Microsoft lists new features in Windows 7 Phone Mango 1 of 5 GalleryPosted 25 May 2011 1:25 p.m. Microsoft held a global press conference yesterday to talk about the next version of Windows 7 Phone, code-named Mango, and to announce the release of beta version of developer tools. It also announced three new hardware partners - Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE - but there were no announcements about new phones and no fixed dates announced. Microsoft promised the new operating system, and new phones will be available in early autumn this year. Microsoft Corporate Vise President for Windows Phone Marketing, Achim Berg, told a gathering of journalists and developers that Mango was a big issue where communication, and the Web apps, the primary focus. Berg claimed that Mango will be the first mobile operating system to collect communication across a range of services such as Facebook, SMS and e-mail.
We were impressed with Windows 7 Phone (WP7) when it was first launched.
The new patch should see the programs become more integrated with the operating system, for example, with the possibility of apps to create new live tiles on the phone's main screen, or the ability to pass the search for speciality apps from other apps - such as the ability to search for a movie on IMDB when looking for cinema listings app in a Rock was keen to showcase local Scout, a search tool that used the phone's GPS chip to provide search results that were more relevant to your current position. Berg claimed that the version of Internet Explorer 9 on the phone will be exactly the same as IE9 on PC, with the same code. He showed a demo (from Microsoft's developer website) which made a season of HTML5 graphics in less time than on an iPhone using Apple's Safari browser. Mango will bring hardware acceleration to phones, so that certain operations HTML5 can be increased by using the phone's graphics chip.
However, it was clear, even from day one, they upgraded the operating system required a lot of work to catch up with the other smartphone platforms.
Of course, WP7 also ties in with Microsoft's properties, such as 365 Office, SkyDrive and Windows Live.
After previously NoDo update that added the cut and paste, Microsoft has now launched a major update to WP7, code-named Mango, which goes a long way to deal with many of our concerns.
Groups A new interface lets you create groups of contacts, and Mango will then automatically total communication across a range of services for these contacts.
The biggest new feature is the addition of Mango multitasking.
Windows 7 Phone is surely a well-designed interface, but as with most Microsoft products, it just seems like Microsoft wants it to work, as evidenced by the way apps take a back seat to the operating system.
Until Mango, only a select few Microsoft programs can be run simultaneously, but multitasking will soon be available to all third-party applications.
Far from being groundbreaking, most of the features of WP7 be found on other phones such as HTC's Sense for Android, which brings together your contacts, calendars and communication among a greater number of services.
Just press and hold the phone's Back button to bring up a scrollable list of minimized thumbnails, each representing approximately one hour.
In addition, applications for Android already import their contacts, updates and events in the primary phone stores - for example, last.fm app lets you import your last.fm friends in the phone main Contacts database.
Unfortunately, the thumbnails do not update in real time, as they do on the Blackberry playbook.
Our overwhelming impression from the press conference was that Microsoft lives in a bubble where it has just invented the smartphone.
Nor can you drag upward to close an app, as with the playbook and WebOS phones.
Unfortunately, the world already own either an iPhone or an Android phone, and only those connected to a Microsoft-based corporate ecosystem will find some of Mango's new features revolutionary.
Multitasking will soon be available to all third-party applications.
Author: Barry de la Rosa.
Microsoft has also added several new features to make communication easier
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Groups A hub allows you to communicate with more people using the method you choose, such as SMS, e-mail or IM, without having to use separate applications
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All the messages from these services is then threaded into a conversation view, making it easier to distinguish who said what and when
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Again, these features have been available in rival smartphone operating systems, but it's good to see their inclusion in Mango
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Groups messaging feature in Windows Phone mango something of the most useful extensions have been made for heavy e-mail users, especially Exchange users
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In addition to the conversation view, it is possible to have more unified inboxes
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For example, you can combine your personal webmail accounts in one inbox and Exchange office accounts to a separate inbox
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This feature will greatly appeal to anyone who uses a single phone for both work and pleasure
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