Microsoft Refuses To Confirm ‘Windows Phone Classic’ Rumour

In addition to integrating Xbox Live and Zune software, Windows Phone 7 Series offers users a series of “hubs” that aggregate content from both mobile applications and the Web. These “hubs” include “People,” “Pictures,” “Office,” “Music & Video,” and “Games.”

After Microsoft’s press conference, company executives indicated to eWEEK that a mobile applications marketplace for Windows Phone 7 Series would be released at some point before the device’s launch. Microsoft’s current Marketplace for Mobile contains around 718 mobile applications for US-based Mobile 6.x smartphones, a small number in comparison to the more than 100,000 posted on Apple’s App Store.

Despite ramping up to announce Windows Phone 7 Series over the past few weeks, Microsoft has also released updates to Mobile 6.5, notably the Mobile 6.5.3 currently running on the Sony Ericsson Aspen smartphone.