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<title><![CDATA[Windows Phone 7 multitasking interface rips off WebOS]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Microsofta4a4s  Windows Phone 7 operating system will be getting multitasking later  this year with an interface that looks like a direct copy of Palma4a4s (now  HPa4a4s) WebOS platform.Multitasking refers to the ability to use more than one application at once. For mobile devices, it usually involves creative methods to keep apps running, as well as easy ways to juggle them.To  switch between apps, Windows Phone 7 users will be able to use a  card-like task manager that gives them a live preview of running apps.  The interface is heavily reminiscent of (read: almost exactly the same as) Palma4a4s WebOS, which was praised for its intuitive approach to  multitasking. Microsoft isna4a4t the only company that&amp;'s imitating WebOS, by the way &amp;8212' RIM is using a  similar card-based interface to move between apps on its BlackBerry  PlayBook tablet.The  multitasking update will be available some time later this year,  Microsoft announced today at the Mobile World Congress conference in  Barcelona. According to Joe Belfiore, vice president of Windows Phone  Program Management, multitasking for third-party apps was left out of  the initial release of WP7 due to battery concerns. Now it seems those  issues have been resolved. Belfiore didna4a4t explain what improvements  made multitasking possible.Speaking  of features that didna4a4t make the cut for launch, Microsoft CEO Steve  Ballmer mentioned that the long-awaited copy and paste feature will be  available on WP7 in an early March update. That update will also bring  CDMA compatibility, which means Windows Phone devices will finally be able to  work on Verizon and Sprinta4a4s network.Microsoft  also demonstrated some other new features that will hit Windows Phone 7  later this year, including integration with Twitter in its People hub  (currently only Facebook is supported), and an update to the mobile web  browser with the release of Internet Explorer 9 for mobile. IE9 will  feature hardware and graphics acceleration that will make browsing the  web faster than the iPhone &amp;8212' in fact, Microsoft brought out an iPhone  on stage to show just how slow it was in comparison.Via EngadgetCalling all developers: We want to write up your app for VentureBeata4a4s Mobile App Spotlight! If you have an innovative mobile app that hasna4a4t been featured on VentureBeat yet, submit it for consideration right away. The Mobile App Spotlight is sponsored by The Intel AppUp developer program.Next Story: Windows Phone 7 and Kinect learn to play ball together (video) Previous Story: Nokia CEO Stephen Elop vows to beat AndroidPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: mobile world congress, multitasking, MWC 2011, smartphones, updates, webOS, Windows Phone 7Companies: HP, Microsoft, PalmPeople: Joe Belfiore, steve ballmer          Tags: mobile world congress, multitasking, MWC 2011, smartphones, updates, webOS, Windows Phone 7Companies: HP, Microsoft, PalmPeople: Joe Belfiore, steve ballmerDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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