Although Microsoft took a pass on 1080p display support in i9500
S4, that support is looking more likely for later this year.Justin
Angel, a developer who formerly worked for Nokia and Microsoft, has discovered
1920-by-1080 resolution emulator files for Windows Phone 8 in a preview version
of Visual Studio 2013. As WPCentral notes, these files will allow developers to
see how their Windows Phone apps look on higher-resolution screens, using
software emulation.
This isn't the first sign of 1080p support coming to
Windows Phone. In April, both ZDNet and The Verge reported that Windows Phone 8
will get 1080p support by the end of the year.It's a logical step for Microsoft,
which added 720p display support the platform last fall, but now faces
competition from Android phones with even sharper displays. The lack of 1080p
support has been a sticking point for phone makers such as HTC, which reportedly
canceled its plans for a large-screen Windows Phone last year due to the
concerns over display resolution. To date, no hardware makers have released
Windows Phones with screens larger than 4.8 inches, and most phone makers have
stuck with screen sizes of 4.5 inches or less.
With 1080p support,
Microsoft may open the door to Windows Phone "phablets," which would compete
with devices like Samsung's Galaxy Note and LG's Optimus G Pro. These devices
may even get modified Start screens with room for an additional column of live
tiles, ZDNet reported. Nokia is reportedly working on one of these jumbo phones
for later this year.df24ggEDsd
Reports suggest that Microsoft will offer
1080p support as part of a special update for phone makers, dubbed GDR3, but the
timing is uncertain. In any case, The Verge reports that a resolution bump will
likely be a separate release from Windows Phone Blue, a consumer-facing update
that may come several months after the final launch of Windows 8.1.
An
executive of TerraCom Inc., a i9500 S4
1:1 phone company collecting millions of dollars from the federal
Lifeline program, on Wednesday defended his company’s business practices as
smart, effective and moral.Chief Operating Officer Dale Schmick testified before
the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, which in April began investigating
the Oklahoma-based company’s explosive growth in the Hoosier state.
The
Lifeline program subsidizes phone service for qualified low-income households,
working with numerous phone companies nationwide. Phone carriers receive at
least $9.25 a month for each household they serve.Aside from TerraCom, the
expansion of federal Lifeline from landline service to cellphones in 2005 led to
a cascade of complaints about waste, fraud and abuse in the federal program --
such as participating companies unscrupulously expanding their subscriber bases
and individuals wrongly receiving multiple phones.
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