14 DAY TRIAL // Yesterday, we had the chance to take a look at Microsoft's new online portal for Windows Phone 7, which confirmed the launch day for WP7 handsets in the United States, and which also unveiled some info on the functionality devices would include when launched on the market. November 8th would be the lucky day for enthusiasts, with both AT&T and T-Mobile expected to have Windows Phone 7 devices available for their users starting that day.
While the release date can be clearly seen on the said portal, nothing was unveiled officially on the matter, though Monday, October 11th, might change that for us.
In the meantime, we should take a better look at what the Windows Phone 7 portal on Microsoft's website unveiled to the world, including the fact that handsets might pack SD cards inside, or that they could sport 4G connectivity options.
Moreover, a series of new videos with the platform have just emerged into the wild, offering more details on the features that users would be able to enjoy on their devices.
Some of these videos can be seen embedded at the bottom of this article, coming from the Windows Phone 7 YouTube Channel, while others were published at the Windows Club here.
When it comes to SD cards, Microsoft notes that some mobile phones might have these cards included in the mix, and that the OS would not make a difference between the storage on these cards and the internal memory of the phone.
Here's what one can read on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 portal:
“Some Windows Phones have a Secure Digital (SD) card that's used to expand the amount of storage space on the phone. If your phone has one, it's in an SD card slot underneath the battery cover on the back of your phone.
Windows Phone uses a special high–performance SD card that works differently than SD cards in other devices. When your phone is built and first set up, its internal storage and SD card are combined and recognized as one storage system.
Warning You should not remove the SD card in your phone or replace it with a new one because your Windows Phone won't work properly. Existing data on the phone may be lost, and that SD card can't be used in other devices or Windows Phones.”
As for support for 4G networks, this is not something that one would be surprised of, since the telecoms world is moving towards WiMAX and LTE connectivity.
On a page that explains the different icons that Windows Phone 7 handsets would display, one can see reference to WiMAX and LTE connectivity, just as in the screenshot to the left.
Hopefully, all the necessary details on Windows Phone 7 devices set to land on shelves this year would be officially unveiled as soon as tomorrow. Take a look at the videos below and check with us again for more info on the matter.
