Windows Phone 8 device in Australia

Windows Phone 8

Facts, news about the Windows 8 continues to blow. According to recent reports, some Windows Phone manufacturers is testing Windows Phone 8 device in Australia.

As quoted from Neowin, the site WPDownUnder reported, several sources have said at least three manufacturers that test Windows Phone 8 in the Australia. Indicates that the site, Nokia is testing a device that looks almost identical to the Lumia 900.

In addition to Nokia, the source of the site was also mentioned Samsung and HTC to test Windows Phone 8 in Australia. Until now, the blog mentions only three manufacturers, with no information on whether there are other manufacturers who are also being tested in the country.

Meanwhile, Windows Phone 8 will be officially revealed next month at the Microsoft's Developer Summit. Little information is known about the new operating system, unless the code name Apollo.

Even so, a wireless company executive once remarked that the operating system looks quite impressive. Windows Phone 8 is expected to debut with Nokia at the end of this year.

LG consider Windows Phone

Windows Phone

Phonetechno predicts if Nokia with Microsoft mobile operating system causing other manufacturers to consider the future of their mobile Windows Phone, such as LG.

After read from TechRadar, LG is one smartphone manufacturers are considering adopting it. Because the current Windows Phone sellers around the world seems still low.

Uncover the news circulated that LG says they do not intend to make another Windows Phone handset in the near future. But on the other hand, South Kore-based company will continue to evaluate platform through his R&D platform.

"Total Windows Phone sold in global markets is not the numbers mean," said a LG spokesman for Korea Herald.

Nokia itself has become the most visible producers in Windows Phone platform, especially since the signing of a collaboration with the brand a year ago. They believe the move will be to alienate other manufacturers such as HTC and Samsung.

However, since then other companies like Fujitsu and ZTE have joined the ranks of Windows Phone. This makes the LG feels strange decision, although citing lackluster sales figures.

Whether this will be the beginning of the exodus from Windows Phone platform, or will the launch of Apollo (Windows Phone 8) in the future can help attract interest in LG?

Kinect Star Wars in Windows Phone

Kinect Star Wars

Recently, Microsoft has released application for companion Kinect Star Wars that has existed in Windows Phone will then glide on Google and the iPhone App Store.

Kinect Star Wars is Star Wars video game created by LucasArts and Terminal Reality, and to use the movement of profer Kinect from this Xbox 360 game is released by Microsoft Studios.

Types of applications connected using social networks like Twitter and facebook to crawl into one of the Star Wars characters. Then, you can also post on the website to find out more information about the game on Xbox 360/Kinect then copying to the device.

"We put the characters directly attributed to the user device to help launch Kinect Star Wars," said Stephen McGill, director of Xbox and Entertainment UK.

"Players will get a piece of Star Wars in their pockets. As new games for Xbox 360, users can participation in the incredible world, and it became one of the most enduring of entertainment, not like before," he said.

HTC operating system Android or Windows Phone

HTC One X

The facts, presence of the Android operating system makes the smartphone industry is growing. The openness of the Android platform, be a choice for the mobile phone manufacturers in developing products.

Similarly with HTC a mobile phone manufacturer from Taiwanese. By using the operating system owned by Google, HTC innovation in a number of products launched, including the newest product, the HTC One X.

But, HTC not only use Android operating system. HTC also has a number of products that use Microsoft's operating system, Windows Phone.

President of South Asia-Pacific HTC, Lennard Hoornik, also said there is no operating system is so golden boy. Although many HTC products that use Android, Windows Phone still be an option.

HTC Radar

"I saw the HTC Radar (which uses the operating system Windows Phone 7.5) is a very good product," said Lennard, in an exclusive interview before the launch of the HTC One X in the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

"It also has an excellent operating system, is very strong in development and is very easy to use," said Lennard.

Lennard Hoornik said the current HTC use of Android on latest products are also a mainstay, HTC One X. However, this does not mean HTC forgetting Windows Phone.

"We will support them (Android and Windows Phone). We believe consumers will have the option, whichever they prefer," he said.

Windows Phone itself is predicted to be doing business again, after Microsoft took Nokia. Number of products with Windows Phone based were already released Nokia, among others Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710.

In addition HTC Radar, also launched several smartphones based on Windows Phone. Products that include the HTC Titan, HTC Titan II, HTC HD7S, and HTC Trophy.

Nokia and Microsoft launch AppCampus for mobile application program

mobile application

Recently, Nokia and Microsoft announced that they will each invest up to nine million euros (USD11,9 million) for the project AppCampus, which is a new mobile application development program.

As quoted from The Verge, (March 26, 2012), based in Finland, the program will be launched in May and is managed by the Aalto University. Microsoft and Nokia hopes to attract students and entrepreneurs from around the world on a Windows phone platform and the Symbian S40.

Although Nokia's decision to switch to Windows Phone in most of the Nokia smartphone, ecosystem that Microsoft mobile application was slow to attract big names.

At present in approximately 70 000 existing applications on Windows Phone Marketplace, there has been no popular titles like Angry Birds Space, Draw Something, and Instagram.

Apparently, the developers are still marking the platform in a low priority. Public investments that Microsoft is a sign that the company is headquartered in Redmond was to reverse the serious developers.

With support, training and even the available funds, the investment might not be a $ 200 million "iFund" for the Apple IOS platform, but the president of Microsoft in Europe as part of an effort to judge a new page in the mobile industry.