Microsoft has just released the Windows Phone 7 Mango update for developers who will have to optimize their apps to support the new OS. The Windows Phone 7 Mango update will come packed with 500 new features and the devs will be able to make use of them. One of the most exciting new features is multitasking support for all applicationsincluding for 3rd-party programs.
The Windows Phone 7 Mango update finds itself in the Beta stage therefore we can hope that the OS will soon reach the Release Candidate stage. We’re very close of getting the Mango update and Microsoft has done a great job in such a short amount of time which is really impressive.
Also Microsoft has released the WP7 Mango Developer Tools Beta 2 for download and you can get it right here.
The first major WP7 update called NoDo was supposed to become available back in January, however, it first started showing up on WP7 devices in March and not all devices in the world have received the upgrade although it’s the end of June. Now you can understand why this is an impressive achievement from Microsoft as the company beat all the expectations and decided to make up to the disappointed users.
According to Microsoft, the Windows Phone 7 Mango update will enjoy full support in 23 countries including Australia, Brazil, US & Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the UK, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Norway.
In order to make WP7 Mango look more appealing, Microsoft has a interesting project for student developers who will receive 50 WP7 Dev smartphones. Please note that only student devs with a DreamSpark account and a Sketflow-based application can apply for this program so make sure you got what you need.
Microsoft handed out some dev phones to major publications in order to test the Mango software. The results met Microsoft’s expectations as most of them praised Mango because now it’s a complete OS which can compete against the likes of Android and iOS. Windows Phone 7 has been recommended to those who want a fresh looking user interface and no lag on their smartphones so we can only wait for the finalversion of Mango to be released.
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