Launching Today: More on Microsoft Windows Phone 7 OS

Everyone is waiting for a new brand of smartphone OS by Microsoft, which about to release today Oct. 11. The Windows Phone 7 OS has a trendy, almost magazine-like new look, and it is incredibly simple to use despite its different approach to just about everything. Windows Phone 7 will not support multitasking. Instead of making a playground for apps, it made WP7 the “killer app”. If you're familiar with the Zune HD's user interface, you'll feel right at home with Windows 7. The menus and interface have the same fluid animations and clean typeface as the Zune HD's. 
The Quick Launch screen is a far-cry from the old Windows Mobile start screen. Large, colorful tiles serve as shortcuts to your most-used or favorite apps or Web sites. You can also place live tiles on the screen with links to your Facebook profile or friends.

Key features Windows Phone 7 OS:
Premium mobile OS (high minimum hardware requirements)
Clean, uncluttered interface with distinctive design language
Easy and thumbable user interface
Smooth operation with cool animations and transition effects
A fresh start with no legacy support needed
Backed up and developed by one of the largest software companies in the world
Excellent MS Office mobile implementation
Top-notch social integration
Excellent cloud services integration (SkyDrive, Windows Live, Xbox Live)


Main disadvantages Windows Phone 7 OS:
No system-wide file manager
No videocalling
Limited third-party apps
No Bluetooth file transfers
No USB mass storage mode
No memory card support
No multitasking
No copy paste
Too dependent on Zune software for computer file management and syncing
No music player equalisers
No Flash or Silverlight support in the web browser
No sign of free Bing maps Navigation so far
No DivX/XviD video support


According to Microsoft, hardware partners will not be able to replace the Windows 7 UI. Bing Search and Maps are a part of the OS, rather than apps, so are Xbox Live and the Zune Marketplace. And the new Internet Explorer mobile is starting to make up for years of embarrassment. If you’ve got a traditional app-centric approach, you need to figure out what app does what. The downfall is that related content gets handled by vastly different apps, which complicates things. Enter Microsoft’s solution to the issue. The center of the new mobile experience are the so-called Hubs – they herd together related stuff from the Web, from apps and from services. In Windows Phone 7, the People hub puts together the usual phone contact info with the social networking stuff. 
Microsoft's hardware partners include Dell, HTC, Garmin ASUS, LG, Samsung, SE, Toshiba, HP and Qualcomm. NVIDIA, which provided the Tegra chip in the Zune HD hardware, is noticeably absent. Microsoft had no comment. Microsoft plans on bringing Windows 7 phones to all four major U.S. carriers, but are working with AT&T and Orange more closely to bring full lines of Windows 7 phones to the carriers. Its going to launch today, Monday, 11 October.