News from Meizu CEO Jack Wong

Good news! Today (3rd January), Jack Wong wrote in Meizu's official Chinese BBS…

1. The new firmware (1.0) will allow you to run Windows Mobile apps. The work is being done by Microsoft, not Meizu.
2. New phones (I think he means the ones that will be produced soon, not M8 3G) will use new PET touch screen (I don't know what PET is). The advantage of this screen is that it doesn't have 10*12 little dots, and it's more durable. The new touchscreen is still undergoing tests.
3. Jack estimates that we will have to wait at least half a year for M8 3G.

Thanks for the news, I hope you don't mind that I edited it a little and put it on the front page.

This sounds pretty good!! And btw your english is pretty good...from my point of view... !!

We can use more Applications...

Wow, nice news :D!!
Question: Windows Marketplace suported ?? xD
I hope that fw 1.0 will come soon, but knowing Meizu... :S xD

Thank you for editing it! It's really good for me~
And I'm very happy that the thread I posted can be put on the front page.

Originally Posted by demon__heart

Wow, nice news :D!!
Question: Windows Marketplace suported ?? xD
I hope that fw 1.0 will come soon, but knowing Meizu... :S xD

I think when the new firmware can support the WM's apps is due to Microsoft. One fan in the official BBS guessed it's just because Microsoft wanted its Zune HD to suporte WM apps and J.wong seems acquiesce.

Thanks for the news tangyunji, I was planning to open a new thread for this anyway Sounds pretty cool

does this mean Shazam can be used on the M8 now as well???

no news on the release date of the new firmware ?

So good news, it sounds like the symfony for my ears......still better and better....I got to have the new one...

Originally Posted by Rabsi1

does this mean Shazam can be used on the M8 now as well???

Seems so: Shazam debuts in Windows Marketplace for Mobile | CTIA Fall show - CNET Reviews

Looks like it will cost though.

You're welcome. You can read chinese,right? Are you chinese?

Originally Posted by tran226

no news on the release date of the new firmware ?

No. I think J.wong himself doesn't know the release date too. Though J.wong told us when to release the new fireware, you still couldn't take it serious...

Was that a question for me? I'm not chinese, and I can't read chinese, but google translate helps

I am from China, i had heard this news this afternoon, and jack wong confirm it in offical BBS, but, i am not sure, is it is true, i think it will be a long term mission, because we had waitting a lot of things(like QQ(simaliar with MSM) office software, NEW UI,....) about M8 for a long time in china, a lot of users had complained,
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yeah.
Google is really stronge...

Originally Posted by realcolor

I am from China, i had heard this news this afternoon, and jack wong confirm it in offical BBS, but, i am not sure, is it is true, i think it will be a long term mission, because we had waitting a lot of things(like QQ(simaliar with MSM) office software, NEW UI,....) about M8 for a long time in china, a lot of users had complained,
if you want something new, i could offer you a help,my
email ad is
realcolor@163.com

Me too! I am in Guangzhou. Your English is really good.

Originally Posted by tangyunji

1. The new firmware (1.0) will allow you to run Windows Mobile apps. The work is being done by Microsoft, not Meizu.

Since i did not see any such newsheader that MS would do this to a standard wince tree i think it will mean that the fw 1.0 will be delayed?
Could be mistaken ofcourse..

Good news?