All about Windows Phone 7 and its applications!

March 20th, 2010 - 10:52 pm by Wajiha H.
The MIX 2010 conference is significant because it is the first time that Microsoft is showcasing how apps really work under Windows Phone 7. In the conference, Microsoft also showed off their new Marketplace for the first time. For those who do not know much about it, the Marketplace is a unified application store for their new platform. The design cues, interaction level is same as the UI that is being used in it.
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Now it is also possible for Developers to be able to make trial versions of their apps which will definitely support operator billing and one-time credit card purchases. One thing that you may not like is the fact that the Marketplace will be the ONLY source for applications for the future Windows Phone 7 devices.

The first application is the Associated Press news reader the impressive thing about which is that the AP news reader is still technically a native application. According to Microsoft, Silverlight will play a huge role in the Windows Phone 7 app developing. Then we have the Multimedia diary which demonstrates the OS capabilities and this also is built on Silverlight.

Then we also have games on the WinPho 7 and we all know how significant they can become. You have the Xbox integration which enables you to share scores and unlock achievements in a single game across several platforms - your desktop PC, the Xbox 360 and your phone.

This is all that we have on the software side of the MIX10 announcement. It is being heard that soon Microsoft will come up with the minimum specs for the upcoming WinPho7 devices, which of course will be brought to you as soon as they get announced.

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