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Microsoft in a Windows Phone Developer Summit are just showing bit by bit about Windows Phone 8.
Main new features are as below:-
Windows Phone 8 will support Multi Core (up to 64)
It will support HD resolutions 800 x 480 display (they can opt for more.)
Now Windows Phone will Support SD card which was awaited for long.
Windows Phone 8 will support NFC and will also support NFC payments.Also Support for payments with cards.
Windows Phone 8 will have Internet Explorer 10 which will be pretty similar to the Desktop Version.
Windows Phone 8 will also have Nokia Maps support.That means you don't have to own lumia phones for experiencing the Nokia Maps,Microsoft just confirmed that Nokia's map is being built into Windows Phone 8.(Along with offline navigation and many other Nokia Drive goodies)
Windows Pone 8 and Windows 8 for PCs shares alot of things and Also now developers can port their apps to Phone, To Tablet, and the Desktop as well. Full fledged NT kernel for coherent ecosystem




Still many things are to be revealed. Stay TUned!!  :) ;D ;)

*Update 1) Older Phones with WP7.5 will not get long awaited update of wp8.But they announced that it will get an update version 7.8 with some software goodies from wp8 (SOURCE- Endgadget) (Nothing Debated about Lumia Series Yet)

*Update 2) WP8 will now support In app purchase!!(SOURCE- Endgadget)
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+1 for the post ...  :) :) :)

anyway i dont like wp 7.5 and wp8 . :D :D :D

i have used wp 8 consumer preview and i dont like it..  :O :O

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+1 for the post ...  :) :) :)

anyway i dont like wp 7.5 and wp8 . :D :D :D

i have used wp 8 consumer preview and i dont like it..  :O :O
Yeah me too!! but wp8 is drastically changed which willl atleast compete with other os in the market

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1.Multi-Core
2.HD 720p+ Resolution
3.MicroSD support
4.IE 10 Browser :
>better [4x]JavaScript Rendering (faster then Samsung Galaxy SIII)
>[2x] HTML5 Feature Support compared to WP7.5
>Anti-Phishing filter
5.Native Code
>Common Platform For WP and Windows
>DirextX native support
6.NFC
7.Wallet Experience:
>Credit & Debit,Loyalty & Membership Cards
>Access Saved Deals
>Supports NFC "tap to pay"
8.Nokia Map Technology (replaces bing maps) (and runs in background)
9.WP8 For Business:
>Trusted shared Windows Core
>Encryption and Secure Boot
>LOB App Deployment(needn't go to the microsoft app publishing procedure)
>Office apps
10.WP 7.8 update (SCREEN CHANGE UPDATE and Some other software updates ^^) coming to FIRST GENERATION WPs
11.HOME SCREEN CUSTOMIZABLE TILES(Resziable) , ADDED MORE COLORS
12.Skype Integrated (acts as a normal call,same UI used and runs in background)
13.Speech Platform:Conversation with apps
14.Company Hub. It will allow a company to highlight apps specific to the company itself to make them easily accessible to its employees.
15.Unlike WP7, WP8 updates will be distributed over the air. Microsoft will support every WP8 device for at least 18 months.
16.Upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices will be built by Nokia, Samsung, HTC and Huawei built on a Qualcomm platform. You've probably noticed that LG is not on the list.
17.50 Language support (including Arabic and Hebrew)
18.Apps available in 180+ Countries
19.Zynga will release games:Words with Friends & Draw Something
20.NOKIA Camera Extras:
>Timer
>Action Shot (burst shots)
>Panorama
>smart group shot
21.NOKIA COUNTERS : Data,Voice & Messaging usage
22.Nokia Play To DLNA support
23.Nokia Music 3.0

New applications compiled specifically for Windows Phone 8 will not be made available for Windows Phone 7.x devices."

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@mail.anoopva - i think u used Win 8 CP and not WP 8 :P

WP is windows phone.

and bdw..CP was a tragic!

now RP is much better but still missing some things.


And you have not watched the live summit..
i challenge............Andro and iOS cant compete with WP now! cant!

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i love the 64 cores support lol who needs that many really ;D

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i love the 64 cores support lol who needs that many really ;D
exactly ;)

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exactly ;)
im sure some sad android  fan out there would want one :D

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aahaha..WP 7.8 and 8 will whipe andro and iOS, this is sooo sad!! :D