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At events in Tokyo at the KDDI planning Studio and at the Aichi Prefecture in Nagoya, Japan, the cryptically-named IS12T smartphone was shown off to analysts and therefore the public. The IS12T options a 3.7” multi-touch screen, 13.2 megapixel camera, integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and 32GB of storage. The phone are going to be obtainable in 3 colours when it ships in Japan someday around September—pink, yellow, and black. maybe most attention-grabbing, the IS12T is additionally water and dust-proof. alternative details, just like the phone’s processors, RAM, and value weren’t obtainable.
Microsoft had hoped that Windows Phone would enable the corporate to additional favorably compete with main rivals Google and Apple within the smartphone OS race, however a year once its initial unharness Microsoft has really lost market share in line with IDC. At concerning the 0:49 mark of the video on top of, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer excitedly shouts, “We've gone from terribly tiny to--very tiny, however it’s been a heck of a year!” Continuing on he then says, “And you’re aiming to see lots of progress in that market competitively, as we have a tendency to move forward.” Ballmer’s optimism is possibly rooted within the agreement Microsoft and Nokia have entered and therefore the upcoming wave of alternative Mango-based devices as a result of ship within the returning months. Despite several positive reviews though, if the initial reception of Windows Mobile is any indicator, Microsoft is in for one heck of an uphill battle.
According to Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango can add approximately 500 enhancements to the Windows Phone OS as well as net Explorer nine, an e-mail “conversation view", and a chat-threading feature that integrates text, IM, and Facebook chat messages from single contacts into one thread. several of the opposite enhancements to the platform are additional obscure, however Paul Thurott at the WinSuperSite will a good job explaining several of them in multiple articles on the positioning.
Whether or not Mango helps Microsoft gain market share within the smartphone house remains to be seen, however the refashion of the OS will sport several obvious enhancements and addresses variety of initial issues. the amount of applications obtainable within the Windows Phone Market has additionally continued to grow. The last remaining piece to the puzzle is hardware—if Microsoft and its partners unharness some exciting and competitively priced devices in time for the vacations, the smartphone market may be in for a few fireworks. We’ll all understand soon enough.