Windows phone 7: Microsoft ups the ante

摘要

Microsoft has significantly improved its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system (OS) to meet the requirements of social networking applications and productivity on a number of mobile handsets. Windows Phone 7 abandons the legacy of Windows Mobile 6.5, Pocket PC, and Windows CE, that have required users to attack certain screen menus with a small stylus. The new colorful interface uses large icons and tight Web and Microsoft Office integration to create the software company's first finger-friendly smartphone. The new home screen or Start, has 'live titles' or widgets, that can show missed calls, incoming texts, or e-mail quickly. The new OS also emphasizes on social tools, allowing the phone to access photos that users have stored on Windows Live and Facebook as easily as it can the photos taken with the handset.