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Windows Phone 7.5 now available more broadly

WTB: Hello everyone. When we kicked off the global rollout of Windows Phone 7.5, I told you we planned to balance quality with speed. And for three weeks we’ve been watching quality while sending update notices to a growing fraction of phones.

It’s gone well. So today we’re fully opening the spigot —slightly ahead of schedule—and making Mango available to nearly everyone in the current delivery pool (see Where’s My Phone Update? for the details).

In addition, we’re now scheduling Mango updates for LG Optimus 7 phones on Telefonica in Spain.

We’re excited most of our customers now have access to all the new features in Windows Phone 7.5. But we know there’s still work to do.

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Comparing Apple iOS 6 with Android 4.0, Windows Phone 7.5

Cnet: At Apple's annual developers conference this year, Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iOS software, introduced a slew of new features for its latest mobile OS.

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iSpy4328d ago

iOS is simple, Android Flexible and windows is Fast.
I like simplicity so i love iOS and Apple.

fatstarr4328d ago

Its just bringing iphone users to the grown up table at thanks giving. but you guys are still sitting in the small chair.

these features should have been there from the start.

KingPin4328d ago

but didn't you know, Apple tells its fans what they want not the other way around.

KwietStorm_BLM4328d ago

But how else could they dangle the carrot whilst claiming the next big thing if they included basic features like your own wallpaper (lol) right from the beginning?

caseh4328d ago

Still no widgets? Wahahahaaa...

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Starting today you need Windows Phone 7.5 to use Marketplace

Windows Phone Blog - Today’s the day. This afternoon we started requiring Windows Phone 7.5 on phones to download, buy, update, or review apps in Marketplace. As I’ve written previously, this change applies to both the phone and web Marketplace storefronts. (If you’re just tuning in, please read my earlier post for the full details on why we’re implementing this new requirement.)

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How to enable group messaging on Windows Phone 7.5

Cnet: Enabling group messaging on Windows Phone 7.5 is easy, you just have to know where to look. Here's how you can start keeping group conversations in the same thread.