Thursday, November 1, 2012

Microsoft admits it 'ran out of time' on Windows Phone 8 notification center

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One of the interesting omissions from Microsoft's recently launched Windows Phone 8 operating system is the lack of a notification center. Android and iOS both include a system to collect the various alerts triggered by applications, but Microsoft is lacking that crucial element. During a session on notifications at Build today, Microsoft's Thomas Fennel strongly hinted that the company is considering a notification center for Windows Phone.


"Because we ran out of time," admitted Fennel, after being questioned on the lack of notification center by an audience member. "It's very very important to me… we get tons of feedback from developers that they want something like that as well. I promise we're thinking very very hard on that one."...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/1/3587864/windows-phone-8-notification-center

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