Microsoft Announces New Windows Phone 8

New Features On Windows Phone 8

• Support for multi-core devices
• Support for a variety of resolutions, including 720p and WXGA
• Support for the microSD
• NFC support - digital wallet
• Internet Explorer 10 will be ported directly into Windows Phone 8
• Native code support provide fertile ground for the killer games
• Include Nokia mapping technology built in – provide offline maps and turn-by-turn navigations
• Highly customizable, allowing consumers to tweak every last feature down to the size of the tiles
• Start screen customizable - make your device, yours. Can set the tile size to suit your needs, and the best part; no matter what the size of the tile is, it remains a live tile
• have native Skype integration.

Older devices will see some of Windows Phone 8 features in the form of a small update dubbed as Windows Phone 7.8. He he just small update at start - start screen customizeable (tile size).

pssttt.... Just cancel my planning to buy Lumia 900 because of this an announcement. Pity to existing Lumia 900 owner cant upgrade to WP8 OS.



Source : Redmondpie