Windows Mobile users have always been fans of customizing the look and feel of the apps. ( Personally I ain’t that interested in themes ) with WP7 they will be limited to just the background and accent colors. ( In some cases you might be able to change the background image too ). This is how it breaks down :
You can choose one of the 2 background color dark or light ( read black or white ).
The 10 accent colors, magenta , purple, teal, lime, brown, pink, orange, blue, red and green.
The default Theme is a dark background with the blue accent color, but mobile operators or phone manufactures can override this setting.
Push Notification is going to play a important role in WP7 and according to the recently published UI Design and Interaction Guide for Windows Phone 7 v2.0 there will be 3 types of Push Notification on windows phone 7.
1. Tile notifications
2. Toast notifications
3. Raw notifications
In the recently published UI Design and Interaction Guide for Windows Phone 7 v2.0, there were some nice bit of info about the Status bar on windows phone 7. For those who dont want to download and go through it , here is the info
In order from left to right the icons will be:
1) Signal strength
2) Data connection
3) Call forwarding
4) Roaming
5) Wireless network signal strength
6) Bluetooth status
7) Ringer mode Input status
9) Battery power level
10) System clock
According to Engadget Microsoft has put together a new look logo for some of its products during MGX (Microsoft Global Exchange). These are NOT going to replace the official logos. BTW does Windows Phone 7 have a logo ?
Microsoft has a new Tag line “Be What’s Next”. I think it sounds cool. what do you think ?
When it comes to Windows Phone 7 we have to look at what the people who got a developers device are saying ( at least till the Microsoft employees start to put WP7 on ebay ). Today we ( via windowsphonesecrets.com ) have some information to share with you guys about Calendars on Windows Phone 7.
Lets get the basic things out of the way WP7 Calendars has got the ability to sync with multiple calendar accounts ( Exchange calendar, Google Calendar , Windows Live calendar ), you can color code each of these in any one of the available color. You can add appointments on the phone and that will get synced up to the calendar in the cloud. Tasks and subscribed calendars from a main calendar account are NOT supported ( at least not in the initial version ). Multiple calendars from a source will come through to WP7 but there is no way to say you want to only sync certain calendar and disable the other ( from a single source )
Now on to the detailed look at the stuff that is not present. Tasks it is pretty much straightforward, but what does multiple calendars and subscribed calendars from a main calendar account mean.
According to Charl Lee-Pearce, who is a Senior Marketing Manager Emerging Media at Microsoft , Microsoft employees to get a WP7 phone and this tweet was RT by Mary Jo Foley all now all tech blogs are posting about it.
“Woot. Every single Microsoft employee will get a windows phone 7
Remember how Ballmer went crazy when he learned that Microsoft employees loved their iPhones. Now he plans to convert his 93,000 employees to WP7 users. We don’t know if this will be be a free giveaway to the employees. I am guessing the word of mouth WP7 will get ( which can go either way ) if they have a good product during release will pay for the cost involved in handing these devices out for free.
Now the question is will they be handing out the handset to their employees before the official release date ? Will they be the test subjects for WP7 before the actual launch. Will the employees be required to switch from other platforms ( read iPhone / Android, what about WM6.x ???? ). Anyhoo I have to keep an eye on ebay to see how many of them WP7 devices will land up there once they are handed out.
LifewareSolutions the same folks who gave us Deluxe Moon ( they are also working on a WP7 version ) has released a new free windows phone game called Paint Relax Lite.
Here is what they have to say about it
Relax after daily work by catching colorful paint bubbles. Enjoy bright colors, bubbles and fresh, thick layers of paint. Enjoy our Paint Relax for Windows Mobile and save money: this version is completely free!
The app should work on all major resolution and the paid version which is not available on the site ( when this post was written ) should be have some added features.
Sammy: I purchased this app a few days ago, and to my horror, it doesnt work, at all. I have got a fully working HD2, and the software does not work – refund has been requested. I wont not...
Sebastian: is there a version for WinMo 6.5 planned and where i can get this software?
CrisRowlands: I hope my ‘artist impression’ drawings looked professional enough
kitron: Actually some apps have that feature, they will ask you to calibrate before using.
Nabeel Ahmed: I myself find it troublesome to use G-sensor based apps when angle is changed. Its an nice trick which developers should consider to use in the future.
Murani Lewis: These aren’t new features. Check other demos of Microsoft execs on stage at events. They have Pin codes on the lock screens all the time and joke that everyone now knows their...
harold stratton: 5 MP camera is good enough…If you know how to use a camera and take advantage of the settings then you should take good pictures.
smoothcrooner: No Super AMOLED?, No way. Where is the love for WP7, Samsung? 5MP camera?. Even the Taylor, the demo WP7 demo phone has an 8MP camera. If this phone doesn’t come with a Super...
Windows Phone 7 Tip
For appointments with multiple attendees there is dedicated ‘I am Late’ software button, that will let you send out an email / sms to the attendees telling them you are running in late for the appointment.
Input status
). Today we ( via 
