Samsung, Nokia and HTC says 'Yes' to Windows 8

BANGALORE, INDIA: Smartphones based on the newly launched Windows 8 Operating System are likely to be available in as many as 180 countries soon.

The boost new operating system has come with major cell phone manufacturers Samusung, HTC, Nokia, and Huawei indicating their willingness to launch their products based on the Windows 8.

It has been the app developers who had been fueling the growth of Apple iOS and Google's Andorid. But with Samsung and HTC now jumping into the Widows OS bandwagon there are reasons for app developers to be reassured.

The support from a range of device manufacturers including HTC and Samsung will reassure app developers who had been fuelling the growth of Google’s Android and Apple's iOS at the expense of Windows Phone.

However, the emergence of the new operating system from Microsoft is expected to only multiply the trouble of BlackBerry. The new features for Windows Phone 8 aim squarely at the corporate market. Nokia and Huawei will also be among the companies that help to launch Windows Phone 8 in 180 countries.

The Telegraph reports that the new features include security based on the same model as full desktop software because Windows Phone and Windows will share the same core ‘kernel’, as well as improved support for corporate email and integration with Microsoft’s suite of Office products. The Windows maker hopes that these will appeal to IT buyers previously keen on BlackBerry's platform.

The changes will also mean that developers will be able to write programmes once, but see them run on Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Xbox. Microsoft hopes that support for three screen resolutions will allow it to simultaneously make progress in the battle for users living rooms, laptops, tablets and phones.