Millions of Windows Mobile 7 Start Marketed

Microsoft has sent approximately two million units of mobile phones based on Windows 7 Phone operators to all partners. But no mention of how many phones that have been absorbed scattered consumers.

Microsoft Senior Product Manager Greg Sullivan said, the cycle of Microsoft's Windows 7 Phone is still in its early stages. However, he claimed, the people who are trying out Windows 7 Phone mobile phone is very like it.

"One way we measure the success of Windows Phone is knowing that we shipped the phones that people liked. And 93 percent of our prime customers claim satisfied or very satisfied," said Sullivan as quoted from TG Daily, Monday (01/31/2011) .

Meanwhile, AT & T as an operator that Windows 7 Phone mobile phone market is also making a similar statement. However, operators in the United States has also refused to release specific information about sales.

AT & T just confirmed that the rate of Windows 7 Phone mobile phone sales continued to increase gradually. "We believe this shows Windows 7 Phone has a bright future in the realm of an increasingly competitive," said a spokesman for the operator.

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Hacker - After the iPhone and the PS3, the next Windows 7 Phone

George Hotz, or commonly known as GeoHotz, and his team managed to break the protection iPhoen on in 2007. Not satisfied, the hacker can also penetrate the security system of the PlayStation 3 to make the Sony tub full of anger.

After the success of previous actions, now GeoHotz plan would pave the protection system in Windows Phone 7. Instead of furious, Microsoft would offer a mobile phone to be changed

"If you want to make something interesting in WP7, immediately send an email to me and there will be a team that sends the phone to be modified," wrote Brandon Watson, Product Manager of Windows 7 Phone via Twitter to Hotz as quoted from the Metro, on Monday (01/24/2011).

This is not the first time Microsoft had a different approach to the hackers who modify their products. The software giant had previously wanted to bring an action against the hackers Kinect breaker, but in the end Microsoft instead praise the actions of those who valued creative

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100 Applications Grows Each day in WP7

Although only made its debut, the growth of the Windows Marketplace application store is now growing rapidly. More than 100 new applications emerge every day. Apparently career Phone Windows 7 (WP7) will be brilliant, not like the phone Microsoft Kin earlier.

This was revealed during Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 in Vegas, the related growth WP7 application. "Our customers can now access more than 100 applications every 24 hours," he said as quoted from Mashable, Thursday (06/01/2011).

He also said that there are currently more than 20,000 developers who develop applications in the Marketplace.

Balmer said the key to a success is dependent consumer satisfaction. "When they see these phones, they'll instantly fall in love," he added. Earlier it was reported that the handset WP7 has sold 1.5 million units in the six weeks since its marketing.

Marketplace, launched in conjunction with Windows 7 Phone in October 2010 in several countries. At the end of the Balmer said the phone calls that consumers like Windows because of a sharp, easy to use and comfortable.

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Microsoft Immediately Improve Weaknesses Windows Phone 7

This January, Microsoft announced an update for Windows Phone 7 (WP7) on its website. With these few weaknesses WP7 such as copy and paste feature has been improved. Updates are expected to attend later this month.

Based on Microsoft's statement on WMPoweuser that quoted on Saturday (08/01/2011), here are some of the update:

 

Copy Paste:

This is the most awaited. Finally WP7 could be used to copy and paste the text in an email, messaging, web pages, as well as the Office application.

How to use quite easily. Just press and hold the desired sentence, the sentence is highlighted, then touch panel 'copy', then 'paste' to the desired section.

Faster Application 'Running'

Update WP7 claimed more stable this time. Anandtech site to experiment on some performance tests such as the Xbox Live Extras and Fruit Ninja games.

Better Search Marketplace

Users are now able to search on Marketplace better. If the first in the search the Marketplace can not be specific, now the users who want to find a gaming application, simply press the 'search' at the game.

Just wait for pop-up messages that appear from each device. WP7 has been designed to update automatically.

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Kindle Present In Windows 7 Phone

Once present in Android, Kindle also has visited the latest Windows platform Phone 7 (WP7). WP7 Users also can read Kindle books while they wait, with W7-style appearance.

When I visited the Windows Marketplace Phone 7, Wednesday (5/1/2010), this application has the basic black look like other applications in WP7. However, users also can replace it with white.

Like the Kindle, users can change the text size according to eye comfort. There are currently about 750,000 books sold on Amazon, including best sellers and new publications.

The application also has a feature that automatically Whispersync Amazon will synchronize the last page we read, record, or bookmarks with actual Kindle device.

Fans Kindle using WP7 can immediately download this application on the following link.

