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We saw a lot today, but we didn't see was the Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 Series. It's pretty clear by now that Windows Mobile 6.5 and below apps won't work on 7, and so this new Marketplace probably runs independently of what you can access on Windows Mobile 6.5. As you can see above, the Zune-inspired interface continues into the Marketplace. It looks like Microsoft has saved the first screen to feature an application. Beyond that, you can filter into apps, games, music, and podcasts.
Here we can see what happens when go into applications. From here you can drill into featured, popular, and new.
(via: Peter Wissinger thanks ColdAsIce)
Yesterday we reported that HTC will unveil three new smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona, Spain and the rumors are now true. The Taiwan-based corporation has unveiled the HTC Legend, HTC Desire, and the HTC HD Mini. There are lots of other interesting stuff in HTC’s keynote including new HTC Sense UI and Adobe Flash 10.1 support. More on that below.
The HTC Legend is definitely the successor of the HTC Hero and we can see that from its form factor and design. The Legend was used by HTC to introduce the new HTC Sense UI which combines all social networking services like Twitter and Facebook into one service called Friend Stream. The HTC Legend is “hidden” under an aluminum casing and it looks really cool. I definitely appreciate the optical mouse pointer instead of the trackball.
After the Legend introduction, HTC unveiled “the Superphone that we’ve all been waiting for.” The HTC Desire features a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen and a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Nothing extraordinary at the moment, but the Desire comes with multitouch out of the box, text reflow, an improved design, and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support. The HTC Desire is definitely superior to the Google Nexus One: personally, I like the design, while the browser should be awesome with these cool features, and with Adobe Flash 10.1 it will provide the best mobile web browsing experience outrunning the Nokia N900.
HTC said that people prefer small devices and the HTC HD2 was kinda big for most users so the company decided to launch the HTC HD Mini. We don’t see the point of this product as Microsoft unveiled the new Windows Phone 7 Series yesterday and we don’t think the HD2 and the HD Mini will be upgradeable to the new OS. Anyway the new HTC Sense UI is present in the HD Mini and another feature of the Windows Mobile phone is that it can be turned into a mobile WiFi hotspot for your desktop computer.
Peter Chou, HTC’s CEO, said that the new HTC Sense is coming to the Hero and that it will also run on the Desire. This user interface is simply amazing as it provides “richest visual experience possible.” Chou added that HTC will release lots of Windows Phone 7 smartphones this year, while the recently-unveiled trio devices will be shipping as of April.
I am really excited about the HTC Desire as it looks good and it’s very powerful. Chou said that they’re working with all major carriers around the world so we can expect the Desire to be subsidized by T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, but you cannot bet on that. More details should be released in the following weeks. I’m really excited and I think you are too! Check out the gallery below where you can see the Legend, Desire, and the HD Mini.
I am a big fan of the Maemo 5 platform as you can see in my Definitive Nokia N900 Guide so the news that Nokia and Intel are combining Moblin and Maemo to create the MeeGo Linux-based software platform for future mobile computers, notebooks, tablets, and more is quite exciting. MeeGo will also offer the Qt application development environment and allow developers to feature applications in the Ovi Store and Intel’s AppUpSM Center. Looking at the Nokia plot of their operating systems it looks like Maemo is out while MeeGo replaces it moving forward too.
Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo stated:
MeeGo will drive an even wider range of Internet computing and communication experiences for consumers, on new types of mobile devices. Through open innovation, MeeGo will create an ecosystem that is second to none, drawing in players from different industries. It will support a range of business models across the value chain, building on the experience and expertise of Nokia, Intel and all those who will join us. Simply put, MeeGo heralds a new era of mobile computing.
With Nokia’s high quality devices and Intel’s solid processors we should see some interesting pieces of hardware. I have not seen any news of hardware demonstrations or a time table for any device releases yet.
If you’ve been keeping abreast of out latest postings here on TFTS – including the unveiling of Sony Ericsson’s new Vivaz Pro, Xperia X10 Mini and Xperia X10 Mini Pro phones – you’ll know that we’re scheduled to bring you live coverage of Sony Ericsson’s MWC UK press event from The Groucho Club, Soho, London later today from 1600hrs.
Those interested in keeping up to date with the latest news from the event, including our hand’s on experience (and honest impressions) of their new handsets can do so either by visiting the site (specifically this dedicated section) or, if you want the news delivered to you the moment its published, how about subscribing to our full, 100% ad-free RSS feed? Additionally, of course, I’ll also be offering more immediate – and quite possibly rather more ancillary/pithy – updates via twitter. Interested? You can access my twitter page here.
We’re looking forward to the event as we already have a pretty good idea what we’re going to see – but we expect there to be, perhaps, a few surprises. In the meantime, of course, the rest of the team will be bringing you all the very latest news concerning MWC…s0, as ever, stay tuned.
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