digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted March 23, 2011 Microsoft has released its first Windows Phone 7 update, codenamed NoDo, which brings the much vaunted Copy and Paste functionality to the platform, as well as other performance and interface enhancements, including better application and game performance and reduced load/resume times, improved Windows Marketplace search functions, and enhanced Wi-Fi connectivity and configuration options. Other improvements includesome Outlook interface and compatibility enhancements, better Facebook synchronization, improved MMS reception and display, and, another much wanted feature – stability while switching between video and still camera modes. True-multitasking and other major feature additions including IE9 and native Twitter integration will now come with the Mango update, expected to release in the second half of the year – possibly on the 1 year anniversary of the platform in October. If you are wondering how to update your WP7, you should receive a Microsoft notification on the device itself, informing you of the update’s availability, expected to arrive across devices within the week. The installation should happen OTA. Source: thinkdigit.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sougatadc 358 Report post Posted March 24, 2011 I read about this article in some websites. But couldn't grab what newly introduced Copy & Paste feature means. Copying some texts from a file or message and pasting somewhere else; or copying a file/folder and pasting to a new location was very much there in Windows 6.5 that I used to use on hTc Touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) AFAIK, like with the iPhone, WP7 did not offer copy paste functions originally. Now it seems to have added this basic feature. Edited March 25, 2011 by KumaarShah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted March 25, 2011 ^ True WP7 did not have text copy paste. BTW who choses the naming convention for MS, "NoDo", hardly inspiring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) The Microsoft Windows Phone 7 "VIP Preview" happening on May 24th - Mango update Windows Phone 7.5 Microsoft has declared a special screening for their Windows Phone 7 announcement on May 24th 2011. In all likelihood, it is about the much awaited “Mango” update that was announced in April. “Mango” is touted to be a major upgrade for the Windows Phone 7 platform — possibly to be released as Windows Phone 7.5 — with inclusions like true multitasking, performance improvements and suggested upgrades to the browser along with some possible UI tweaks, Internet Explorer 9 mobile and Twitter integration, the Mango update will go a long way in improving the Windows Phone experience. Bing Audio/Vision Bing Audio will allow Windows Phone 7.5 owners to search for music using Bing. The feature is similar to Shazam and will allow users to identify songs by holding their phones up to speakers playing music. Bing Vision will be a search service using the phones camera. Bing Vision will support barcodes, Microsoft Tags, QR codes, Books, CDs, DVDs and text using OCR. Users will utilize the service by scanning products and finding competitive prices locally and online. Turn-by-turn navigation / Podcast support As part of Microsoft’s Bing Maps integration, the company plans to add voice guidance during driving directions. The feature will allow for true turn-by-turn navigation on Windows Phone. Microsoft is also building in support for podcasts as part of Windows Phone 7.5. Owners will be able to download podcasts using the Windows Phone Marketplace. SMS dictation SMS messages will be dictated using a new “speak” button inside the Windows Phone messaging client. This is useful for accessibility and for those wishing to read their messages whilst they are driving. East Asian Language Keyboard, Handwriting and Dictionary Support LiveSide has also posted details of handwriting and East Asian language support for Windows Phone 7.5. Source: thinkdigit.com and winrumors.com Edited May 29, 2011 by dipanlahiri Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parin 857 Report post Posted May 11, 2011 Seems Win7 growing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted May 20, 2011 Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” feature list and demos Microsoft is preparing to unveil Windows Phone 7.5 fully next week, but what’s on the list? So far the software giant has hinted at features and unveiled a number of key enhancements. We know that “Mango” will include Internet Explorer 9, multitasking and a host of developer improvements, but what about the rest? Microsoft will unveil Windows Phone 7.5 at a VIP event on May 24. The list of enhancements is given below. Outlook Conversation View – Emails combined together in threads Lync Messaging Client – Enterprise messaging client Twitter integration – Tweets integration into people hub Office 365 integration – Office 365 features built-in Bing Vision – Scan QR, Microsoft Tags, books, CDs and DVDs Bing Audio – Similar to Shazam, will identify songs Windows Live Messenger integration – Integrated into the people hub and messaging hub Facebook Chat integration – Integrated into the people hub and messaging hub AOL Messenger integration – Integrated into the people hub and messaging hub Contacts grouping – Create groups of contacts to send messages to Xbox LIVE sync function – Sync function to likely sync settings/games across devices Now playing artist information on lock screen – album art on the lock screen Visual Voicemail support - Visual voicemail using same method as iOS/Android Network awareness NCSI support – improvements for switching between networks/optimization Internet Explorer 9 mobile – HTML5 support and hardware acceleration Multitasking support – switch quickly between apps Fast application resume – quickly resume recently used apps Podcast support – download podcasts via the Marketplace Turn-by-turn navigation in Bing Maps - voice guided directions and turn-by-turn SMS dictation – Microsoft tellme dictates messages East Asian Language keyboard support – additional language support Handwriting and dictionary support – support for writing Chinese characters Pin Outlook Folders – Pin folders as favorites inside Outlook SkyDrive integration – Access SkyDrive documents from Office