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Windows Phone 8 secret project revealed by Microsoft job offering

Posted: 17 Jan 2013, 02:36, by Nick T.

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Windows Phone 8 secret project revealed by Microsoft job offering

Once again, Microsoft is on the looks for skilled software engineers, and Windows Phone is what they'll be working on. In particular, the company is hiring experienced developers for a classified project that has something to do with UEFI. The evidence comes in the form of a job offering posted online in late December.

Now, we know that UEFI doesn't sound like something to be excited about, but if this Microsoft project wasn't about something of significance, why would it be labeled as confidential? For those not familiar, UEFI stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface – think of it as what helps a device's operating system and firmware "talk" to each other and what makes Windows Phone 8 boot.

Therefore, this "new technology", as it is being referred to, could have something to do with faster boot-up, or some kind of a "deep sleep" mode in addition to stand-by, or it may even be related to better software back-ups. Protection against loading of unofficial firmware is not out of the question either.

Of course, we could be completely wrong, but that's all the guesses we can come up with given the little evidence Microsoft is revealing. If you'd like to make a prediction of your own, feel free to do so down in the comments.

source: Microsoft Careers via WPCentral

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1. Xperia42 posted on 17 Jan 2013, 04:40 1 1

I hope that add ALOT more features is Windows Phone 8

2. Mallouette posted on 17 Jan 2013, 05:37 2 1

That's a great job for Microsoft! Windows Phone is becoming more smarter and operate like their PCs.

7. Lift_Off posted on 17 Jan 2013, 13:16 2 1

more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter more smarter

3. Samsomesh posted on 17 Jan 2013, 05:38 2 2

Maybe windows phones will have different UIs on different carriers..(nokia,htc) like on android..

4. rusticguy posted on 17 Jan 2013, 06:34 2 4

Fired Nokia employees should apply. What a timing. Nokia cutting jobs in IT dept and M$ advertising for new jobs. UEFI -- M$ way of completely disallowing dual booting (installing LINUX ... except for RHEL i think which can work) .... saying this as same goes on desktops also and if one buys a "M$ certified" hardware with WINDOWS 8 good bye everything else. For a normal joe if you disable UEFI then you get the big M$ FUD that system is insecure.

5. Henrik posted on 17 Jan 2013, 08:30 2 1

Are you STILL going on about this?? That's just sad, dude... :/

6. lubba posted on 17 Jan 2013, 08:48 4 1

A growing young OS with high potential.

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1. Xperia42 posted on 17 Jan 2013, 04:40 1 1

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