Windows 10 on Your Phone
Microsoft last night took the wraps off a number of ambitious products and feature updates centred around its Windows operating system. The company also exhibited and showed demonstrations of new hardware, apps and Web services that will all tie in to what it hopes will be a huge ecosystem touching people's lives at home, at work and on the move.
In order to encourage desktop users to stop clinging to their familiar Windows 7 interface, Microsoft will offer free Windows 10 upgrades for one year after it launches. Windows 8 and 8.1 users are also included, as are Windows Phone 8 and 8.1. Microsoft
hopes that eventually, version numbers will go away altogether as pieces of the OS are updated as and when necessary.
Microsoft also talked about other apps, including a new Photos app that will keep photos synced across devices and automatically make corrections such as red-eye reduction. The built-in Maps, People, Messaging, Music and Videos apps will also get cloud-centric overhauls, so for example, people who store all their music in the cloud will be able to create and sync playlists across devices.
It was highly unlikely that Microsoft would let several months pass without new hardware introductions, but just to be clear, there will be at least one new flagship-level smartphone at the time of the formal Windows 10 launch. Staffers used an ageing Nokia Lumia 1520 on stage, so the experiences Microsoft would most like to
show off are probably best suited for bigger phone screens. Expect a class-leading new phablet towards the end of this year.
Microsoft will be using its in-house Skype and OneDrive properties to power a lot of the Windows 10 ecosystem. Messaging will be tied in to Skype on the desktop and on mobile, and Windows 10 will automatically try to route SMS and other messages through its own network.
Microsoft last night took the wraps off a number of ambitious products and feature updates centred around its Windows operating system. The company also exhibited and showed demonstrations of new hardware, apps and Web services that will all tie in to what it hopes will be a huge ecosystem touching people's lives at home, at work and on the move.
In order to encourage desktop users to stop clinging to their familiar Windows 7 interface, Microsoft will offer free Windows 10 upgrades for one year after it launches. Windows 8 and 8.1 users are also included, as are Windows Phone 8 and 8.1. Microsoft
hopes that eventually, version numbers will go away altogether as pieces of the OS are updated as and when necessary.
Microsoft also talked about other apps, including a new Photos app that will keep photos synced across devices and automatically make corrections such as red-eye reduction. The built-in Maps, People, Messaging, Music and Videos apps will also get cloud-centric overhauls, so for example, people who store all their music in the cloud will be able to create and sync playlists across devices.
It was highly unlikely that Microsoft would let several months pass without new hardware introductions, but just to be clear, there will be at least one new flagship-level smartphone at the time of the formal Windows 10 launch. Staffers used an ageing Nokia Lumia 1520 on stage, so the experiences Microsoft would most like to
show off are probably best suited for bigger phone screens. Expect a class-leading new phablet towards the end of this year.
Microsoft will be using its in-house Skype and OneDrive properties to power a lot of the Windows 10 ecosystem. Messaging will be tied in to Skype on the desktop and on mobile, and Windows 10 will automatically try to route SMS and other messages through its own network.
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