14 DAY TRIAL // The Mango update is finally here and, along with it, a series of new features and services for Windows Phone users to enjoy, with the brand new Windows Phone 7.5 Web Marketplace being one of them. The new Web Marketplace comes along as a new means for users to discover new applications and games, and download them on their devices.
All these are available for end users from the comfort of their large desktop PCs' monitors, and are accompanied by a new set of features and capabilities, all aimed at resulting in a brand new, highly appealing experience.
With the new Web Marketplace, users can easily share application with their friends and family via Facebook & Twitter, or simply have them sent to their mobile phones.
Windows Phone devices will be downloading and installing applications in the background, which will make the getting apps process a more pleasant one.
Finding, trying, buying or downloading new applications is very easy, and those who would like to learn more on this should have a look at the video embedded below, coming from Microsoft themselves, or should head over to the Marketplace on the web.
As stated above, this is one of the great features that the new Windows Phone Mango OS flavor arrives on devices with, complemented by many more.
Among them, we can count the recently discovered Internet Sharing option, which is also known as tethering.
“Starting today our hardware partners and mobile operators have the option to let you use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot so you can stay connected anywhere there’s a data connection,” Microsoft's Ben Rudolph notes in a blog post.
“If this feature is enabled on your phone and by your carrier, you’ll see an additional “Internet Sharing” item under Settings.”
Those who spend a lot of time on the road will certainly appreciate the new feature, especially since they will be able to connect a number of up to five WiFi-enabled devices to a carrier's network, depending on the smartphone in their hands.