How is the windows phone 7 series review?

It was eight months ago that Microsoft launched its new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7. In general, the platform was well received by both users and the technology press, and he praised the bold, fresh and easy to use interface, integration and performance characteristics reflective improved. However, it also had its fair share of shortcomings and difficulties.
This fall, Microsoft will release its first major update for Windows Phone, with over 500 new features to the operating system. So far known as Mango, the update formally named Windows Phone 7.5, focuses on improving three key areas: communications, and Internet applications.
1.Contacts
In developing Windows Phone 7.5, one of the main objectives of Microsoft was to deliver an experience that was "more intelligent and easier." In the area of ​​communications, this meant that provides a simpler way to connect with contacts and information sharing, and part of the solution was to add support for dynamic group of contacts and tiles in vivo.
A group of contacts is quite simple. Setup only requires entering the heart of the people, by pressing the + icon and follow the instructions to create a group. Once saved, you can send an e-mail and text of all group members. What's even nicer is that the contact group enables you to view status updates and photos of only members of the group and not everyone in your entire address book, so it acts as a filter if you have a large large number of friends in Facebook.
2.Messaging
Windows Phone 7.5 is aimed at a couple of problems we had with the management of e-mail platform and messaging on the original version. The first is the addition of conversation view. E-mail threads are now grouped, so you no longer have to scroll through every post trying to find an answer. Each thread is clearly marked and shows the number of messages in the thread and the number of unread messages. Expansion and contraction of the conversation is done with a single touch - very simple, very clean.
3.Applications
18,000 applications from Microsoft can not compete with much larger markets as 200,000 titles Android and Apple applications, reportedly 500,000. Instead, Microsoft wants to integrate its applications in other areas of the phone.
For example, the suggestions of the application will now appear in search results to find places Bing, movies or products, like books. This occurs in two ways. In the first case, you pass the new "apps" section (Microsoft calls them "pivots") for a list of compatible applications, such as Amazon or Best Buy if it is a product, or the Open box or if a restaurant Yelp. In addition to finding information online, you can also open applications Bing results related to the Applications menu. In the second scenario - the two can occur together - Bing suggests a relevant application is not in the top of the results, with the option to download it.