Top 10 New Features of Microsoft Mango OS – the Upgraded Version of Windows Phone 7

A new version of the Windows Phone operating system, called Microsoft Mango OS, isn’t too far off, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed. The new Windows Phone platform is said to be coming this autumn, filling in many of the missing pieces that made Microsoft an also-ran in the smartphone wars. Talking at a Tokyo press conference, Steve Ballmer said that the new OS “is now much more global” and would add “over 500 new features”.

Here is a rundown of the top 10 new features of Microsoft Mango OS:

Multitasking
Finally, Windows Phone apps will be able to run in the background, so if you’re listening to some tunes in Slacker Radio, the music will keep playing even as you switch to other apps. The multitasking menu is accessed by holding the “back” button on the phone’s hardware.

Consolidate Multi-channel Information

Mango is quite powerful in information integration which allows users to carry out communications among text information, FaceBook social chat and LiveMessenger, without activating the main service program for they will be in the same dialog box.

Local Scout

The function of Local Scout is similar to Bing “nearby”. It provides you with search information based on your location. To search results by clicking, it can also offer you with some related information and comments about the search results.

Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft’s revamped mobile browser brings support for HTML5, used on the mobile versions of video sites like YouTube and Vimeo. Speed is also improved, with Microsoft claiming that its browser loads pages faster than iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices.

Contact Group

Got a group of friends that you stay in touch with? Windows Phone’s Mango update lets you throw them all into a single Live Tile, showing their latest e-mails, messages, status updates and photos. Through this tile, you can quickly fire off a message to the entire group.

Integrated Inbox

Integrated Inbox is a masterpiece from Microsoft development department, supporting to display emails from various email accounts within one inbox. Users can also get access to the historical mails through email server.

Personal Information Card

Within Mango, users can upgrade personal information to the latest social status and IM through Personal Information Card, without additional operations.

More Powerful Bing Search Function

Although the market share of Microsoft Bing Search cannot match with Google Search yet, it owns series of features which can satisfy the users to the utmost. Within the upgraded Bing Search, you can conduct searching by means of pictures or audios.

Smarter Tiles

Live Tiles are a big part of Windows Phones. With the Mango update, users will be able to control the types of information that third-party apps display through these tiles. For instance, you can bookmark a specific product in Best Buy’s app, and the Live Tile will tell you where to find that product nearby.

App Connect

App Connect function can be used in the third-party applications in search results. By inserting applications in Mango system to Bing search results seamlessly so as to provide users with quick service.

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