Pocket-Lint: Microsoft has announced that Windows Phone 7.5 users will be getting an update to Windows Phone 7.8 later in the year, but what features will you get when you upgrade from Windows Phone 7.5?
Microsoft has posted a reminder that Windows Phone 7.8 will lose its mainstream support on September 9 as part of a recently updated list of its software products that will see either their mainstream or extended support end in the next six months.
WPDB - Flip, Cycle, and Iconic—you hear them in your sleep calling your name, don't you? Those are the beautiful Live Tile templates you can use in Windows Phone 8 apps to get deep, personal engagement with your customers. Those new templates have some neat tricks you may not know about, though.
Pocket-Lint: O2 has confirmed, via Twitter, that the Windows Phone 7.8 update will be coming to Windows Phone 7.5 users by the end of January and available via the Zune service.