{"id":57777,"date":"2012-08-23T14:01:14","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T12:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=57777"},"modified":"2012-08-23T14:03:59","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T12:03:59","slug":"what-to-expect-from-windows-phone-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/57777-what-to-expect-from-windows-phone-8.html","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from Windows Phone 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft and Nokia are set to hold a joint media event on 5 September 2012, with a number of announcements and reveals around Windows Phone 8 expected to take place.<\/p>\n

These are 5 things to expect from the forthcoming smartphone reveal.<\/p>\n

Display and video<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The device is expected to feature a 4.3-inch AMOLED display at 1280×720 pixel HD resolution (The Verge<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Nokia\u2019s PureView camera technology should feature in the Windows Phone 8.<\/p>\n

Enhanced UI<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Windows Phone 8 will feature a new start screen, along with enhanced voice commands and better integration for third-party VoIP services (SlashGear<\/a>).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s expected that Microsoft\u2019s Skype service will be natively integrated.<\/p>\n

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Windows 8 mobile interface<\/p><\/div>\n

Near-Field Communication compatibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nokia aimed to include Near-Field Communication in Windows Phone, although the platform lacked support (BGR<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Windows Phone 8 handsets should include an NFC chip inside.<\/p>\n

Lumia design <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nokia is speculated to follow the visual design of the Lumia 900, with only small changes differing (The Verge<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Mobile payments<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Microsoft is currently working on a new digital wallet app that will integrate mobile payments and Windows devices (WP Central<\/a>). Windows Phone 8 is expected to integrate this.<\/p>\n

The wallet will also support third-party apps so you can store gift cards, airplane passes, concert tickets, etc.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft wallet<\/p><\/div>\n

Related articles<\/h3>\n

Great gadgets to look forward to<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nokia Lumia 900 launched on Vodacom: Pricing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Nokia gets the jump on Apple<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Nokia fighting smartphone war with Windows Phone 8<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What should you expect from Microsoft and Nokia\u2019s upcoming event?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":340900,"featured_media":56811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[35,8353,14637,123,653,13985,12699],"class_list":["post-57777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-headline","tag-lumia","tag-lumia-1000","tag-microsoft","tag-nokia","tag-windows-8-phone","tag-windows-phone-8"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57777"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/340900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57777"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57947,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57777\/revisions\/57947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}