Microsoft at Mobile World Congress 2011 spoke about the upcoming updated to their Windows Phone 7 operating system. Starting March 2011 , Microsoft plans to bring out a series of software updates which will make the operating system competitive with Android and the Apple iPhone.
| • | Copy and paste functionality via first major update, coming in the next month |
| • | Twitter integration directly into the People Hub in 2011 |
| • | Support for Office documents in the cloud in 2011 |
| • | Dramatically enhanced Web browser experience based on IE9 in 2011 |
| • | A new wave of multitasking applications in 2011 |
| • | Targeting significant volume of Nokia Windows Phones in 2012 |
Nokia’s partnership with Microsoft will result in bringing Navteq sourced maps to both WP7 as well as Bing Maps. Microsoft also demoed their upcoming integration with the Kinect gaming system. Watch our video from the event below.