http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/I guess you can't read "initially."

Also, you can kiss Microsofts 90%+ marketshare, that has gotten even bigger since the release of Windows 7. It even forced OS X down by half a percent, if not more. Go on, kiss Microsoft's marketshare. It's so large you can't miss.]]>Feb 15th 2010 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/precisely.]]>Feb 15th 2010 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Goddamn Engadget I am so friggen Jealous!!!! It's half past midnight right now but I wanna stay up and watch the event unroll but I have work tomorrow D:]]>Feb 15th 2010 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Weak sauce. It looks so plain like abstract web 2.0. ]]>Feb 15th 2010 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Can't agree more. Microsoft is pulling out a stream of awesome products, Xbox 360 (updates), Zune HD, Windows 7, Now W7 Phone Series.
This is getting better, and better.]]>Feb 15th 2010 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
TO: Zune Users

RE: Album Art & Content

I don't want it to do it automatically....in iTunes you can choose to add album art if you want.

I just would like to know if I have the option...or is MS going to just automatically add it.

And do they sell TV Episodes, Music Videos, and Movies? IF SO that's AWESOME...]]>Feb 15th 2010 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Indeed...who would have thought, huh.

I'm all in.]]>Feb 15th 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
I'm so tempted to just drop my iPhone in the trash can and light it on fire right now. It's still winter, but Holiday 2010 can't come soon enough!]]>Feb 15th 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
You can turn off automatic album art updates in the software, and if you upload your own album art, the software will not replace it even if it finds their own album art.]]>Feb 15th 2010 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
You can manage all the info including album art manually, or you can have it automatically add the info you don't have or you can have it automatically replace all your info with all of their info (which is not recommended, since it can misunderstand what a song is and put in bogus info).]]>Feb 15th 2010 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
Eat that, Apple..!!!>..let's see what you can come up with..!!!!!!! :]]]>Feb 15th 2010 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
They fucked up by not allowing videos in the pictures hub. Sometimes you may go to some party or event and take both pictures and videos .. why do you have to jump from the Pictures hub to the Music+Videos hub to see the videos? The pictures and videos from a particular event or events should all be in the same place for easy browsing.

Can stuff be in two different hubs at the same time? It didn't look like it.]]>Feb 15th 2010 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Lovin' it! THANK YOU MS!]]>Feb 15th 2010 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
Very good Microsoft , New start, fresh constant UI, Zune and Xbox integration, combine this with a powerful hardware like the HTC HD2 and you got a winner...

PS: i really hopes that there is a powerful file manger, where i can see all my files, rename them,delete them, tag them,open them with any app i want,or just send them via email/Bluetooth/WiFi... etc. also can you install an App from outside marketplace, if not then it's stupid from MS side and the OS needs a jail-breaking.]]>Feb 15th 2010 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
Great logic, bro.]]>Feb 15th 2010 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
Funny how you open by talking about fanboy-ism, and then ignore all the facts so you can tell us about your imaginary world in which this is an actual phone. This is an operating system. It's not one product. Saying this will fail is like saying that all WinMo devices have failed. They haven't. Now, stop contradicting yourself about fanboy-ism, and go back to wherever you trolls come from.]]>Feb 15th 2010 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
360 integration, social networking, and Zune HD? Throw in an intuitive notification approach, threaded sms (or something even better), and a fast browser experience, and you can sign me up.

Now please :-)]]>Feb 15th 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Thank you, finally not just another geek phone ... (Yes, I mean Android)
and finally there is a strong company can push Apple...(unlike webOS)
Kick Apple's ass and force them give use better iPhone...
Please try harder, thank you M$, I may not buy winphone7,
but I definitely will thank you!!]]>Feb 15th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Is it Segoe or Zegoe?
Going to go check on Photoshop, sec.]]>Feb 15th 2010 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/basically the same.]]>Feb 15th 2010 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
Please come to the HD2...]]>Feb 15th 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/I am liking this device. This plus ZUNE pass! Now lets see what network it comes to!]]>Feb 15th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
Sorry guy, but you couldn't be more wrong. With 7 series, Microsoft IS controlling the hardware, to an extent. They are setting strict requirements for minimal hardware. This will ensure that all series 7 phones are capable of everything.

The iPhone was the most flashy, scrolly phone of it's time. That's why people bought it (including myself). I'm ready to dump that shit. It sucks.

Enjoy your not so updated same re-hashed iPhone.]]>Feb 15th 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
Yeah thats right keep strokin that iPhone and pretending to be inpartial.]]>Feb 15th 2010 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
This is my initial impression but doesn't the OS seem a bit crowded and not as easy to use as webOS. I mean I know I could learn it fast but some people might struggle with it.

Other than that, It is nice. Brings Microsoft back into the competition. (Pressure on BlackBerry?)]]>Feb 15th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
You should check out this new phone os that's pretty flashy and is nothing but scrolling icons, it's called the Windows Mobile 7 Series. Check it out it's pretty scrolly.]]>Feb 15th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
All of the sudden the big guy that was in the back is now leading the pack! And it's worth saying it again, there's really nothing like competition!]]>Feb 15th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
You're right, it is pretty flashy and scrolly, however it is also useful. My iPhone feels extremely dated and I'm ready for something new. Point is, flashy and scrolly is what people bought up the iPhone for, why not buy something more flashy and scrolly?]]>Feb 15th 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/
I agree. I just got an iphone and i had no idea that i have to keep hundreds or thousands of photos and videos in one folder in a massive pool. I can't categorize them and sub folder them. I also can't use my 30 gig storage for saving files from my computer that i'd like to have on me all the time in case my house and pc burn down etc.
I've only had the iphone for a month but i'm ready to jump ship.]]>Feb 15th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/finally a smartphone a true geek can love, this might make me go windows mobile.]]>Feb 15th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/I applaud Microsoft for this excellent social integration. I'm not sure about those blue boxes which double as quick contacts, I would go for a picture with a text overlay, but from what I've seen so far: I'm Switching!]]>Feb 15th 2010 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Reminiscing the almost windows phone 7: /windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions]]>Feb 15th 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/I always wanted a pile of BRICKS on my phone. And all I have to do is touch a BRICK and I can see this big wide page that is 4 times wider than the screen. Great UI. Maybe I could make a BRICK for you.

There's a BRICK for that.]]>Feb 15th 2010 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/UI looks fan-freakin-tastic. I love the look and feel of it. In my opinion the animations were slow as hell though. I'm hoping that's all just due to the beta-ness of the phone and software. Did I see available holiday 2010? Does that mean we have to wait almost a full year for the awesomeness?]]>Feb 15th 2010 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Feb 15th 2010 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/Gotta love this. Definitely an improvement over 6.5. I just hope that the simplistic UI won't get stale.
This seems like a phone for someone who wants to be in and out of there phone, not spend a lot of time on it, like the more interactive and customizable Android. I hope this goes places. HD2?]]>Feb 15th 2010 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.zune.net/en-us/promotions/audiobooks/default.htm]]>Feb 15th 2010 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/windows-phone-7-series-hands-on-and-impressions/the phone for the active people...]]>Feb 15th 2010 5:53PM