Windows Phone 8 is upgradable according to Microsoft

"We will not have the same experience as we had when Windows Phone 7 was upgraded to Windows Phone 8," Greg Sullivan, Windows Phone director of public relations at Microsoft, said in an interview Wednesday at the International CES indicating that the next version of Windows Phone, which is expected to launch in spring 2014, will be backwards compatible with Windows Phone 8. It is expected that the next version will be called Windows Phone 8.1.

The statement refers to users of Windows Phone 7 being upset when Windows Phone 8 was released which could not run on Windows Phone 7 devices due to hardware restrictions.

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Free Live Meeting on January 23, 2014: “Networking Improvements under Windows Embedded Compact 2013”

Hi folks,

join fellow MVP Doug Boling’s free Live Meeting “Networking Improvements under Windows Embedded Compact 2013”:

Date:

January 23, 2014

Time:

Both 9:00 AM PST and 5:00 PM PST

Description:

"Join Windows embedded Compact expert Doug Boling as he discusses the improvements in networking technologies in Windows Embedded Compact 2013. Doug will discuss improvements in performance and new features in this latest release of Windows Embedded Compact. Sign up to learn ways you can take advantage of these improvements in your next embedded system.

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 is the latest version of Windows Embedded Compact (Formerly Windows CE) and is now available for download on the Windows Embedded Downloads page at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsembedded/en-us/downloads.aspx."

Registration:

here

See you there!

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Microsoft Surface Pro 2 with faster CPU

Hi folks,

the newer models of Microsoft’s tablet Surface Pro 2 seem to have a faster CPU. Whereas earlier models had an Intel Core i5 4200U CPU with 1.6 GHz and 1 GHz graphics, the newer models use an Intel Core i5 4300U CPU with 1.9 GHz (2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost) and 1.1 GHz graphics. Battery usage is the same for both CPUs.

The faster CPU could be a reaction to problems some users have experienced with the already removed System Firmware Update 12/10/13.

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HoHoHo… Merry Christmas…

Hi folks,

On behalf of our entire team I would like to wish all of you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2014 - may all your hopes and wishes come true!

Without doubt, we will continue to post interesting and helpful news from the world of Windows Embedded in 2014. So stay tuned!

Meanwhile, if there are any topics that your would like to discuss further or that you think that are missing on our blog, please let us know in the comment section!

Again, Happy Holidays to all of you!

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Windows Embedded 8 Handheld reaches GA

Hi folks,

Windows Embedded 8 Handheld reached General Availability. The SDK is publicly available for download. Built on Windows Phone 8, Windows Embedded 8 Handheld is the next generation of Microsoft’s platform for line-of-business enterprise handheld devices.

Find a How-To on MSDN: “Use an emulator to simulate a barcode scanner”

More information can be found here.

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Windows Embedded Compact QFEs for November 2013 have arrived!

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update November 2013:

Fixes made in this update:

Component: Bluetooth

131128_KB2911413 -  Bluetooth "Page Timeout" gets changed whenever Link Supervision Timeout (LSTO) is changed.

Component: Browser

131125_KB2909697 -  An update rollup is available that includes several cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer for Windows Embedded Compact 7.

131127_KB2909951 -  Script error when you call the MsgBox function in VBScript in the Internet Explorer 7 sample browser.

Component: ConnMgr

131120_KB2908180 -  Connection Manager may not respond when multiple connection requests are made at same time.

Component: Storage

131129_KB2901007 -  Files are missing when you call SetSystemPowerState on a Windows Embedded Compact 7-based device.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update November 2013:

Fixes made in this update:

Component:  IE

131128_KB2909695 - An update rollup is available that includes several cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer for Windows Embedded CE 6.0.

Windows CE 5.0 Monthly Update November 2013:

Fixes made in this update:

 

Component:  IE

131121_KB2909688 - An update rollup is available that includes several cumulative security updates for Internet Explorer for Windows CE 5.0.

REMEMBER: It’s important to keep your system up to date!

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Windows Embedded Compact QFEs for October 2013 have arrived!

Hi all,

the October updates for Windows Embedded Compact are available for download:

Windows Embedded Compact 7 Monthly Update October 2013:

Fixes made in this update:

Component: Networking

131031_KB2783856 -  This update addresses slow wi-fi reconnect after resuming a device.

131031_KB2875178 -  This update addresses an issue where active socket connections are disconnected in quick roaming and slight out of coverage scenarios.

Component: Timezone/DST

131031_KB2899978 - DST update for West Asia.

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update October 2013:

Fixes made in this update:

Component:  Storage

131031_KB2774445 - This update addresses an issue with PNPUnloadDelay not working as expected when we remove and re-insert the same storage card.

Component:  TimeSVC

131031_KB2900420 - DST Update for West Asia.

Windows CE 5.0 Monthly Update October 2013:

Fixes made in this update:

 

Component:  TimeSVC

131031_KB2900372 - DST update for West Asia

REMEMBER: It’s important to keep your system up to date!

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