The new Windows Phone 7 has proven to be beyond anything many critics have expected. And despite some concerns about the system, everyone agrees that Microsoft’s mobile division has certainly outdone itself with this new platform.
Of course, there is still plenty of time before the system comes out and Microsoft can pretty much cover most of the initial concerns regarding the OS. They have even signed up some pretty impressive partners among mobile network operators and mobile phone manufacturers to work on their device. Orange Mobile is one notable name that stood out among the sponsors –timed exclusivity perhaps? We will have to wait and see.
Anyway, speaking of tie ups, Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has been Microsoft’s long time partner in the mobile industry. Despite being a key part of the development of rival Google and the Android operating system, they have also been a major partner of Microsoft even during the early times of the Pocket PC. It makes sense that HTC will be making the very first Windows Phone 7 device. For now, no initial specs have been announced.
Windows Phone 7 segregates phone functions into several categories. “People” will give you a comprehensive view of contacts, social network feeds and updates as well as access to messages and other connectivity related functions. “Music and video” delivers access to media files for playback, tagging, sorting and of course, playlists. People familiar with Zune will find the system present here too. “Games” is of course, game applications. For now, there are no confirmed game titles for the system, but it is known that the Xbox Live Games service will be available here.
Office is pretty much empty for now –which might be a cause of distress for many business clients, but hopefully, Windows Mobile will be picking up on this later on.
Read more about HTC and Windows Phone 7 at Mobile Today UK.
