São Paulo – Microsoft is very different from the arrival of Satya Nadella as CEO. The company has been investing heavily in platforms other than the Windows or Windows Phone . The latest evidence of this is the launch of three apps Android made today.
They are the Next Lock Screen, the Journeys & amp; Notes and Torque. The last one is a version of Bing for Android directed Wear, the system Google facing smart watches.
Rather than a voice command to activate the app, we use a pre-defined movement of the wearer’s wrist (Microsoft is to launch a smart watch , this can be an indication of commands for movements to the clock). After that, just tell what is to be sought on Bing.
The other two apps are targeted for smartphones . The Next Screen Lock is an application that completely changes the screen on Android when it is locked. There, notifications and application shortcuts appear.
It is worth saying that the apps displayed by Next Screen Lock is selected from the user’s context. By GPS , he can learn to own the smartphone is at home, at work or traveling.
He will show apps that fit the situations. You can manually choose which apps should be in each context.
The second smartphone is the Journeys & amp; Notes (Days & amp; Notes, in Portuguese). He used to give tips displacement. Be a quick route from one neighborhood to another, or a trip across countries.
People who made the same journey that you can put tips paths, places or other routes. Journeys & amp; Notes is a social application.
None of the three apps are available on Android Brazilian store for now.
Garage Microsoft
The applications were developed within the Microsoft Garage (Garage Microsoft, in Portuguese) project. The initiative gives company employees the opportunity to create something out of their work obligations.
Created in 2009, Microsoft Garage has more than ten thousand members. This first wave shows that the employees of the company is committed to developing materials that reach users of other platforms such as Android.
“The Garage is a change in the company. Our culture is evolving, we are looking for experimenting with other platforms, “said Jeff Ramos, head of the Garage, the site The Verge.
Remember that since Satya Nadella took over as CEO these statements are frequent. Under his tenure the company has announced the Office package for iPad, and other apps, such as Xim (photo sharing), for Android.
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