http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/ 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/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 17th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Weird or just me?]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
I don't think so. The reason iphone is so popular is the ease of use fromt he OS itself. People of all age can get used to the iphone UI quick and easy. This new os from microsoft looks painful to get used to.]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 17th 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 17th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Rather hard to say if you've never used it.]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
It's not about beating the iPhone imo. It's about changing the way people look at smart phones.

I personally think that MS may have done that here, but I also think that Apple did it with the iPhone when it came out.

It'll be an interesting year.]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 17th 2010 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/You read that a prototype, still months before its release won't have copy and paste?
Wow engadget readers are really something else...]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 17th 2010 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Wait, these Windows phones aren't being released tomorrow? Microsoft is waiting until Christmas, after the introduction of the iPhone 4.0 and thousands of Android phones?

Absolute genius! Microsoft wins again!]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Yeah, I'm a big fan of it too, I really hope that it'll come to my HD2.
The only thing that bothers me is the Start/Home screen, not enough information and links on one screen, and I find it suprising that they went with vertical scrolling instead of horizontal scrolling like everything else in their UI, kind of inconsistent, and not all that pleasing to look at.
(And yes, I know you get to the "All apps" view when you swipe left on the Start/Home screen)]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/What are you talking about? There is nearly no UI, it's all information, and if something's cut off you just drag until you can see it. Can't get much easier, no?]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/I still think adnroid is going to take over. I have yet to see a UI as complete and good looking. To me this just looks blah]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Put on the brakes, where, sans the childish sarcasm, did you get that info from?]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
That's all you apple haters care about right?

On the one hand you hate Apple's popularity with the iPhone and the iPad, iTunes, etc...

Yet you so obviously want that success for MS, Palm, android, Motorola, ANYBODY but Apple.

Hypocrisy at its finest.

Bottom line is that NONE OF US have seen this phone in action aside from the vids and demos. And it's up to the mass market as to whether or not it will be well received. It's one thing to be hopeful it's another thing to be absolutely certain that it's going to "beat the iPhone"

That's just a bunch of hopes, dreams, and pent up anger at Apple and Engadget.]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/]]>Feb 17th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Will it support XNA!? Please tell me!]]>Feb 17th 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
"Apple commands the iPhone to do whatever they want.MS ain't telling LG or Sony what to do with their shit. "

MS requires a base level of requirements to be allowed to use WP7.

If you wernt so busy trolling, and actually read the article, you would have seen that.]]>Feb 17th 2010 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Except MS didn't exactly elaborate on how that will be achieved.

Yes they have hardware requirements....but we both know that's prob gonna be relaxed eventually.

And as far as software I'll be shocked if they manage to keep the manufacturers in line with that side of things. I mean HTC will want Sense and the others will want to put in their own bs so its gonna be interesting to see how MS deals with that.]]>Feb 17th 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Except MS didn't exactly elaborate on how that will be achieved."

Oh, I dont know, by a contract signed between them and the company wanting to make Windows Phones? Just a wild guess.

"Yes they have hardware requirements....but we both know that's prob gonna be relaxed eventually."

We do? Now you can see the future?

"And as far as software I'll be shocked if they manage to keep the manufacturers in line with that side of things. I mean HTC will want Sense and the others will want to put in their own bs so its gonna be interesting to see how MS deals with that."

If you also managed to read, they had said that the basic UI of WP7 must remain the same, but carriers and others can add custom panels or tiles to reflect some brand uniqueness. NO UI overlays like TouchFlo.]]>Feb 17th 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Seems like an extraordinary gadget.]]>Feb 19th 2010 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
To be available on the HD2!

http://www.redmondpie.com/windows-phone-7-on-htc-hd2-9140455/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RedmondPie+%28Redmond+Pie%29]]>Feb 17th 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 17th 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
7s looks about as compelling osx, ie it isnt particularly. So far, only Android/Maemo/WebOS/Else look like being open enough with a decent UI to convince me to buy into.

Saying that, ive got my eye on that HTC Trophy which runs 6.5.x and the Dell 5 will be top of my list too. If the Dell or Trophy ran 7s, not sure i would be so enthusiastic. Funny world..]]>Feb 17th 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/I still need to know whether you're serious.
iPhone OS 4.0? Keep dreaming.
iPad is using 3.2, so its not going to be a major overhaul. Probably a hardware increase in speed. That's about it. Unless they delay the launch of the iPad to fix the bugs from 4.0.
But then again, I remember you Sean talking nonsense and how apple would be stupid not to announce the new Macbook pros back in january and also the new iPhone. Guess you're just a fanboy rather than someone who looks at actual facts.]]>Feb 17th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Not to anyone with an IQ over 50...

