2010
More About WP7: Promising Apps and Features
Just a couple of days ago, we got treated to seeing some of the most promising developer tools –from a consumer’s perspective. With particular focus on the XNA Game Studio and the Visual Studio for gaming apps, it seems like we will get to see some pretty inventive new gameplay mechanics using the motion sensitive smart phone and the Microsoft Xbox game console.
Now, further demonstrations on the new features for WP7 have revealed that aside from the first set of phone functions shown at the Mobile World Congress, new features are still being added in. The most prominent of all the new additions is the inclusion of an Application page –missing in the original demo.
New Apps for the OS are based either on Silverlight which delivers impressive web based displays and the XNA studio which is geared more towards games. Speaking of Silverlight, there is a new Media Diary function that looks utterly impressive –it is reported to be created from the ground up using Silverlight.
The Microsoft Location Service will provide geo-sensitive news feeds and other similar data. Users can also hunt down specific feeds to be used for this. Combined with the Microsoft Notification Service, this creates a steady stream of real time news updates. In addition to these new features, WP7 will retain all of the original functions announced with the device.
The new OS was first unveiled last month and is due to be release late this year. The LG Panther and a yet to be named Samsung super AMOLED touch screen smart phone are already confirmed devices that will be using the new mobile platform. It is also reported that HTC is working on its own Windows Phone 7 device.
For more details about the new WP7 features and applications go to GSM Arena.








