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Geek Culture / Windows Phone 7 Series : MWC 2010

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Lemonade
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Posted: 15th Feb 2010 21:53 Edited at: 16th Feb 2010 00:40
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Microsoft just revealed its new phone OS, Windows Phone 7 Series! Looks like they did a complete overhaul. Integrated Zune. Snazzy interface. No stylus!

Interestingly, it has *4* point multi-touch capability, integrates Pandora into the Zune software, and features......drum roll......Xbox Live! Yes, you will actually be able to earn achievements on your phone. There will be a lot more on the gaming side of the software in the coming months; they just scratched the surface this morning. I think it looks awesome!



Here's the link to the live coverage of the press event (make sure you start at the bottom):

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/live-from-microsofts-windows-phone-7-series-windows-mobile-press-event-at-mwc-2010/?s=t5

And a complete video walk-through of the interface (via MSDN):

http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-is-official-and-microsoft-is-playing-to/?s=t5

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Added a pic.
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Inspire
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Posted: 15th Feb 2010 22:26
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Looks like its time for Apple to step it up.

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Lemonade
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Posted: 15th Feb 2010 23:37 Edited at: 15th Feb 2010 23:39
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Yeah. Apple may have made something unique with the iPhone, but now so many other phones have copied and built on the interface that it looks old\typical.
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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 16th Feb 2010 01:09
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I've heard it no longer multitasks and instead works like the iPhone.

More than a bit of a step backwards.

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Not quite. Apparently default apps have the ability to run in the background, as well as music, but so far third-party apps can not. I don't get why they wouldn't create the ability to multi-task everything, unless phone hardware just isn't there yet. Or maybe the demand for that type of multi-tasking doesn't exist?

http://pocketnow.com/software-1/mwc-can-windows-phone-7-series-multitask
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AaronG
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A promised feature of software 4.0 is the ability to multitask. Forget where I read it...but it was a quote from Apple. It will be using an interface much like Spaces for the Mac OSX to switch between programs. Or, like alt+tabbing on your keyboard.

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