Windows Phone OS 7.0 is built from the same core building blocks as its Windows Mobile OS predecessors: A Windows CE/Embedded Compact layer at the base, with a bunch of mobile customizations on top.

Not only is Windows 7 the first mobile OS not to bite Apple's layout, he says, but it's also its newness that will take that will Windows 7 Phone so attractive to buyers. Microsoft has done at ...

But in a swift turn of events, Microsoft came up with a totally new user interface for the Windows Phone 7 OS, which will arrive on multiple phones November 8. But Microsoft had to build Windows ...

AT&T (ATT) has leaked initial advertisements for a Microsoft (MSFT) Windows 7 Phone, which is rumored to launch in the next 60 days. The ads show the same robust-looking OS we've seen here and ...

Another OS-specific limitation is the memory card support - yes, cards are supported (though not all phones will have a card slot) but the way Windows Phone 7 uses memory cards introduces some ...

And third, and perhaps most intriguingly, the new mobile OS will offer full integration with Microsoft’s Xbox Live gaming platform. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 series operating system will ...

A near final version of the Windows 7 Phone mobile operating system has been leaked. The “RC1 escrow” version was actually built last month at Microsoft but has just been leaked now ...

From what we’ve heard about the development process of Windows Phone 7, rumors about the OS predated its earliest seeds. How? The secret lies deep underground in Redmond, buried with a little ...

Ditching the ageing Windows Mobile OS and starting from scratch with a brand new operating system, Microsoft have unleashed Windows Phone 7 (WP7) upon the tech world. It’s a slick new addition to the ...

Slated to launch on handsets by holiday season 2010, Windows Phone 7 Series is a complete overhaul from previous versions of the OS. If you’re familiar with the Zune HD’s user interface ...

Windows 7 Phone Series, the brand new (and great) cellphone OS from Microsoft, will ship without support for Adobe's Flash. WinMo 7 joins Apple's iPhone and iPad in ignoring the widely used ...

PORT WASHINGTON, USA: As the first Windows Phone 7 models hit stores during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2010, the Android smartphone operating system (OS) significantly increased its market-share ...