Last updated on 2012-02-03, by video

Windows Phone 8: Adopts Windows 8 Kernel, Supports NFC and Integrates Skype

News from PocketNow introduces the features of the latest smartphone product Windows Phone 8 Apollo for cooperative partners for references, and after the analysis someone states that Windows Phone Mango is a very stable platform, faster than Android. As for hardware, Microsoft has improved the phone to a new level: the product will support multicore processing technology, NFC, complete microSD card storage. Apollo will also support 4 types of screen resolutions.

Adopt Windows 8 Kernel
Windows Phone 8 will not only share a UI with the next generation desktop and tablet system, it will also employs a lot of components which are the same with Windows 8. When developers transfer their applications from desktop to mobile phone, Windows Phone 8 will allow them to reuse most of the codes. Windows Phone 8 kernel, network protocol, safety and the multimedia support will be the same with Windows 8. This action from Microsoft seems to solve many problems of Windows Phone, including more advanced network support, entire disk encryption and business function support. Further influence is that Windows Phone will synchronize with desktop system in advance, and can better compatible with all kinds of Windows Phone 8 auxiliary programs.

Support NFC
According to PocketNow, developers should be very pleased with this product because they can transplant a Windows 8 application to Windows Phone platform conveniently. And NFC technology can let users “click and share” information conveniently between various Windows 8 devices.

Integrate Skype
Although Microsoft has been promoting its Tango video chat application, Windows 8 will still integrates Skype and improves video and audio call quality to a large extent. There should be over 100,000 applications in the market when Microsoft makes an official release of Apollo. At the same time, developers should also obtain the related development codes, and will be able to integrate the communication function between applications.