Windows Phone 8

[snenad]

Predstavljen je Windows Phone 8

At an event in San Francisco today, Microsoft offered a first look at the key platform features of the next version of Windows Phone. Windows Phone 8 will have a common core with Windows 8, sharing the same kernel, file system, device drivers and security model, closely aligning the two operating systems.

Windows Phone 8 will include support for multi-core processors, additional screen resolutions, NFC connectivity, device encryption and MicroSD cards. On the software side, the Start screen is refreshed, with more flexible tiles and greater customisation; Internet Explorer is updated to version 10, offering improved performance and better HTML 5 support; a new Wallet hub enables mobile payments; integration of Nokia map technology brings improved location and navigation functionality; and enterprise support is strengthened with encryption, Line Of Business (LOB) app deployments and improved device management.

Windows Phone 8 also introduces native code support, which is expected to enable improved performance, bring first class gaming experiences to Windows Phone 8, and allow for easier sharing and porting of code with other platforms.

Startscreen

Examples of the new look Windows Phone Start screen

Windows Phone 8 will launch with four hardware partners: Nokia, Huawei, Samsung and HTC. The SDK (software developer kit) will be available later this summer, with devices to follow later in the year.

Windows Phone 7 and 7.5 devices will not be upgradeable to Windows Phone 8 due to the hardware requirements of the updated platform. However, an update, to Windows Phone 7.8, will be available and is expected to bring some of the new software features to existing devices.

Today's presentation, the key points of which are summarised below, focused on platform features that Microsoft felt it was important to share with their partners (developers) ahead of general availability. Additional consumer features, user experiences and additional details on announced features will be disclosed closer to the launch of Windows Phone 8 devices.

A common core and updated hardware support

The most far reaching announcement of today is that Windows Phone will share a common core with Windows 8. It means the two platforms will share common networking, security, media and web browser technology, device drivers, and a common file system.

The common core, along with additional software work, means Windows Phone 8 has greatly improved hardware support. This includes:

Multi-core processor support - initially, this is likely to be used for dual core devices, but support for quad-core, and beyond, processors is also included. The Windows NT kernel is fully multi-core-optimised, as is the rest of the core Windows technology. This should give Windows Phone a competitive advantage in performance and battery life over its competitors, whose multi-core support is less mature.

Additional screen resolutions - 1280x768 and 1280x720 (i.e. 720p), in addition to the existing 480x800. Existing apps will not need to be updated, with the system automatically scaling them. However, developers will be encouraged to optimise assets (e.g. graphics) for the new resolutions, in order to provide the best possible user experience.

MicroSD card - support for external, removable storage. This will allow for easier transfers of media and other files to other devices.

NFC - which will be used for accessing data and information from NFC tags, initiating connections with other devices (for information sharing, game set up and more), and enabling mobile payments.


Software update and global availability

Windows Phone 8 will switch from the PC based software updates of Windows Phone 7.5 to a model of over the air updates. This means it will no longer be necessary to have access to a PC to keep your phone's software up to date. Together with MicroSD card support it means Windows Phone will be able to operate without a PC to a much fuller extent than was previously possible.

In addition, all Windows Phone devices will be supported for at least 18 months after the device launch date. That's still not the length of a typical operator contracts, but does provide an incentive for those wanting a software update guarantee. Microsoft is also planning to roll out a program that will give early adopters access to software updates in advance of general availability. It's unclear exactly how this will work, but it may provide a way for users to be freed from operator limitations on software update deliveries.

Windows Phone 8 will support 50 languages, more than double the current amount, and Marketplace availability will be tripled from 60+ countries to 180+ countries.

Internet Explorer 10

Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Phone shares the same browsing engine as Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 PCs and tablets. Also included is the anti-phishing/protection from malicious sites technology that is being branded as 'Smart screen'.

The new version of Internet Explorer brings improved Javascript performance (4x faster than Windows Phone 7.5) and improved HTML 5 support (twice as "good" as Windows Phone 7.5, according to Microsoft). It showed a benchmark that suggested Javascript performance on Windows Phone 8 would be better than that on the iPhone (iOS 6 Beta) and Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4).

