Windows phone 8 apollo specs

You can read the scoop over at PocketNow here. Are you impressed with this initial Windows Phone 8 feature list? More importantly, do you think Microsoft will be able to overcome their difficulties and make Windows Phone one of the most popular operating systems in the industry?

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Thanks to a leaked video — a video that Microsoft made for Nokia — we now have almost complete details of Windows Phone 8 WP8. For a start, Windows Phone 8 is the Apollo update that has been bandied around for a few months. Windows Phone 7. Filed under: Microsoft Apps Mobile. Windows Phone 8 'Apollo' video details Skype plans, Windows 8 integration, and hardware support New, comments. Linkedin Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email.

Samsung Focus Flash review header. Through speaking to PocketNow editors, we can confirm that the video is authentic, intended for internal use only, and Microsoft is planning the following for its next-generation of Windows Phone: Hardware Belfiore details all the forthcoming hardware support for the software platform.

Apps and Skype integration Microsoft looks to be streamlining application development: there will be native code support for developers and app-to-app communication support. Data management and business support Like Android 4. Update: Microsoft says it has "no official comment" on the leaked video. Joanna Stern contributed to this report. More From The Verge. Sign up for the newsletter Verge Deals Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.

Just one more thing! Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you. Cross Compatibility with Windows Speaking of computers and tablets, apparently Windows Phone 8 will run the same kernel as Windows 8 as opposed to Windows CE in previous Windows-based mobile devices. Since Apollo will be using many of the same components as Windows 8 — not only the kernel, but Belifore also mentioned networking stacks, security, and multimedia support — developers will be able to reuse most of their code and have a much easier time when porting apps and software from the desktop to the phone.

And aside from Windows 8 desktops and laptops, code from Android and iOS apps will be easily portable thanks to the addition of native code support for apps.