Microsoft thinks AMOLEDs are the way to go

on 03/10/2010, filed in Home > Gadgets

Folks at Microsoft – their engineers, specifically, have been reported to pick black backgrounds in Windows Phone 7 simply because it will come in handy when working with AMOLED displays – after all, AMOLEDs and OLEDs do not consume any juice where black pixels are concerned. Apart from that, folks who want to do plenty of reading can check out the white background option as it supposedly enhances readability.

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AMOLED: stands for Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode, is a display technology in which an electro-luminescent organic compound (organic=contains Carbon) is used to light up pixels. Active Matrix refers to a technique to control the pixels and sub-pixels (RGB components) state which was introduced in the mid-70s. Active Matrix is used with many kinds of displays, but the most famous are TFT LCD and AMOLED.

Microsoft: Microsoft is the company behind software like Windows, Microsoft Office and hardware like the Xbox and Kinect. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. MS-DOS was the product that propelled Microsoft towards success, but it is Windows and Office that made it what it is today. Microsoft is currently engaged in a number of projects, including Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox, Office and the Azure cloud computing platform. the large majority of desktop computers run on Windows.

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