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Leaked Microsoft roadmap points to launch of Tango update in Q2 and Apollo update in Q4

Wednesday 28 December 2011 @ 9:35 am
Now that Microsoft has gotten that perky Mango update out of the way, it looks like the company has shifted its focus towards the next two updates which are scheduled for 2012. An alleged leaked roadmap from Microsoft indicates that the Tango update is scheduled for a Q2 launch while the Apollo update would be [...]



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Windows Phone ‘Mango’ update, this week or next

Thursday 22 September 2011 @ 6:37 am
Windows Phone users have been hanging on every bit of rumour and speculation as to when Microsoft would release Windows Phone 7.5 [dubbed Mango]. Rumours pointed to the 15th of September, were unceremoniously quashed by Joe Belfiore himself. Reminding us all of the date Microsoft had mentioned earlier. Less a date, more a season, fall [...]



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Windows Phone ‘Mango’ Rolls out in the Home of HTC!

Thursday 15 September 2011 @ 7:52 am
Apparently if you live in Taiwan, there will be no over the air update for your Windows Phone, via Zune or any other means. You have to run down to your local HTC dealer right now, and get your phone flashed to Mango. Initially the Mango update is available for the HTC Mozart, and the [...]



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AVG Virus Scanner For Windows Phone Pulled For Privacy Invasion!

Friday 9 September 2011 @ 8:00 am
As strange as it seemed when an Antivirus app for Windows Phone appeared on the market, most  people saw it as an act of forethought by AVG, pre empting any attack that may come in the future. Malware for smartphones, while not a major threat, it has made the news, especially related to Android devices, [...]



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Front-facing camera Skype support coming to new Windows Phone Mango devices

Thursday 25 August 2011 @ 7:46 am
Windows Phone fans looking to snag up new Mango powered devices this fall should be thrilled to hear that Microsoft has plans to enable front-facing cameras for video calling through Skype.  The news was revealed at TechEd event in New Zealand, where Microsoft also mentioned that their Lync VoIP technology would soon be introduced for Android, iOS, [...]



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Font-facing camera Skype support coming to new Windows Phone Mango devices

Thursday 25 August 2011 @ 7:46 am
Windows Phone fans looking to snag up new Mango powered devices this fall should be thrilled to hear that Microsoft has plans to enable front-facing cameras for video calling through Skype.  The news was revealed at TechEd event in New Zealand, where Microsoft also mentioned that their Lync VoIP technology would soon be introduced for [...]



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So, Is This Nokia’s Windows Phone! ???

Wednesday 10 August 2011 @ 8:56 am
Engadget had a post up today, that, you cannot say detailed, showed would be more relevant, what might be one of Nokia’s up coming Windows Phone handsets. It’s very difficult to tell if this is a case of creative editing, as there seem to be flashes of the original leaked Nokia rumoured phones mashed into [...]



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Windows Phone “Mango” goes RTM

Wednesday 27 July 2011 @ 9:43 am
If you are a Windows Phone 7 user and picked up a first generation Windows Phone at it’s release, today is like Christmas in July. With Fujitsu outing their new Windows Phone, complete with the full Mango build on board, and the news that all current users are that much closer to what will be [...]



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Confirmed: Microsoft has ditched GeoTrust Verification for Individuals and DreamSpark Students!

Monday 25 July 2011 @ 5:56 am
Yesterday I got a bit of a bee in my bonnet, about some information posted about changes to the Windows Phone developer registration/certification process. The lack of solid information from Microsoft, an announcement, press release etc, detailing the changes seemed strange to me. as well as the variation in the results when following the link [...]



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Has Microsoft Ditched GeoTrust for Windows Phone Developer Verification?

Sunday 24 July 2011 @ 10:06 am
I’m a bit befuddled by a post that I read today, that asserted as part of the recent App Hub update, bringing many new features for Windows Phone Developers, that the registration/verification process had been relaxed for individuals and students. While this may be an interpretation issue, as with the app hub refresh, Microsoft have [...]



