The official Windows Phone 8 release date to be October 29th
The official date when the Windows Phone 8 will launch has been settled: the 29th of October 2012.
Microsoft themselves were the ones to announce this news. And that’s not all: the company is rumored to prepare a smartphone made by themselves.
The phones which will feature this new operating system are models made by the following manufacturers: HTC, Samsung and Nokia. Also, Microsoft’s decision to create their very own smartphone comes as a decision to offer a device which will rival the likes of Galaxy S3 and iPhone 5.
Up until now, Bill Gates’ company preferred to remain quiet on the matter of the recent Windows Phone 8 OS. And yet, they decided to make an exception and offer details this time around. This type of brand new operating system is going to feature many new elements that, according to the company behind it, will please the user. These elements include, but are not limited to, things like video chat, integrated navigation and the possibility to tap the handset in order to buy something via Wi-Fi. the OS has a tile-based look and feel. If you live in the UNited States, you get to experience this new OS on phones such as Nokia’s Lumia 820 and the Lumia 920 models.
The way the Windows Phone 8 looks like will remind you of the neatness of tiles. This, in the opinion of specialists, means more ease of use and a more enjoyable user experience overall.
HTC Windows Phone 8x
Other smartphones that will sport the latest OS are these: HTC’s 8S and 8X and Samsung’s Ativ S. The Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 launch next month.
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There are many advantages to Microsoft’s latest operating system. The company is going to send users of a phone that has the Phone 8 installed on it software updates. That’s their response to consumers disliking the way they need to receive said updates from various carriers. Developers should also look forward to this Windows Phone 8. Because it is going to allow them the possibility to port apps made for the iOS and Google’s Android to the new OS in a very easy manner.
The fact that Microsoft has offered an exact release date of the Windows Phone 8 is a step forward, because the company used to do things differently. As in keeping releases a secret and spilling it out much later. Now it remains to be seen how much of an impact this OS will have on smartphone users.
