Microsoft developed and built the Windows Phone 7 from ground up and they did a really fantastic job to reboot and improve the mobile OS. Of course, there is room for improvement for 2011 but for now; we can only assume that everyone is hearing us out with what we want for the Windows Phone 7.

More speed. WP7 is absolutely fast within the OS capacity but app speed still needs to be consistent. Some apps work efficiently but other still lag. The applications need not always be extremely complex in design as long as it offers robust design. This will help us manage the speed really well.

Landscape keyboard when using IE! It sucks that you have to move around just to type at the address bar, which you cannot access when in landscape mode.

Tap to top functionality. We all have long lists of emails and we have tons of tweets and messages to read. Once we are done, the sad part is that we need to slide back all the way to the top. If there is the tap to top setting, it would take less time to get back to the top.

Screen shots. It would be more functional if we can have a screen shots. The Android has this feature and web OS and iOS use this feature as well. Why not have it on Windows Phone 7?

App for YouTube! We already have Twitter and Facebook and they are solid for the WP7. It would be best if we can have an app that is really dedicated for a more intuitive and solid multimedia experience. This would be a great addition that you will surely love.

Intuitive call answering. In the present setup of the WP7, you have to unlock the phone and click on answer. Those two steps already seem too much for a phone that should function as a phone.

Memory card friendly! The phone should be more easily compatible with Micro SD cards and memory cards in general. The OS should be fixed with better data management features. Many would like to have added memory using cards since they are more practical.

Ring tones that we can love listening to. Default tones are dated and they feel too formal. Many love custom ring tones. If the phone can be customized with new message and call tones, then it would be much more enjoyable to answer the phone or even check your messages.

Customization of the home screen! Windows Phone 7 is designed with simplicity as its finest strengths. If Microsoft tweaks the home screen and makes use of existing applications like the Pictures app to customize the phone screen and let users control the number of apps they see, then it will make the phone experience more personal.

The internet browser! The current one is not that bad but it has issues with JavaScript. Aside from that, it still feels like something for a desktop. It should be used optimally for phones and not just borrowed software from their big cousins.

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Acer launched F900 last month and it captured the attention of whole world with its huge 3.8-inch screen. Acer is already the king in the netbook world even though they arrived late in the game. Now they have their focus in becoming the number one Windows Mobile manufacture. Last month, they came out with 4 new smartphones, each of different form factor. The Acer has done a great work in revamping the ‘boring’ looks of Windows Mobile.

PocketPC.ch has posted a lot of screenshots of the F900 that show how hard Acer has worked to make the interface finger-friendly. Here are some screens of the Acer F900:

This is the main screen that you see immediately after turning the F900 on. It shows you the time, data, missed calls and unread SMSes. It looks a lot like an office desk.

Here is a screenshot of quick launch tab

Photo  tab is strikingly similar to the one found on the HTC TOUCH HD. Swipe the finger up to go the next image

Comm Manager is also HTC-like

Contacts TAB

This clearly shows that Acer has a done a wonderful job in making the interface unique and functional at the same time. Since, Microsoft is a little slow in giving the consumers what they want, it the companies that have to come ahead in revamping the interface as user-friendly as possible.

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The Acer F900 should soon be available from European retailers such as Dialaphone.

Inner Circle allows messages from key, preset contacts to be filtered out at the touch of a button, allowing mobile users to readily access important information on the relatively small 2.4-inch 320 x 240 display. Inner Circle gets a dedicated key on the full QWERTY keyboard. Here are its few screenshots:

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Windows Mobile 6.5 is the second dot upgrade to the Windows Mobile 6. The OS is still based on Windows CE 5, so do not expect huge changes. Having said that, it does bring some noticeable improvements in design and in some applications.

Let me enlist the major changes that the Windows Mobile 6.5 will bring in the hand of its user:

• Internet Explorer Mobile 6
• Windows Marketplace: A central hub where the people can shop for the Windows Mobile application, much like the Apple Appstore for iPhone.
• New lock screen
• New start ‘menu’: Actually, there  is no menu now
• NEW TODAY SCREEN: sliding panel interface now comes from Windows Mobile standard to Windows Mobile professional

The first thing that I noticed is the new Startmenu and big close button (shown later). Also, the home screen is not so new for the people who have used Windows Mobile Standard devices before (yes, the ones that do NOT come with touch screens). However, the sliding panel interface is surely new for the Windows Mobile Professional users (touch screen based windows mobile devices).

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