Internet Explorer 10, in the form of a browser control, is also touted as enabling HTML 5 and Javascript-based development on Windows Phone 8. This is not a full web technologies runtime (the web control comes with a significant overhead), but may encourage web developers to create apps for the platform.

Nokia mapping technology (Nokia Where platform)

The Nokia Where platform will be integrated into Windows Phone 8. As a result, more detailed maps with better, and more accurate, coverage will be available to all Windows Phone users. The partnership with Nokia will also provide support for offline maps and turn-by-turn directions in more than 70 countries.

It is still unclear how the mapping, navigation and location functionality will be branded in Windows Phone 8.

Wallet

The new Wallet hub was one of the most extensively demoed features today (in part because its success greatly depends on third party integration). The Wallet hub can be used to keep track of debit and credit cards, retailer loyalty cards, boarding cards and other membership cards.

Wallet

There's also support for secure payments, enabled via NFC and a secure element on the SIM, although this will require operator support. Microsoft announced Orange as a launch partner for secure NFC, and said additional partners would be announced in the future. Microsoft has opted to place the secure element on the SIM, which is then linked to the NFC chipset via SWP (Simple Wire Protocol). This is the operator friendly approach (as opposed to embedding it in the hardware), which should help drive adoption, and is also, arguably, better for consumers, since it allows them to move the secure element (i.e. the equivalent to the chip part of your credit card) to a new device.

Wallet hub also includes coupon/voucher support. Vouchers can be offered by third party apps, provided in search results and/or shared via NFC and messaging technologies, with the Wallet hub acting as a central storage and interaction point.

Start screen

The most visually impressive software update revealed today is the refreshed Start screen. Windows Phone 8 allows for greater flexibility and customisation, which Microsoft described as "making your device even more personal".

The Start screen grid now stretches right across the screen (no more gutter); tiles now come in four sizes: small, medium and large; and additional highlight (theme) colours are available.

Users can switch a tile between any of these sizes to reflect their importance. What's displayed on the tile will depends on its size, with developers able to provide a different implementation for each tile size. New tile experiences will also be available, thanks to improved API support. For example, the Messaging tile, at the large size, will scroll through a list of new messages, where as at medium and small sizes, it will display a count of new messages.


Enterprise enhancements

With the new release, Windows Phone 8 emerges as a strong enterprise platform, one that draws on Microsoft's heritage and services in this area and that will compete head on with RIM. The shared Windows core brings with it a new security model including Secure Boot and Bitlocker Encryption. This means the entire device, including both operating system and data files, can be encrypted. There's also support for UEFI (United Extensible Firmware Interface) secure boot protocol and improved app "sand boxing" providing multiple layers of security.

Remote device management has also been improved, with the ability to integrate into existing software management solutions (presumably Microsoft technologies) allowing companies to use the same tools they current use to manage Windows PCs. Security policies now offer greater control over a larger number of device features, enabling enterprises to tailor device security to their own standards.

The new Company Hub features provides companies with the ability to create a custom Windows Phone Hub for distributing line of business (LOB) apps, alerts and other corporate information. Microsoft will be providing templates and guidance to make it as easy as possible for companies to create their own branded experience of Windows Phone.

Company Hub


Developers and apps

The advent of a common Windows core on Windows Phone 8 has a big impact on developers. On Windows Phone 8, a move from the .NET Compact Framework (as on Windows Phone 7) to a Core CLR means that managed code will run in the same way as it does on Windows 8. There's a shared native API set (graphics, audio, media, file system, networking, input, commerce, base types and sensors) and it will also be possible for developers to create their own shared C++ components.

Windows Phone 8 introduces full native C and C++ code support to the platform, which will make it easier to share code between platforms and port code from other platforms to Windows Phone code. This has a particular benefit for games. For example, Microsoft announced that the gaming middleware engines Havok Vision Engine, Autodesk Scaleform, Audiokinetic Wwise, and Firelight FMOD, as well as native DirectX-based development, will be supported by Windows Phone 8. This will make Windows Phone 8 a first class gaming platform and make it much easier for game developers to port from other platforms and share games between Windows 8, Xbox and Windows Phone.

In effect, there will be three development options on Windows Phone 8: XAML with C#/VB code, native C++/C code and HTML 5 (through the previously described browser control).

