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Posted by Jeremy Paton on Saturday, October 29, 2011
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When I first got my HTC HD7 I was a bit sceptical about the fact that it was one of the few devices running the Windows Phone OS.
Though I did enjoy the first incarnation of WP7 I was not thoroughly impressed with it, even though the Metro UI was something new and interesting.
Microsoft spent a good 2 months teasing consumers, like myself, with short videos and reviews of WP7.5 which made the wait feel like eternity. Being able to see just what my phone was capable of, for so long, with a decent version of WP7 was a really annoying experience.
However, the wait has definitely been worth it. I would even dare say that my phone feels like an entirely new phone, like comparing the first iPhone to the iPhone 3Gs.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango has introduces about 500 new feature to the WP7 OS and has skilfully integrated Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin directly into the OS.
They have also improved the Metro UI experience with what is known as Live tiles. Basically each tile can now display live information in a multitude of different methods, such as flipping the tile to display new content.
There is simply no getting away from, just how much more useful tiles are over icons.
As stated earlier Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin are now integrated into the OS, this provides what is known as the "Me" tile which allows you to post directly to FB and Twitter as well as checking in, checking notifications and seeing what's new.
There is also the People Hub which shows you all your contacts, Twitter & Facebook streams and also allows you to create groups of contacts such as friends, family and colleagues.
Facebook chat has also been integrated into the OS and works particularly well on wi-fi and 3G but not very well if you only have 2G coverage.
Here is an example of a group, each person is represented by a tile which can be pinned to the home screen and also changes to show live information such as tweets or Facebook status updates. The group as a whole can now also be pinned to the home screen as a live tile.
Here you can see the What's new screen in the people hub which can be sorted to show all your accounts streams or just a certain account like Facebook or Twitter.
Holding down on a tile on the home screen will allow you to unpin or move the selected tile.
Live tiles are a great way for news applications to give you breaking news just at a glance, as well as new updates to apps from the market place.
Internet explorer 9 Mobile works very well and displays sites quickly and accurately, unfortunately it is still Internet Explorer which, as a web designer, I can't stand.
Updating the WPCentral app.
Xbox Live Games has also been improved and makes playing games on your phone that much more rewarding.
Another big feature which has been added to WP7 is multitasking which makes switching between running applications much faster, than on the original Windows Phone 7 OS.
Though I did enjoy the first incarnation of WP7 I was not thoroughly impressed with it, even though the Metro UI was something new and interesting.
Microsoft spent a good 2 months teasing consumers, like myself, with short videos and reviews of WP7.5 which made the wait feel like eternity. Being able to see just what my phone was capable of, for so long, with a decent version of WP7 was a really annoying experience.
However, the wait has definitely been worth it. I would even dare say that my phone feels like an entirely new phone, like comparing the first iPhone to the iPhone 3Gs.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango has introduces about 500 new feature to the WP7 OS and has skilfully integrated Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin directly into the OS.
They have also improved the Metro UI experience with what is known as Live tiles. Basically each tile can now display live information in a multitude of different methods, such as flipping the tile to display new content.
There is simply no getting away from, just how much more useful tiles are over icons.
As stated earlier Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin are now integrated into the OS, this provides what is known as the "Me" tile which allows you to post directly to FB and Twitter as well as checking in, checking notifications and seeing what's new.
There is also the People Hub which shows you all your contacts, Twitter & Facebook streams and also allows you to create groups of contacts such as friends, family and colleagues.
Facebook chat has also been integrated into the OS and works particularly well on wi-fi and 3G but not very well if you only have 2G coverage.
Here is an example of a group, each person is represented by a tile which can be pinned to the home screen and also changes to show live information such as tweets or Facebook status updates. The group as a whole can now also be pinned to the home screen as a live tile.
Here you can see the What's new screen in the people hub which can be sorted to show all your accounts streams or just a certain account like Facebook or Twitter.
Holding down on a tile on the home screen will allow you to unpin or move the selected tile.
Live tiles are a great way for news applications to give you breaking news just at a glance, as well as new updates to apps from the market place.
Internet explorer 9 Mobile works very well and displays sites quickly and accurately, unfortunately it is still Internet Explorer which, as a web designer, I can't stand.
Updating the WPCentral app.
Xbox Live Games has also been improved and makes playing games on your phone that much more rewarding.
Another big feature which has been added to WP7 is multitasking which makes switching between running applications much faster, than on the original Windows Phone 7 OS.
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Tags: "hand on with" "windows phone 7.5" mango review
Welcome to Jesar|Arts, I am Jeremy Paton a freelance web-designer, photographer and student. This is my blog where I will post news about the site as well as a little bit about my day to day life.
