It carries much of the old name, but there is much more to the new Microsoft mobile platform than a new name.
For anyone who got to catch the onstage presentation of Steve Ballmer and his crew, Windows Phone 7 changes the way we look at mobile phones. Originally, it was hard to imagine any other mobile operating system looking flashier and more unique than the iPhone OS. PC World even said that the new look makes the Android OS look like a desktop system.
Yep, there are plenty of great new changes in Windows Phone 7, and the new user interface is just the beginning.
WP7 separates mobile phone functions into 6 different menus (if menus would be the appropriate word). Each menu is much larger than the display screen and users get to pan around to show only the specific information needed. Each menu is seeded with fully customizable tiles that allows you to change and alter content as you see fit (imagine widgets, but able to do so much more).
There are six menus all in all. The first is people; this is a giant mix and match of your contacts, friends list, social networking tools, updates, messages and more. Sounds messy on paper, but quite the fun experience when on a mobile phone
Games will give you access to the new Xbox Live Games service on your WP7 phone. So far no game demos or title lineup is available, so we have yet to comment on how “fun” this might be. At least the XBL accounts are accessible allowing current XBL users to access their avatar and gamer profile on the phone.
Zune will also be used for media functionality. The music and video menu gives you all the media content at the touch of the screen.
Read more about Windows Phone 7 at Gizmodo.
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