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WinPho Mango Release This Week?
We’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of Windows Phone’s first big “Mango” update for some time now. We’ve expected it to finally see the light of day some time in either September or October and now we’re seeing a lot of rumors concerning a September 15th release date.
The Mobile World After Aug 2011
The mobile device industry is a fast moving place. With a new device either rumoured or announced every week, constant operating system (OS) updates and giant companies vying for dominance in what is quickly becoming the world’s most profitable business it can sometimes be difficult to sit back and see the big picture.
WinPho is Keeping Customers Happy
According to Microsoft’s official Windows Phone blog, Windows Phone 7 users are the 2nd happiest customers in the US when it comes to the mobile operating system (OS) experience. The graph provided shows that Apple iOS had the most “very satisfied” customers with 70%, followed by Windows Phone 7 with 57% and Google Android coming in at a surprising 3rd with 50%.
WinPho Mango Released to OEMs
Microsoft has finally signed off on the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build for the Windows Phone ‘Mango’ update. That means that the next phase will be almost entirely in the hands of the handset manufacturers and network carriers. The news is timely, as this move needed to happen soon if Microsoft wanted to hit the market sometime around that valuable September timeframe. It would be extremely beneficial for Microsoft to get the Mango update out as soon as possible, in order to contend with Apple’s new iCloud and iOS5 software services that will be seeing a September launch. As such the next gen of iPhone is also expected around this time.
Microsoft Does Well, Nokia Not Great
It seems that Microsoft’s new deal with Nokia was a much more needed move by the Finish telco than by the computing giant that brought us the Windows platform. While Microsoft is now boasting record full-year profits, Nokia has experienced “clearly disappointing’ results for Q2 of 2011.
Touchless Control for WinPho Cells?
The folks over at WPCentral have suggested that Microsoft seems to be working on shrinking down the chip inside the Kinect for future use in Windows Phone devices. While cool if true, this news definitely raises a few questions. Firstly, if you aren’t familiar with the Microsoft Kinect it’s basically a foot-long Xbox 360 peripheral with dual HD cameras that actually track your body’s movements in real time. The idea here is that users no longer need any form of controller to play; the movement of your body is all you need to interface.
WinPho 7.5 Mango in September?
September is shaping up to be a big month. First Apple’s announcement that both iOS5 and iCloud will be coming, then some leaked documents by Lulzsec suggested a new iOS device (possibly the next iPhone) and to add on all of that WinPho Mango may have been accidentally announced via Twitter.
WP7 to Overtake iOS by 2015?
The International Data Corporation (IDC) has unveiled a somewhat shocking press release stating that, according to their predictions, the Windows Phone 7 platform will take the #2 spot from iOS in world smartphone popularity sometime around 2015. Currently the IDC’s stats put Android at 38.9% of market share with iOS trailing with 18.2% and Windows Phone 7 with a measly 3.8%. You’ll note that Symbian is up there too, but many of their devices are feature phones (i.e. not smartphones) and Symbian is being replaced by WP7 on many upcoming Nokia devices in the near future.
The End of Windows Mobile Market
For any of you who don’t remember Windows Mobile it was the mobile platform employed by Microsoft in the days before the Windows Phone 7 platform came in to existence. Generally seen to be aimed at Industry consumers, it was never really able to compete with BlackBerry, a service that at the time had something akin to a monopoly in that area of the market.
WP Mango Media Player Update
The Windws Phone platform is a mobile operating system (OS) with a great amount of potential. While it failed to convert too many iOS and Android enthusiasts upon its initial release, it is still a good foundation on which we hope Microsoft will build a solid platform.
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