Microsoft Inc. earlier this month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona premiered what they called the ultimate iPhone OS killer dubbed Windows Mobile 7. The mobile platform shocked critics and re-introduced windows mobile in the competitive mobile arena lineup. The actual operating system is nothing like its previous versions that you can find out today.
The new version incorporates not only its Zune counterparts but introduces a new integration with the Xbox live platform currently used for Microsoft’s gaming console. The essence of the new platform is to compete with the current iPhone and Android operating systems. With big names such as Apple and Google behind both platforms, Microsoft was pushed into a corner and left them with no choice but to start from scratch. If your familiar with Windows Mobile you can remember that good ol’ start button that you can find on any desktop computer in America. Windows Mobile 7 rids itself and uses tiles that have quick access to the phone book that integrates your contacts face book and twitter status all from the actual phonebook entry. Windows Mobile 7 focuses mostly on social networking and providing photo galleries and status updates with the tap of a finger.
The Windows Mobile Phone on every provider will follow the same hardware specifications regardless of brand or cell phone provider. Which is good for all because no phone will be faster or slower than the other. Equality is something that was explained by Microsoft executives as they demoed the phone and the operating system to investors in Barcelona. All phones will have a high-resolution touch screen, three front facing buttons as shown in photo. The buttons include a back button, a start button and a bing key for searches and little else.
Cell phone providers from the United States have signed on to offer Windows Mobile 7 and its actual mobiles to customers in time for the 2010 holiday season. Cell phone manufacturer LG Electronics was the first to state that they would be one of the first manufacturers to have the first Windows Mobile 7 phone released in the United States.