Windows Phone 7 Update: Mango

Hi folks,

the next major Windows Phone 7 update (code name: Mango) will be released in fall 2011. It will be available as a free update for all existing WPH7 devices. New devices will have Mango installed. Mango will bring you over 500 improvements the most important of which can be grouped in 3 categories:

Communication:

• Grouping of contacts


• Various instant messaging channels like facebook chat, Windows Live Messenger, etc.

Web:

• Desktop compatible IE 9


• HTML5


• Hardware acceleration


• Improved Bing search

Apps:

• Improved Start Menu


• Fast App switching: multitasking of running apps


• Background execution eg. audio/video streaming

Further information about Mango can be found here. The Beta SDK is available here.

Have fun!