The coming Windows Phone 8,
dubbed Apollo, will integrate Skype voice and video calling, according to
screenshots obtained by the NokiaInnovation.com website. The screenshots, which the website says it obtained from an
anonymous source, also provide insights on a coming user interface for a
Windows 8 camera as well as a data usage monitoring tool. The Nokia Drive 3.0
traffic app is also depicted in another screenshot, although that feature is
likely to become an update to existing Windows Phone 7.5, giving users updated
traffic reports and re-routing information. Microsoft and
Nokia have not confirmed any of the details depicted in the screenshots, but
developers could learn more at the Windows Phone Developers Summit in San
Francisco starting June 20.
The pressure is on Microsoft to
expand its young phone OS and its influence with app developers. The Windows
Phone event next week is one week before the Google I/O
conference, where Android developers hope to learn more about Android 5.0, dubbed
Jelly Bean. Bloggers have theorized that some Android developers might arrive
early to see how they can develop apps for Windows Phone as well. The
screenshot of the data monitoring tool, allegedly in Windows Phone 8, shows
some similarities to data monitoring tools available in Android 4.0, known as
Ice Cream Sandwich. The interface for the WP 8 camera is minimalist, based on
the screenshot, with some functions possibly out of view. Touch controls
include a possible zoom slider bar, and three dots that when touched could open
other functions.
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