| <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { | | | | phone market and like any other smart phone |
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| Windows phone is the new label for 'windows | | | | are customized using the 3rd party applications. |
| mobile', an operating system developed by | | | | However the ease of installation that is part and |
| Microsoft that is designed to be used in smart | | | | parcel of the third party applications may be a |
| phones and mobiles. The version of this software | | | | thing of the past for windows mobile. |
| that is currently on the market is called "Windows | | | | Windows phone 7 is the latest upcoming version |
| Mobile 6.5". The look and feel of the software is | | | | of the Windows mobile OS and is planned for a |
| similar to the desktop versions of the Windows | | | | release during late 2010. The phone was unveiled |
| software. This provides a visually stable | | | | on the Mobile World Congress 2010. This brand |
| environment and it promotes the feeling of | | | | new phone has an exciting new user interface |
| familiarity. The windows look is so universally | | | | called "Metro" that is very different from all the |
| recognizable that even the first time users are | | | | previous Windows phones, which featured a very |
| confident and seem to know instinctively how to | | | | standard MS desktop look. This phone will feature |
| get around. Most windows mobile devices come | | | | a 'tiled' look. This is similar to the more popular |
| with the stylus pen which is used to tap | | | | smart phones. These tiles will be links to the |
| commands on the touch screen and as such it | | | | important features of the phone and a user can |
| makes the software manipulation easier. | | | | customize or delete each one according to |
| The windows phones provide a large variety of | | | | individual requirements. The touch screen has also |
| applications, and as per their theme most of the | | | | been made over and is now more responsive and |
| applications are smaller versions of desktop ones. | | | | uses multi- touch technology. The new phone will |
| The common applications included are the MS | | | | also feature integration with popular social |
| Office, Media Player, Internet Explorer, Outlook | | | | networking sites as well as Xbox Live, Bing etc |
| mail etc. HTC is responsible for producing 80% of | | | | services. |
| the worldwide share of the windows mobile | | | | In a departure from the norm, Microsoft has |
| devices and has seen a steady rise in demands | | | | announced restrictions on third party applications. |
| for its products that use the windows phone | | | | Microsoft, through these restrictions, will be |
| platform. Windows phone is considered the 5th | | | | enforcing an application approval process. The |
| most popular smart phone platform in the world; | | | | application development work will be based on MS |
| in United States however windows phone is | | | | technologies like Silverlight and .Net framework |
| considered the third most popular choice of smart | | | | and the development tools will primarily be the MS |
| phone platform for the business with a share of | | | | Expression Blend and the Visual Studio. |
| 24% among the corporate users. | | | | All of these new developments are made to |
| Windows phones with their functionality have | | | | ensure that Windows Mobile will keep up with the |
| established a place for themselves in the smart | | | | smart phone market trends. |