Nokia Windows Phone 8

The new interface of the camera and Lens application on Windows Phone 8

In the day launched the Nokia Lumia 920 and 820, the representative from Microsoft - Joe Belfiore had said would change the user interface in the new imaging applications.Specifically, users can perform tasks zoom in, zoom out and drag two fingers to zoom photos.With the WP8 Preview SDK, we will have a more intuitive view on the new interface of the camera.

You can see the camera zoom and 2 keys, on the left side of the interface is now completely empty. The other side is more familiar, still is the key Flash, Front Camera and Video, but now has added the appears of Lenses key to the arrow symbol is two parallel opposite direction. Lenses function keys launch an application with the same name has been mentioned many times.

Actually Lenses is not a proper application, it plays the role of intermediate 1 hub, where the set of applications to interact directly with the camera. Especially as these applications not only from Microsoft but also from any other source, provided that all conditions. Screenshot above shows, we can completely download and install applications directly from the Marketplace. Lenses promises to WP8 users experience amazing photography.

Several modifications of the Bing Search in Windows Phone 8

Bing is a pretty amazing application integrated in the operating system Windows Phone. Especially when the Mango update released, new features make experiences on Bing as more fully. However, that does not mean that Bing will remain stagnant and there is nothing to improve, at least from the giant Microsoft employees think so.

Preview In WP8 SDK version has been spotted, can see Bing has a number of significant improvements. The first is the SafeSearch feature, although still not understand how this feature will run in Bing, but according to what Microsoft has shown, such as SmartScreen of IE10, it is likely that SafeSearch function to prevent the sensitive search results.

In addition, Bing in Windows Phone 8 is also one additional extremely attractive, that's personalized suggestions Bing. More specifically, if you are connected to Microsoft Bing and Facebook accounts, when you search for something, the content that Bing suggest you also include the application you may prefer, the local adjacent omen such as restaurants, shops ...

Xbox Music will replace Zune in Windows Phone 8

Microsoft's Zune is the name given to a player from them, and because hardware called so, a number of factors that the software that came with it is also in favor of for Zune names. However, when this player was death, then perhaps the name Zune becomes too excessive and not convey any meaning. Therefore, Microsoft has outlined plans to completely eliminate the leftover remnants of the Zune when Windows Phone 8 is launched. And the successor of Microsoft's campaign to change this time is the Xbox - a shining star in the console world.

Tile of music & videos will not be Z. Now, new Tile general background use the color green with hub games xbox.

Inside interface has changed significantly. First, the background color has changed from black to white and gray, followed by the word music - the video did not even fancy that only white. Text "Zune" in the interface has also been changed to "collection". If you notice, the keys play music with 2 single node icon is a triangle.

Marketplace also been renamed Xbox Music Store, "Zune Pass" in the past, today is the "Xbox Music Pass". In addition, the new interface also has the appearance of the blue metro block, looks more modern than the old interface.

Nokia: No need to plan B, Lumia will succeed!

Vipul Mehrotra as Director of Nokia, responsible for the company's smart devices in India. Before coming to India last year, he had spent four years working on the strategy for the future of Nokia in Helsinki, Finland. He is also the person who led the negotiations with Microsoft before the company decided to focus on Windows Phone.

timesofindia site have been made interview with him about Nokia Lumia, here is a number of strategies as well as his vision for the Nokia Lumia line.

Nokia was considered infallible. What went wrong?

I don't think there was anything wrong. We were doing great with Symbian. It was an open platform and we had lots of traction with consumers and developers across the world. But then industry changed (after 2007, when iPhone was launched). The operating software became more of an enabler instead of being a differentiating factor. And then even as the industry was changing, we had a leadership change (Steven Elop, the current CEO replaced Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo in September 2010). These are two, let's say, discontinuities, that affected us.

Nowadays, even Nokia loyalists doubt the abilities of the company to come with great products. How do you plan to capture the mindshare?
First of all, past is past. The focus is on the future now. The buzz is already back. The Asha series is a great success. We are coming back, step by step! The earlier Lumia phones were one step. Asha phones are other. PureView 808 was received very well. We are happy with the response Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 are getting.

Why did Nokia select Windows Phone over Android, which is more popular, and Meego, which you were developing in-house?
In 2010 we embarked on a study to objectively and carefully weigh which was the best solution for us. Elop personally oversaw the team that worked on this project. We liked Microsoft because they are very good with software and they have a vision for smartphone, tablets and computers that is very compelling. Yes, Microsoft told us what they plan to intend with Windows Phone 8 and we liked what we saw.

Meego required huge investment in terms of resources and time. We could have done it but going with Microsoft was the better option. By not focussing on the OS, we can work on the ecosystem where we can leverage our strength in design, maps and music etc.

As far as Android is concerned, we decided against it because Nokia has been a leader and we want to lead. We cannot be one of the many companies making Android phones.

The first Lumia phones didn't set the market on fire. What is the Plan B if new Lumia phones fail?
We are very sure of the success of new Lumia phones. As for the Plan B, there is none. But what I can tell you at the moment is that we are committed to Windows Phone and we have many more exciting devices in pipeline. These two are just the beginning.

How do you plan to compete with cheap Android phones that sell for less than Rs 10,000?
I will not call many of these cheap Android phones smartphones. They are half-baked smartphones. But Asha phones, which are very affordable, give a full smartphone experience. We believe Asha phones can compete with low-end android devices.

Samsung, which moves very fast as far as new devices are concerned, is also making Windows phones. How will you compete with it?
We heartily welcome Samsung to the Windows Phone ecosystem and we hope that they get serious about it. It is good for the ecosystem. That said, we are number one in the ecosystem and we are going to keep it like this. As for the pace, we are now different. I can promise that with our expertise in design — just see how beautiful Lumia phones are — soon other companies will have to catch us.

