Jason Dunn
09-16-2010, 05:18 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://exchange.telstra.com.au/2010/09/15/windows-phone-7-first-glimpse/' target='_blank'>http://exchange.telstra.com.au/2010...-first-glimpse/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"A couple of weeks back thousands of software developers converged on the Gold Coast for Microsoft's annual technical education conference, Tech.Ed 2010. It was a chance for technology people to get their first look at Windows Phone 7 - Microsoft's new operating system for mobile phones. We also took the opportunity to preview our TelstraOne hub which will appear on Telstra's range of Windows Phone 7 smartphones later this year. The app, which is in the final stages of development, will provide our customers with fast, simple and graphic-rich access to unmetered news, weather and sport content."</em></p><p><object width="600" height="360" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/1FNNw-Nt4dI&feature=player_embedded&ap=%26fmt=18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1FNNw-Nt4dI&feature=player_embedded&ap=%26fmt=18" /></object></p><p>If you've been curious how carriers will customize Windows Phone 7, wonder no more - they'll be getting their own hub. Personally, I think this is brilliant: from the looks of it, everything the carrier wants to add is integrated into a single hub, not splattered all over the device like we've seen with previous versions of Windows Phone. Although carrier customizations are rarely at the top of anyone's "must have" list, I understand the carrier's need to get their brand and services on the phone - if they're all inside one tile, that's just fine by me!</p>