After being submitted to the Marketplace for publication, apps will be put through a "compile in the cloud" process that will compile apps into machine code, which should give a significant performance improvements. All existing Windows Phone 7.5 applications will run on Windows Phone 8 and they will all be put through "compile in the cloud", which should improve app performance, most notably start up time.

Microsoft showed a demo of in-app payments and noted that it will be possible for app makers to "sell virtual and digital goods" within their apps. In addition, Windows Phone is expected to bring a whole raft of new developer APIs and functionality, but only a few highlights were announced today. More details are expected when the Windows Phone SDK is released later in the summer, along with Visual Studio 11-based developer tools.

Three areas that Microsoft did touch upon were Speech APIs, improvements for running location based apps in the background, and VoIP integration. Windows Phone Speech APIs will be opened up to third party apps. In addition to the current open app functionality, it will be possible for developers to offer voice control functionality within an app. In a demo, Microsoft showed the Audible app performing a search, starting and pausing play back and jumping to the next chapter.

Apps with navigation and location tracking features will be able to run in the background (e.g. turn-by-turn instructions, exercise trackers), suggesting there will be significant improvements to the ways Windows Phone handles multi-tasking for certain use cases.

In the same vein, VoIP apps (e.g. Skype) will be able to run in the background; they will also be able to integrate with the built in phone experience, essentially meaning, as far as users are concerned, there will be no difference between a standard cellular call and a VoIP call. Microsoft demoed this functionality using Skype, but noted that it would be open to all third party developers. Both the VoIP and location use cases are likely a taster for more general improvements in the multi-tasking implementation.

Skype as an example of integrated VoIP functionality

evo nekih linkova sa slikama i videom
http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/news/it ... indows.php
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Windows- ... processors!
ima naravno jos gomile postova ali ovo je uglanmom to
Takodje objavljeno je da danasnji telefoni nece dobiti WP vec WP7.8 koji ce sadrzati vecinu poboljsanja koja donosi WP8 osim po meni najbitnijih
http://allaboutwindowsphone.com/news/it ... one_78.php

Sta mislite? Ja sam odusevljen. Iskreno jedva cekam da se dokopam Nokie sa WP8, naravno ako nasi operateri rese da ponude trzistu nesto sto sto nije Android. Mozda sebe obradujem za novaka. Videcemo.

[telep]

Nov homescreen je katastrofa, nesto sto su oni isticali kao prednost i razbijanje monotonije ikonica na iOS i Androidu su ponistili ovime, osim toga izgleda smesno, jos gori clusterfuck od ikonica. Mislim da ce m$ i nokla puci samo tako jer sadasnji telefoni ne dobijaju WP8, pa ko ce dati ponovo 500+ eura za telefon kada brand new focus s(2) i lumia 900 ne podrzavaju wp8. Nisam nesto pratio da li ima negde ceo changelog sta je dodato od opcija posto sam se zacudio koliko opcija fali wp7.5, pa da vidim jel ista dodato.

[snenad]

o izgledu se može diskutovai ali to je već invidualno. Najveći plus je zajednički core za window 8 znači sve aplikacije koje su napisane za metro ui će biti portovane za wp8. imaš gore u mom postu istaknutih osam najbitnijih poboljšanja. najveća mana definitivno je zatvorenost sistema mada ako se malo omasovi neko će već da ga hackuje pa će biti i modovanja. bar se nadam

[telep]

Puno je tu majkrosoft napravio fragmentacije, ja treba papir da uzmem da bi povatao kakve veze imaju windows 8, windows phone 8 , windows RT, gde ide metro UI, gde je obavezan, sta je sa cim kompatibilno. Po meni najveci fail je da aplikacije pisane samo za WP8 nece raditi na WP7, to je kao da aplikacije pisane za ICS ne rade na GB-u. Da ne pricam da WP sada bukvalno krece od nule, i dok ne izadju novi modeli tamo na jesen, ima da bude dugo leto za njih, pogotovo za jedinog OEM-a koji je sve ulozio u WP.

