Windows phone 7 update rumoured to be coming in January, patch many holes

October 13, 2010 | By Surur

We know an update is coming for Windows Phone 7 “early next year” which will bring an implementation of copy and paste.

Now we have a rumour (from twitter of course) suggesting a date, January 2011, and also more goodies that should brighten the winter.

MS_nerd claims the update will also bring turn by turn voice navigation, sadly missing so far in Bing maps, possibly an implementation of app switching (but no real multi-tasking) and also better Skydrive/OWA support.

He also mentions that while Microsoft has promised copy and paste, the implementation has not been settled on yet, so there may still be a surprise in store.

MyMicrosoftLife also reports that Microsoft intends to address enterprise needs over the next few months also, adding a method for them to bypass marketplace and distribute vertical applications a select group of employees directly.

As usual, we will take these unsourced rumours with a large pinch of salt, but hopefully a steady stream of updates over the next few months should remove the main points of criticism that still exist on Windows Phone 7, despite the good user experience.

Via MobilityDigest.com

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chmun77

Hmm… I rather not to have multi-tasking on my phone. The technology is just not there yet to handle multi-tasking on phones, especially battery life.
bobbycannon

You really need multi-tasking on your PHONE that bad?
Minchkin

Android doesn't do true multitasking either…. The only one that does is WebOS…
Darryl

windows phones are sweet. if u want multitasking so bad get a computer,
Matt

Unless I'm missing it, is there a way to multi-select pics in your Photos so you can share more than one in an email? Going back and forth from email to pics with the attachment button sux. I hope this is available. i was able to do it on my iphone.

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