Archean
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Microsoft has offered a glimpse into an update to its Windows smartphone that it hopes will allow it to gain some ground on market leaders Apple and Google.
The software update, code named Mango, will offer 500 new features, including Internet Explorer 9 as the browser.
The new version will feature in the phones Microsoft is making with Nokia and will be available later this year.
Mango will integrate SMS, Facebook chat and Windows Live Messenger into the same window.
Other features of the updated Windows phone will include a single inbox for all e-mail accounts and deeper social network integration with the addition of Twitter and LinkedIn to contact information.
I think it is a step in the right direction, but once they catch up with the rivals, they need to build on it by continuously improving the overall user experience. Interestingly they predict (I think that is if everything works out perfectly) MS/Nokia will have roughly 20% of market share, which isn't a bad thing IMO. Anyway, as soon as I see the Mango update being let loose + gap between it and WP8, it will be time to jump the ship
The software update, code named Mango, will offer 500 new features, including Internet Explorer 9 as the browser.
The new version will feature in the phones Microsoft is making with Nokia and will be available later this year.
Mango will integrate SMS, Facebook chat and Windows Live Messenger into the same window.
Other features of the updated Windows phone will include a single inbox for all e-mail accounts and deeper social network integration with the addition of Twitter and LinkedIn to contact information.
I think it is a step in the right direction, but once they catch up with the rivals, they need to build on it by continuously improving the overall user experience. Interestingly they predict (I think that is if everything works out perfectly) MS/Nokia will have roughly 20% of market share, which isn't a bad thing IMO. Anyway, as soon as I see the Mango update being let loose + gap between it and WP8, it will be time to jump the ship
