Windows Phone 7 Series Backstage Exclusive Preview

has done it again! Breaking away from the myth that the company is more about corporate software services than consumer products and also specifically on the product enhancement capabilities of Windows Mobile 6.x. I was one of the early adopters of Windows Mobile 6.1 when it got released and was sceptic about how the future versions of WM would look and perform. Windows Phone 7 Series is really ground breaking and have gone beyond and above.
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With a holistic design that brings together web content, applications and services into a single view, phones worship you now, not the other way around. You could have a quick preview of the features offered by Windows Phone 7 Series below. Please ensure you install the latest version of Silver Light (browser add-on) from here.

As you might have noticed by now that the branding name also changed from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone hoping to connect closely with consumers. Experience also changed from an opening and closing applications way of operation (like an in and out) to seamless content flow across multiple content presentation areas like photos, video, people etc. This surely improves user experience and it makes the user a much better feeling about being in control than being controlled with respect to mobile experience. This also opens up the possibilities of extending (or rather driving users to demand) a similar experience in their desktop environment leading Microsoft to pave it way for their upcoming desktop operating system.

Windows Phone 7 Series for sure is going to change our lives, in a better way, and take us to the next wave of computing both in mobile / phone world as well as a stepping stone to desktop operating system environment.

Google Nexus One Review

By now the word is out about Nexus One the new Google Phone featuring the latest incarnation of Android. An amazing combination of hardware and software, the Nexus One is a beautiful and powerful phone that seamlessly merges mobile communication, the internet and powerful applications from Android market. Or in Google’s own tag word “Web meets phone”.

Nexus One in UK

If you don’t want to wait till the official UK launch, you could grab Google’s iPhone rival online via google.com/phone both unlocked and SIM free. It’s easy to personalize your Nexus One phone. While placing an order through Google’s Phone Webstore you could chose to confirm two lines of personal message which would get engraved on the back of the phone. Engraved phones will ship within 72 hours of placing your order.

Engraved Google Nexus One Phone

You can choose to purchase the Nexus One from the Google Phone Webstore without service for about £330 ($529 USD) plus £30 and import tax (to UK) of £63 making a total of around £423. Discounted prices are available with qualifying T-Mobile US service plans. The phone recognizes SIM cards from any mobile service provider using the GSM standard, but is incompatible with the frequency band used by the AT&T and Rogers networks for 3G data. Additionally, the Nexus One is incompatible with CDMA networks such as Verizon and Sprint.

Google hosted web store

Technical Specification

What’s in the box

Tips and Tricks

User Guide (22.6 MB)

Google Nexus One (GNO)