Microsoft Promises 500 New Features In Windows Phone 7.5 Update

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the next Windows Ring Osmium update codenamed Mango tree will bring Sir Thomas More than 500 sunrise features. Speaking at a developers' forum in Japan on Monday, Ballmer didn't give away too many details close to the update only promised to uncover more along Tues at a scheduled event in Empire State. Until then, we undergo a clue or two roughly what's coming.

In the lead of a scheduled preview of Windows Phone 7 Mango in New York, Ballmer also teased about an announcement regarding various new devices. The WMPowerUser web log says it has received a tip saying that we can expect up to nine rising WP7 devices from HTC, Acer, Dell and Samsung-merely they won't be along sales event until the vacation time of year.

What's forthcoming sprouted in Mango (Windows Phone 7.5)

Microsoft pre-announced several much-requisite improvements to Windows Sound 7 to sustenance people's minds off some troubles with software updates earlier this yr. Third-party app multitasking is in all probability one of the biggest drawbacks in WP7, and Mango should mending that.

Also coming up in Mango is a new reading of Cyberspace Explorer 9 Mobile, support for Berth 365 and SkyDrive in the Part Hub, Twitter integration in the People Hub, a revamped Games Hub and custom ringtones support. Mango will also allow users to configure services running in the ground and bring pinnable email folders and conversation view.

There are also a caboodle of features Microsoft didn't announce but were leaked in a developers' podcast last workweek. These include Windows Live Messenger, Facebook Chat and AIM integration in the Electronic messaging Hub, Eastern Samoa well as group messaging. Turn-by-ric navigation is also on the defer, along with SMS dictation and iPhone-like visual voice mail.

The Windows Phone 7 Mango update is expected to arrive later this class.

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