14 DAY TRIAL // When unveiling officially the new Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft managed to rise more questions than those which have been answered, and some of them are still there, waiting for the MIX10 conference in mid-March to kick off to be answered. And since the event is several weeks ahead, and there are some not willing to wait for it to learn details on the new OS, some additional pieces of info on Windows Phone 7 emerged from Aaron Woodman, director for Consumer Experiences at Microsoft, who had a chat recently with the guys over at laptopmag.
Among the details unveiled by him in that interview, we can count the fact that there will be multitasking in the new operating system, although previous rumors pointed otherwise. However, the approach on applications is a little different than before, as they will be included/integrated with the hubs Windows Phone OS 7 sports, and this is something that Microsoft is set to detail at MIX10. The main idea, however, is that apps will be there, and that they will be selected so as to be in line with the new user experience the company is trying to promote.
At the same time, Woodman also unveiled the fact that Twitter will be supported in the new OS, and that there will be contact integration with various sources too, including Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Hotmail, and corporate mail like Exchange, as well as Facebook and Windows Live. “Windows Live actually helps us interact with those social networking feeds. And you’ll not only see Facebook and Windows Live but over 70 other feeds at launch. So you’ll see pretty wide integration,” he also stated.
Woodman continued with sharing some info on the hardware part of Windows Phone 7 Series, something that Microsoft already talked about a little, but he also noted that custom user interfaces from handset vendors or carriers wouldn't be available. “With Windows Phone 7 Series we changed our approach to the user experience and are taking accountability for the entire experience. That means you will not see layers, like HTC Sense or TouchFLO built on top of the UI by OEMs or MOs (mobile operators),” he says, adding that OEMs or Mos will still be able to customize the experience users will receive. You can check on the entire interview here.