RIM and Windows 7 Phone

Now that you know about iOS4, Symbian, and Android, you need to learn a little bit more about the final two contenders in the operating system space. The final two are Research in Motion or RIM and Windows 7 Phone. Windows Mobile is still being used but Microsoft is paving the way for its new Windows 7 Phone system.

RIM's Blackberry operating system is in it's 5th incarnation, at version 5.0. With version 5.0 comes synchronization of Exchange e-mail, calendar, notes, and contacts. While this operating system isn't as open as the Android platform, there is still an opportunity for third-party developers to create applications for the operating system.

Windows 7 Phone is a brand new, yet to be released operating system that will span AT&T and T-Mobile at launch and will potentially expand into Verizon and Sprint. The system is based on the Windows CE 6 kernel, like the Zune HD. Included within the operating system is what Microsoft calls hubs. These hubs are similar to sub menus and come in different categories. Some of the hubs are; the people hub, the pictures hub, the games hub, music and video hub, marketplace hub, and office hub. Those are just a few of the categories that utilize this hub system. Not much more is known about Windows Phone 7, but with a recent launch on the horizon a torrent of information should explode onto the internet.