Best new applications and features of Windows Phone 8

We take a look at the best applications and features that Microsoft has added to Windows Phone 8




Windows Phone 8 introduces a number of changes compared to its predecessor.

The most important are not really enhanced by Microsoft and includes all the wonders of the dual core capability as a loading time faster, better multitasking and so on.

However, there are one or two changes that Microsoft highlighted at the launch ceremony, which we believe are less important than those above, and we will detail.

Some of them are integrated into applications or are building applications, while others are calling features and basic services. We will guide you through the best of them.

"Live Apps" Photos, Facebook, and Twitter (to start)

Microsoft has long spoken of "Live Tiles", a concept to have an application shortcut that is also a kind of widget that updates and information on your home screen.

Now, Microsoft says "App Lives" as something related but also quite distinct.

Any application that is configured by a developer as "Live App" can be configured to pass information and content on your lock screen, which means that you will get a quick update without having to enter in your phone.

And your photo album will start a slideshow on your lock screen. Twitter and Facebook as well be able to update statuses, photos or notifications.

Skype

Skype has received considerable attention, and Microsoft says it was built so that all services work naturally with the phone.

This means that at any moment you can choose to make a video call via Skype, but partly through your regular telephone interface.

Microsoft has made sure that Skype is always active, but without using the battery from the device, which means that you will always be available for a video call.

Data Sense

Sense Data is a new feature built into the phone. It will allow you to monitor and manage your mobile data consumption.

It will also help to reduce the use of data and use data more effectively you use them in different ways.

One of them is the compression of web pages, as can the Opera browser. Sites are compressed on remote servers to reduce load times.

Kid's Corner

This feature is for parents who want to let their children play with their smartphone, but want them to do so safely.

It is essentially a content filtering tool, it allows you to make settings in advance, and switch mode Kid's Corner before handing the phone to your children.

You can pre-configure Kid's Corner to allow access to certain applications and games, restrict access to text and phone functions, disable the ability of micro-payment and limit the sites children can access via the browser .

Cloud Synchronization: SkyDrive, Office, OneNote, Xbox Live, Xbox and Xbox Music SmartGlass

SkyDrive and Office OneNote are fully integrated into Windows Phone 8 and the vast ecosystem Microsoft Windows 8 devices such as tablets and computers.

Users get 7 GB of storage on SkyDrive will be used to automatically store photos taken.

However, it also works in cohesion with Office and OneNote, which means that the notes and documents that you create on one device are automatically accessible from your other devices. The update will also automatically.

This synchronization also includes video services, music and games, including Xbox Live, Xbox and Xbox Music SmartGlass.