[miodrage]

Polako ljudi, sta ste se ostrvili na M$? Oni i zele da idu od nule, da se distanciraju od iOSA i Androida, i time da pokusaju da stvore treci segment trzista, tj. da ga drugacije polarisu. Trenutno imamo Android, sa jedne, iOS sa druge strane i ostale. M$ ce pokusati da izbori za sebe sto je veci deo kolaca, uzimajuci nesto od ova 2 velika sistema, i prevashodno od "ostalih".
Mislim da mogu da uspeju samo na jedan nacin, a to je drasticnim obaranjem cena, jer ko je blesav da sa neceg isprobanog i funkcionalnog ulazi u neizvesnost, i jos za to papreno placa? Ali ako je jeftino, daj da vidimo sta se tu daje?
Sto je zatvorenosti sistema tice, pa i iOS je zatvoren, pa onda hakeri izbace JB, pa Apple novi sistem i tako u nedogled... I za WP7 je vrlo brzo izasao Chevron. Tako ce i za ovo da izadje nesto sto ce korisnicima koji zele omoguciti vecu kontrolu nad uredjajem.
Mene iskreno najvise zanima Sync, jer mi se ne svidja ni iOS ni Android kako rade, zelim da sa svakog uredjaja kontrolisem sve druge. Ako sam proverio Twitter na fonu, da mi komp i tablet ne prijavljuju neprocitane twittove, ili neke druge notifikacije. Zelim da sa fona, bez ikakvih problema i ogranicenja mogu da pristupim desktopu, i pokupim file koji mi je potreban. Ako to uspeju i omoguce, definitivno se odricem Apple-a i eto mene kod M$-a, vrlo srecnog i zadovoljnog!

[telep]

miodrage, Pa ne zele oni to, njima trebaju iSheeps koje ce da predju sa iOS-a, kakva kontrola PC-ja i kupljenje fajlova pa nije ti to smartphone ili jeste vec sam se pogubio u definicijama smartphonea od strane apple-a i MS-a. Da zele da krenu od nule samo koliko puta, sta sada ljudi koji su pljunuli kes za Lumiu 900 treba da kazu OK krecu od nule daj da kupim jos koju Lumiu. Ako cekas neke napredne notifikacije to od WP neces docekati, jedini selling point ovog OS-a je smoothnes.

[snenad]

miodrage, jel se ovo desilo cudo, ti bi se odrekao our precious?
Tacno je da je veoma brzo izasao hack, ali onda je M$ po pretnjom advokatima za sitne novce uzeo kompaniju i onda poceo da naplacuje tu uslugu, da bi na kraju 18.06. ponovo zakljucao sve vec otkljucane telefone. Sto se tice hackovanja, modovanja, jailbreakovanja... iOS je zakon zbog nacina na koji se sto radi. Najelegantniji je i takodje otkljucava telefon sa mreze, to ne moze koliko ja znam ni jedan drugi OS, takodje Cydia je zakon. Kad sam rekao zatvorenost nisam mislio samo na istaliranje aplikacija kojih nema na store-u. Oni imaju potpunu kontrolu nad sistemom. Mogu preko mreze da brisu programe, zakljucavaju otkljucane telefone, ne dozvoljavaju ni jedan browser osim IE.
telep, potpuno si u pravu ali zboravio si jednu cinjenicu, prosecnom korisniku to nije mnogo bitno. Pogledaj samo kako se prodaju Gingerbred Androidi koji nikada jece videti Ice Cream, a o Jelly Bean da i ne pricam. Dobra stvar je sto su se obavezali da ubuduce update cycle traje najmanje 18 meseci. E sad sto se tice nokifikacija oni su uzeli iOS fazon i ugurali sve to u ikonicu. Meni se ne svidja ali nisam bas nesto mnogo citao u review-ovima da to ljudi isticu kao neku veliku manu. Ja glasam za Android notifikaciju koju je usvojio i Symbian, tako mi je najlogicnije.

