Yeah, true. On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Bill McCarthy < [email protected]> wrote:
> IE10, native C++ software/games, directX, NFC (although not sure if the > hardware is there), device drivers (yep printing using the micro USB). > There's probably more ... > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: [email protected] [mailto:ozdotnet- > |[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Kennedy > |Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2012 1:15 PM > |To: ozDotNet > |Subject: Re: Windows Phone 8 announced > | > |I got a Lumia 800 as a replacement for Mozart last week. The kicker will > be > to see > |how much difference there is between 7.8 & 8. If it's mostly hardware > driven (eg: > |core speeds & resolution) then there's not really any point worrying about > |jumping it at the wrong time. > |Also, it's not out yet. We've still got a few months of having 'current' > gear. > | > | > |On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Bill McCarthy > |<[email protected]> wrote: > | > | > | It sucks. Was finally seeing Windows Phone front page of Telstra > |catalogues > | etc. Now what happens to sales ? Do they say oh if you buy this > now > it's > | obsolete in 3 to 6 months time ? Stupid. > | > | > | > | |-----Original Message----- > | |From: [email protected] [mailto:ozdotnet- > | > | |[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Price > | |Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2012 12:13 PM > | |To: ozDotNet > | |Subject: Re: Windows Phone 8 announced > | | > | |Your technology is out of date before you bought it. > | | > | |I'm more stunned that Scott likes it than the announcements > |themselves. :p > | | > | |On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Bill McCarthy > | <[email protected]> > | |wrote: > | > | |> Now I'm really grumpy... My lumia 800 isn't that old, but now > | |> apparently it is :( > | |> > | |> > | |> |-----Original Message----- > | |> |From: [email protected] [mailto:ozdotnet- > | |> |[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Burela > | |> |Sent: Thursday, 21 June 2012 4:52 AM > | |> |To: ozDotNet > | |> |Subject: Windows Phone 8 announced > | |> | > | |> |For anyone interested, I put my rough notes online of the > Windows > | |> |Phone 8 announcement. > | |> | > | |> |http://bit.ly/MrWEze > | |> |Some highlights: > | |> | > | |> |* Shared core between Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8. > | |> |* New user definable tile sizes (like Windows 8). Can now > have > | |> |1/4 > | |> sized > | |> |mini tiles to give it more flavour. > | |> |* A new "company hub" that corporate IT can display apps > and > | |> |deploy > | |> from > | |> |their internal servers. > | |> |* Support for new high resolution screens (720p) > | |> |* Existing device aren't upgradeable to 8.0, but existing > | |> |devices will > | |> get a > | |> |7.8 update that will give some of the features, such as the new > tiles. > | |> | > | |> |http://davidburela.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/my-notes-from-the- > |windows > | |> |- > | |> |phone-8-announcement/ > | |> | > | |> |-David Burela > | |> |Regional Technical Evangelist > | |> |Infragistics > | |> > | > | > | > > >
