Windows Phone 7 Wiki

The Windows Phone 7 Wiki gives all the latest information and details on the available Windows Phone 7 devices.

It gives all the background on Microsoft’s development of Windows Phone 7 from Windows Mobile, and how they bravely decided to start over again with an entirely new system.

The Windows Phone 7 Wiki also describes the phone’s features, the user interface (Metro UI), text input, the web browser, multimedia and Games. Games is an interesting one, as unlike the other smartphone offerings, where games are played within apps – the Windows Phone 7 integrates with xBox Live, offering more in depth and involved games.

The wiki for Windows Phone 7 also includes information on the Software Updates, and how these will work. In a similar process to that of the iPhone, the phone will need to be connected to a pc running the Zune software.

Windows Phone 7 will also be an advertising platform with in app-ads, offering advertisers the chance to advertise in a variety of ways.

There are some features which are not present on Windows Phone 7, which are outlined neatly in the Wiki page. These include the absence of Adobe Flash, and lack of multitasking for 3rd party apps.

The Wiki also describes the app development process, and notes the missing APIs at release which prevented app developers from making use of all of the phone’s data. The restrictions are also outlined.

Minimum hardware specifications are also reported in the Wiki for Windows Phone 7, including the required hardware buttons.