[skar]

mozda mogu,al kod custom romova kao sto je DFT koji trenutno vozim na trophy,nema nista,sve je krekovano,i imam brdo igrica,cak i gold xbox live znaci mogu samo da mi pljuno pod prozor..
sto se tice prve i druge genercije wp7 oni dobijaju update 7.8,znaci koji im donosi skoro sve funkcionalnosti wp8

[telep]

Pogledaj samo kako se prodaju Gingerbred Androidi koji nikada jece videti Ice Cream, a o Jelly Bean da i ne pricam

Slažem se, ali to su telefoni koji su cenovno sada neki slabiji mid range ili low end, lumie su bile high end modeli, pogotovo focus 2 i lumia 900 koji nisu napunili ni 3 meseca. Mada koliko sam video sam sistem se nije ni malo pomerio sa dna po nekim malo vise advanced opcijama, sam iOS je dobijao u svakj novijoj veziji neke osnovne stari a ovo ni da se makne sa dna, ali bar imaju micro sd kartice sada. Voleo bi da se sistem malo olabavi, bar taj homescreen da može da se promeni pošto nisu svi za isti dizajn, a metro vecini ne odgovara, ali to je m$ uvek idu u krajnost.

[snenad]

Lumia 900 jeste zamisljena kao high end ali po ceni na americkom trzistu prodavala se kao mid range ako ne i low end smartphones jos su davali ljudima i 100 $ zbog greske koji je imao model prilikom pojavljivanja koji su odmah software-ski ispravili. Generalno svi koji prate scenu i koji su geeky poludeli su zbog no update to wp8, sto je cca 1-3% korisnika, ostali niti znaju koju verziju imaju niti ih to zanima. WP7.8 makar kod Lumia uredjaja ima sve graficki isto kao WP8 tj. homescreen, kameru i navigaciju, tako da ce ljudima stvoriti privid da imaju isti OS kao njihov komsija koji je kupio najnoviju masinu. I to je sve sto je njima bitno.
Evo ti kako da proveris. Pitaj ljude oko sebe koji imaju Adroid koju verziju koriste i pogledaj im u telefonu sta su instalirali od aplikacija i sta uopste koriste. O modovanju da i ne pricam. 90% njih ce da ima 5 aplikacije i 5 igre. mozda malo izmenjeni homescreen (precica ka fb i tome slicno), a koristice i dalje originalni browser igrace samo jednu igricu. nazalost to je realnost. nece imati poima zasto su kupili telefon od 300-400 evra a koriste funkcije koje se mogu naci i na duplo jeftinijim modelima.

[miodrage]

snenad, ja naveo uslove pod kojima to moze da se desi. Ukoliko nesto od mojih uslova nije ispunjeno, so sorry, but jbg.
Ja znam sta me kod iOS-a nervira, znam koja su ogranicenja WP sistema, znam da se sve moze zaobici, samo se cekaju ljudi da to odrade. Neki drugi haker ce da uzme WP i da ga crackne, cisto radi prestiza. Oni ljudi to, kako vidite na primeru iOS hakera, rade radi slave, ne radi novca, iako generalno na njega nisu gadljivi, osim MuscleNerd-a koji decidirano odbija donacije
Uglavnom, zelimd a vidim punu integraciju sva 3 uredjaja u jedan OS cloud, napisao sam kako, zelim potpuno kontrolu nad svojinom, i to sam napisao, i da me to ne izadje previse kad prodam iPhone i iPad.
No o tom, potom
Cekam jesen, cekam novi iPhone i ove win8 uredjaje, pa da pravim poredjenja, i oko novaka da planiram pazar

[snenad]

miodrage, zezam se ja što veća konkurencija to bolje. meni je mnogo krivo što je nokia odustala od meego projekta, a sad navijam za blacberry da se iščupa sa ovim poslednjim pokušajem pravljenja mobile OS-a.
Što se tiče iPhona 5 ne sumnjam da će biti prelep. A od iOS 6 koliko se sećam nema šta mnogo da se očekuje. Većinu stvari možeš i danas da imaš uz pomoć aplikacija, mada je uvek lepo imati ih integrisane u sistem.
Živela konkurencija

[rotkod]

Meni se baš dopada novi izgled, no o ukusima ne treba raspravljati... No sad mi baš nije jasna jedna stvar, pošto su najvljivali "tango" update, još pre nekih par meseci, šta se sad događa?! Tango update je izostavljen i u jesen dolazi update 7.8 ili će se Tango pojaviti u međuvremenu..., il' će u istom danu biti dva update-a?

