Windows Phone 7

What Does Windows Phone 7 Mean?

Windows Phone 7 is a mobile device operating system developed by Microsoft. It was first unveiled in February 2010, and released for production in several countries in the second half of the same year.

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Windows Phone 7 is the successor to Windows Mobile, an older mobile operating system from Microsoft. However, the two are incompatible, so devices designed for Windows Phone 7 cannot run on the older Windows Mobile, and vice versa.

Techopedia Explains Windows Phone 7

Some of the features of Windows Phone 7 include:

  • "Live tiles" for the home screen. These are customizable touch buttons that can open whichever function the user has set, such as Contacts, Internet Explorer or a certain application
  • A touch-friendly user interface
  • Division of media content into various hubs
  • Integration with social networks such as Facebook and Twitter
  • Support for different email platforms such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail and Microsoft Exchange
  • Microsoft Marketplace, an online repository where users can download various applications for their Windows Phone 7 devices. Of course, the new platform is also compatible with many other Microsoft software products
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