On June 21, the following version of Microsoft's mobile operating system was presented: Windows Phone 8. Among some of the new features "" leaving aside aesthetics in its user interface "" was the compatibility with processors with more than one core or the recognition of MicroSD memory cards. In the latter case, the limitations that users may encounter have been known.
One of the disadvantages of the current smartphones on the market with Windows Phone 7.5 ”” also known as the Mango version ”” is that the user could only use the physical storage space of the terminal to save information. In case of needing more memory, Microsoft resorted to the use of SkyDrive: an Internet-based service that offered up to 25 GB more completely free.
However, with the presentation of Windows Phone 8, things changed. And it is that the guys from Steve Ballmer commented that with the new update, advanced mobiles that appeared on the scene with these icons would have the possibility of using memory cards of up to 32 GB in MicroSD format. In the conference it was commented that, in addition to being able to save video files, music or images, applications could also be installed. But a few days later he has gone on stage again and this last point has been qualified.
Apparently, and according to Cnet , the applications will still need to be installed in the terminal's memory for them to work. That is, for the moment the possibility of being able to transfer applications to memory cards as happens in Android, for example, and freeing up internal space on the smartphone is rejected. What the customer can do is install applications in the internal memory of the smartphone from the card. What does this mean? Well, the applications should not be downloaded "" necessarily "" from the Marketplace, the application store of the mobile platform.
Therefore, the installation files can be saved on the cards and then proceed to their installation inside the terminal. Another reading of this move could be the following: developers will have more freedom when offering their creations, being able to offer them from different channels, either through the Marketplace or from a dedicated Internet page, for example, their own.
Another example that could be glimpsed with this move is that Microsoft also thought about corporate users: in this way, the company will be able to use its own applications in a more direct way and without having to wait for approval from Microsoft; In other words, the application that workers must use to carry out their tasks would be created and the process will be much more direct and simple. Hence, applications can be installed directly from a MicroSD card.
On the other hand, and to conclude, the manufacturers "" Samsung, Nokia, HTC or Huawei are some of the first to confirm that they will be involved in the garlic "" should take this feature into account and provide their terminals with sufficient internal memories large enough to house a large number of applications or video games without internal space being a problem.
