To be clear, the Mango Beta 2 is not the RTM OS. It’s version 7712 but that’s damn near close enough for me. Oh and the update process is streamlined. Check it out from Microsoft (with the red portions highlighted by me to make it easier for you to skim it): Last month, we released … Read more
Headline says it all..Here it is in full from Microsoft: I wanted to drop into the Windows Phone Blog briefly to update you on an important milestone. Earlier this morning, the Windows Phone development team officially signed off on the release to manufacturing (RTM) build of “Mango” – the latest version of the Windows Phone … Read more
Developer’s have been asking for in-app commerce and after Beards & Beaks was released there was a lot of hope that in-app commerce was going to be live in Mango. Let’s put the rumors to rest. Todd Brix, of Microsoft, posted earlier on the new Mango app submission schedule (which will officially begin August 22). … Read more
It is getting very hard to keep a secret these days and the folks at Nokia are probably not to happy as they seem to have a security breach at one of their factories where the “Sea Ray” Windows Phone running Mango is being built. From the video we can see that the Nokia Sea … Read more
Well lookie here, today’s sessions brought quite a pleasant surprise to the floor. New Mango phones! So we’ve managed to snag a screen shot taken from the keynote plus a live demo so dive in and enjoy some fresh Mango. The Samsung which bears a resemblance to the recent Galaxy S II appears to possess … Read more
Easily the most versatile device ever created from developers standpoint has reinvented itself once. The HTC HD2 which originally came to the party dressed in Windows Mobile shed it’s clothing and wore more operating systems than any other device we can think of. Of course the Android ports are now legendary, and Ubuntu has been … Read more
I heard heard reports that video shot using Mango was smoother than video using the NoDo build so I figured I’d check out if the frame rate was finally moved to 30 fps. Nope. It’s 23 frames per second using Mango – exactly the same as it was before. Want a comparison? Here’s what the … Read more
Say what you want about Microsoft’s largely stagnant stock price but the company has continued each quarter to deliver profits and results. Ballmer, not one to take attacks and insinuations lying down, was asked recently about chatter of his dismissal fro Microsoft. Needless to say Ballmer responded in every way a CEO who is total … Read more
Microsoft’s next evolution with their mobile OS has been in developers hands for a little while now and we have witnessed it’s goodness! Lot’s of updates and more yet to come from rumored updates code named “Tango” and “Apollo”. Okay, we’re excited, but what about the devices? I have been holding off on the HTC … Read more
You really have to give Microsoft and the Windows Phone team credit. They might seem slow to act but they don’t appear to be deaf. Constant requesting of custom ringtones has resulted in the feature being featured in the upcoming Mango update for the Windows Phone platform. Microsoft hopes developers take the opportunity to tie … Read more