PhoneGap new version 1.4.0 now available

PhoneGap team just released next version 1.4.0.  They released with few features and enhancements. Small introduction about PhoneGap, it compiles HTML, Javascript and CSS files and produce build packages for Apple iOS, Andriod, webOS, Symbian, BlackBerry, Bada and Windows Phone. Code once and run any where . Almost, we can use 100% of code for other platform development. Recently they added “PhoneGap Build cloud service“. There will be full support with this new version.

PhoneGap Logo with Windows Phone Android iOS Bada Blackberry

PhoneGap Logo with Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Bada, Blackberry

And here is the list of features and enhancements by OS :-

Andriod :-

  • fixing whitelist handling
  • Added license header to new files.
  • Remove unused files/classes until they are needed.
  • Fixing scale, setting legacy scale
  • Work-around Feature for Classic PhoneGap 320×480 resolution and more

iOS :-

  • Added Battery core plugin to PhoneGap.plist
  • Fixed CB-143 – Removing address from iOS contact causes crash
  • Added ‘PhoneGap Upgrade Guide’ doc to the .dmg (as a PDF)
  • Fixed CB-42 – MediaPlaybackRequiresUserAction can now be set to NO
  • Added stand-alone PGViewController (Cleaver – PhoneGap as a Component)

Windows Phone :-

  • Fix for single document – multipage layouts
  • Added VERSION file to be like other platforms.
  • Acceleromter fix #CB-141 – InvariantCulture
  • Contacts returned from find were not formatted. CB-157
  • Fixes for loading local XHR using file API, and still using default for remote XHR. responseXML returns document for local files.
  • updated phonegap.js to include XHR updates
  • Compass API fixes

We can get more details from here http://phonegap.com/2012/01/31/phonegap-1-4-released/

Windows phone Tango may support 120 languages

There are few rumors about next version of Windows Phone OS named ‘Tango’.  This version going to support more number of languages. Currently windows phone supporting 35 languages, but this version may come with 3 times higher count then current Mango update. It is going to support 120 languages.

Good news for C++ developers:-

In an event Microsoft employe (India) told the next version of Windows Phone support C++ for lower-level programming likely designed to game developers who need to performance out of the hardware.

So,it seems we can get more updates/features in Apollo than Tango. Apollo is the next version of Windows Phone OS name. Because Microsoft increasing performance version by version and adding bulk of features.

In one word the Windows Phone user never (need to) install any other apps. Because it comes with mostly all featured apps like People Hub, Xbox Games, Zune and so on.

And also few more rumors about Nokia Lumia :-

1) Nokia Lumia 910 with 12 MP camera and it is coming soon

2) Nokia Lumia 800 with white color for Australians in March (2012) , it’s confirmed!

3) Nokia 900 coming to England, Portugal and Russia in June, 2012

There are just gossips about Windows Phone and OS. There is no official confirmation yet  other than White Nokia Lumia 800.

Microsoft at CES 2012

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) held from Tuesday, January 10 to Friday, January 13. Microsoft released an official statement saying that CES 2012 will be Microsoft’s last appearance at the event.

In this Event Microsoft again demonstrates Windows 8, Xbox 360 features and few latest Laptops

Nokia released Lumia 900 (Windows Phone OS) targeted for US people.

HTC released Titan ii (Windows Phone OS)

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