Windows Phone 8 SDK leaks show quiet upgrades to backup, media and the kitchen sink

The Windows Handset 8 SDK has escaped to the wild, and some sifting through the appliance emulator has dug up elements that Microsoft any skipped or only touched on lightly during the biggest unveiling in June. The most important addition may be the one customers seat the least: backup. A WP7.hu search has the new OS replicating apps, settings and SMS messages within the confuse to prevent disaster, and that untried SD card support will let WP8 owners shuffle photos from internal storage to the removable kind for safekeeping. There's too more work at Internet Tourist than we locution before, with MobileTechWorld noticing that DataSense provides an option for Opera-like remote compression to save that precious cellular bandwidth. Media fans might have the most to gain. If we dance by The Brink, both the Music/Video and Xbox hubs are getting fresh coats of paint -- both to integrate radical ventures like Xbox Music as well as to jive more nearly with the SmartGlass visual theme. Shutterbugs will like the long-awaited options to return and rotate their carry out, collect multiple pictures, and integrate third-party camera apps under a Lenses concept. There's even more clever features within store, such as a Maps update that finds nearby WiFi hotspots, so commander on ended to the sources to get a full sense of where Microsoft will be going.Filed under: CellphonesWindows Phone 8 SDK leaks show quiet upgrades to backup, media and the kitchen washbasin originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:30:00 EDT. Please seat our jargon for use of feeds.Permalink WMPowerUser (1), (2)  |  MobileTechWorld, WP7.hu (translated), The Verge  | Email this | Comments

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