Rating: Lots of hints from reliable sources
All the signs are that the very latest release of Windows Phone (7.5) – better known as the Mango update – will arrive tomorrow. The initial source for this rumour is the Windows Phone Dev Podcast team. They’ve been chatting prior to their ‘BUILD conference’ which takes place … you guessed it, tomorrow September 15th [2011]. Now GoMo News has run plenty of Mango release stories before but when we quoted Microsoft’s manager for the Nordic territories, Peter Wissinger, here asking the handset manufacturers why they were hanging around, it was obvious the release was imminent. The final piece of the jigsaw comes to us via winrumors here which discovered a very interesting update on the Vodafone (Australia) support site here. It implies Vodafone is merely waiting for Microsoft to give the go-ahead.The Australia hot tip is significant because it counters the argument that while Microsoft might have finished doing its stuff, the operators hold back until they’ve done their own testing.
Well this very definitely doesn’t apply to the Aussies because the web site says, “Testing for Windows Phone ‘Mango’ firmware update has been completed and approved. Awaiting deployment from Microsoft.”
Couldn’t be more specific really and it applies to the HTC 7 Trophy.
Now this is what the podcast contained. “We have been told by various sources that Mango will be dropping, and the final tools will be dropping for developers. So that should be interesting and something to look forward to.”
As Expert Reviews points out here … “The Windows Phone Dev Podcast team do have prior for being a reliable source of pre-release information.”
This includes having broken the news of the developer release of Mango ahead of official word from Microsoft.
The question which nobody seems to be addressing, however, is this … “If Mango is out tomorrow, why isn’t anyone hinting that Nokia will make its announcement?”
GoMo News is expecting more than just one WP7 handset – the Sea Ray – to be released. Nokia likes to have at least two or three variants on the same theme. So where are they???
It’s the 15th, and no sign of mango, fair enough it’s on half 10, but I have no patience for something that’s obvious made of pure awesome!
dude they need to hurry up with update, i can’t wait any longer…
I want Mango!!!!!!!!
Mango now
so still nothing on the mango front then i hate rumers i’d rather not know and have the suprise now ,
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I’m with you folks, this wait is becoming unbearable!
I am so glad i am not the only one eagerly waiting for mango to drop. Want all the new features already
I wish they would release this already I can’t wait much longer DX
Yeah really!!! I’m getting so frustrated with people giving dates and then it not coming! That’s what’s driving me nuts!! Even after it drops will we even be able to get it for current phones immediately? I assume ATT will make me wait forever like with NoDo.
Well it’s 10:50pm here in the UK and no update…the longer you wait to release this update Microsoft the more chance i will be switching to Iphone
Its the 16th here in NZ no word from our 2 wp7 telcos Telecom and Vodafone about any of their handsets being upgraded for mango, unlike our neighbours across the ditch which all have said that they will upgrade their handests. Our telcos are lazy and crap. Lets hoope mango is going to be somthime this week or weekend! Cmon ms hurry up and relese it! cant wait!
OCTOBER 15th !!!!!
I have Mango, and have to say it is amazing. It’s like getting a brand new phone! My Dell Venue Pro is faster with all the features I missed… Multitasking and Exchange Server Search are the highlights for me.
Im really tired of waiting and making excuses why i switched from an iphone to wp7. i might switch back if i have to wait any longer for an update just to keep up with iphone…lame
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