The title of the following video might be misleading, this video actually showcases the change in 19 years of IT and productivity at an imaginary company and the implementation of Microsoft productivity solutions. The video glimpses the possibilities and evolution of Microsoft technologies in productivity.
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It’s not a “Windows 7 Phone”, it’s Windows Phone 7. I made this because I can see even ‘professionals’ calling it a “Windows 7 Phone” that makes me feel awful.
Now your phone is your key. Clarion Hotel Stockholm (Sweden) is testing a pilot project to replace key rooms of the hotel with mobile phone.
The 800×480 touchscreen and 1GHz Snapdragon processor Windows Phone 7 device get’s unboxed by TechnoBuffalo. HTC Surround has large speakers and Dolby Mobile/SRS processing. Check it out:
Also check out the Windows Phone 7 device lineup: Details, hands-on videos and reviews to know more about recently launched Windows Phone 7 devices.
Windows Phone 7 device lineup is finally here. Microsoft unveiled today the lineup of devices running Windows Phone 7 Operating System planned to be sold in 30 countries via 60 carrier partners.
Guys at Engadget were cool enough to get a detailed gallery of each phone and hands-on video reviews of the few. Here are the details:
Guy from Tested has made this 14 minutes long Windows Phone 7 video shot at PAX 2010 in which he shows off WP7 UI and some games. Phones used are LG GW910 and Samsung Taylor.
Here we have a new Windows Phone 7 Advertisement that was shown before the Secret Cinema screening of 'Lawrence of Arabia'. The video is available for viewing on the official Youtube channel of WindowsPhoneUK.
The 1 min video shows a Windows Phone 7 approaching from a distance which, at first, seems as if someone is riding a horse towards the Screen. Then it says “The Revolution is coming…”.
Windows Phone 7 has been officially released to manufacturing. That means the final version of code has been officially sent to manufacturers to make their devices ready to be shipped later this year.
Some last minute changes as reported by Neowin are:
Just like iTunes for iPhone, Zune desktop client provides a center for user’s Windows Phone 7 data. These screenshots of Zune desktop client published by WMPowerUser show how the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace works on the Zune desktop client. One can also write reviews for the apps. The UI is of course ‘Metro’: simple and elegant.
At gdgt live Seattle (show hosted by gdgt). Windows Phone 7 made a public appearance on a booth setup by Microsoft. The response was positive and the people look impressed:
There is one thing that can be misleading, the dude at 4:40 says “No listening to Pandora while you look at your email”. Manan explains in this post that Windows Phone 7 can do background audio if the app is programmed to do so. That means if Pandora is programmed to do background audio, one can have a look at email while listening to the music on Pandora.
