April 17, 2011 – At the MIX11 conference Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled the upcoming version of their Windows Phone OS – codenamed Mango. The announcement included a variety of exciting new platform features including multitasking and augmented reality.

With the new update, app developers will soon have more access to the motion sensor library, camera, and device-to-device file transfer capabilities. The update is also centered on speedier performance in app switching, improved tomb-stoning, app multitasking, and Internet Explorer 9.

Microsoft presented a test-drive of the updates by giving attendees a sneak peek into several popular next-gen apps from Amazon Shopping, Kik Messenger, Spotify, and Skype.

Developers will be the first to have access to Mango in May. The public release date yet to be scheduled. Read More→