Washington:
As in past we have seen the Windows 8 released on smartphone and now
new report recons the upcoming highly anticipated operating system
Window 9 likely to launch on smartphone before hitting you computers.
So far it looks like Windows Phone 9
could be a massive overhaul, so it’s not surprising that it’s taken over
a year. Before 9 however it looks like we’re going to get Windows Phone
8.1. Microsoft looks set to announce 8.1 at its Build conference in
April 2014, while further leaks highlight that Windows Phone 8.5 may
also be on the cards.
Initial rumors suggested that the
Windows Phone 9 release date would be sometime in 2014, with reports
claiming it would arrive just in time for Christmas, Other reports
reckon Microsoft will kill off Windows Phone 8 by September 2014, giving
an indication that while it didn’t make it out the gates in 2013,
version 9 could well be on its way very soon.
That seems more likely and not only
because it wouldn’t require time travel to be true. The most recent
release date rumors come from Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin, who posted
to Twitter that Windows Phone 9 will launch in the second half of the
year. He correctly predicted Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia, so he
could be worth listening to.
The update was also being referred to as
Windows Phone Blue, a development name which mirrors an update to
Microsoft’s new Windows 8 desktop platform but it’s turned out that
Windows Phone Blue is actually Windows Phone 8.1.
Windows 8.1 is set to appear this spring according to an announcement from Microsoft’s Vice President Joe Belfiore at MWC.
We’re seeing reports that suggest
Microsoft may look to ditch the divide between its smartphone platform
and the one it uses for tablets and PCs rolling them all into one tidy
bundle called Windows 9.
One suggestion is that the Windows Blue
upgrade will see Windows 8 merged with Windows Phone in an attempt to
tackle Google’s Android/Chrome combination which is growing ever
stronger.
Alternatively we could instead get the
aforementioned Windows 9 all-in-one system after a Microsoft employee
stated “currently testing Windows 9 OS on Nokia, HTC and Qualcomm
device” on their LinkedIn profile.
Eldar Murtazin has something to say on
this subject too, tweeting that Windows Phone 9 will be the same on
phones and tablets, replacing Windows RT, though he made no mention of
Windows 8, so presumably that will still be separate.
Murtazin also has some insight into the
design of Windows Phone 9. Apparently it will be a complete overhaul
which will remove the tile based Metro interface that Windows Phone is
currently known for.
That would make sense if Microsoft plans
on using the same interface for both phones and tablets. Murtazin went
on to say that the interface would be more influenced by Android than
iOS.
One of the big issues with Windows Phone
8 was that you couldn’t get it on your Windows Phone 7 handset, instead
you were lumped with Windows Phone 7.8.
It’s thought that Windows Phone 9 won’t
be so restrictive, with Windows Phone 8 users in line to get the upgrade
which means you shouldn’t have to worry about picking up a Nokia Lumia
1520 or HTC 8X.
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