Technical seminar report on

WINDOWS PHONE 7

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY

IN

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Submitted By

Department of Information Technology

ANURAG GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

(Formerly CVSR College of Engineering)

Affiliated to JNTU, Accredited by NBA& Approved by AICTE.

Venkatapur (v), Ghatkesar (M)

(2012-2013)

ANURAG GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my gratitude to all the people behind the screen who helped me to

transform an idea into a real application.

I would like to express my heart-felt gratitude to my parents without whom I would not have

been privileged to achieve and fulfill my dreams. I am grateful to our principal, Mr. M.

MUTHA REDDY who most ably run the institution and has had the major hand in enabling me

to do my technical seminar.

I profoundly thank Prof. A. PRASHANTH RAO, Head of the Department of Information

Technology, who has been an excellent guide and also a great source of inspiration to my work.

The satisfaction and euphoria that accompany the successful completion of the task would be

great but incomplete without the mention of the people who made it possible with their constant

guidance and encouragement crowns all the efforts with success. In this context, I would like

thank all the other staff members, both teaching and non-teaching, who have extended their

timely help and eased my task.

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CONTENTS

S.NO INDEX PAGE NO

1. Abstract 5

2. Introduction 6

3. Features 7

4. Advantages & Disadvantages 9

5. Comparison 10

6. Conclusion 11

7. References 12

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Abstract

With the launch of Windows Phone 7 (WP7), Microsoft hopes to regain the lost ground from the limited success of Windows Phone 6.x. With the complete rewrite of the platform from the ground up and a sleek new user interface, WP7 holds promise as a potential game changer for Microsoft in the smart phone arena. What needs to be seen is how successfully Microsoft leverages its ecosystem; particularly Windows Marketplace, Zune Marketplace, Microsoft Office suite and Xbox Live to promote the new phone platform. This viewpoint touches upon the essential features, user interface, value proposition for enterprises, adoption potential, application development and a quick comparison with competing platforms. Windows Phone 7 Mango, the upcoming release is considered as the basis of this discussion.

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Introduction

Windows Phone 7 was the first and previous release of the Windows Phone mobile client operating system, released worldwide on October 21, 2010, and in the United States on November 8, 2010. An update to the OS codenamed Mango (also referred to as Windows Phone 7.5) was released in May 2011. In January 2013, Windows Phone 7.8 was released. It added a few features back ported from Windows Phone 8, such as a more customizable start screen. It was succeeded by Windows Phone 8, which was released on October 29, 2012.

Two Flavors of Applications

Specification

Capacitive touch4 or more contact points

SensorsA-GPS, Accelerometer, Compass, Light, Proximity

Camera

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Modern XAML/event-driven application UI frameworkRapid creation of visually stunning appsMetro-themed UI controlsHTML/JavaScript500,000 developers spanning Windows and web

High performance game frameworkRapid creation of multi-screen 2D and 3D games Rich content pipelineMature, robust, widely adopted technology spanning Xbox 360, Windows, and Zune

5 mega pixels or more, flash required, camera button required Multimedia

Common detailed specs, Codec acceleration Memory

256MB RAM or more, 8GB Flash or more GPU

DirectX 9 acceleration CPU

ARMv7 Cortex/Scorpion or better

Features

Innovative User Interface : Metro.

Hubs : Combine local and online content(Social and productivity).

Uses multitouch technology and Skydrive.

Text input: On screen, Virtual keyboard, spell checking and word prediction is used.

What is Metro?

Metro is our design language. We call it metro because it’s modern and clean. It’s fast and in motion. It’s about content and typography. And it’s entirely authentic.

Business

Office: Do some quick accounting with Excel on the Phone or edit a presentation with PowerPoint or read email in your Outlook inbox.

Exchange: Connect to corporate email with Outlook on the Phone, keep personal and business email separate by using an additional inbox for Windows Live Hotmail.

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SharePoint: Access your corporate documents from a SharePoint server including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.

Internet Explorer: ecommerce and company websites still within reach with Internet Explorer 7 equivalent browser with Internet Explorer 8 equivalent JavaScript support.

Consumer

Office: Create Shopping lists and notes on the Phone with OneNote, plus edit and create Word Documents on the phone wherever you are or access email on the move

Xbox LIVE/Games: Xbox LIVE Integration with Games able to support Achievements. Turn-based Multiplayer between phones. Xbox LIVE information including Avatar.

Zune / Music + Video: Music + Video from Zune. Sync Music, Video and Pictures using the Zune Software also for deploying Operating System Updates and large Applications / Games.

Bing / Search: Dedicated search button for Bing web search or context search. Mobile

optimised view and location sensitive search. Bing Maps integration and application support.

Developer

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Silverlight / Applications or Games: Modern applications UI framework, “Metro” themed controls. Rich XAML-based vector graphics and video. Expression Blend designer support

XNA / Games or Applications: High performance game framework, supports 2D and 3D gaming. Rich content pipeline. Widely adopted and used on Windows, Xbox 360 and Zune HD.

Windows Live / Push Notifications & Location: Free Cloud-based “Live” Tile, Toast and in-application notification service. GPS, A-GPS & WiFi Location service balancing accuracy with time and power consumption.

Windows Phone Marketplace: Membership $99 per Year. Unlimited paid applications and 5 free apps per year, $19.99 per additional free application.

Transparent and open certification and approval requirements. developer.windowsphone.com.

Advantages:

Capable of running firmware apps in background.

Fast, reliable and stable phone.

Green phone saving battery.

OS provides access to SharePoint based documents.

Wider support in choosing a carrier.

Absolutely No-Adware!

Snappier keyboard- Physical slide -out QWERTY keyboard i.e. consistent in nature.

It Has Apps That Aren’t Crap- Games with awesome 3D graphics.

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Easier -To-Use Interface- Live “Tiles” system is easy to organize.

Many different screen resolutions.

Fierce reduction of unnecessary elements.

Uncompromising Sensitivity to Weight, Balance and Scale. Adds Dimensions and Depths.

DISADVANTAGES:

Full Multi-Tasking is a problem.

Tethering.

No SD Cards Support.

It Cannot support Flash videos.

Limited active sync support.

OS is consumer focused

Comparison:

Windows phone has fairly polished platform which looks cool.

Boots faster than Android and iOS.

IE 9 faster than Android web browser.

Windows phone has battery backup up to 456 hrs than I phone 4s.

Physical keyboard available on windows phone.

Windows and apple navigation is 3rd party only.

Live tiles in windows 7 and widgets in Android leans towards a superior user experience.

Windows phone 7 support X-box live which has million members compared to other smart phones.

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CONCLUSION:

Windows phone is a best user interface mobile operating system.

Don’t just follow with the waves of Android but get what you want from a phone.

splendid aesthetics and smooth operation.

Help to meet corporate security and management needs.

Recent acquisition of Skype is amazing.

As Microsoft said:“Windows Phone – Put people first.”

References:

http://www.youtube.com/windows phone

http://www.google.co.in

http://www.windowsphonegeek.com

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WindowsPhone

www.cnet.com/ windows - phone - 7 /

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