Download Windows Phone 7.5 Mango ROM For HTC HD7 And Other Handsets

Microsoft announced two couple of months ago that the next version of Windows Phone, codenamed 'Mango', had been finalized, yet no devices running earlier versions of the system have officially obtained 'Mango'. Thankfully, officially HTC ROMs have been leaked and made their way onto the Internet, enabling users of the HTC HD7 to run 'Mango' right now, one day after a similar ROM file was leaked for the HTC 7 Mozart.

Microsoft Apps For Symbian Get Announced

When Nokia and Microsoft announced their partnership a few months ago, most people back then all but left Symbian OS for dead. Since then, there have been a couple of major updates to the OS, and the news just keep pouring. Today, Nokia and Microsoft announced that the latest productivity apps from the software giant will gradually become available for Symbian Belle.

Nokia And Microsoft Holding An Event On 17 August

It seems 17 August could be the day we see an official announcement regarding the first Nokia Windows Phone. Microsoft and Nokia are handing out invites to an event being held in Cologne on the said date, which does not go into the specifics of the event (apart from the fact that there will be a live act and a great DJ) although we do have reasons to believe Nokia will be announcing their new handset, particularly one running Windows Phone 7 Mango.

Fujitsu Toshiba Announce World's First Mango Phone

Fujitsu Toshiba mobile communications has announced the world's first Mango phone. Their new IS12T is the first Windows Phone 7 device to be launched in Japan and comes with Windows Phone OS 7.5 Mango pre-installed.

WP7 Mango Is Now Ready, Manufacturers Get It First

Microsoft has announced it is finished working on the Windows Phone 7 Mango update and it has been released to manufacturing (RTM). Mango is coming this fall on all the available phones and will be pre-installed on the new ones.

Microsoft Takes Marketplace To 19 More Countries

Microsoft opened the gates to its application store last year when it launched Windows Phone 7 but so far it has been available only in handful of countries. Those outside these countries had to fake their location, which meant they could only download free apps from the Marketplace.

Microsoft Updates SkyDrive Cloud Storage Service To HTML5

Microsoft have this week rolled out a new upgrade to their Dropbox style SkyDrive service which has taken the cloud storage solutions away from Microsoft Silverlight and replaced it with HTML5.

Nokia N9 Video Leaked

Many believe that Nokia N9 is long dead with the company joining hands with Microsoft. However, a leaked video advert on Pocketnow suggests otherwise. An official promo clip, shows off the handset. The minute long teaser reportedly confirms the Nokia N9's 12 megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual-LED flash.

Microsoft Finally Buys Skype For $8.5 Billion

Earlier today we told you that Microsoft were planning on buying Skype, and Microsoft has now officially confirmed the acquistion of Skype, in a deal which is worth $8.5 billion.
Microsoft announced the deal on their web site, which says that the deal is worth $8.5 billion in cash, and this includes taking on Skype's debts, the deal has been approved by both the board of Microsoft and the board of Skype.

Nokia To Announce First Windows Phone 7 Device Next Week

When Nokia and Microsoft announced their partnership earlier in the year, they told us that we would see the first Windows Phone 7 smartphone from Nokia later this year and we may end up seeing it as early as next week.

Microsoft Close To Buying Skype For $8 Billion

Last week both Google and Facebook were in discussions with Skpye, but now it looks like Microsoft is attempting to purchase Skype, and the deal is reported to be worth around $7 to $8 billion.

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Upcoming WP7 Mango Update To Bring Along Turn By Turn SatNav

The next update for Windows Phone 7, dubbed Mango will supposedly bring along cool features like music recognition, camera-integrated search (barcade and image scanning) and even turn-by-turn voice guided navigation for the Bing Maps application.

Microsoft Releases Bing Maps SDK For iOS

Microsoft has released an SDK for Bing Maps for iOS, and Microsoft is obviously looking to get a range of Bing enabled applications on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPads.

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Windows Phone 7 Devices Updated Unofficially Would Not Be Getting Any Further Official Updates

Yesterday Microsoft released a new (security) update for the Windows Phone 7 OS. It seems not all devices will qualify for this update though. Those phones that have been updated previously via any unofficial channel, would not be able to get this update and any further to follow.

Bing To Power BlackBerry Mobile Phones

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer announced that the US software giant's Bing search engine and maps would be the default service on BlackBerry devices. Ballmer made the announcement during a surprise appearance at the three-day BlackBerry World developers conference being held by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) in Orlando, Florida.

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Accuses Gates Of Taking His Credit

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has described his bizarre working relationship with Chairman Bill Gates, and claims it was him, not Gates, who had visionary ideas for the company. Allen, in his autobiography titled 'Idea Man', has claimed that Gates took credit for his innovative ideas.

Nokia Q1 Result Are In, Microsoft Deal Finally Detailed

Nokia announced their Q1 financial results today and marked an increase in net sales and units shipped year over year. Operating profit however took a hit but the Microsoft/Nokia agreement was signed, making the deal official.

Microsoft Tries To Kill Windows Vista Using Internet Explorer 10

Internet Explorer 10 would not run on Windows Vista -- the final version, as well as the recently released developer preview. It's a clear attempt to kill off Windows Vista, as Microsoft has been trying to do to XP for years. But why bother? Windows Vista has done a very good job of committing suicide, no external help needed.