{"id":12959,"date":"2010-11-08T16:04:52","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T15:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/windows-phone-7-arrives-in-us\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:08:35","slug":"windows-phone-7-arrives-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/windows-phone-7-arrives-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Phone 7 arrives in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Windows Phone 7<\/strong> phones are today available in the US, as Microsoft begins its campaign to break up Android and iOS&#8217;s party. The <strong>HTC Surround<\/strong> and <strong>Samsung Focus<\/strong> are both available to buy through <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.att.com\/shop\/wireless\/devices\/windowsphone.jsp?wtSlotClick=1-004CB5!CIWM01-1-1&amp;rel=nofollow#fbid=CkRrNn8khlG\">AT&amp;T<\/a><\/strong>, while <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.t-mobile.com\/shop\/Phones\/cell-phone-detail.aspx?cell-phone=HTC-HD7\">T-Mobile<\/a><\/strong> offers the HTC HD7 device.<\/p>\n<p>Already, there&#8217;s a lot of Windows Phone 7 software around, including official offerings from <a href=\"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/twitter-for-windows-phone-7-released\/\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Facebook<\/strong>. The Marketplace is home to other popular favorites, including <strong>Shazam<\/strong>, <strong>Netflix<\/strong>, <strong>Tetris<\/strong>, and <strong>IMDb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want a feel for what the new Windows Phone 7 operating system is like, then go check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/try-out-the-new-windows-phone-7-today\/\"><strong>guide to using the Windows Phone 7 emulato<\/strong><\/a>r, and watch our <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/video-hands-on-guide-to-using-windows-phone-7\/\">video demo<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2010\/11\/wp7_usfirstphone_web.jpg\" alt=\"Windows Phone 7 arrives in US\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Phone 7 phones are today available in the US, as Microsoft begins its campaign to break up Android and iOS&#8217;s party. 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