Microsoft Releases Mango

Competitiveness Phone Windows platforms is getting stronger to compete with Apple's IOS and Android made by Google. The latest version of Microsoft announced on Tuesday (5/24/2011) with code name Mango, better than previous versions.

In total there are about 500 new features added to it than the version of Windows 7 Phone coming out eight months ago. Major repairs done on communication features, applications, and Internet experience.

Some key features were added, among others, have used the Internet Explorer browser 9, integrates with Twitter and LinkedIn, full multitasking, and and access to more than 17,000 applications available in the online market. In fact, with features Live Tiles read the update information can now be done in realtime without lighting applications because it runs in the background. Text-based communication is also integrated so that users do not care focus kepadapesan communication via SMS, Facebook, or instant messenger.

Mango's Smartphone platform will become available in autumn this year or around July 2011 with a combination of second-generation processor made by Qualcomm's Snapdragon. Microsoft has not explained in detail when the latest version of Windows Phone will be available, but prior to entry into new products, Phone Windows-based smartphone users will already be able to perform the update.

Microsoft states, some handset vendors are ready to adopt Mango for its new product. Among others, Acer, Fujitsu, ZTE, including Samsung, HTC, and LG. Microsoft strategic partners who had just built an alliance that Nokia also make sure to use Mango to first smartphoen worked with Microsoft later this year or early in 2012.

"We are very pleased with the strategic cooperation with Microsoft, and Mango is the best springboard for Nokia's first device that uses the Windows Phone," said Jo Harlow, Executive Vice President for Smart Devices Nokia in the company's official blog.

Mango would be a new hope Microsoft to compete more closely with the pesiangnya considering its market share in smartphone platform is still very small. Based on Gartner data, in the first quarter 2011, Windows Phone controls only 4 percent share of the smartphone operating system market. Far from Android which controls 36 percent of Symbian, followed by 27 percent and 17 percent of the IOS. However, with Nokia decided to focus on the product using the Windows Phone smartphone, the combined market share of more stringent both IOS and compete with Android.