Windows Phone 8 to Be Better Positioned Against Android and iPhone

Windows Phone 8, the next flavor of Microsoft's mobile operating system, is expected to arrive on devices with far more features than what the current flavors of the platform have to offer.

We already learned a few details on Microsoft's plans of the next version of the OS, albeit nothing was officially announced on the matter, and some new info on the topic started to emerge, still unofficial.

Apparently, Microsoft is looking for a new Software Development Engineer In Test for Windows Phone, in an attempt to make the mobile platform more competitive on the smartphone market.

On its website, Microsoft explains that the job position is meant to help the Windows Phone OS to better compete with the iPhone and Android.

“The Devices Platform - BSP Team is working on the Windows Phone 7 Device Platform,” Microsoft explains in the said job post.

“A 'Board Support Package' (BSP) is a set of firmware/drivers that enables a particular operating system to run on a specific platform. The operating system features able to be used with the board is directly proportional to the enabling code provided in the BSP.

“We are adding new capabilities to make the next version of the Windows Phone platform a compelling direct competitor with Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android phone.”

While no specific info on what new capabilities might be included in Windows Phone 8 has emerged so far, we could assume that Microsoft is determined to make the platform compatible with dual-core application processors and high-resolution displays, WMPoweruser notes in a recent article.

After all, Microsoft notes that the new employee will be part of a “small group of engineers that are the first to see new mobile phone chipsets from our silicon vendor partners, and you will have the challenge of testing, debugging, and diagnosing the device drivers for these platforms.”

“You will also have the opportunity to develop test code for the latest and greatest hardware additions to these devices.”

Chances are that we will indeed see new Windows Phone devices packing the latest advancements on the mobile industry, including support for LTE, dual-core and even quad-core CPUs, NFC capabilities, Bluetooth 4.0 and more.