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Although we should see a couple of Windows Phone 7 updates arrive over the next 2 months, one of which will bring the much anticipated copy & paste functions to the device, we also hear that a major update is being built although the release date of that update is expected to be sometime in August or September of 2011.

This major update due towards the end of next year is believed to be codenamed Mango and will precede the Windows Phone 8 update slated for a late 2012 launch. We could perhaps look at Windows Phone 7 as being Windows Phone 7.5. [Read more…]

Microsoft [MSFT] is launching an update to Windows Phone 7 in January that is believed will bring the much wanted copy and paste function to the new smartphone.

We learn today that Microsoft will also be pushing out a second update with this particular update being pushed out in February. [Read more…]

Microsoft [MSFT] has confirmed that there are limits on the amount of push notifications that can be active on a Windows Phone 7 smartphone. That limit is 15…

”Yes, the limit is fifteen third party applications can be concurrently subscribed to receive push notifications (whether that is a live tile or toast).”

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Copy and Paste for Windows Phone 7 is believed to be just around the corner, perhaps sometime in January when WP7 devices get an update.

Someone has posted a video of a Samsung Windows Phone 7 device running copy and paste functions. The system works by tapping on the screen. A word is then highlighted (you can copy more by moving the sliders around). You then tap an icon to copy and when in a location on the phone where you can paste, you’ll see a small paste icon just above the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Tap it and your copied content is pasted in. Simple stuff really! [Read more…]

Engadget is reporting today that Microsoft [MSFT] will not be paying Windows Phone 7 developers until at least February 2011. At that point, it will be five months since apps were allowed to be submitted to the Market Place.

The problem here is of course that developers prefer to be paid quicker. Microsoft is already taking money for app it sells, but at this point seems to be holding on to it until everything (ie, technicalities) are ironed out. [Read more…]

We hear today that the Windows Phone 7 update will be “MASSIVE” and that the release date could be sometime in January.

Features that it might bring to the new smartphone OS includes Copy/Paste, Bing turn-by-turn navigation as well as improvements to that surface. Multi-tasking is expected (in some shape or form) and custom ring tones are supported. [Read more…]

Microsoft [MSFT] hasn’t released any official numbers yet about how the new Windows Phone 7 operating system is doing. However, WMPowerUser managed to grab some statistics from the WP7 Facebook app that shows how many users are active in using that app.

The graph above shows how many Windows Phone 7 users accessed the service while the second graph shows how many users installed the Facebook All (which is the second most popular app in the app store). [Read more…]

Some reports from a retailer in the UK indicate that Windows Phone 7 sales have been disappointingly slow accounting for just three percent of the companies sales.

The figure reveals that Android devices are selling at about 15:1 compare to WP7 and when compared to Symbian^3, that ratio is 3:1 in favor of Symbian^3 on the one handset. [Read more…]

Yesterday, a new tool was launched that allows you to unlock a feature on Windows Phone 7 smartphones. Once unlocked, you gain the ability to sideload apps as though you were a developer.

Microsoft [MSFT] has now officially responded. In simple form, they advice against doing it.

“We anticipated that people would attempt to unlock the phones and explore the underlying operating system. We encourage people to use their Windows Phone as supplied by the manufacturer to ensure the best possible user experience. Attempting to unlock a device could void the warranty, disable phone functionality, interrupt access to Windows Phone 7 services or render the phone permanently unusable.”

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The ChevronWP7 tool is a handy bit of software that allows you to sideload apps on to your Windows Phone 7 smartphone which essentially, bypasses the Windows Market Place. Windows Phone is generally locked for those who are not developers.

The software is compatible with Windows based computers that run Windows XP service pack 2 and newer. The software is described as being able to unlock the device (not in a carrier unlock way) which basically makes the device in to a developers phone without going through the approval process. [Read more…]

In an interesting interview with Pocket-Lint, HTC has indicated that if Windows Phone 7 and Android do not offer the freedom that HTC wants, they could look at other options. Those options could include HTC creating its own OS.

“We will do everything necessary to create the best experience possible. Right now, working with Microsoft and Google is the best approach, but that might not be the case in the future”

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Browser+ is an app for Windows Phone 7 devices that brings a third party/enhanced browser to the Windows Phone 7 platform.

The browser is based around the Internet Explorer code on WP7 but offers a few extra features which includes tabs, private browsing and a Google search bar. [Read more…]