1HTC, Dell, Samsung, LG Show Off Windows Phone 7 Devices
by Nicholas Kolakowski
2Windows Phone 7 Introduced
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduces Windows Phone 7 during the New York City presentation.
3AT&T Smartphones
Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO of AT&T’s Mobility and Consumer Markets group, introduced his company’s upcoming smartphones to the audience.
4Windows Phone 7 Targets Businesses
Microsoft hopes Windows Phone 7 will appeal to its traditional business audience. Here, a demonstration of the smartphone running PowerPoint.
5Editing Text
Microsoft also demonstrated the phones’ abilities to quickly auto-correct e-mails and other text.
6Hubs
Windows Phone 7 aggregates Web content and applications into six subject-specific “Hubs.” Microsoft also paid particular attention to the features and functionality of e-mail and other features.
7Windows Phone 7 Apps
Microsoft is also hoping that third-party developers will build apps for Windows Phone 7. Big names like eBay have created apps for the phones’ initial rollout.
8LG Quantum
The LG Quantum is one of the Windows Phone 7 devices that AT&T plans to offer in the November-December timeframe.
9Hardware Requirements
The LG Quantum comes with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Although Microsoft imposed strict hardware requirements on its manufacturing partners, it seems some of those OEMs went a little off the reservation with their designs.
10HTC 7 Surround
The HTC 7 Surround is another Windows Phone 7 device scheduled to roll out in November or December.??Ã
11Samsung Focus
The Samsung Focus will debut on AT&T’s network Nov. 8. Windows Phone 7 will be available first on GSM-based networks such as AT&T and T-Mobile, with CDMA-based networks such as Verizon following in 2011.
12Pop-Out Speaker
The HTC 7 Surround includes a pop-out speaker, for blasting music or a speaker-call at highly inappropriate moments.
13Windows Phone 7 Home Screen
The LG Optimus 7, displaying Windows Phone 7’s home screen.
14Dell Venue Pro
The Dell Venue Pro includes a 4.1-inch multitouch display and a sliding QWERTY keyboard.
15Gorilla Glass
The Dell Venue Pro is fronted with Gorilla Glass, for durability and scratch resistance.
16HTC 7 Trophy
The HTC 7 Trophy.
17Windows Phone 7 Tiles
The HTC 7 Surround. Note how Windows Phone 7’s “tiles” don’t flip into landscape mode when the phone is tilted on its side.
18HTC Mozart
The HTC Mozart, one of the first Windows Phone 7 smartphones whose details leaked before the unveiling.
19HTC Touch Screen
The HTC HD7 includes a 4.3-inch touch screen and a kickstand.
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