[Adams]

Sve je ovo lepa zamisao ali da li ce im uspeti zavisice po meni najvise od jedne stvari, a to je cena novih uredjaja koji budu izasli i to bas negde oko datuma kada izadje i novi iPhone. Za iPhone se vec zna cena, preuzece cenu najnovijeg modela, zna se sta se dobija, kakav operativni sistem, kakav hardver, kakve prednosti i kakve nedostatke, dok ce ovi krenuti od nule i kako sad recimo prosecnog americkog kupca koji je resio da uradi ,,update'' na novi iPhone da nateras da kupi Nokiu sa novim Os-om? Znaci trebace im ogroman i dobro osmisljen marketing i bar da ostane 100 dolara viska u dzepu potrosaca. Mozda novi uredjaji stvarno vrede vise i treba da imaju visu cenu, ali gospodo to treba i dokazati, i nadam se da nece biti previse arogantni po tom pitanju.
Zivela konkurencija!

[miodrage]

Iz tog razloga, ja im i prognoziram, ili nevidjen uspeh, ako budu pametni pa malo spuste cene, ili totalni krah ako zele da se takmice sa iOS0om ili Android-om. Treca solucija ne postoji. Meni se zaista jako svidja WP i Win8, i jako bih voleo da naprave nesto revolucionarno, i jos ne previse skupo, da se drage volje odlucim za njih. Uzeo bih onda odmah i Surface i Bog da me vidi.

[skar]

negde videh da su iz nokie najavili update 7.8 obrzo kazu da je odma iza ugla sad ko laze videcemo
opa bato 1000 poruka to je nesto

[iLuka]

da, i onda izbace top model lumia 900 dva meseca pre izbacivanja windows 8 a taj model ga nece dobiti?! kojom logikom se vode...
meni se , inace, veoma svidja kako radi WP7,5 i verujem da ce vremenom preuzimati sve veci udeo na trzistu...

[Adams]

Da, koliko god da oni krecu od nule malo mi je iskreno bezobrazno da ostave Lumiu 900 i Focus bez update-a. Ajde ove prve modele,Trofej, Mozzart, HD7, Lumia 800 to ok, ali ove ,,perjanice'' da ostanu bez update-a, pa koliko god da su jeftini bili preko ugovora, opet je to ugovorna obaveza.
Iskreno se nadam da ce slediti nacin kao za ove prve nabrojane modele koji su stvarno bili jeftiniji od konkurencije kada su se pojavili i da ce moci da osvoje na pocetku deo trzista koji bi postali redovne musterije. Ali opet gledam MS-ovu politiku za ove tablete, izgleda da ce Surface najslabiji model sa RT i manjom memorijom bez 3g-a da kosta 600 dolara, a osnovna verzija iPada 500 dolara. I posle mi da pricamo o precenjenosti i skupoci Apple proizvoda? Jeste, sve to stoji da je Surface masina za neke stvari u odnosu na iPad ali to je proizvod koji tek treba da se pojavi, tek treba da se vidi kako ce da se pokaze sto se tice stvarnih performansi, baterije, decijih bolesti, dok sa druge strane imamo iPad gde tacno znamo sta dobijamo.

Ja licno bih voleo da Samsung napravi model kao Note, samo sa Windows 8, mislim da bi to bio apsolutno all in one uredjaj....

[snenad]

rotkod, koliko se ja sečam tango je 7,5 a wp8 je apollo, mada će se ipspostaviti da je wp 7.8 apollo jer nokia je i obećala update na apollo, to šo su nas pustili da verujemo da je aplollo wp8... prvi su nemački t-mobilerekli da lumia 900 ne dobija wp8 i da je zato neće prodavati

[rotkod]

Ma ok to je jasno, nego su obećavali tango update, pa su govorili da već ide za htc mozart, http://www.wpcentral.com/windows-phone- ... htc-mozart, madaga ja još ne videh... I sad najgluplje obećanje, a to je da će 7.8 update biti isporučen za nokije, istovremeno kada se počne prodavati wp8, da bi onda dali update za ostale... E jb.. ti, pa šta sad treba da imam jedan telefon 100 godina, da bi dobio tri update-a...

Baš bez veze... MS baš gnjavi...