14 DAY TRIAL // Windows Phone Mango, the next flavor of Microsoft's mobile operating system, is set to start arriving on devices in a matter of hours, at least when Sprint's HTC Arrive is involved. The Redmond-based software giant did not make an official announcement on this for the time being, but it seems that they are bout to, as wireless carriers in the United States are already gearing up to kick off the deployment of Mango as soon as today.
On its support website, Sprint already informs customers on today's availability of a software update for the HTC Arrive, one that will bring along a great deal of improvements, all pointing at Mango.
The new update should arrive on devices as software 2305.13.40301.651, the wireless carrier notes on its website, also stating that it will be available for users via the Zune Software.
Basically, the same as with other updates for Windows Phone, users will need to connect their devices to a Windows PC to perform the update.
For that, they will need a USB cable, and the Zune software installed on the computer. Users are also advised to charge the mobile phone before proceeding with the installation process.
According to Sprint, some of the improvements that the new software update is set to bring to all HTC Arrive devices on its airwaves include:
- Threads – Lets you switch between Text, Facebook chat, and Windows Live Messenger within the same conversation. - Groups – Organizes your contacts into personalized Live Tiles for status updates on Start and to quickly send a text, email, or IM to the whole group. - Social Network Integration - Integrate Twitter and LinkedIn feeds into contact cards. - Linked Inbox - View multiple email accounts in one linked inbox. - Hands-free messaging - Built-in voice-to-text and text-to-voice to support hands-free texting or chatting. - Live Tiles - Improved Live Tiles let you receive real-time information from apps without having to open them. - Multitasking - Lets you switch between Apps that are running and enables apps to run in the background to help preserve battery life and performance. - Internet Explorer on Windows Phone 7 - Includes an Internet browser based on Internet Explorer 9 including support for HTML5. - Local Scout - Pinpoint search results and recommendations for nearby restaurants, shopping, and activities. - Bing Enhancements- Includes Bing Vision, Music Search, and Voice. - Quick Cards - Get a quick summary of relevant information including related apps. The wireless carrier will probably start sending notifications to users later today, to let them know that the new software update is available for their devices.
Other carriers might also follow suit, including AT&T and Verizon, both of which have been previously rumored to plan the release of Mango to their users starting today.