The underlying tools available to make Windows Phone 7 programs include .NET, Silverlight, and XNA, which plenty of developers already use to program for the PC and Xbox 360.

Microsoft has dropped the word 'Series' from the name of its new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 Series.In a tweet on Friday, the Windows Phone team wrote: "Tis the season for Series finales.

Brix confirmed that Windows Phone 7, the user interface overlay atop the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Release 3 kernel, runs only interpreted or managed code through the two runtime environments ...

The report has Windows Phone 7 surging to a 20.9% market share, up from 5.5% in 2011. (The 2011 figure includes Windows Mobile market share as well.) iOS, meanwhile will decline slightly from 2011 ...

There’s no proper menu button on Windows Phone 7 devices but there is a menu bar that resides at the bottom of the screen of most apps or programs. The tiny icons are unlabeled but intuitive.

Microsoft promises to finally reveal full details of the Windows Phone 7 operating system, at its Mix conference this week, traditionally a venue for Microsoft’s Web developer community.

Windows Phone 7 is far from a safe bet, however, as it, together with Microsoft’s older Windows Mobile OS, only managed to grab 3.4 percent of the smartphone market during the fourth quarter ...

Windows Phone 7 has a slick interface, including hubs for things like productivity and social networking that provide simple, intuitive access to the features users need access to.

With Windows Phone 7, Microsoft will have a chance to show it's capable of developing a mobile OS that's vital and fun, something that consumers will crave.

Also intending to release game for Windows Phone 7 are Microsoft Game Studios, Gameloft, Konami, Namco Bandai, PopCap and THQ. Microsoft promises new titles every week, and support for demos.

Its look still resonates with people who grabbed Windows Phone 7 launch devices like Samsung Focus, HTC HD7, Dell Venue Pro, LG Quantum, HTC Surround, and LG Optimus 7 daily." ...

There seems to be some speculation that future versions of Windows Phone 7 will be based on Windows Embedded Compact 7. But when Windows Phone 7 launches this year, it will actually be based on ...