Microsoft, once accepted as a failed brand in terms of smart phone market is set to become a market leader soon. Microsoft is promoting its business showing various ads as to how fast can it perform a task when compared to other smart phone devices. Can it really beat iPhone 4? The answer is yes, performance wise. The proof is Windows phone 7 gains 7 percent pie in the US market.

As Symbian is diminishing, Nokia has collaborated with Microsoft and has plans to infuse Microsoft's Operating System in all its smart phones. The joining of once largest selling device manufacturer company, Nokia, many indicate danger to other smart phone users.

Quality being the major Microsoft motive, the performance comparison has proved Microsoft's device performance as a best one against several other smart phone giants. When any given task was performed by Windows Phone 7 against iPhone 4, Windows performed the task faster by many seconds.

When it comes to HTML 5 mobile application development, Microsoft is already a winner. Microsoft's concern is new ideas and research in order to serve consumers with better products and services. Let's take the article further to an overall development in WP7 area.

Microsoft's call

Microsoft being an upcoming platform, set to capture the market, is luring the developers to join WP7. Although iOS and Android-based devices are leading the way, Windows mobile development is steadily catching.

Microsoft announced a tool to help developers migrate their software from iOS to WP7. The tool is not a magic wand but will make the entire migration process little less complicated. The tool acts as a dictionary that shows how to write the mentioned methods, classes, and notification events in WP7 equivalent. It also comprises of some sample C# codes and API documentations. There are three API that can be mapped: Network, User Interface, and data management.

Adding the typing efficiency

Owing a technical mind that is ahead of all, now WP7 keyboards can predict the next word you want to type. It can also sense when not to predict. This initiative from Microsoft is to increase user's typing efficiency.

The striking part is it emphasizes the next likely key and enlarges it, which enables correct input of the letter. WP7 keyboard works on the language pattern and understands it well.

What's New?

HTC Trophy is announced to be launching soon as a world phone working on Microsoft platform. With Global roaming enabled, HTC Trophy is an extremely portable device to stay connected being in any part of the world. It's the first WP7 device for Verizon wireless. The phone is reported to work on CDMA, EVDO Rev A, Quad-band GSM and Tri-band UMTS networks.

Being one its kind, HTC Trophy is technically sound and include features as follows:

• 1GHz processor
• 3.8" WVGA display
• 5MP Autofocus camera with LED flash
• 720p video recording
• 16GB of on-board memory
• 576MB RAM / 512MB ROM
• FM Radio
• Support to DLNA
• on-screen virtual QWERTY keyboard
• social networking live tiles
• Zune music and videos
• Blockbuster and Netflix video streaming
• Xbox Live integration
• WP7 Marketplace or app store
• HTML browser

 

Mobile app development for WP7

After an overview to WP7 and its growth prospect, let's look at some attractive software launched recently.

Apict: One of the top apps to beautify your pictures. Apict is infused in the camera that injects your smart phone pictures with a little bit of character and a whole lot of style. It facilitates captioning the images as well.

Wordrix puzzle: It a anytime game. Play it while waiting for the bus, waiting at the coffee shop or even while relaxing. Wordrix has improved with new levels, UI themes, more intelligent letter dropping algorithm, leader boards for game tracking, and also facilitates online playing with/against your friends.

TuneIn Radio: Tune into the thousand tracks on live radio. Listening to 2DayFM makes my day. For you, maybe it's ABC702. It's free.

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