Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Updates Might Be Delayed

By Ed Hardy | 9/1/2011

System software upgrades are supposed to start going out today that will move already released smartphones to the next version of Microsoft Windows Phone. However, these are apparently not going to be available for another two weeks.

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Microsoft's Connector App for Mac Gets Update for Windows Phone 7.5

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/31/2011

With Windows Phone 7.5 launching tomorrow, Microsoft has made the platform more Mac-friendly with an update to the app that synchronizes Apple's desktops and laptops with Windows smartphones.

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Windows Phone 7 Mango Handsets to Feature Skype Integration, Microsoft Confirms

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/25/2011

Microsoft has confirmed that new Windows Phone handsets that launch with the upcoming Mango version of this operating system will feature Skype integration and front-facing cameras.

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Microsoft Acknowledges Windows Phone Tango and Apollo Updates

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/24/2011

With Windows Phone 7.5 Mango set to debut in a little over a week, Microsoft has revealed plans of other forthcoming updates for the Windows Phone operating system.

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Microsoft Converting webOS Developers to Windows Phone

By Ed Hardy | 8/22/2011

The head of Windows Phone 7 development at Microsoft wants developers who were creating webOS apps to switch platforms. This comes after HP announced that it was ending production of devices based on the webOS.

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Windows Phone Mango Will Bring New Features to Xbox LIVE

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/16/2011

Microsoft has announced at Gamescom what changes the upcoming Mango update to Windows Phone are going to bring to the Games hub and Xbox LIVE.

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Windows Phone Mango Update Set for September Release

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/12/2011

Microsoft will begin a game of catch-up this fall when it releases a new version of its Windows Phone operating system, Mango, on September 1.

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Microsoft Sends Next Windows Phone Version to Device Manufacturers

By Ed Hardy | 7/25/2011

Work is complete on the first major revision to Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system. This new version, code-named Mango, has been delivered to handset makers.

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Kik Messenger Comes to Windows Phone

By Mark Calley | 6/30/2011

Kik Interactive has officially announced that it is adding Windows Phone to the growing list of platforms compatible with the Kik Messenger App, an instant messaging application that provides an alternative to standard text messaging.

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12 Cool Smartphone Apps for Job Finding, This Summer or Any Time

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/26/2011

Looking for a new job is never as easy as a walk on the beach. In increasing numbers, though, apps are cropping up that let you manage your job hunt, and even create resumes directly on your phone from wherever you are.

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Nokia Outs Its First Windows Phone, Codename: Sea Ray

By Mark Calley | 6/23/2011

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop made pleas with the crowd to turn off all recording devices at a recent preview event, but the cameras kept on rolling and the result is the very first look at Nokia's premier Windows Phone device, which will feature the Mango update and bear the codename Sea Ray.

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IDC: Windows Phones to Knock Apple's iPhones Out of Second Place

By Jacqueline Emigh | 6/10/2011

As might well be anticipated, Android OS phones will keep picking up more market share through 2015. More surprisingly, however, Apple's iPhones will slip slightly, and Windows Phone 7 (WP7) devices will grow fastest of all, pushing iPhones out of second place and into third, according to IDC's latest statistics on the world smartphone market.

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