Microsoft introduces the new Windows Phone 7 Series mobile platform



At the MWC 2010 keynote, Microsoft officially announced Windows Phone 7 Series, the latest iteration of the Microsoft’s mobile platform. For the first time, the OS previously known as Windows Mobile, has seen a complete overhaul from the user interface to the concept behind the OS. The is not your typical plain jane Windows Mobile phone but is more like the Zune HD on steroids. Some the hightlights of the new OS as well as hardware requirements include:

High resolution, capacitive, multitouch display with gestures that are similar to those in Windows 7 PC operating system
Each handset will have the same three dedicated buttons: start, Bing search, back button
UI is touch-friendly throughout the entire OS, no stylus is needed
Personal and business information is integrated on the handset, emphasis on the dual function of the handset as a personal and business device
New scrolling, tile based interface for the start screen that dynamically displays updated content and can be customized to display the tiles relevant to each user
Phone/address auto-detection that links to dialer and map application
Application bar at the bottom of each application that gives the user quick access to the most used functions within an application
Bing search with geolocation to provide local results, directions, and business/restaurant reviews
Focus on efficiency that minimizes the number of touches to perform actions
Web browser is based upon desktop Internet Explorer code with improved text rendering technology to make web browsing easier
Focus on the phone as an integrated device with different experiences organized into seven core hubs including
people (social networking integration)
pictures (view/share pictures between phone, desktop, and social networks)
games (Xbox live games and service)
music + video (Zune)
marketplace (application store)
office/productivity (Sharepoint/Exchange support)
Tighter control over the phones with a minimum hardware definition for handsets to provide a consistent design experience for the user while allowing manufacturers and operators some flexibility to customize the handsets without changing the underlying core
Windows Live service integration
No Adobe Flash support in version 1 of the OS
Close partnership with AT&T and Orange
Several handset manufacturers and mobile operators have jumped on board the Windows Phone 7 including AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange, SFR, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telstra, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, Dell, Garmin-Asus, HTC, HP, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Qualcomm. Additional details on Windows Phone 7 series application development will be revealed at the MIX10 conference in March. The first Windows 7 phones will be available by holiday 2010. Hit the jump for a promotional video from Microsoft.

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All jokes aside... It looks like a fine piece of OS.

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I'm curious about the phone component of it all, since it is, you know, a phone first and foremost. None of the videos of images I've seen of it have shown any of that. It's just all about "HEY YOU CAN CHECK AND SEE IF YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS HAVE TOLD YOU YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE YET" or "LOOK AT THIS LINE VECTOR ART CALENDAR."

I want it though. As nice as the software looks, I'm more interested in the hardware aspect. I want to know what MS has on tap for minimum/standardized hardware specs. Mentioned was a CPU with a clock freq of at least 1GHz, which screams Qualcomm Snapdragon to me. Though, that could also be a scaled up ARM Cortex A8/A9 which would also be good. Imagine a phone with a Tegra2 SOC... The battery would probably have to be at least 2000mAh, heh.

One thing I really wish is that companies would standardize connectors for their phones, because my car has integrated iPod connectivity only. So, I have to either keep using this iPod I bought specifically for car use, or get an iPhone. Not a big deal, but I'm a nitpicker like that.

Windows Phone 7 Series

Video: http://bit.ly/cimmGL

Watch this video...

I WANT, NOW!!!

Windows Phone 7 Series is amazing! This phone will change the game!

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China sent 23 billion text messages during Chinese New Year



23 billion text messages in one week, with 13 billion from the first two days alone. Pretty mind-boggling, isn't it? And this 10 percent growth in the number of gung-hey-fat-choi messages is the work of just 747 million phone users in China -- imagine what would've happened if all 1.3 billion people in the country had a phone during Chinese New Year. Throughout the same period, China also produced 1.33 billion MMS messages -- a staggering 40 percent increase from last year -- while China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom operated 127.6 percent, 19.5 percent and 15.7 percent more voice calls respectively. Looks like someone's bagged themselves some extra red pockets here. Now, any guesses for next year's figures?

(Told you guys China makes the most cash in SMS lol 23 billion x $0.15)

Last edited by E2EK1EL on Feb-22-2010 at 17:31

Bell, Telus, Rogers trial inter-carrier video calling

Even as American carriers continue to resist it, a variety of Canada's GSM networks support video calling on so-enabled 3G handsets -- but currently, the problem is that you're only able to video call other phones on the same network. Fortunately, Rogers, Bell, and Telus have been hard at work playing nice long enough to ensure that their respective video calling services play nice one another, and they've just announced the successful completion of inter-carrier trials. The companies are quick to point out that this makes them the "first inter-carrier partnership in North America" to support 3GPP-compliant video calling, something that should hopefully make AT&T and T-Mobile feel at least a fleeting moment of shame. No word on exactly when the service will be available to end users.

Government to open doors to wireless foreign investment




The government started a new session today and in the Speech of the Throne, Governor General Michaëlle Jean outlined top priorities and stated “Our government will open Canada’s doors further to venture capital and to foreign investment in key sectors, including the satellite and telecommunications industries, giving Canadian firms access to the funds and expertise they need.”

More details will be announced tomorrow, but this will make new entrants extremely happy as they have been asking the government for this request. Most notably was CEO of Public Mobile, Alek Krstajic, he said after Globalive was given the green light that they should be given the same rules.

Krstajic stated “All I’m saying is that if you’re going to have one set of rules for him, have them for us as well. Let me get foreign capital right now. I have American partners right now who would love to invest more money and they can’t because we have complied with the rules as we were told they existed and we can’t have any more foreign capital. What we want to do is force the government to say we made new rules in what we did, and we made them for Tony and the guys at Globalive, now let’s treat all, forget the new entrants, let’s open up these markets for the incumbents as well… we should have fair rules across the board.”

Guessing he got his wish and we’ll see more investment opportunities coming into Canada. Another organization that will be thrilled to hear the news is also new entrant Mobilicity. Both new entrants will be launching their new wireless service shortly and with extra funding could rapidly expand their business. In addition, perhaps now Verizon or T-Mobile might step into Canadian territory.

More here at the Globe
(Thanks Nadim!)

Google Nexus One with Rogers 3G on sale now

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL Google Nexus One with Rogers 3G on sale now

My friend just ordered one today, and was excited like a school girl..lol

I am debating between this or waiting for the HTC Bravo.
I do love HTC's sense ui. I know I can just run a rom on the nexus one, but still undecided.

Until then the Magic will have to serve me

I want an N1 pretty bad but I can't justify $600 on a phone.

No copy-and-paste & multtasking for Windows Phone 7 Series






Just got the bad news from another session at MIX10 in Las Vegas: There won't be any copy-paste action going on, at least at first, as apps are going to be pretty well sandboxed.

That's the long and short of it. Whether you really need copy and paste is one of those things that'll be debating until the end of time -- or at least until it actually comes to WP7S. So strap in, everybody. It's gonna be a long ride.

Also gleaned from this afternoon's sessions is that despite Silverlight crawling all over the operating system, it won't actually be baked into Internet Explorer. That means you won't be able to take advantage of the usual Silverlight fodder you find online.

http://www.wmexperts.com/no-copy-and-paste-windows-phone-7-series

EDIT: No mulitasking found either

Last edited by E2EK1EL on Mar-17-2010 at 14:01