Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Windows Phone 7 is Here

Microsoft has finally unveiled its new look at a mobile OS, Windows Phone 7. Windows Phone 7 is really, in short, the opposite of the IPhone with and IPhone feel. Now your thinking that doesn't make sense, but in a way it does. Windows Phone 7 consists of a menu of tiles that consist of things like phone, messaging, social networking, Xbox, and other stuff, but the actual feel of the OS is similar to IOS. the OS is very smooth in transitions and kinetic (flick) scrolling. Things like jumping into apps, going back to the homescreen, and scrolling down a menu are about as smooth, if not smoother and more elegant than IOS, and make Android look like puke. All of the unveiled Windows Phones (10) are built on 1GHZ processors (Qualcomm) and they have a bevy of differences between them. Some have keyboards, some don't, some screens are bigger, some are smaller. The things that Microsoft missed in Windows Phone 7 is no more copy and paste for this year, not much landscape support (sorry qwerty sliders), and a lack of multitasking. All in all, Microsoft has satisfied the need for a good smartphone, and a good carrier (AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint.) they are going in the right direction with smartphones. Below is Phonedog's review of an HTC Windows Phone 7 device.

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