Mango Update To All Capable Handsets, Except for Three
Nick Gilbert
at 14:38 PM Oct 28 2011
Windows Phone 7 - now with added mango
Microsoft
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Windows announced earlier today that everyone will be getting mangoes. Or, maybe it's that everyone on the planet with an eligible Windows phone will be getting an OTA update to the latest Mango release, taking their Windows Phone OS to number 7.5. Both sound good - unless you're the holder of one of three capable handsets that don't fit the bill.

According to WinRumors, the unlucky handsets are the Samsung Omnia 7 the Dell Venue Pro and the chronically under-updated Samsung Focus 1.4.

Having said that, this problem only seems to be limited to these handsets on American networks. Australian phones on Telstra, Optus and Vodafone should all be getting or about to get their Mango update (let us know how you get on).

There's also talk of a firmware update, which will hopefully add Internet Sharing, a fantastically useful feature that should by now be standard on every smartphone platform out there. If you get an update that enables this, let us know (no Windows phones in the office at the moment)!

[WinRumours]

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