Windows Phone 8.1 is release on the Lumia and gets ready for its first update

There is movement at Microsoft, on the mobile side. After cutting by Nokia everything that was not in the Lumia range and introduced the new entry level 530, the ball back to the software. The final release of Windows Phone 8.1 devices for Finns are in progress, along with the firmware that Cyan functionality introduced with the new operating system adds his touch as Creative Studio 6 for photography and Device Hub to keep an eye on all our other technology products (Smart TV, computer, wireless headphones …) that you have in the house, indicating the last position in case of lost ideals and recommending apps to take advantage of them. The availability of the package is gradual, and over the weeks will extend to the entire range with Windows Phone 8.0. Meanwhile, Redmond announced the next update to the OS.

The new aesthetics of the most important will be constituted by the ability to create folders inside the home screen, thus filling a lack functional than competing systems. They may contain tiles of different sizes, as you can see in the pictures above it, and you will not lose animations that allow you to have an eye on the arrival of new content for individual applications. Not all tiles are animated, and some will become at just this update, such as the Store every 6 hours show that arrivals are most relevant to the park apps for Windows Phone.

The other major focus is related to Cortana, the virtual assistant. After the first few months in the U.S. public, begins its expansion in the world, with the United Kingdom and China in the first row. Especially for the second, Microsoft has worked to provide satisfactory user experience with local content, intervening also on the same Cortana, as well as, of course, the voice.

The U.S. version will be able to perform additional actions with respect to time and integrate with the Bluetooth car kit, giving you the ability to recall it as if it was called a contact in your address book. The three countries mentioned above will benefit from the service in Beta, but the most curious in Australia, Canada and India will be able to try a variation on demand Alpha, with the probable case due to limitations of the software is not mature, to whose improvement will help.

The rest of the improvements should be cut into smaller, but they are more than welcome. Xbox Music will receive more features and will be more handsome in situations such as the initial load or the sliding tracks in the library; This is in addition to a plan of specific updates for the app already in place for some time. In Messaging, you can select multiple text messages for the removal or forwarding contemporary. Apps Corner will be proposed as a variant instead of corporate Kids Corner, with the ability to limit the use of your smartphone in selected applications or to one with automatic opening after system startup.

For the management of Wi-Fi networks will have the option to use a VPN (Virtual Private Network), which will allow, especially in the presence of public hotspots, to have more privacy and protection for your personal data. Finally, among the new hardware requirements include support for devices up to 7 ” or with 1280×800 resolution, special cover for quick viewing of notifications, similar to how the solutions proposed by Dot View for HTC One (M8), VoLTE ( Voice over LTE) to make calls over mobile networks, fourth-generation technology of Qualcomm Quick Charge for quick charging and more.

Continues its challenge to Microsoft’s Android-iOS duopoly, responding to rumors that also saw her retreating or enable support for Android apps on Windows Phone, which was equivalent to a surrender. Nadella and his team believe in the product, intended to prospects even further once the new vision ” OneCore, ” which will encompass Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox under one big platform, it will become reality. Do not know the timeframe for release on smartphones marketed, also seen and considered as Windows Phone 8.1 ” smooth ” they’re handing out only a few days, but as early as next week, those who are enrolled in previous Developer Preview system will receive the update in order to fix any bugs before moving on to the next step.