On the back of Microsoft’s latest partnership with Nokia, the company is aiming to double its global reach with Windows Phone 7 operating system. The software firm hopes to do this by the end of this year. How far the firm achieves this will depend in part on fixing problems currently occurring in particular countries, one notable example being Poland. The declaration was made at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer also proclaimed that the new partnership with Nokia is big news in the expansion of future editions of the Windows Phone 7 platform.
Future editions will include tweaks to the hardware to enable the handsets to make use of Internet Explorer 9 or at least the mobile version. Extra features will also comprise such things as access to Microsoft’s Skydrive and compatibility with the Xbox Kinect video games accessory. Another specification planned is an integration of Twitter with Windows Phone 7 ‘People Hub’. As an aside Steve Ballmer also said the multitasking option will also be improved. The latest update with this feature is expected at the beginning of March. Confidently, Microsoft won’t run into the same problems Google have had in trying to update Android.
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