Programmers who specialize in apps development for Windows Mobile platform is waiting for the Microsoft MIX conference. This event will be held from the 15th to 17th of March in Las Vegas.

Microsoft has already demonstrated Windows Phone 7 to mobile developers and journalists. As all admitted, the next generation of Microsoft mobile operating system reverses the usual ideas, changes concepts of smartphones running Windows.

The developers changed their standard GUI in the new version of the operating system: now user content, tools for work and entertainment functions are divided into big five sections (or so called five “hubs”). Everything related to user contacts was placed in the first section “People”.

The next hub “Pictures” provides access to galleries of pictures, photos as well as automatically updated photo albums in Facebook.

The third section “Office” is dedicated to work with documents. Microsoft promises that Mobile Office will be closer to the desktop version.

The fourth section was called “Music and Video”. As it was expected, its interface looks like the GUI of the Zune HD media player that was shown in the past year.

And the last hub “Games” offers all the features for work with the Xbox LIVE gaming network, where users can communicate and customize appearance of their virtual characters (avatars).

In the conclusion we should admit that Win Phone 7 supports multitouch opening new possibilities for Windows mobile applications development.

Tags: Facebook, GUI, Microsoft, smartphones, Steve Ballmer, Windows Phone 7

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