Is the fate of Windows Phone Mango will be the same as its predecessor, Windows 7 Phone, which is considered less to compete in the smart phone market? According to IDC data, throughout 2010, this platform is only successfully mastered the 3.8 percent share of the smartphone market. Despite presenting a clean interface, the failure of Windows 7 Phone is still at least seems to lie in the application, particularly those able to attract consumers' attention.
Is the fate of Windows Phone Mango will be the same as its predecessor, Windows 7 Phone
Four months ago, Microsoft introduced the latest platform for mobile phones. His name is Microsoft Windows Phone Mango. Phones that run the operating system is rumored to be available later this year.
But no need to wait until December arrives, it turns out Microsoft is already displaying a phone that uses Windows OS Phone Mango at the IFA electronics exhibition in Berlin, Germany, which lasted throughout the week. HTC is the first to adopt the operating system via cell phone, HTC and HTC Titan Radar.
HTC Titan comes with a width of 4.7-inch LCD screen. This is bigger than the iPhone 4 that has a screen width of 3.7 inches or 4.3 inches HTC's 3D EVO. This phone is supported processor 1.5 GHz with 16 gigabytes of internal memory and 512 megabytes of RAM. While on the Radar, HTC buried 1 GHz processor with 8 gigabytes of internal memory.
Citing tech site PC World, there is a different with Windows Phone Mango. Here, Microsoft is providing more than 500 new features designed to improve multitasking performance and offer more applications.
Here's PC World review that reveals the charm of the Windows operating system on HTC phones Phone Mango Titan and Radar.
1. Updates Bing
Microsoft revolutionized the search engine display Bing so it is more attractive and easy to use. Inside is a Windows service Phone Mango Local Scout: Eat + Drink guide.
Location-based features that use the GPS function to recognize the restaurant from where the user up to a radius of 25 miles.
In addition to looking for a place to eat, Bing search engine can also be used to detect the music is playing. Users simply press the speaker button while so Bing could recognize the song being played. A few moments later will be presented information about the title song, who sings it, and at any location that album sold.
Similar searches can also be done to the image. How it works almost the same as the Google Goggles. Users just photographed the cover of the book in question and the next moment the book-related information will be presented.
2. Great Entertainment Experiences
Inside there are two HTC phones with the Zune Software features Smart DJ. This feature can make your own musical creations by combining the songs in the playlist.
For users who like to play games, there are also Xbox Live Extras applications, including messaging and Xbox Live can be used to edit your Xbox Live profile. And another thing, in this game, user avatars are also made in three-dimensional version.
3. Integrated with Microsoft Office
Businesses must have used the Windows platform on their computer. Frequently used office applications certainly exist in Microsoft Office.
So what if they want to do office work through a mobile phone? No need to worry. Microsoft has integrated the Microsoft Office services on the Windows platform this Mango Phone.
Users can access the OneNote, including view, edit, and create documents in Word and Excel. In addition, users can share documents they have stored in your phone through the 365 Office and Windows Live SkyDrive.
4. Many Applications
Here, there is a new feature called App Connect connected with the search engine Bing. How it works, for example you are looking for information about a film through the Bing. When it gets search results, App Connect service will be automatically integrated with the buying and selling tickets from Fandango app.
As noted previously, the application is the key to the success of Windows Phone Mango in order not to suffer the same fate as its predecessor. As of August 27 last, in the market Windows Phone application is available for more than 30 thousand applications.
This amount is still less than the applications available on Android Market as much as 250 thousand applications and the iPhone App Store as many as 425 thousand applications.
5. New Devices
This new platform into the spirit of the new device or hardware. They are the HTC Titan and Radar.