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SINGAPORE: Singapore will be among the first in the world to get mobile phones running the new Windows Phone 7 operating platform, with SingTel having confirmed plans to offer them by 21st October this year.
Other telcos say they will also be offering it soon.
The new operating system (OS) is part of Microsoft's campaign to catch up with rivals in the smartphone market.
It is targeting to be among the top three in terms of OS market share within three years. Based on research firm IDC's estimates, the previous Microsoft OS has been lagging behind Nokia's Symbian, Android, and Apple's iOS.
Among the new features being received favourably by analysts is the concept of integrating information or hubbing, where a person's profile will not just show his contacts, but also aggregates related information such as live feeds from various social networking sites.
The Windows Phone 7 will also allow users to play Xbox LIVE games on their phones.
One of these games is Armor Valley by local developer Protege. The game will be one of 50 titles to be launched globally for the phone.
Microsoft is working with more local firms to develop new applications as well as partnering with SingTel to allow the telco to offer its own suite of applications for the phone.
"We are also bringing our own set of developers whom we have been grooming and working with on other platforms to introduce them onto Windows Phone 7 platform...you'll see more and more of the local apps that we have on other platforms being ported into Windows Phone 7," says Yuen Kuan Moon, SingTel's Executive Vice President of Consumer Group.
Some of the services that users can expect include SingTel's AMPed music service and Mobile TV's video streaming service.
-CNA/ac
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