I’ll start off saying that Windows Phone 7 looks great. I know, I’ll go off criticizing Microsoft, Windows and Steve Ballmer, all at once or separately not because I am an Apple fan as you might conclude but because Microsoft & Co. still deserves to be criticized. But in their defense I’ll say that Microsoft seems to be heading in the right directions with its products. Windows 7 is a clear success compared to Vista and Windows Phone 7 definitely looks nothing like its predecessors. The Xbox 360 with Project Natal will surely be a hit. Add to that some Silverlight sparkle, a bit of Zune HD weirdness and you’ll have a general impression of what Microsoft is all about. I will not forget Office 2010 which is about to come out soon so there you have it folks, Microsoft is still going to be a major player in the gadgets world.

Microsoft MIX has started today and we’re virtually there. Watching these presentations is definitely interesting but before we get overexcited we’ll be waiting for actual products to hit stores particularly when it comes to Windows Phone 7.

What will Windows Phone 7 be like? Windows Phone 7 hubs, user interface and hidden details are all about to be unveiled! That’s what Microsoft will mostly try to address during the sessions and keynotes at MIX 10. And Microsoft has new OS features to show us like the Microsoft Location Service and the Push Notification Service aka Microsoft Notification Service. We’ll definitely be back with more clear details once we know ourselves what it all means to us.

Furthermore Microsoft’s special event will also show us what the new Marketplace is all about including the way developers will develop new apps for the new mobile platform. Besides lots and lots of good looking apps we can expect lots of games and, as we told you earlier, we will definitely have Xbox Live integration which is something a lot of users will love.

So far we have a short list of companies that are ready to offer apps for the new, revamped Marketplace and it all sounds very interesting:

AWS Convergence Technologies ? WeatherBug, Citrix Systems Inc., Clarity Consulting Inc., Cypress Consulting, EA Mobile, Fandango Inc., Foursquare Labs Inc., frog design inc., Glu Mobile Inc., Graphic.ly, Hudson Entertainment Inc., IdentityMine Inc., IMDb.com Inc., Larva Labs, Match.com LLC, Matchbox Mobile Ltd., Microsoft Game Studios, Namco Networks America Inc., Oberon Media Inc., Pageonce Inc., Pandora Media Inc., Photobucket Inc., PopCap Games Inc., Seesmic, Shazam Entertainment Ltd., Sling Media, SPB Software Inc., stimulant, TeleCommunications Systems Inc., Touchality LLC and Vertigo Software Inc.

So what do you say folks? Are you impressed already? Do you think Apple will sue Microsoft for any alleged patent infringement after it will see what Redmond is about to unveil in the following couple of days?

And by the way, would you like to watch Netflix movies on your Windows Phone 7 smartphone? I don’t want to spoil it all already but there’s definitely an app for that!

Original Post Link: Windows Phone 7 Gets Unveiled Again at Microsoft MIX 10 [This Time Around Microsoft Shows Us Apps for Windows Phone 7, the Marketplace & More] | Published by TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities

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