LG have issued a press release announcing that their new phone, the LG Optimus 7, will feature DLNA, the wireless transfer standard that allows devices to share content across a home network. This feature was recently shown off to Engadget, who made a video of the functionality, at this year’s…
WMPoweruser.com has just posted a new image of the Windows Live Phone service that will be a companion, cloud service for Windows Phone 7 when the devices are released. The image shows a few of the functions that will be available on the service; this followers a blurred image we…
Now Windows phone 7 RTMed and the launch isn’t that far away anymore, let’s have a look again at what we can expect. And by look, I do mean look. I’ve gathered some videos* for you to look at.
The latest video that showed up is showing off Bing Maps.
Very handy, it has got everything you could ever need whilst on the road (even for pedestrians!). Voice navigation is still missing though…what’s up with that?
More videos:
Windows Phone 7 Phone Experience
Windows Phone 7 keyboard preview
Windows Phone 7 Start Screen, Camera, and Settings
Windows Phone 7 Photography Features
Windows Phone 7 Text Message
E-mail & Calendar on Windows Phone 7
Speech recognition in Windows Phone 7
Microsoft Office in the Office hub on Windows Phone 7
Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone 7 (website)
What many of you will also be interested in, is how Windows Phone 7 compares to iPhone 4 and Android (on Google Nexus One). Here are some comparison videos:
Windows Phone 7 Browser Comparison
Windows Phone 7 Email Client Comparison
Windows Phone 7 Startup Speed Test
Enjoy!
Visit the Windows Phone 7 Website for even more news, videos and backstage access!
*Note that the hardware and software shown in these videos are not final.
As of today, operating system for Windows Phone 7 is complete, and released to manufacturing. Terry Myerson made the announcement today in a blog post:
Today is the day that the Windows Phone team has been driving towards, and we’re very excited to say that we’ve reached the biggest milestone for our internal team – the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Phone 7! While the final integration of Windows Phone 7 with our partners’ hardware, software, and networks is underway, the work of our internal engineering team is largely complete.
While much of the system has been publically shown already, the Windows Phone team has made some changes, according to an email we received announcing the RTM:
Since Technical Preview back in July, Microsoft has focused on the important task of finalizing the Windows Phone OS and added a few feature updates such as:
· Made it possible for people to filter their contacts so only the Facebook friends they really know will show up in their contact list
· Incorporated the ability to “like” a Facebook post from the People Hub and delivered the ability to quickly post a message to someone’s Facebook wall directly.
Microsoft has officially finished Windows Phone 7 today. The software giant has officially released Windows Phone 7 to manufacturing (RTM).
The final build and code has been shipped to Microsoft’s hardware and carrier partners to allow them to integrate their own software and services before devices ship later this year. Paul…
