The Next Release of Windows Phone 7.5

Designed to be the best Windows Phone yet. Check out how the next Windows Phone release, codenamed Mango, will deliver smarter and easier mobile apps, web, and communication. Coming Fall 2011 to a Windows Phone mobile smartphone near you.

Anyways, hit the break for the big list.

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Twitter integration in the People Hub
Internet Explorer 9 + HTML5 + Hardware graphics rendering
Custom Ringtones (via manager)
Bing Audio: Think Shazam, but built into Bing and we bet of course Zune Marketplace. Country support is initially limited to the U.S., Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain and Germany.
Bing Vision: A full blown image scanner using your camera. It can detect, identify and search using barcodes, Microsoft Tags, QR Codes, CD's, DVDs, Books, and text using OCR (see here for history)
Turn-by-turn navigation: "voice guidance during driving directions" (we heard about this awhile ago)
SMS Dictation: Using Microsoft's TellMe service, you can use voice-to-text for SMS messages by tapping a microphone near the bottom
East Asian Language Keyboard, Handwriting and Dictionary Support--[we saw this mentioned a few days ago]
Improved SkyDrive sync in Office hub - adding Word, Excel, and PowerPoint sync support. Each document type will now be indicated by the color of the tile:
Bing Image Search, Bing Vision, and Bing Audio -- besides Bing Vision and Bing Audio as revealed earlier this morning, it seems like Bing will now feature Image Search as well.
Windows Live Messenger integrated in People hub -- as we have predicted earlier, the Chinese developer confirms that Windows Live Messenger will be integrated in the People hub. You will be able to directly IM someone on your contact list.
Pinnable email folders: Pin a folder to the start screen for quick access. This could be an email folder for a specific project, from a specific group or person (like your boss), or an RSS feed you've set up in Outlook.
Conversation view in email: Emails in your inbox are organized by conversation, bringing replies to a thread into a consolidated view so it's faster and easier to stay on top of the conversation.
Server search: Search your email server (e.g. Exchange Server) for older emails no longer stored on your phone, giving you ready access to all of your mail.
Lync: Lync Mobile brings the Lync experience to Windows Phone customers by delivering Unified Communications capabilities, including instant messaging and the ability to see the presence of your co-workers. The Lync app will be a free download from Windows Phone Marketplace and will be enabled with support from your business organization.
Complex (alpha-numeric) password support
Information Rights Management
Support for access to hidden corporate Wi-Fi networks
Windows Live Messenger, Facebook chat and AOL Instant Messenger all integrated under Messaging--and remember, we heard this is rumored to be a dual data/SMS system, making it really reliable even when your connection is not. Your presence as well as your friends are displayed in the People Hub dynamically.
Office 365 and Skydrive built into Office hub--'nuff said
Group Messaging: currently there are some nice 3rd party apps that do this, but the ability to have pre-defined groups to message to will be now native, allowing to create quick groups for Family, Work, Friends, etc. This will work for Email and SMS.
Artist art on Lockscreen: This is very cool, especially those with Zune HD players. What this does is pull down the Zune/Artist artwork of your current selection and plays it in a marquee/banner fashion on the screen. It currently does this on your Zune desktop/Xbox (play some music and wiat a few mins, you'll see). Evidently, in WP7.5, you can do this on your phone, making the Zune HD/Windows Phone distinction even less. This was always an awesome thing on the Zune HD, so we're glad it's being brought over.
Games Hub gets a facelift, including 'sync' option (potentially for online-game play). We first reported this back at MIX11, so now it's confirmed.
Native Checkins are coming e.g. Facebook Places. More info here.
Visual Voicemail will use Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP)
Battery saving features/options (under Settings)
WiFi Hotspot support, uses Network Communication and Information Systems (NCIS) technology

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[kyekatastrophy]

used iso for over a year, even iso 5. itunes shit me to tears so i bought a Samsung omnia 7 for $250, windows mobile 7 was awesome... 7.5 is just amazing. it destroys iso and android. just make a faster facebook app, a better youtube app, include a voice recorder, enable flash and it will be perfect.

[thewebmogul]

@kyekatastrophy I am using metro tube which is a awesome youtube app. Also check out Supertube youtube pro app which is also awesome app. Download at marketplace

[ahmelt]

@kyekatastrophy It's "IOS" not "iso" lol

[thewebmogul]

@ahmelt LOL who Fricken cares troll IOS ISO it still piece of crap!

[Bluefox155]

I don't know if I should get windows, iPhone, a texting phone, or the nexus or galaxy s||..please help!

[thewebmogul]

@Bluefox155 Get a windows phone 7.5 it has a Fast OS, Very Stable and Fluid. Been getting many great reviews due to not much problems & Complaints and also the battery last for 2 days of heavy use thanks to the battery saver feature build into windows phone 7.5 Also Apps are always alive not like iphone or android apps which sits there Dead and boring.

[thewebmogul]

you never even used wp7 i used android and they are like battery eater and laggy. wp7 os best and fast. no lags and battery last for 2 days use and app marketplace now 45,000 apps and growing.

[Joeaho]

@thewebmogul Right that's it, screw iPhone.

[MrTechSyndrome]

@Joeaho: Thumbs up!

[DigitalPerfection1]

@SamuraiM0

i hope they add flash support. just give your customers what they want.

[DigitalPerfection1]

@thewebmogul

as i said before I have quite lot of work due to release begging of next year. Making a major invest developing quite a lot of quality apps so I hope it does better.

[thewebmogul]

@DigitalPerfection1 It is picking up already in other countries in Europe and Asian markets and yes also in USA. I saw quite few people switching from android or iphone to WP7.5 mango due to stable fast OS and ease of use and yes the awesome live tiles apps which apple or android apps sits on the phone which is just dead.