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- Microsoft Introduces Windows Phone 8
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is Available Now at Rs. 27,990
- Warid, SKMT Conduct Anti-Tobacco Drive
- Set Your UTunes with SMS Song Search
| Microsoft Introduces Windows Phone 8 Posted: 21 Jun 2012 03:11 AM PDT
Yesterday saw Microsoft doing another important announcement after unveiling its Surface tablets earlier this week. It introduced the highly-anticipated Windows Phone 8 at Microsoft Phone Developer Summit that, according to many, have exceeded the industry expectations. However, the earlier devices will not be upgraded to WP8 because of the hardware requirements and will instead get the 'Windows Phone 7.8' update which will have some of the features of the new update but true capabilities of WP8 will sparkle only when new enabled devices are launched. Windows Phone 8's hardware limitation will impact current WP7 phones, Nokia Lumia for instance, devaluing WP7 sales and margins. It is most likely that consumers will wait for WP8 phones expected later in the year. This is exactly why majority of phone manufactures have said that they will hold off until WP8 gets ready. Analysts predict that WP8 platform will attract key phone manufacturers including HTC, Samsung LG and of course Nokia. Huawei and ZTE has said they won't get engaged with WP8 until the platform is ready. They will keep embracing Android till then. Here are the new features brought by Windows Phone 8 update: Customizable Live tiles Windows Phone 8 brings customization for tiles so now you can resize or stretch live tiles on the start screen compared to the square and rectangular tiles on WP7. All the tiles, no matter what the size is, remain live and are updated continuously. You can add apps, games, photos, contacts and more and can change color of the tiles too. High-resolution displays Windows Phone 8 brings support for higher-resolution displays which were previously limited to 800 x 480 only. Now the screen resolution can go up even higher to 1280 x 768 or the more common 1280 x 720. This will allow devices of larger displays to be made while also keeping the resolution perfect. Multi-processor support Windows Phones until now ran on single-core processor only but Windows Phone 8 now allows phones to be build with multi-core processors. The demo unit demonstrated by Microsoft was a dual-core processor device but Windows Phone 8 allows devices with up to 64 cores to be build. MicroSD card support Windows Phone 8 brings microSD card slots to the phones. Card slots were previously very rare for Windows phones – only 'certified' cards were allowed which were uncommon and card slots had strict requirements. Internet Explorer 10 Windows Phone 8 brings Internet Explorer 10 to your pocket. This newer version features the same JavaScript performance and HTML rendering as any slate, laptop and desktop PC. The HTML rendering is now 2 times faster and JavaScript performance is now 4 times faster as compared to Windows Phone 7.5. It also brings 'SmartScreen anti-phishing' to Windows Phone which blocks malicious websites in real-time and filters data of users from millions of PCs. The performance is also faster compared to iPhone and Android dual-core phones. Change in core architecture Windows Phone 8 replaces Windows CE based architecture of Windows Phone by that of Windows NT kernel. Windows Phone 8 now enables software developers to write apps in the native code. This makes porting of apps extremely easier and now same apps can be written for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. NFC (Near field communication) NFC is finally on the Windows Phone. It is quite simple to Google's wallet and Apple's passbook. It allows tap-to-pay i.e linking credit and debit cards, integration with apps and compared with Google's Wallet, but it stores elements on the SIM cards rather than on the phone itself and this uses carrier support. Microsoft says it will offer the most complete wallet experience on the phone. So far, only one carrier for NFC is announced, i.e Orange in France. Partnership with Nokia for Nokia maps Microsoft announced a new partnership with Nokia, because of its famous Nokia Maps which will replace Bing. Maps data will be stored on the phone now so now you can use them offline as well. Third-party apps can now access Nokia services even when you're not having a data connection. Windows Phone 8 for Business Microsoft also tries to appeal to its business eccentric users by its secure boot and BitLocker encryption. Microsoft also announced a company hub which will allow companies to highlight apps and make them available easily for their employees. This new update does bring some good, new features and Windows Phone now has the potential to become the leading OS in the smartphone business. Related posts:
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| Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is Available Now at Rs. 27,990 Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:20 PM PDT
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, the mid-range Android 2.3 device is now made available in Pakistan with a price tag of for Rs. 27,990. The smartphone is the successor to the popular Galaxy Ace that was priced around Rs. 23,000. Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 was released earlier this year by Samsung (in May to be precise). Currently running on Android 2.3, the software update for Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 to Android 4.0 is planned to be released in the near future. Galaxy Ace 2's biggest competitors include HTC Desire C, Sony Xperia U and Samsung's own Galaxy Ace Plus. The specs of the Galaxy Ace 2 are:
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| Warid, SKMT Conduct Anti-Tobacco Drive Posted: 20 Jun 2012 09:35 PM PDT
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility program, Warid conducted a massive Anti-Tobacco awareness campaign in collaboration with Shaukat Khanum Hospital on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, which highlighted the adverse effects of using tobacco. Warid collected funds for poor cancer patients and organized a session for its employees on the dangers of smoking. In addition to sending awareness text messages to Warid subscribers, the company also ran an awareness campaign on its Facebook page. SKMT organized numerous awareness sessions in different corporate organizations and universities and colleges across Pakistan and also organized an Anti-Tobacco Walk in Islamabad, both of which were sponsored by Warid. SKMT Tigers Club organized Anti-Tobacco Poster Competition 2012 in which schools across Pakistan participated and painted messages against the use of tobacco. Shahid Afridi, the brand ambassador for this campaign gave away prizes to the winners. In the 20th century, the tobacco epidemic killed 100 million people worldwide. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2008 report titled The Global Tobacco Epidemic, by 2030, there will be more than 8 million deaths every year unless urgent action is taken. An estimated 80 percent of these deaths will occur in developing countries. According to research nearly 40 percent of cancers in adult males of Pakistan can be associated with tobacco. Being socially aware and a responsible corporate citizen, Warid remains active in the promotion of health in the country.
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| Set Your UTunes with SMS Song Search Posted: 20 Jun 2012 09:00 PM PDT
Ufone continues to live up to this challenge and has introduced yet another service called SMS Song Search. With this service customers will be able to find any UTune of their choice via an SMS. After finding the UTune of their choice, customers can select the desired option and set it as their default UTune. Ufone customers can search for UTunes from the current library of songs by sending song name, movie name or the singer's name to short code 6766. In reply they will receive a list of songs matching the keywords that have been sent. SMS charges to 6766 are Rs. 2+ tax/SMS whereas the browsing charges in the SMS menu are Rs.0.50+T/SMS . Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer at Ufone said that at Ufone it was understood that different segments of the society have different expectations from the service providers; it is all about identifying and introducing an offering which fills the gap and satisfies the requirements of our valued customers. Related posts:
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