on which terminals are the test was performed.

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Microsoft is testing Windows Phone apps on Windows 8?

Microsoft would be trying the applications developed for Windows Phone on desktop / tablet Windows 8 platform.This at least according to statistics released by the Windows Phone "I'ma WP7."

The application that allows you to find out the percentage use of the app in different versions of Windows Phone, now also shows the desktop version of Microsoft's operating system. As we can clearly see from above 1% of users using the app used Windows 8 operating system, namely the build 6.2.8283.0.

This survey has been able to think that Windows 8 can start the applications developed for Windows Phone in order to have more than 70,000 touch-friendly applications to launch.

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Nokia working on two new Windows Phone devices "Nokia Prodigy" and "AC / DC"

According to the reports from anonymous sources, but close enough to the company, Nokia is preparing two new Windows Phone handsets for AT&;T: Nokia Prodigy and AC / DC. 


While the AC / DC should be a  mid-range device, the Nokia Prodigy should be the first Microsoft 
'superphone'  with Windows Phone 8 and dual core processor.


It is unclear whether the two smartphones will be the exclusive AT&T, but there should be no problems for the arrival of their European versions (as has happened with Lumia 900). 


The arrival on the market for Nokia Prodigy and AC / DC is expected later this year. 

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Nokia Lumia with Pure View technology coming soon

According to Nokia,Windows Phone is not yet ready to compete with Symbian in the multimedia industry, which is why the first PureView not based on Microsoft. But things may soon change.

As was reported by the Finnish newspaper Aamulehti, Nokia is working hard to bring the Pure View technology to the Nokia Lumia range. The announcement was made by Jo Harlow, Executive Vice President of Nokia Smart Devices, without specifying an indicative period of output.

"I can not say PRECISELY when, but it will not take very long." / "I can not say precisely when, but it will not take much time."

It is possible that Windows Phone 8, then in the second half of the year, Nokia will bring a new standard of optics inside the Microsoft ecosystem.

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Rumor: Sony will launch Windows Phone 8 devices later this year

As we have seen in these days, except Nokia with their Nokia 610 Lumia , other OEMs such as Samsung and HTC have stated that they will not bring new smartphones until the official release of Windows Phone 8 Apollo 


Now the latest rumors are that Sony will release Windows Phone devices later this year with WP8 Apolo.In the past we always talked about some suspected prototypes but never any official information about it.


More info at Tweakers.net

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Rumor:Microsoft testing Windows Phone 8 with dual-core Snapdragon S4

As was reported by TheVerge Microsoft engineers are testing the new MSM8960 chipset from Qualcomm on Windows Phone. The Dual Core clocked at 1.5Ghz should go into business with Windows Phone 8 in the second half of 2012.

Meanwhile it seems that the American operator Sprint is very interested in launching a new terminal operating system with Microsoft, but it should do so before the arrival of Windows Phone 8.The first manufacturer to have received the specifications for Sprint, LTE or more processor MSM8960, would your Nokia. It is therefore reasonable to expect the first dual-core Nokia in the second half of 2012?

Please note that this processor, better known as Qualcomm S4, these days at the Mobile World Congress is amazing some beating all the benchmarks and actual performance of NVidia Tegra 3 (quad core).

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Windows 8 interface arrives on jailbroken iPhone (VIDEO)

Windows 8 is definitely a highly anticipated operating system: it promises many new features, starting from the interface that now amplifies the experience of the Metro UI devices introduced by Windows Phone.


The work done by the developer of the theme is nothing short of remarkable. The user interface of Windows 8, with the known organization of the home in "tiles", has been replicated in a very faithful. There is a bar located at the bottom of the screen that allows you to access applications and mode of rotation of the display, not missing a widget that shows the date and lockscreen time and renewed in style UI meters.