WindowsPhone Mango coming this Fall 2011 to a windowsphone near you.Video

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.





Designed to be the best Windows Phone yet. Check out all the new ways they're making apps, web, and communication even easier. Coming Fall 2011 to a Windows Phone near you.


You can upgrade to a Windows Phone now and update it for free when the next release of Windows Phone, codenamed Mango, is available this fall.

Easier to connect and share

		Threads—Switch between text, Facebook chat, and Windows Live Messenger, within the same conversation.
		Groups—Group contacts into personalized Live Tiles to see the latest status updates and quickly send a text, email, or IM to the whole group, right from the Start Screen.

A smarter approach to apps

		Multitasking—Quickly switch between apps while preserving battery life and performance.
		Improved Live Tiles—Get real-time information from apps without having to open them.

Web that goes beyond the browser

		Local Scout—Provides hyper-local search results and recommends nearby restaurants, shopping, and activities in an easy-to-use guide.¹
		Internet Explorer 9—Browse with our built-in version, plus support for HTML5 and hardware-accelerated graphics

Plus, you'll enjoy ringtones and more in this update. With Windows Phone, the great features just keep on coming.

Enjoy 90 days of free music when you pick up any Windows Phone at AT&T.²   Sounds awesome

	Want all sports, all the time? Get the free ESPN ScoreCenter app.³ Da, da, da. Da, da, da. If you've already upgraded to Windows Phone, change your profile. Get tips, not offers

Microsoft previews next-gen Windows Phone platform: Mango.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Microsoft used its MIX11 conference to showcase the next version of its Windows Phone platform, codenamed Mango, stating that it is “providing developers with more hardware capabilities, better browsing and improved tooling, as well as expanded opportunities and Windows Phone Marketplace options.

” Together, this will provide a richer application environment that “expands mobile usage scenarios,” it said. The next version of the platform is set to arrive on “new and existing handsets later this year,” with developers presented with updated Windows Phone Developer Tools in May 2011.

New features of the platform include application multitasking support, to enable background processing, audio and file transfer, and fast application switching; deeper phone integration, so apps can, “for example, take better advantage of the versatility of Live Tiles”; and access to the camera and Motion Sensor library, so developers can build apps that incorporate device hardware and build augmented reality experiences.

The improved developer tools will include a performance profiler and sensor simulation, enabling developers to build “more integrated and high-performing” apps. It also adds support for Silverlight and XNA in the same project, structured storage which enables access to an SQL database, access to calendar and contacts through apps, “and much more.”