In the year 2010, a new operating system named Windows Phone 7 attracted people’s attention, which is a mobile operating system published by Microsoft.It is successor to its Windows Mobile 7 platform and is aimed at the consumer market instead of the enterprise market like its predecessor. With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft offers a new user interface with its design language named Metro, integrates the operating system with 3rd party and other Microsoft services, and plans to strictly control which hardware it runs on.
Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 7 on February 15, 2010, at Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona and revealed additional details at MIX 2010 on March 15, 2010. The final SDK was made available on September 16, 2010 Windows Phone 7 supports five languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. Windows Phone Marketplace allows buying and selling applications in 17 countries and regions.
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer announced 10 devices operating Windows Phone 7, made by Windows Phone HTC HD 7, Dell, Samsung, and LG, with sales beginning on October 21, 2010 in Europe and Australia and November 8, 2010 in the United States. The devices were to be available on 60 carriers in 30 countries, with additional devices to be launched in 2011.
Windows Phone 7 uses multi-touch technology. The default Windows Phone 7 user interface has a dark theme that prolongs battery life on OLED screens as fully black pixels don't emit light. The user may choose a light theme instead, and can also choose from several accent colors. User interface elements such as tiles are shown in the user's chosen accent color. Third-party applications can be automatically themed with these colors.
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