6 reasons why Nokia does not need to Android

Within two years, we have seen Nokia’s market share sliding down the charts. And we also know that last year, Nokia has announced that they will only focus on a single operating system - Windows Phone. Opinion wonder why Nokia did not move from Symbian to Android operating system is successful is like many of the other manufacturers are doing.

1. Nokia Belle has "feeling" of Android
In using the new operating system Nokia Belle on N8, one of the reasons became clear ... They've got it! Nokia Belle, the latest version of Symbian, looks very much like a customized version of Android.It has a horizontal home screen desktop. It has all kinds of different sizes, different materials, thrown anywhere. It has the same drop-down notification bar. It has the app tray button at the bottom, and a pop-up menu button. It is sometimes unresponsive, navigation buttons are not clear, and sometimes shock move. Heck, it could even spell "open source" attached to it (at least until April 2011)! Why want to load Android on their phones when they can make an operating system just like it without much effort?

Well, okay ... it's not exactly like Android. Nokia Belle has better battery life and an application store completely different nature only supports Symbian applications. Of course, it lacks many of the Google applications, but many Android devices (such as those from Amazon) these days lack those as well. It does not seem to have the same depth of community support program as well as the number of applications, so that. However, I think it's safe to say that Nokia has been down that road.

2. Android does not have much difference with 10-year-old Smartphone OS
User interface, you have notifications from all your programs at the top, you've got a home screen with widgets that you can sort that will display the information needed to access the easy access, and you've got a menu noitat all your applications reside. I just described Android? Or I described Microsoft Pocket PC operating system smart phone from 10 years ago? You are both right! Certainly there are many other differences and Android has received more complex by adding the widget to the notification tray and whatnot, but the basic fundamentals really have not progressed or improved in Android. It is still the home screen widget, notification bar, and launch the application.

Windows Phone, on the other hand, implementation of a completely new type of interface design not only works well on the small smart phone projector, but to scale up to larger screen (as you'll see in Windows 8 / Xbox 360) and also leave room for new methods of user interaction such as 3D gesture recognition and voice control is really not possible with conventional user interface that you see that made by Apple and Google. Plus, you've got heart content and structure of the central task. 3rd party applications to find content they might be related to the menu as opposed to a "program" and "center" of the organization, content and applications from all types of sources together in a way that makes a lot of sense, but it is quite different from the psychological "launch an application, then find your stuff".

3. There are too many "sell pizza" in the neighborhood
You do not succeed in business if you do exactly the same thing as everyone else. There are actually only a manufacturers using Android has seen continued success with it and that is Samsung. HTC, LG, Sony, etc., struggling a bit, while Samsung and Apple is at the top. Android on the phone does not automatically make you successful. It would be like opening a pizza place across the street next to the 5 where pizza and apple stores. Sure, pizza is very good, and some people think it tastes better than fruit, but if you want to stand out in the food business, you have to do something new. That's why Nokia has gone all Windows Phone. It's fresh, it's different, and it's delicious.

4. Deploying Android becomes quite expensive
I know what you're thinking ... Android is free and open source, how it can be more expensive? Well, for one, you still have to pay Microsoft licensing fees for intellectual property patents. Then you have to pay your own developers and spent a lot of time trying to make it something unique enough to be noticed. Then you have to spend a lot on lawyers when Apple event.

By focusing on the Windows Phone, Nokia actually get money from Microsoft instead of paying them to use Android. Nokia has absolutely nothing to worry about litigation software since Microsoft has been granted a patent by Apple that they can use and they have vowed to include the manufacturer Windows Phone in this regard. For the software development of Nokia, they have a lot less work to do with Windows Phone. No need to mess around with the user interface and it takes many years of learning how to master Android development. This makes more time for application development and integration with the operating system, thereby increasing the value as opposed to wasting time changing things just for the sake of difference.

5. Android will not look nice on a Nokia
When I Photoshopped image title to display a screen Android on the Nokia Lumia 920, I gagged a little. It looks extremely out of place. Style is all off. Yes, Nokia has put a number of developers to work and hire a designer to fix it, but no matter how many Android developers, a legacy problem with the open source nature of system operating as nothing will ever really consistent. Even if you customize and skin the entire operating system and all the applications you want to stick to to make it look unique and different from all the other Android devices out there ... as soon as some one install a third party application, that's going to break design cohesion and caused a little experience to fall. On the other hand, Windows Phone follows a consistent design language (codenamed Metro) maintain a cohesive look throughout the operating system, as well as third-party applications. In addition, the Windows Phone user interface design provides a more personal and easy to customize the device. In many ways it's own customized based on the stuff that you like and it just looks great on the brightly colored phone of Nokia.

6. Become a part of the ecosystem Windows 8/Xbox is a potential
Microsoft is putting a lot of effort into the competition as a complete computing ecosystem. They have been very successful with Windows on desktop and laptop computer side of things, and they are also very successful in the living room with the Xbox 360. Microsoft is not so great on the web search music stores, tablets, smart phones and things though. Apple and Google have been excellent in the field. However, Microsoft plans to compete in the field has gained steam. Bing has forced Google began to innovate with their web search results again and has made its own market share. Microsoft Surface tablet was able to create a large amount of buzz in the tech world, and Xbox Music is expected to launch with the new feature as-is unknown. Nokia can tap into other markets and has since Microsoft has done Nokia Maps to Bing, Windows 8 Maps application, and even Facebook. If Nokia has partnered with Google, you know Google will not be able to provide customers with Nokia's mapping services. Google has very little presence in the living room, too. Potential ecosystem developing new Microsoft just seems bigger.

Why is not both Windows Phone and Android?
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