Microsoft was not joking when it said that the Windows Phone Mango update was coming in “the next week or two.” Some internal emails obtained by WPCentral.com suggest that AT&T will begin pushing it out to its customers as early as next week. The roll-out schedule depends on the device though. First up will be the HTC Surround and the […]
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Windows Phone Mango update coming in “the next week or two”
Microsoft’s Windows Mobile team today provided an update on the timing of the Mango update for current Windows Phone devices. With the good news comes a warning: During the official Windows Phone 7.5 update process, every Windows Phone will also receive software from the handset manufacturer. This matched and paired firmware has been painstakingly tuned so your phone—and apps—work with […]
Leaked pictures reveal Windows Phone HTC Omega smartphone?
Details and a picture of one of the first HTC Windows Phone 7.5 devices appears to have been leaked. The device, codenamed Omega, may end up as the HTC Radar when it is announced, perhaps as early as September 1st. A few specification details have also been leaked: Processor: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 Operating system: Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Display: […]
Forward-facing cameras confirmed for Windows Phone Mango
When Microsoft teased us with four new Windows Phone Mango devices back in July, one of the devices (the Samsung SGH-i937?) appeared to sport a front-facing camera despite there not being any confirmed support for such a feature in the latest Windows Phone specification. It is now confirmed that Mango will support forward-facing cameras: Nice, they just confirmed at TechEd […]
Microsoft Windows Phone Tango to be for entry-level smartphones?
There have been hints in the past about an upcoming Windows Phone release called Tango. New details emerged today to confirm that such a release does exist and will precede the release of Windows Phone 8 (codenamed Apollo) which is apparently scheduled for a late 2012 release. Windows Phone Tango will follow the upcoming Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and is […]
Windows Phone Mango smartphones to launch in September?
On the heels of the announcement of the first Windows Phone Mango device, Digitimes is reporting that HTC, LG, and Samsung will unveil new Windows Phone Mango smartphones in September. Digitimes had few details except to indicate that HTC will offer a number of devices, all powered by a 1.5GHz single-core Qualcomm processor and with displays ranging from 3.8 to […]
Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T first Windows Phone Mango phone to be announced
Now that Windows Phone Mango has been sent to manufacturers, we can expect to hear more about devices. The first to be announced is the Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T (first spotted at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference earlier this month). Here is what we know about the Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T so far: Processor: Qualcomm MSM8655 (speed not specified) Operating system: Microsoft […]
Windows Phone Mango hits RTM milestone
How quickly things change. After denying rumours over the weekend that Windows Phone Mango had reached the RTM (Release To Manufacturing) stage, Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of engineering for Windows Phone today confirmed that Mango had been delivered to manufacturers. This marks the point in the development process where we hand code to our handset and mobile operator […]