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Some Early Weakness Windows 7 Phone

As a new platform, Windows 7 Phone surely has some features that are less than the maximum. When tried, detikINET found some things lacking this OS that is the issue of copy paste, multitasking issues, as well as cameras.
Like the iPhone when first released, Windows 7 Phone also has problems to copy and paste feature. When typing a document via detikINET Office, the file can not be typing it in the copy-paste. Inability Copy Paste in applications that run on Windows 7 Phone this had on the mat delivered Microsoft MIX10 in Las Vegas, United States.

Copy-Paste Problem
In addition, similar to that done Apple on the iPhone, applications that run on Windows 7 Phone will be restricted within a limited scope (the sandbox). Microsoft will use an application store that enables third party developers filed their application to run on phones based on WP7.
Here are some weakness around the features of WP7 are quoted from WMExperts, Friday (26/11/2010):

    * Third-party applications running in a sandbox, unable to access the Copy, Cut and Paste could not multitasking.
    * Multitasking can be done by the default application, third-party applications can use the notification system.
    * Silverlight will run on WP7 but not in Internet Explorer in the WP7.
    * Distribution of third-party applications to go through the Marketplace, according to Microsoft's approval.

Multitasking Third Party Constraints
Well, initially WP7 about multitasking is a bit annoying. When detikINET try Twitter, Facebook or some other third party applications, live updates will be closed if the application is closed.
So for example we press the homescreen, up which we have not come back to the beginning. Things like this still happens in some applications in the Marketplace (store Windows applications).

Windows 7 Phone Camera Not Optimal
Microsoft has strict rules in terms of design, which requires all devices Windows 7 Phone has a good camera. One of the conditions, the camera must be at least 5 megapixels.
Unfortunately, the operating system (OS) software giant's latest mobile turns out to restrict camera access to a variety of applications. Thus, developers can not fully utilize the camera function.
As quoted from Cnet, on Friday (26/11/2010), although Windows 7 Phone device can record and upload videos and images, say developers can not use image sensors to do other fun things like video chat and augmented reality.
Maybe it's a bit true. When tested detikINET, users can not press the shutter button on the touch screen by the withdrawal of Android phones.
However, nothing is perfect in this world. The critics point out there are some important things that Microsoft's forgotten in this new mobile OS. Limitations on camera functions, copy-paste, and multitasking are just some things that come back to draw public attention to the presence of Windows Phone 7. I hope Microsoft fix it immediately.

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Getting to know Windows 7 Phone - Microsoft Ecosystem IN HAND

Windows 7 Phone is designed to unify all of Microsoft's ecosystem is in a grip. We can type via Office, send an email via Outlook, enjoy multimedia content with the Zune, play games via Xbox Live and so on. In addition, Microsoft by default uses the Internet Explorer browser and search mesing Bing.
The first is Microsoft Office that comes with a fresh design. WP7 mobile office is indeed still a major constraint regarding the issue of copy-paste.
Users are already accustomed to using Microsoft Office would not take long to adapt. In the hub of Office, users can directly access Word, Excel, Power Point and One Note in a screen that is responsive. So also with Outlook, users will be able to synchronize their Outlook.
Both are about the Zune. For those not familiar, the Zune is a multimedia entertainment portals, like Apple's iTunes. Zune can be accessed either from within the handset WP7, or from a PC via synchronization with installing the Zune software first.
In the Zune, users can select options: music, videos, podcasts, radio, and the marketplace. Music and Video contains the personal collection of songs and videos that have been stored into the phone. Just like other products, while a song is played, the phone will automatically search for the artist's image to be used as background. For those who love to shop online music, come up to the Marketplace, downloaded songs will automatically stored in our Zune.
The latter is the closet game called Xbox Live. Xbox Live contains a collection of games that have been downloaded on our cell phones. The application also provides a pretty funny avatar gadgets, as well as Xbox Live Extras that allow us to interact with other Xbox users.
One important point to note in Xbox Live, Microsoft seems very serious in bringing this gaming platforms to their mobile phone. Evidently some games that simply demand is a paid version. Even most games in Xbox Live is not like the paid version of Android.
DetkINET chance to try out some games are quite popular such as: Need For Speed Undercover, futuristic RPG action game The Harvest, The Sims 3, Earthworm Jim HD, and Guitar Hero 5. All games that have graphics tegolong class 'heavy', and is a serious game (not a light game like Angry Bird) that make users feel at home for long in front of the HTC 7 Mozart. And Mozart seems to handle well all game.
Unfortunately, all of them are trial versions for Xbox Live payments system has not been support for the Indonesian state. Hopefully Microsoft Indonesia immediately fix it in the future.

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