Microsoft has launchedOneApp, a
mobile phone application which allows users to access Facebook,
Twitter, Windows Live Messenger and Mobile Wallet directly, even if
they do not own a smartphone.
According to Microsoft, more than half of the people in the
world own mobile phones, but many phones have difficulty accessing
popular mobile applications for finances, healthcare, tourism and
education, and social media sites.
Tim McDonough, senior director of mobile product management at
Microsoft, said, "What we are letting you do is get access to the
applications and services you want from a device you already own.
If you don't own a PC, or you share a PC, your mobile phone may be
your first or only computing device."
OneApp includes a cloud service to deliver applications as they
are needed. This means users can store and access their apps
without needing to store them on the phone.
