There are a lot of benefits to the Mango update for Windows Phone, one of which is the ability to pin all types of information to your Start screen. While the app being used has to support this behavior, generally most apps that have been updated for Mango do, which gives you a lot of flexibility in getting information you need right in front of you.
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Over the course of the next couple of weeks there are going to be several Windows Phone Inner Circle and Windows Phone Night Out events throughout the United States. All of the details can be found on the Blog but here is a rundown of the events:
Inner Circle events, register here:
Tonight – Boston, Atlanta and Houston
November 16 – Philadelphia, and Charlotte
November 17 – Dallas, Nashville and Phoenix
November 21 – Seattle
When Windows Phone 7 was release last year, along with the new Operating System and Phones came Marketplace, the on-device and now web based place for you to buy applications for your device. At the time, the pickings in Marketplace were a bit thin but that has quickly changed. Now there are over 35,000 apps in Marketplace and Windows Phone is quickly gaining the attention of developers worldwide.
One of the best apps, especially for those who are new to Windows Phone, is Insider, an app from Microsoft. Insider brings a wealth of information to users as well as new and fresh content each month. Late in October 2011 the app was updated to support Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) with better task-switching functionality and general stability improvements. Insider provides users with five primary areas of information and content: Tips, Apps, Games, Ringtones and Wallpapers.
Insider App Main Menu
To navigate to a section of the app, slide left or right in the app or tap the name of the section you want to visit. Each of these are updated nearly on a daily basis with the notable exception being Ringtones which is updated about every month. The best part about Insider is that it along with its content are free.
Yesterday I posted the I Love Windows Phone wallpaper for your Windows Phone. Today I thought I’d round out your Windows Phone lovin’ with a version for your PC or Mac.
The wallpaper is 1900×1200 and works on a PC or a Mac. Just click the image above then save it to your computer.
This is just one of hundreds of mobile wallpapers that are on the site. You can find all of them by going to the dedicated page. All of them are free for you to download either from your PC, Mac or mobile device.
Earlier this morning I posted a link the review of the Samsung Focus S that Paul Thurrott did over on his site, Supersite for Windows. Keeping the Windows Phone and Samsung theme going, here is a link to the review that WPCentral did of the entry level offering from Samsung and AT&T, the Focus Flash.
One of the big advantages of the Windows Phone 7.5 (popularly known as “Mango”) is the new multitasking function the update brings to devices. Windows Phone has always done multitasking but it was never clear how it was done and worse, it was difficult for users to figure out what applications where running in the background. To be fair, this really wasn’t that big of a deal. Windows Phone does a fantastic job of managing memory so performance issues rarely came up. Nevertheless, with Mango, Microsoft added a way for you to quickly and easily see all of the apps running on your Windows Phone and select those apps.
In this How To I’m going to show you how to access the multitasking and switch between the apps running on your Windows Phone.
Well known all-things-Windows expert Paul Thurrott has posted a fantastic review of the new Samsung Focus S on his site, Supersite for Windows. The review covers all aspects of this latest offering from Samsung, which is an update to the original Focus released last year.