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The next big thing in smartphone industry, if any is probably Windows Phone 7. The phone concept demonstrated by Microsoft early this year showing a lot of potential in the new OS, such uniquely designed UI never see in any mobile OS before. But that alone will not convince people to jump alone. After embarrassed by Kin exit early this month, Windows Phone 7 is the last weapon that Microsoft had to revive their presence in mobile OS, that faded after arrival of fiercest competition from the like of iPhone, Blackberry, Android and even WebOS.
Last week Microsoft has started delivering the Windows Phone 7 prototype phone to developers and tech blogers. And since yesterday Windows Phone 7 review can be seen in almost all top tech blogs. It would need great effort to read all of them, but generally the review is quite positive as the phone build is not yet finalized. The are few point of interest, one that caught most attention is obviously the GUI – called Metro originated from Zune but giving a fresh looks in phone. Great looks without functional purpose doesn’t serve anything but hate. You would be surprise that it came from Microsoft. The movement as demoed, from one to another screen is as smooth as it should. It is so intuitive.
Not much can be talk about the hardware, as it depends on the vendor that build the phone. But in general, there are 3 buttons which is standard on all phone, home , back and search. If you Android user, you should familiar with these arrangement.
Apps in Windows Phone 7 is called hub instead, and that’s not the only one with unique name here, there are more new terms introduced such as People, which actually refer to phonebook. They keyboard is as good as iPhone if you wondering. There is also integration with, what else if not Office… to make this phone appeal to enterprise.
Couple of thing that still not working, the marketplace, aka application store is still in progress. I’m curios how many application will available when the phone start shipping in the next few months.. Xbox Live integration is not yet ready as well, there got to be lots of works still required from Microsoft.
Source : Engadget, Gizmodo and CNet.