Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage today to announce the Windows Phone 7 operating system. The OS is centered around “hubs” that allow users to quickly see a variety of pieces of information related to such topics as People, Music, Photos, and Office for example. It also features a flowing interface of flexible “tiles” that can each represent various pieces of information depending on the type of data required to be presented. Okay, it’s a different sort of interface. But what really matters is the software. There’s going to be lots of apps and some more common ones for things like Twitter, Facebook and eBay were highlighted. There’s also Xbox integration as well… Assuming you have an Xbox.
Several handset companies are coming out with phones with the OS installed on it including HTC, Samsung, and LG. You can expect to see these handsets hit the streets on October 21 in select European and Asian markets and others from early November in the US. What about Canada? My “best friends at Rogers” didn’t shed any light on that front, but they did tell me that they were going to be carrying a Samsung handset:
I wanted to give you a heads up that Samsung has announced its much-anticipated Windows Phone 7 smartphone, the Samsung Focus, will come to the Rogers network.
The device features
o A completely redesigned user interface with music, people and office apps
o a 4.0” Super AMOLED display with smudge and scratch resistant technology
o A 1GHz processor
o 8GB on internal memory, expandable by a 32GB micro SD card
o 5 MP camera with flash
Too bad there’s no ship date as that’s what we’re all interested in. Having said that, I’ve heard that Telus will be carrying select HTC and LG phones as well. But there’s no ship date from them either. Oddly enough, nothing from Bell Canada. What’s up with that? I guess they don’t really want to be a player in this market.
In any case, we’ll see how well this attempt by Microsoft to re-enter the smartphone market works out. Though I must admit that I’m not holding my breath on that front.
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Microsoft Announces Windows Phone 7 Handsets
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage today to announce the Windows Phone 7 operating system. The OS is centered around “hubs” that allow users to quickly see a variety of pieces of information related to such topics as People, Music, Photos, and Office for example. It also features a flowing interface of flexible “tiles” that can each represent various pieces of information depending on the type of data required to be presented. Okay, it’s a different sort of interface. But what really matters is the software. There’s going to be lots of apps and some more common ones for things like Twitter, Facebook and eBay were highlighted. There’s also Xbox integration as well… Assuming you have an Xbox.
Several handset companies are coming out with phones with the OS installed on it including HTC, Samsung, and LG. You can expect to see these handsets hit the streets on October 21 in select European and Asian markets and others from early November in the US. What about Canada? My “best friends at Rogers” didn’t shed any light on that front, but they did tell me that they were going to be carrying a Samsung handset:
I wanted to give you a heads up that Samsung has announced its much-anticipated Windows Phone 7 smartphone, the Samsung Focus, will come to the Rogers network.
The device features
o A completely redesigned user interface with music, people and office apps
o a 4.0” Super AMOLED display with smudge and scratch resistant technology
o A 1GHz processor
o 8GB on internal memory, expandable by a 32GB micro SD card
o 5 MP camera with flash
Too bad there’s no ship date as that’s what we’re all interested in. Having said that, I’ve heard that Telus will be carrying select HTC and LG phones as well. But there’s no ship date from them either. Oddly enough, nothing from Bell Canada. What’s up with that? I guess they don’t really want to be a player in this market.
In any case, we’ll see how well this attempt by Microsoft to re-enter the smartphone market works out. Though I must admit that I’m not holding my breath on that front.
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