Windows Phone Apollo

Posted by MutualCore on April 8, 2012 02:18 am 59

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone#Windows_Phone_.22Apollo.22

Windows Phone "Apollo"

Apollo is the codename for the next generation of Windows Phone, as officially confirmed by MS at an MSDN seminar in August 2011. This update is also confirmed by Nokia and HTC. The expected release date for this update is in Q4 2012.

List of features coming in Apollo, not yet confirmed by Microsoft,[33][34][35] unless otherwise stated:

  • Support for multi-cores (confirmed by Nokia)
  • Support for different resolutions
  • NFC support added, including payment and content sharing with WP8 and Windows 8 machines (confirmed by MS (but NFC is partially supported in Tango update, e.g. ZTE Orbit))
  • Carrier control and branding of "wallet" element is possible via SIM or phone hardware
  • Transitions to core components from desktop, including kernel, network stack, security components, and media support
  • Simplified porting of desktop apps to mobile
  • Zune desktop integration scrapped in favor of new, unnamed syncing app
  • Deeper Skydrive integration, including ability to sync data such as music collections (confirmed by MS as part of Live wave 5 update)
  • Xbox Companion app will get Windows 8 partner client
  • Native code support, simplified porting from Android and iOS
  • App-to-app communication and integration
  • Skype client with deep OS hooks that will make it almost identical to placing standard voice calls (confirmed by MS)
  • Camera app now supports "lenses", which allow third parties to skin and add features to camera interface (confirmed by MS)
  • DataSmart tracks and reports usage via app and live tile
  • Gives preferential treatment to WiFi, can automatically connect to carrier-owned hotspots
  • Proxy server will compress websites in Internet Explorer 10 up to 30 percent (IE10 is confirmed by MS)
  • Native Bitlocker encryption
  • Support for proprietary, custom built apps to be deployed behind company firewalls