As we near MWC, rumors about Windows Mobile 7 have started flooding the internet. Based on what’s been reported already, it seems that Windows Mobile 7 will be available in two variants - Windows phone Seven Business Edition (BE), and Windows phone Seven Media edition (ME). The Windows phone Seven BE is reportedly nearly complete, but is a stripped down version of Windows Mobile 7 that comes with support for OEM overlays like the HTC Sense and Samsung TouchWiz UI. Windows phone Seven ME, meanwhile, might be previewed in MWC, but will probably be released sometime in 2011. Word is that it comes with a Zune-like music player, HD video support, and streaming TV as well. It’ll also support Silverlight, Mediaroom, Xbox Live, Zune Music ingtegration, and of course, Facebook and Twitter.
Windows Mobile 7 is also expected to feature Windows Sensor and Orion, a cloud-based assisted GPS system which should help improve GPS performance. Orion isn’t exactly new as its already part of the Windows 7 desktop OS, and Microsoft is just integrating it into the latest version of their mobile OS platform.
As far as devices are concerned, we’ve got the LG Apollo and HTC Obsession to look forward to later this year. These two handsets are being considered as the first Windows Mobile 7-enabled devices out of the gate. The LG Apollo should be released sometime in either August or September and boasts of a 1.3GHz Qualcomm processor, a 3.8-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 10-megapixel AF camera with HD 720p video recording at 30fps, and CDMA and GSM network support. The HTC Obsession (aka HTC Diamond3) is a GSM phone that’s scheduled to come out in October with a 1GHz Qualcomm processor, 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen, 5-megapixel AT camera with HD 720p video recording at 25fps, and 4GB internal memory. Hopefully, we’ll get a preview of these two new Windows Mobile 7 mobile phones at the MWC this month.
So, based on what you’ve read, are you excited for Windows Mobile 7?
[via wmexperts]
February 1st, 2010 at 5:46 pm
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February 1st, 2010 at 6:23 pm
It would be interesting to know what all this talk about Microsoft’s next mobile platform will have on sales of existing Windows Phones. I can only imagine that most people will now want to hold off on a Windows Phone until the new platform is out.
February 5th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
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February 12th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
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