Gallery: Microsoft gives more looks at Windows Phone 7
Microsoft execs gave a peek at Windows Phone 7, known as Mango, which will be available in the fall. Larry Dignan says it's becoming clear that Mango is a set-up for Microsoft’s Nokia partnership. And Mary Jo Foley writes about what Microsoft didn't say.
Here's a look at some of the features of Mango beginning with the start screen.
Hyper-local search results and recommendations on nearby restaurants, shopping and activities through Local Scout.
Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Phone includes support for HTML5 and full hardware acceleration. IE9 allows you to quickly and easily share web pages with Social Networks directly from within the browser.
Groups allow users to group contacts into personalized Live Tiles to see the latest status updates and quickly send a text, email or IM to the entire group.
Integrated messaging on Windows Phone offers the ability to switch between text, Facebook chat and Windows Live messenger within the same conversation.
Users can check-in and update their IM and Facebook status directly from their contact card.
Hyper-local search results and recommendations on nearby restaurants, shopping and activities through Local Scout.
Bing offers more ways to search the Internet, discover and decide with Bing Vision, Audio and Voice.
In an earlier photo, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer greets Nokia's Stephen Elop.