Windows Phone 7 Series News http://www.windowsphone7news.com Latest news on Microsoft's new Mobile Operating System Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:55:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Windows Phone 7 more info. http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-more-info/ http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-more-info/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:55:00 +0000 admin http://www.windowsphone7news.com/?p=19
  • Based on Windows CE 6 kernel
  • Completely new interface for finger-based touchscreen input
  • Complete social networking intergration.
  • Zune and Xbox components
  • Outlook + Office support
    • Strict hardware requirements
    • Large WVGA screen with a single aspect ratio (which means BlackBerry-style devices won’t be readily available to begin with)
    • Five specific hardware buttons required: Start, back, search (a dedicated Bing button), camera button, and power — no more, no less
    • Capacitive multitouch
    • CPU and GPU requirements (beginning with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon as the go-to processor)
    • WiFi
    • AGPS
    • Accelerometer
    • FM radio
    • High resolution camera
    • Emphasis on Cloud computing
    • All new touchscreen keyboard
    • “People hub” Pulls contacts from your social networking and e-mail accounts into a single view.
    • “Pictures hub” pulls photos from your social networking and cloud based photo services
    • “Games hub” connection to Xbox Live
    • “Music + Video” hub, similar to Zune HD  media capabilities
    • “Marketplace hub” access the Marketplace, including app-purchasing content.
    • “Office hub” office software such as OneNote and SharePoint right on the phone.
    • Email, calendar, SMS, phone, Internet Explorer, Bing Search, Bing maps
    • Unlikely backwards software compatibility.
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    ]]>     http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/17/more-screenshots/feed/ 0     What does “Series” in Windows Phone 7 Series mean? http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/17/what-does-series-in-windows-phone-7-series-mean/ http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/17/what-does-series-in-windows-phone-7-series-mean/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:04:38 +0000 admin http://www.windowsphone7news.com/?p=14 No, there won’t be 5 different little versions you have to choose from. Microsoft’s Rena Lunak said that “Series” simply means that the phone will be continuously updated just like iPhones and Androids.

    ]]>     http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/17/what-does-series-in-windows-phone-7-series-mean/feed/ 0     Engadget demos Windows Phone 7 Series http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/15/engadget-demos-windows-phone-7-series/ http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/15/engadget-demos-windows-phone-7-series/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:49:03 +0000 admin http://www.windowsphone7news.com/?p=12

    ]]>     http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/15/engadget-demos-windows-phone-7-series/feed/ 0     Latest info: http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/15/latest-info/ http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/15/latest-info/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:23:52 +0000 admin http://www.windowsphone7news.com/?p=9
  • Announced February 15, 2010.
  • Built from scratch
  • New UI (“Metro”)
  • Xbox Live and Zune integration complete with avatars and profiles
  • Social Networking built in
  • 4 point multi-touch support
  • Single phone identity (no customized skinning)
  • Carrier partnerships are far and wide, including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange, SFR, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telstra, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone, while hardware partners include Dell, Garmin-Asus, HTC, HP, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Qualcomm.
    • ]]>     http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/15/latest-info/feed/ 0     First Screenshot of Windows Phone 7! http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/15/4/ http://www.windowsphone7news.com/index.php/2010/02/15/4/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:15:39 +0000 admin http://www.windowsphone7news.com/?p=4 Windows Phone 7 Screenshot

    Here it is! The first screenshot of the new windows phone 7 os!

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