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Windows Phone 7 Reaches Technical Preview Stage

Jul 19, 2010, 6:11 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Microsoft has announced that Windows Phone 7 has reached what it calls the "technical preview stage." This means the code has reached a certain level of completeness and is ready to enter the final phase of testing and tweaking. In a blog post, the company said, "The craftsmen (and women) of our team have signed off that our software is now ready for the hands-on everyday use of a broad set of consumers around the world." Microsoft says that 1,000 employees have been using Windows Phone 7 devices for several months and their feedback has help shaped this technical preview version of the code. Microsoft also announced that it will be disseminating thousands of prototype handsets from Asus, LG and Samsung to developers interested in creating applications and services for Windows Phone 7. Microsoft believes that the on-going feedback from its employees, early developers, and its hardware manufacturer partners will help shape the final version of Windows Phone 7 in the months to come.

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Mentat

Jul 19, 2010, 6:48 AM

Get ready for another kin failure...

I have read several "previews" of the new Windows 7 mobile and all say the same thing... Fun at first but when the pazzaz wears off it becomes tedious and lacking. With no Copy/paste functionality (not even in Word) the phone is nonproductive at best. It syncs EVERY picture your "friends" have posted on Facebook into the camera roll, I hope you love that picture your ex's brother has of himself smoking pot because it's right next to the photo of your brothers graduation photo. It syncs every Facebook "friend" into your Persons app making it virtually useless.

Several sites listed Multi-tasking as it's main issue. There is '0' 3rd party multi tasking available this is supposed to be addressed eventually but it wasn't a priority.

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Victek

I've been following development of Windows Phone 7 and feel it has a lot of potential. It seems obvious to me that we have to wait for it to be released and people start using it in the real world to get a real sense of it's functionality, but appare...
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muchdrama

Mentat said:
I have read several "previews" of the new Windows 7 mobile and all say the same thing... Fun at first but when the pazzaz wears off it becomes tedious and lacking. With no Copy/paste functionality (not even in Word) th

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bluecoyote

Jul 19, 2010, 3:21 PM

Needs more sandboxing for Facebook, etc.

I hate to say it, but they need more sandboxing for these social networks. It's part of the reason the Kin failed. Our phones need to be kept separate of our business and personal lives.

Development of these social networks evolves at a totally different pace than phone development. If you don't own the social network, there's no point to tattoo it in to the OS.

Leaving it sandboxed is the better way to keep track of everything- let Facebook develop their Facebook application instead of trying to pull in everything from everyone.

muchdrama

bluecoyote said:
I hate to say it, but they need more sandboxing for these social networks. It's part of the reason the Kin failed. Our phones need to be kept separate of our business and personal lives.

Development of these so

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