Nokia, Microsoft to Fire Up Windows App Store

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Microsoft's 'Mango' update = Windows Phone 7.5

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) - 26 Apr, 2011
The next big update to Windows Phone, heretofore codenamed “Mango,” has officially reared its head as Windows Phone 7.5, according to Microsoft's partner website. Windows Phone 7.5 will include support for Kinect-like motion sensing through a phone's ...

Microsoft expected to go with Windows Phone 7.5 for 'Mango'

ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - 26 Apr, 2011
When I received my first tip about the “Mango” Windows Phone release " back in December 2010 " my sources said the update might ultimately be named “Windows Phone OS 7.5.” It's looking like that is ...

Microsoft: Windows Phones Do Not Store Location History

PC Magazine - Peter Pachal - 26 Apr, 2011
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Phones don't store location history in a manner similar to the iPhone, which records the location data in an unencrypted file. The news that some iOS devices keep location data came to light last ...

Microsoft Lifts From Android For Windows 8 Log-On (MSFT, GOOG)

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - ‎Apr 22, 2011‎
A new video making the rounds shows that users will be able to unlock Windows 8 computers by entering a pattern on a keypad, just as they do on Android phones today. Microsoft is revamping the next version of Windows to work better on touch screen ...

How Microsoft-Nokia pact ripens in Mango

ZDNet UK - Mary Branscombe - ‎Apr 22, 2011‎
As a clearer picture of the Mango update for Windows Phone 7 emerges, ZDNet UK spoke to Matt Bencke, the general manager of the Microsoft developer and marketplace team behind the Nokia deal. ...

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update confirmed by accident

Ubergizmo (blog) - Edwin Kee - 26 Apr, 2011
Microsoft has just had a boo-boo concerning the secrecy of their Windows Phone 7.5 update, confirming it to be Mango as it is being prepared to roll out later this year. While the majority of company officials have ...

Mango update to be known as Windows Phone 7.5

The Mobile Indian - Prasoon Kumar - 26 Apr, 2011
To be released in late 2011, the OS will soon be separated from its version number 7.5, as it would be called Windows Phone only. The upcoming version of Windows Phone 7 operating system ...

Native Check-ins Coming To Windows Phone 7?

Gadgetsteria - 26 Apr, 2011
Microsoft hasn't exactly been a wealth of information concerning the Windows Phone 7 “Mango” update scheduled to drop later this year with plenty of new features in tow. But that doesn't mean we as aspiring nerds can't figure out some of said features ...

Microsoft comes out looking good in iPhone tracking flap

Network World - Robert Mullins - 26 Apr, 2011
Microsoft says it doesn't store location tracking history on its smartphones. Furthermore, Microsoft details its WP7 privacy policy, not in legalese written in dense 8-point type buried in its Terms of ...

Microsoft's "Mango" Will Be Windows Phone 7.5

Tom's Guide - Kevin Parrish - 26 Apr, 2011
Although the description has since been removed, Friday WPCentral spotted mention of Windows Phone OS 7.5 over on Microsoft's Partner Network site. The post seemingly backed up a previous "mistake" shown in a slide during MIX11 which referred to the ...

Microsoft confirms Mango will be Windows Phone 7.5

Geek.com - Alan Henry - 26 Apr, 2011
A few weeks ago Microsoft previewed what Windows Phone 7 users and developers could expect when they release the next major update to the platform, codenamed “Mango.” Today, Microsoft confirmed that Mango will actually be renamed and re-branded as ...

Microsoft's Mango Update Is Windows Phone 7.5

Coolest Gadget Reviews - 26 Apr, 2011
In regards to the various mobile operating systems, we see that different vendors approach their updates as individually as the companies themselves are. Take for instance Apple and their iOS. Each new iOS version is simply addressed with a new ...

Late News: Apple Under Investigation In South Korea, Ovi Maps On Windows ...

ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - 26 Apr, 2011
The South Korean communications watchdog is investigating Apple iPhone's location logging feature to evaluate whether any privacy laws are being broken. According to Bloomberg, the Korea Communications Commission has asked Apple about the nature of the ...

Nokia, Microsoft to Fire Up Windows App Store

Mobiledia - 26 Apr, 2011
By Kat Asharya | Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:37 am Nokia-branded app stores will be coming soon to all of its phones running the Windows Phone platform, with the company beginning to put its strategy into action after formalizing its partnership with Microsoft ...

Windows 7 Phone to Provide Wanted Media Integration?

Radio magazine (press release) - 26 Apr, 2011
Palo Alto, CA - Apr 19, 2011 - Perhaps as many as 15 years ago, broadcasters (especially those that were on the AM band only) were bemoaning the fact that car radios had two bands -- AM and FM -- and that many users were ignoring the AM band altogether ...

