Microsoft is planning to release a new version of Windows Phone

Microsoft is planning to release a new
version of Windows Phone for the
holiday season, according to a job listing
posted by the company.
In the listing, Microsoft is looking for a
software development engineer which
would work on Windows Phone
software.
According to the listing :
This is a great time to join as we’re
completing our current release are
getting ready for our next release
targeting the holiday of this year and
we’re chartered with keeping the
momentum for Windows Phone by
bringing new killer devices and delightful
user experiences. There are enormous
growth opportunities in this role and
organization.
Windows Phone is considered key to
Microsoft’s mobile strategy, as well as
Bing’s mobile market share. However,
Windows Phone has been slow to catch
on with consumers, a majority of whom
continue to snap up iPhones
and Android devices.
“Next release” does not give us much in
terms of features or any other details,
but we’d expect the update to be a
major one, since Windows Phone 8 was
launched in October 2012, and the
previous major update, Windows Phone
7.5, was released in September 2011.
According to earlier reports, the next
WP release, codenamed “Windows
Phone Blue,” should bring both kernel
updates and user-interface
improvements.
Microsoft recently released “Portico,”
the first significant WP8 update, and the
software maker is planning other
improvements under a broad effort
known as “Apollo Plus.” for the
holiday season, according to a job listing
posted by the company.
In the listing, Microsoft is looking for a
software development engineer which
would work on Windows Phone
software.
According to the listing :
This is a great time to join as we’re
completing our current release are
getting ready for our next release
targeting the holiday of this year and
we’re chartered with keeping the
momentum for Windows Phone by
bringing new killer devices and delightful
user experiences. There are enormous
growth opportunities in this role and
organization.
Windows Phone is considered key to
Microsoft’s mobile strategy, as well as
Bing’s mobile market share. However,
Windows Phone has been slow to catch
on with consumers, a majority of whom
continue to snap up iPhones
and Android devices.
“Next release” does not give us much in
terms of features or any other details,
but we’d expect the update to be a
major one, since Windows Phone 8 was
launched in October 2012, and the
previous major update, Windows Phone
7.5, was released in September 2011.
According to earlier reports, the next
WP release, codenamed “Windows
Phone Blue,” should bring both kernel
updates and user-interface
improvements.
Microsoft recently released “Portico,”
the first significant WP8 update, and the
software maker is planning other
improvements under a broad effort
known as “Apollo Plus.”