Windows Phone 7’s interface really is quite amazing. It’s unlike any other interface we have seen previously(yes, even the Zune HD), with no backgrounds, fades , shadows or gradients. It’s simply a moving “tile” interface system with really nice fonts and transition effects. We like it a lot.
[ Mobile World Congress 2010 ]
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Adobe issued an statement earlier today stating that the Flash plugin, which has been available for the current version of Windows Mobile (6.5.3) , won’t be available at launch for the new Windows Phone 7 OS. This actually allows us to speculate on a couple of things:
1. According to rumors, Microsoft might be including Silverlight [...]
Check out this nice infographic put together by GigaOM. I find the recent battle to acquire Admob particularly intriguing — Is Apple trying to get back at Google for entering the mobile phone business?
Check it out:
[ Via GigaOM ]
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Sony Ericsson just announced at Mobile World Congress their latest update on the Vivaz line, The Vivaz pro. It now features a physical QWERTY slide-out keypad, a seriously awesome 720Mhz ARM9 processor, 720p recording, to name a few. We still don’t get why manufacturers are still slapping screens smaller than 3.5 inches in their phones, but [...]
Earlier today, Samsung held a press conference a day before the official start of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain to show off their latest wave of phones. They did not, however, announce any new phones running Android or Windows Mobile, choosing to instead focus on Bada OS.
Browsing around on Samsung’s Press Kit website, though, [...]
Samsung has just announced the Wave, their new Flagship dumbphone running their new proprietary Bada OS. The specs are good: The screen boasts an insane 800 x 480 resolution, but sadly it’s only 3.3 inches. Samsung has not released any CPU details, just stating “The Wave’s high-speed CPU ensures swift, smooth application experiences and multi-tasking, making [...]
Samsung is holding a press event right now in Barcelona, Spain at Mobile World Congress, and they’re about to unveil new phones using their new Bada “Dumbphone” OS.
We’re not exactly excited about Bada OS as we believe it’s simply a waste of R&D resources meant to confuse customers. Samsung could have easily used the money [...]
The WSJ is reporting that 7 will make its debut at Mobile World Congress next week. Wait, Isn’t that what Steve Ballmer said at CES exactly a month ago?
Thanks, Captain Obvious.
Now let’s just hope it’s a worthy contender. If fails to deliver this time, I think Windows Mobile is done.
[Source: Wall Street Journal [...]
