IE10, native C++ software/games, directX, NFC (although not sure if the hardware is there), device drivers (yep printing using the micro USB). There's probably more ...
|-----Original Message----- |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet- |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Kennedy |Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2012 1:15 PM |To: ozDotNet |Subject: Re: Windows Phone 8 announced | |I got a Lumia 800 as a replacement for Mozart last week. The kicker will be to see |how much difference there is between 7.8 & 8. If it's mostly hardware driven (eg: |core speeds & resolution) then there's not really any point worrying about |jumping it at the wrong time. |Also, it's not out yet. We've still got a few months of having 'current' gear. | | |On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Bill McCarthy |<bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: | | | It sucks. Was finally seeing Windows Phone front page of Telstra |catalogues | etc. Now what happens to sales ? Do they say oh if you buy this now it's | obsolete in 3 to 6 months time ? Stupid. | | | | |-----Original Message----- | |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet- | | |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Price | |Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2012 12:13 PM | |To: ozDotNet | |Subject: Re: Windows Phone 8 announced | | | |Your technology is out of date before you bought it. | | | |I'm more stunned that Scott likes it than the announcements |themselves. :p | | | |On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Bill McCarthy | <bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> | |wrote: | | |> Now I'm really grumpy... My lumia 800 isn't that old, but now | |> apparently it is :( | |> | |> | |> |-----Original Message----- | |> |From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet- | |> |boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Burela | |> |Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2012 4:52 AM | |> |To: ozDotNet | |> |Subject: Windows Phone 8 announced | |> | | |> |For anyone interested, I put my rough notes online of the Windows | |> |Phone 8 announcement. | |> | | |> |http://bit.ly/MrWEze | |> |Some highlights: | |> | | |> |* Shared core between Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8. | |> |* New user definable tile sizes (like Windows 8). Can now have | |> |1/4 | |> sized | |> |mini tiles to give it more flavour. | |> |* A new "company hub" that corporate IT can display apps and | |> |deploy | |> from | |> |their internal servers. | |> |* Support for new high resolution screens (720p) | |> |* Existing device aren't upgradeable to 8.0, but existing | |> |devices will | |> get a | |> |7.8 update that will give some of the features, such as the new tiles. | |> | | |> |http://davidburela.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/my-notes-from-the- |windows | |> |- | |> |phone-8-announcement/ | |> | | |> |-David Burela | |> |Regional Technical Evangelist | |> |Infragistics | |> | | |
