Windows® Phones

Windows® Phone 7.5

The Windows® Phone 7.5 mobile operating system from Microsoft® makes it easier than ever to connect and share with friends, family, and colleagues, so you never miss a moment. It’s organized around the person or group you’re interacting with, instead of the app you need to use. Smart app integration is built in, so apps show up when and where you need them. And you get PC-like Web browsing* with Internet Explorer® 9 Mobile and Bing®.

• Switch between text, Facebook® chat, and Windows Live® Messenger—all within the same conversation.
• Group contacts into personalized Live Tiles, so you can see the latest status updates and quickly send a text, email, or IM.
• Enjoy a more integrated social networking experience, with Facebook, Twitter™, Windows Live, and LinkedIn® feeds appearing in your contacts view. Facebook check-ins and photo tagging are now built in as well.
• View email from multiple accounts in one linked inbox, organized by conversation so you can stay on top of the latest.
• Chat hands-free using built-in speech-to-text and text-to-speech support.
• Connect apps to search results and integrate with your Windows Phone Hubs, so the apps you need surface when and where you need them.
• Get real-time information from apps without having to open them. Windows Phone Live Tiles can now be bigger, more dynamic, and hold more information than ever.
• Seamlessly switch between apps in use and allow apps to run in the background, preserving battery life and improving performance.
• Be among the first to experience Internet Explorer Mobile plus hardware acceleration.
• Get local search results and recommendations on nearby restaurants, shopping, and activities with Bing Local Scout.
• Enjoy more ways to search the Web, including Bing Vision, Bing Audio, and voice. Bing for Mobile makes searching easy with new ways to find information, featuring music and visual search built-in.
• When searching for a product, movie, event, or place, view a quick summary of relevant information, including related apps.

Hear what business customers are saying about Windows Phone 7.5.

Windows Phone 7

The Windows Phone 7 operating system introduces a revolutionary design that lets you get to the things you need faster and easier. With Windows Phone 7, you can use comprehensive productivity tools, see all your contacts in one place, check work and personal email on the fly, collaborate on the road, and experience a whole new way to get things done.

• See pending messages, appointments, news, and more with continually updated Live Tiles on your Start screen.
• Read, edit, share, and sync documents and files on the go with Microsoft Office Mobile and SharePoint®.
• Easily sort, scan, and manage work and personal email, calendars, and contacts using Outlook® Mobile.
• Quickly connect with ease to your company’s Microsoft Exchange Server using Autodiscover to find your corporate account settings.
• Save licensing, hardware, and operational costs with no need for middleware by connecting to your company’s Microsoft Exchange Server to get Push Email* with Exchange ActiveSync®.
• Surf the Web with full-page browsing and easy navigation using natural gestures like double-tap, flick, and pinch to zoom.
• Stay connected with the People Hub, where you’ll find all your contacts in one place.
• See work and personal calendars together with easy access to details, appointment location mapping, and more.
• Use Search and Maps featuring Bing® to find what you need on the Web, map an address, and get turn-by-turn directions.
• For enterprises and small business, there’s a tool to safeguard your information. Find My Phone, a free service that lets you remotely lock, wipe, or locate your phone from your PC, is ideal for small businesses. Exchange ActiveSync also offers policies to wipe and password-protect the phone with a secure PIN.

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*Available on devices that support hardware acceleration.