Microsoft’s made it official–it’s taking another crack at the smartphone market with the “next generation†Windows Phone platform: Windows Phone 7. Microsoft says Windows Phone 7 will bring together “the content people care aboutâ€, including applications and Internet. And, for the first time, bring Xbox LIVE games and Zune music and video to a mobile phone.
Windows Phone 7 is designed as a “holistic†system that “informs every aspect of the phone.†The Start screen contains “dynamically updated “live tilesâ€â€ which show users real-time content. Rather than an icon linking to an application, for example, it can be linked to a person, making all information on that person available through that icon.
Windows Phone 7 provides further integration through “hubsâ€. According to Microsoft: “Hubs bring together related content from the Web, applications and services into a single view to simplify common tasks.†Windows Phone 7 includes six hubs: People, Pictures, Games, Music + Video, Marketplace, and Office.
Microsoft says it has partnered with mobile operations, including AT&T, Spring Sprint, and Verizon Wireless, and manufacturers such as Dell, HTC, LG, and Sony Ericsson. The first Windows Phone 7 devices are expected to be on the market by “holiday 2010â€. More information can be found at Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 site.
 
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Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 7 Platform
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