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HTC HD7 and HTC Mozart running Mango, Windows Phone 7.5

Monday 20 June 2011 @ 9:50 am
Well this is a bit of good news for those of us running first generation Windows Phones, and should dispel any doubt that we will all receive the Mango update when it’s released, around September this year. We have known that their ore other builds, later than the 7.0.7932 build that was Nodo and an [...]



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HTC HD7 and HTC Mozart running Mango, Windows Phone 7.5

Monday 20 June 2011 @ 9:50 am
Well this is a bit of good news for those of us running first generation Windows Phones, and should dispel any doubt that we will all receive the Mango update when it’s released, around September this year. We have known that their ore other builds, later than the 7.0.7932 build that was Nodo and an [...]



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Want a Windows Phone developer device? Just ask!

Thursday 16 June 2011 @ 7:57 am
Further to my post yesterday, more information is coming to light about the rumoured release of Windows Phone developer handsets, with the hardware to support all the new features in the Mango update for Windows Phone. Seems you will have to be a serious developer, and actually have applications published to the market. Obviously, Microsoft [...]



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WP7 Mango Update, more features revealed, looks juicy!

Monday 16 May 2011 @ 6:10 am
The guys at Windows Phone Dev Podcast have done it again, and appropriately they have titled it “More Mango Madness”. The almost insane fascination of early adopters of WP7, with what is seen to be the most significant update to the OS, we will see, hopefully this year, that fascination hasn’t been dulled. SO what [...]



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The ChevronWP7.Updater saga continues

Thursday 5 May 2011 @ 6:40 am
Yesterday, I was greeted by the Update Notification for for the 7.0.7392 update for my non carrier branded HTC HD7, which of course updated normally. I then for the sake of it, tried the update process on my HTC Mozart 7, which, in what has now become part of the Windows Phone 7 world’s permanent [...]



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Microsoft shows off new Mango features at MIX 2011

Thursday 14 April 2011 @ 6:48 am
Microsoft’s annual developer conference has been running since the Twelfth of April in Las Vegas, earlier today though Joe Belfiore, took the stage for the Day 2 Keynote at “Mix 11”. Why is that such a big deal, well he details what can be expected, improvement wise in the next update for Windows Phone, code [...]



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First Windows Phone 7 update coming really soon?

Saturday 29 January 2011 @ 9:00 am
Via Pocketnow, it seems that an article has popped up on Microsoft's support site titled "Troubleshooting problems during software update for Windows Phone 7". This gives us hope that the much talked about first update for WP7 could be right around the corner.



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Microsoft planning second Windows Phone 7 update in February

Friday 10 December 2010 @ 10:33 am
Microsoft has yet to release their first update to WP7, but that hasn’t stopped them from taking out their calendar and marking down then the second software update will be available.  If you have your calendar handy, you might want to take out a red market and circle February 14-17.  If those dates sound familiar, [...]



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HTC Mondrian makes an appearance on the Today Show

Monday 11 October 2010 @ 8:24 am
Microsoft’s big Windows phone 7 announcements is right around the corner, but that didn’t Steve Ballmer from making a quick appearance on the Today Show this morning. During the short interview, Ballmer talked up the “delightful” and intuitive new UI on the Windows Phone and quickly showed off some of the various form factors that [...]



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HTC Mondrian makes an appearance on the Today Show

Monday 11 October 2010 @ 8:24 am

Microsoft’s big Windows phone 7 announcements is right around the corner, but that didn’t Steve Ballmer from making a quick appearance on the Today Show this morning. During the short interview, Ballmer talked up the “delightful” and intuitive new UI on the Windows Phone and quickly showed off some of the various form factors that manufacturers are going to be unveiling shortly. Among the three phones featured, the HTC Mondrian was shown off a music/media device with its unique slide-out speaker. We’ve only got a few short minutes until Microsoft kicks of their press conference, so we’re hoping we’ll have a lot more news coming today.



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