Apple's Romper-Room (inspired) 'grid of icons' lacks the elegance/cohesion of WinPho 7S in that it's little more than a boring/static widget/app launcher.

What Microsoft has created here is tantamount to taking the user on a virtual journey through a world made up of the (active) information most important to them.

Those of us who have ZUNE HDs know the experience well, and given the added functionality that WinPho 7S affords, fully understand the significance of porting this brilliant system to a smartphone.

If YOU (and your ilk) lack the aptitude/wherewithal to embark upon the 'journey' fine... more for the rest of us.]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXcMjglJNvY
Apps that were a pain to open under the zuneHD, open instantly on this demo.]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Honestly...

When a company 'demos' a system so startlingly more advanced (functionally/visually) than anything currently available in the smartphone market, as Microsoft has done with WinPho 7S, they really needn't worry about the 'competition' for quite some time.

We've seen the future of Apple's mobile OS as (recently) demonstrated on their 'New Creation' i.e. iPad, and frankly it looks disappointingly similar to the same, tired, grid-laden app/widget launchers they've been misleading the masses into thinking was an actual operating system for some three years now.

Much like Fergie, I can here Microsoft WinPho 7S engineers collectively singing to Apple, "I'm So 3008, You're So 2000 and Late" - LOL!]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Also, @Tiptip300, I would think with heavy Zune integration, the apps run on the same software. At least, that's my hope.]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://bit.ly/the-windows-phone-7-view]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
iPad... Really? A device that hasn't even hit the market yet is 'popular' - LOL

Maybe if one equates an endless stream of media lambasting, and ambiguity regarding its relevance to being 'popular'.

Seriously: Get A Clue!

The popularity of those (Apple-barnden) devices you listed are due to the fact that they cater to the absolute lowest degree of aptitude/intellect. Which is all good and well, but some of us expect more from out devices than merely being an app/widget launcher so simple that a 2 year old can use it.

We Want brilliance/functionality/advancement, and from the looks of it Microsoft has delivered with WinPho 7s.]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Why are my comments not going through?!?!?!?!]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Engadget just goes nuts sometimes... have patience.]]>Feb 17th 2010 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 17th 2010 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 17th 2010 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
]]>Feb 17th 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Its always when you have something really interesting to say that it stops you from posting. That's perhaps why I never have any problems.]]>Feb 17th 2010 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
It was demoed in the 22 minute video that appeared on MSDN. The guy doing the demoing also confirmed that keyboards can be made for the 7 Series and showed landscape mode as an example of how the keyboard could slide out.]]>Feb 17th 2010 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 17th 2010 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
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Yes, once buyers realize that they've paid exorbitant amounts of money for a device so limited that even a US 199.99 netbook offers more functionality/productivity, they'll be hurling said device at the ground with a force strong enough to crack pavement - 'Breaking Ground" Indeed! ;-p]]>Feb 17th 2010 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Yeah, I was trying to add a comment with a link. They must have banned me from posting links if that's possible.

If this comment goes through then check out Ozymandias [dot] com latest post regarding this article and the gaming hub. The info we have so far on the gaming hub is the "Tip of the iceberg baby!"

I'm really looking forward to more on gaming at MIX10]]>Feb 17th 2010 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.ozymandias.com/engadget-windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know
]]>Feb 17th 2010 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/"It's one thing to be hopeful it's another thing to be absolutely certain that it's going to "beat the iPhone""

The original post said,

"it just might beat the iphone...amazing work MS..."

Where did your idea of certainty come from???

]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/The iPhone has everything, but if you're after one of these ugly things and want music, Di they expect you to buy a zune too?

Much too little, much too late. Surprise surprise. ]]>Feb 17th 2010 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 18th 2010 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
Actually for MS to beat the iPhone it requires just under 8% more of the market share. It actually might be quite easy for them in view of this completely rethought highly metrosexual/social networking centric UI they've released (which consumers seem to like.)

Apple isn't dominating the market as much as people think.]]>Feb 18th 2010 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/I think they dominate in consumer mindshare, not really marketshare. Personally, it seems to me that people, especially teens, follow Apple because it's just there. It's shiny, girls can use the reflective backs to put on make-up, and they can use it to listen to whatever vh1 tells them to listen to, and it makes teens feel like they have something of value. It's usually the people who care about experience that look at Zune, iRiver, and other experiences in the media area, and are more likely to look at Android, WinMo, or other mobile experiences, even (god, forbid) BREW. That said, most of the market just doesn't care. Whatever is shoved in their faces, plastered on the walls, and they're told is the future, even if its pulled out of the disposal and spray painted to look all-new, is good enough.]]>Feb 18th 2010 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/17/windows-phone-7-series-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know/Feb 18th 2010 4:18AM