{"id":11795,"date":"2011-12-12T13:05:27","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T13:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/windows-phone-7\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T22:27:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T22:27:33","slug":"windows-phone-7","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/26838\/windows-phone-7","title":{"rendered":"Windows Phone 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_windows_phone_7_mean\">What Does Windows Phone 7 Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Windows Phone 7 is a mobile device operating system developed by Microsoft. It was first unveiled in February 2010, and released for production in several countries in the second half of the same year.<\/p>\n<p> Windows Phone 7 is the successor to Windows Mobile, an older mobile operating system from Microsoft. However, the two are incompatible, so devices designed for Windows Phone 7 cannot run on the older Windows Mobile, and vice versa.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_windows_phone_7\">Techopedia Explains Windows Phone 7<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Some of the features of Windows Phone 7 include: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&quot;Live tiles&quot; for the home screen. These are customizable touch buttons that can open whichever function the user has set, such as Contacts, Internet Explorer or a certain application<\/li>\n<li>A touch-friendly user interface<\/li>\n<li>Division of media content into various hubs<\/li>\n<li>Integration with social networks such as Facebook and Twitter<\/li>\n<li>Support for different email platforms such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail and Microsoft Exchange<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Marketplace, an online repository where users can download various applications for their Windows Phone 7 devices. 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