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Windows Mobile 7 coming soon -- here's some leaked details
With the Mobile World Congress now just around the corner on February 15th, details of Windows Mobile 7 have started to leak -- and judging by the comments over at PPCG, it doesn't look like good news. It seems like, for all intents and purposes, we're going to be getting a Microsoft Zune Phone.The following technical details aren't official, so they could just be a mix of guesswork and rumor -- take them with a pinch of salt!
So, here we go: at the unveiling on the 15th, in Barcelona, it's likely that we'll only see the user interface, with actual functionality/developer stuff left until a later date. The UI will apparently be very similar to the Zune HD interface, but with a revamp to the 'start' screen. There will also be full Zune integration (including desktop sync).
Software-wise, there'll be a marketplace with 'try before you buy' (hooray!), full Xbox integration (why?), support for social networking (via apps, I presume) and... wait for it... no multitasking!
It's the last one that makes me wonder if these specifications are real, or just the work of a jealous and vicious Apple fanboy. After the whole 'OMG NO MULTITASKING ON MY IPHONE???' furore, would Microsoft really not include it in Windows Mobile 7?
We'll see next week!
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Subscribe to commentsArnieFeb 7th 2010 11:07AM
See the crazy thing is, ZuneHD already has multitasking. It can play music in the background while you surf etc. If this stuff is really derived from Zune, I think they will have at least some level of multitasking, maybe nothing like what the Pre does but still some basic level of multitasking.
danielFeb 7th 2010 11:23AM
The iPhone already has that level of multitasking, but that's not good enough. When people call for mobile multitasking, they mean running 2+ full apps simultaneously, as well as several low-level utility apps running background while browsing or calling.
I find this hard to beleive MS would omit this functionality, given WM 6 has multitasking.
deyanimayFeb 7th 2010 12:54PM
well wm5 had video calling and wm6 doesn't so...
KamalFeb 8th 2010 1:02PM
I wouldn't put too much stock in this "leak." It also says there will be no hardware displayed at MWC when there have already been tweets from a "Danger" phone.
billyunoFeb 7th 2010 1:27PM
I don't think MS needs to remove multitasking altogether, just make it more practical! Right now if you hit the "x" to get rid of a program it just minimizes it, but keeps it running, which means until you restart your phone, or shut the programs off with the task manager, they sit there and eat up memory. Why not instead have an easy task switcher, like a little pop-up taskbar. Then you make the "x" do what it's SUPPOSED to do, and close a program, and you have another button that "minimizes," far enough from the X to not get pressed, but close enough that it works. Eh? Seems easy enough to me.
DeoWulfFeb 7th 2010 2:12PM
I think the approach they're taking to multiple apps is pretty nice actually. You don't really need your email running in the background while you're checking the weather, you only really need some notification when you get a new message-- which WinPhone7 will provide. It saves CPU, and given that you're probably not using your phone's small screen to view two different applications at the exact same time, you might not be missing much.
But as a Zune HD owner, I think the most exciting thing is the convergence with the Zune system. That means that Microsoft isn't giving up on the Zune brand. It also means that Zune will likely share apps with WinMo... which is the best possible outcome for the HD's success.
benFeb 7th 2010 3:18PM
So, push notifications instead of true multitasking. I seem to recall some people getting annoyed at Apple for doing that.
DeoWulfFeb 9th 2010 8:20PM
I suppose you're right. The user should have the power, not the limitations.
sitrucFeb 7th 2010 5:13PM
Aren't there two branches of the next mobile OS?