Four Nokia Windows Phone Devices Detailed

Gigjets - 26 Apr, 2011
Apparently, Mobile-Review has got some interesting details about four of the new and upcoming Nokia devices which would come with Windows Phone mobile operating system. Obviously, there is no confirmation about these devices but Nokia has done quite a ...

Microsoft and Nokia finalizes Windows phone pact

TopNews New Zealand - 26 Apr, 2011
Redmond-based software giant Microsoft and Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia recently finalized Windows phone pact, in a deal which is being considered as a win-win partnership for both the companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will ...

Mango is Windows Phone 7.5

iProgrammer - Harry Fairhead - 26 Apr, 2011
While many of us only see the iPhone and Android as development potentials you do have to keep an eye on what Microsoft is up to with Windows Phone (WP). For one thing Microsoft has made something of a habit of not getting the product right until late ...

Mango update confirmed as Windows Phone 7.5

Pocket-lint.com - Paul Lamkin - 26 Apr, 2011
Confirmation that Microsoft's next major Windows Phone 7 update, dubbed Mango, will bump the OS up to version 7.5 has surfaced courtesy of a Mango preview platform. It had been rumoured that the update would see the birth of Windows Phone 7.5, ...

Nokia’s App Store and Ovi Maps to Come to Windows Phone 7

Tech2 - 26 Apr, 2011
That Nokia and Microsoft have cracked a deal is stale news, really. One obvious reason being Nokia smartphones running a better OS, it looks like the Finnish company will be retaining a few of their current applications on the new Windows Phone 7-based ...

Seventh Star: Windows Phone 7 Uncovered

Platform Online - 26 Apr, 2011
Windows Phone 7, the latest mobile OS from Microsoft, is one many of you probably aren't familiar with. In a world of iPhones, Blackberrys and Androids, Windows Phone 7 has been left out in the cold somewhat. But arguable, Microsoft's OS offers enough ...

Nokia Ovi Maps coming to Windows Phone 7 handsets

T3 - Michael Sawh - ‎Apr 24, 2011‎
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has announced plans for Ovi Maps to be integrated into the Windows Phone 7 platform as part of the Finnish company's new partnership with Microsoft. In a post on the official Nokia blog, Nokia Conversations, Elop announced that ...

Nokia and Microsoft Sign Definitive Agreement Ahead of Schedule

HardwareZone.com - ‎Apr 24, 2011‎
Nokia and Microsoft announced the signing of a definitive agreement on a partnership that will result in a new global mobile ecosystem, utilizing the very complementary assets of both companies. Completed ahead of schedule, the definitive agreement is ...

Has Windows Phone 7 lost the battle to stagnation?

PhoneDog (blog) - ‎Apr 24, 2011‎
Microsoft's newest mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, is officially six months (and some change) old. Even if the company hadn't finalized their deal with Nokia, that milestone is a pretty big one. It's seen several devices launch in the United ...

Windows Phone OS 7.5 Update Is Mango

ITProPortal - Desire Athow - ‎Apr 24, 2011‎
The next version of Windows Phone will be called Mango or Windows Phone 7.5 according to the official Windows Phone website that has been updated recently by Microsoft. The site, which can be found here, is an essential resource centre for developers ...

Mango will be Windows Phone 7.5

Mobot.net (blog) - ‎Apr 24, 2011‎
The next Windows Phone 7 update, Mango, looks set to be a fairly major dealio. As such, there has been muchos speculation that the advances might even justify a little renumbering. That speculation appears to have been right enough, as the Mango update ...

Mango renamed Windows Phone OS 7.5

T3 - Devina Divecha - ‎Apr 24, 2011‎
While the upgrade with codename Mango was revealed at Microsoft's MIX11 event, the name has officially been changed to Windows Phone 7.5. Microsoft announced the name change on the Microsoft Partner Network, where it wrote: "Preview the New Windows ...

IE9 Spotted On LG E700 Windows Phone 7 Handset

ITProPortal - Desire Athow - ‎Apr 24, 2011‎
Korean manufacturer LG Electronics may be looking to release a new Windows Phone 7 that bears the name of E700 and may be the followup to the current Optimus 7 model. Unwiredview published the screenshot of an XML feed that shows both the model number ...

Mango to be known as Windows Phone 7.5

Techwatch - Darren Allan - ‎Apr 24, 2011‎
The next upgrade for Windows Phone 7 is codenamed Mango, and was discussed at some length at Microsoft's MIX11 event earlier this month. But it won't simply be known as Mango " in fact, with this update to the OS, Microsoft is changing ...

LG E700 Windows Phone 7 Smartphone with IE9 coming soon

NewsDen - ‎Apr 23, 2011‎
Rumors are surfacing all over the web that LG Electronics is working on a Windows Phone 7 that will be called the LG E700 Smartphone. Folks at unwiredview got a hold of a XML file, which shows the name of the device and internet explorer 9 as its ...

 

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