Apparently, Windows Phone 7 series, is a total remake of the Microsoft mobile platform. That is becoming more evident as we put some space between ourselves and the initial announcement at the MWC. The two key questions that have emerged, will WP7s be backward compatible? and will any current WinMo device be upgradeable to Windows Phone 7.
More importantly though, is this just a UI refresh, with Microsoft selling it’s own shell, or a real revamp? Remake seems to be the key word here, requiring powerful hardware to run it.
Charlie Kindel, Microsoft Partner Group Program Manager for the Windows Phone Application Platform & Developer Experience
So people are starting to give up the goods on the new mobile OS, and Charlie Kindel seems to have been empowered to release a lot of information on his blog at MSDN. One question is answered unequivocally, no backwards compatibility, your old WinMo apps wont work on WinPho7
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Post written by Peter Murphy on
March 9, 2010
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Whilst I’m no big film buff, and and actually disinterested in the Oscars, two things about the coverage caught my eye today. Firstly, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs made a red carpet traverse, secondly, the first Apple iPad commercial, aired during the coverage. See what I did there, there’s an obvious link. Probably being seen, at the time the new tablet from Apple is publicly debuted is a strong message. It probably reinforces in the general publics collective mind, that Apple are behind this device.
It’s definitely a compelling advertisement, and to get a date, April 13, it will be available, probably later in Australia, but will this be the next big thing from Apple?
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Post written by Peter Murphy on
March 8, 2010
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Opera Mini has long been an incredibly useful browser, that was Java powered and needed third party application help to run on Windows Mobile devices. In one swift stroke today, Opera have announced a native, WinMo version beta of Opera Mini 5.
One of Opera Mini’s major benefits is that it compresses data traffic by up to 90 percent, resulting in significantly improved page-loading and speed. This results in a dramatically reduced data load, which can translate to lower browsing costs when on a pay-per-MB data plan or when on expensive roaming.
One thing of note, is that the application looks good, almost identical to Opera Mobile 10 betas. That sort of continuity, makes the jump from Mobile to Mini a lot easier. It does look really good on WinMo, and the ease of use is there.
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Post written by Peter Murphy on
March 5, 2010
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