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Microsoft is getting its mobile operating system out in its very own phone. Since the launch of the iPhone Windows Mobile has been suffering for numerous reasons (UI being a major one). Now they’re taking it to their major competitor and bringing out a phone of their own (made by ASUS). At least it will be branded Windows from what we have seen.

The major change to the Operating system is the use of what they are calling Hubs or specific areas of the phone for specific things – Games, Office, etc.  The OS will incorporate Xbox LIVE Games, MS LIVE, Zune, Internet Explorer, Bing and Outlook (of course). According to the recent demo video it will be a combination of scrolling and tapping to access the menus as opposed to the old Windows-like icons and interface that almost required a stylus. The new interface addresses the one-app-at-a-time problem that many others have been criticized for by allowing you to peek in on everything right from the main interface screen without having to close one and open another.

The OS will also incorporate social media like Facebook and LIVE. We can certainly imagine that it will also tie directly into your Windows computers for quick backup, sync and data transfer over Wi-Fi now. It also looks like it will offer PUSH updates for everything including email, status updates on Facebook and LIVE and more. The videos show a full-QWERTY on-screen keyboard for updating statuses and messages and finding people quickly.

Features:

No features of the actual hardware have been confirmed however from the interface videos it’s obvious that it will be a touch screen on every phone, most likely a camera (see video below), audio jack (also see video), Bluetooth and mass storage (microSD or similar). We also know there is going to be Wi-Fi but no word on USB connectivity (though it would be odd if it were absent). Also, with continuous push updates from LIVE, Facebook, etc it will almost certainly be 3G or better.

Cell Phone Reviews will update when more information is made available. The Windows Phone 7 Series is slated for the Holidays, 2010.

This entry was posted on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 8:28 AM and is filed under 2G, 3G, ASUS, Camera Phones, Mp3 Phones, PDA, Smartphone, Touch Screen, Video, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile Series 7. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.