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Windows Phone 7 Notifications on WM 6.5

. Saijo — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:43:55 +0000

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Here’s a cool little app that gives you WP7-like notifications on WM 6.5. Basically, a topbar will come down whenever you get a text or email. To view the notification, click the blue bar. To ignore it, double-tap in the center of the screen to continue using the application.

Video after the break

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MIX10 News : Windows Phone Marketplace looks great [ Video ]

. Saijo — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:40:59 +0000

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Windows Phone Marketplace will have support for credit card purchases, operator billing, and ad-supported content and a try-before-you-buy scheme (though WP7S devs can choose what kind of trial period they want to offer). You’re given a “panoramic view” where you can browse categories and titles, see featured items, and get details with ratings, reviews, screen shots, and pricing information. Purchased apps can be pinned to your Quick Launch screen, saving you a couple taps for your favorite and most frequently-used items.

Looks like Marketplace on Windows Phone 7 will not be restricted by regional content restrictions… Nice..

Watch the Video

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10 Ways Windows Phone 7 Series Trumps the iPhone

. Saijo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:14:12 +0000

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eweek.com feels that Windows Phone 7 might even beat out the iPhone.

They have covered various aspects of the OS including.

The interface
Gaming
Built-in social networking
A paid vendor model
Vendor support
Enterprise support
Availability
Music, movies, and then some
The Office element
A sense of urgency

With Windows Phone 7 , Microsoft has managed to get some positive spin to its Windows Mobile division.

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[ Press Release ] Windows Phone 7 Going Big for Developers at MIX10

. Saijo — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:58:48 +0000

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In a companion post on the Windows Phone Blog, we have unveiled the highly anticipated Windows Phone 7 Series. For the first time ever, we are bringing together Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience to phones. Developers are already speculating about the app platform and tools. All I can tell you is that we are going big at MIX10, March 15-17.

I will proudly say that we are about to launch a very compelling mobile development platform – arguably the best in our history. Even if you can’t join us at MIX this year be sure to follow Charlie Kindel, @ckindel for regular updates on the developer story for Windows Phone.

via windowsteamblog.com

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[ Press Release ] Windows Phone 7 Series – Show and Tell

. Saijo — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:24:12 +0000

Today at Mobile World Congress we are not simply announcing the existence of Windows Phone 7 Series – we are proud to show you our design results after more than a year of talking to real people, testing out various designs and thinking deeply about how to bring together the web, your data, and applications. For the first time ever, we are bringing together Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience to phones. We won’t make you wait any longer. Go ahead and check out this video of our new Windows Phone running on real hardware.

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Just about a year ago we took a hard look at the state of the smartphone industry – particularly at design. Our view is that the predominant user interface design – screens of icons to manage and navigate – has become a little outdated. It’s a UI paradigm that was created for the PC, where it’s EASY to have lots of separate apps which you navigate between, spend time with, and operate with a large screen and mouse. We said to ourselves “a phone is not a PC… it’s got a small screen, no mouse, and you want to use it not just for long periods but in short bursts—it should work great in the tiniest of moments.” We wanted to solve for “glanceability” – so you could get data and information without constantly going in and out of applications. We knew that we would need to innovate further to deliver something in which each of us, and each of our customers can take delight. So here it is.
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Windows Phone 7 Australia News Coverage

. Saijo — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:32:48 +0000

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Today the Sydney Morning Herald praised Microsoft for unveiling game-changing Windows Phone 7

” Microsoft has moved from the backseat of the smartphone war to front and centre, unveiling a radically redesigned operating system that will soon become a serious challenger to Apple’s iPhone.

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Previous Windows Mobile versions were scrapped to make way for a completely new design that integrates Microsoft’s Zune music player and the Xbox Live gaming service.

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Microsoft has clearly listened to feedback from people and brought a new, fresh approach to the smartphone experience that is beautiful, powerful and compelling “

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Voice Search on windows phone 7 shows up in a video by accident

. Saijo — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:05:10 +0000

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There is some sort of voice search on windows Phone 7. Apparently it can be invoked by holding down the search hardware button. About 2:20 in the video, the voice search pops up , it isn’t quite ready for prime time looks like that feature will come up in the future product demos .. building up to the release date in Dec 2010.

See the Video

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iPhone Apps comes over to Windows Phone 7 Marketplace

. Saijo — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:17:32 +0000

Looks like the successful developers from the iPhone will be making an appearance on Windows Phone Marketplace. It looks like Windows Phone Marketplace will be having the same Zunish interface.

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Windows Phone 7 a huge hit … every one seems to like it

. Saijo — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:39:24 +0000

When the guys who think WM6.5 was a Half-Assed UI call Windows Phone 7 as the most groundbreaking phone since the iPhone, you know that Microsoft has come out with all guns blazing for Windows Phone 7. Every one including Apple Fanboys are quite impressed with the Home interface for the WM7 devices and whay wouldnt they be .. WM7 looks quite refreshing with the live icons and the 5 hubs for both business and personal use ..

Here are some more video

Want to know more?

Read the Gizmodo and Engadget preview, they are well worth reading.

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Windows Phone 7 : Features, ScreenShots and Video

. Saijo — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:27:32 +0000

Windows Phone 7

Well this is it people.. ~~Windows Mobile 7~~ Windows Phone 7. A whole new UI with a new name. It looks quite nice.

Here are some of the features :

3 dedicated hardware buttons on all WP7 phones : Back, Home, Search
Windows Phone 7 has got a lot in common with Zune HD UI
Bing Search and Map integration is awesome.. I might even consider replacing Google Search + Maps on mobile if the search results are satisfactory ..
live icons on home screen for windows Phone 7 ( gets updated automagically ;) from facbook, windows live, etc )
Five hubs in Windows Phone Series 7 1) People 2) Pics 3) Office 4) Music + Video 5) Games [ xBox ]
G-Sensor , Multitouch and Compass to work across all OEM in similar fashion. Does that mean common API for developers to work with ??
Core Specification for all Windows Phone 7 are same across all devices .. less fragmentation on windows phone 7.. yippee
First windows phone 7 will come holiday season( Christmas ) 2010
NO OEM UI will replace live tiles on windows Phone home screen but they can extend it
no Adobe Flash in version one of Windows Phone 7 but they are not against it so it will / might come in the future

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