Hub Kinect support for games - interact with Kinect and Xbox games from Windows Phone Outlook email server search – search Exchange servers from Outlook client Complex (alpha-numeric) password support – strong number and character password support Information Rights Management – support for protecting e-mails and Office documents Ringtone support – third party ringtone support App list – automatically detect list, implemented jump list and search for apps Marketplace search improvements – apps, podcasts, music separated for easy search App install improvements – progress bar install UI Search extras – User search actions can be connected to third-party apps Motion Sensor – apps to use new gyroscope hardware Background audio – apps can run audio in the background File download service – third-party apps can download files from the web Alarms – alarm notifications for third-party apps Pin app features – Users can pin live tiles of deep app features in third-party apps Zune Smart DJ mix – allows users to discover new music and save/create playlists Camera sound toggle – users can now disable the camera shutter sound WiFi improvements – support for hidden SSID networks Source: winrumors.com here. Mods please change the topic to WP7 updates, features, devices, discussions. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manishashar 6 Report post Posted May 24, 2011 Live from Microsoft's Windows Phone VIP preview event! http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/24/live-from-microsofts-windows-phone-vip-preview-event/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
st_7 138 Report post Posted May 26, 2011 “Mango” is touted to be a major upgrade for the Windows Phone 7 platform — possibly to be released as Windows Phone 7.5 The mango update will be known as 7.1 rather than 7.5, and also news is that Nokia is going to release it's first Windows Phone 7 platform with mango update. Another report(kinda official, because it came from the mouth of Carlo Bozotti,CEO of ST-Ericsson, a joint venture a joint venture between Geneva-based STMicroelectronics and Swedish telecom equipment and services supplier Ericsson) is that Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 devices will be powered by the U8500 dual-core 1.2GHZ CPU and its successors to the U8500 chipset will go on to power Windows Phone 8 phones too. The CEO also said that over the course of 2012 Nokia will release 12 Windows Phone 7 devices that will be based on future versions of the U8500 chipset(which has a powerful Mali-400 GPU, the same as on the Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II). Source Looking like a good future ahead for Windows Phone & Nokia in smartphone arena. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted May 29, 2011 WP7applist app hits the Windows Phone Marketplace Source. Discovering new apps is always one of the most important and difficult things in the new smartphone ecosystem, especially as the number of total apps keeps growing and growing. The Windows Phone Marketplace is running towards 20,000 total apps, so discovery is becoming more and more important in finding quality apps that will fit into your daily usage. The full featured web store for the Marketplace is planned to launch in time for the the WP 7.1 Mango update expected early this summer. But, until then one of the best options is WP7applist, which has just released an app into the Marketplace. install WP7applist (Zune link) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted June 5, 2011 Microsoft details Windows Phone Mango Music/Video improvements Source. Microsoft detailed its Smart DJ additions and new on-device podcast support, if you’re interested in seeing how Smart DJ works – check out the video below. The company also detailed a number of smaller changes: More discoverable playback options: Shuffle all music, rate, shuffle and repeat playback options have been moved to front and center rather than hidden behind album art. Improved History and New: These areas are designed to make it easier to find and play content. But usability studies taught Microsoft that the horizontal layout and 8-item limit slowed people down. So in Mango, Microsoft has gone vertical— and added room for 25 items. Better mini-playback control: Microsoft noticed people were having trouble tapping the small buttons of their mini-playback controls. Now when you tap the volume button on your phone you’ll see bigger, easier-to-tap music controls as well as the artist name and what’s playing. Tap on that info to launch the full music player and turn on options like shuffle or repeat. New lock-screen options: Playback controls are now available on the lock-screen. New artist wallpapers: Album art can now show on the lock screen in Mango. There’s a setting option to turn it on. (It’s off by default as it does have a small impact on your battery life). Microsoft has also made a number of tweaks to the music player itself: Better playback controls: The playback controls are bigger and are now aligned with the mini-playback control—so your thumbs always know where to go. Better artist images: Microsoft found that the background artist images were sometimes too bright, which made some controls hard to see. Microsoft’s design team worked hard to find the right opacity for the images. The end result you’ll see in Mango has a great layered look and never interferes with the controls. More playback info: Microsoft has added the artist name to the music player queue so that when you’re jamming to your new Smart DJ mix, you know exactly what’s up next. More playback options: Tap the Repeat button a couple of times and you’ll see the addition of a Repeat Once mode for those songs you just can’t get enough of. New playlist option: You can finally create playlists on your device. Add a mix of whatever you want to your queue or start a Smart DJ mix and save it as a playlist. Better data management: In Mango, Zune Pass subscribers now see an icon on the phone when they’re listening to streamed music—so you always know when you’re consuming data. More video options: Last but not least, for videos, Microsoft added a full-screen toggle and video scrubbing (where supported) so you have quick access to the parts of your videos you love most Music + Video improvements Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
