NoDo recently hit the airwaves but that won’t stop eager Windows Phone 7 power users from wanting the next big thing — and getting to the bottom of it, either. Thanks to the latest Windows Phone Dev Podcast, via WPCentral, a few features coming in the next big Windows Phone 7 update, Mango, have come to the forefront.
The first of which is that Facebook, Windows Live Messenger, and AIM chat will be built in to the native messaging application on the operating system. Your contacts for each respective chat service will also be included in the People Hub. Furthermore, the lockscreen will now display a picture of the artist you’re currently listening in the Music + Video Hub. (While, certainly making it seem more like a Zune HD, this does get rid of being able to listen to guilty pleasures and being able to hide it much better from people… one of things I, perhaps irrationally, liked about the operating system. Hopefully it’ll be an option.)
Other features include:
- Facebook Places check-ins built in natively.
- Group messaging.
- Office 365 and SkyDrive built in natively into the Office Hub.
- A new look for Xbox.
- (Much needed) battery-saving options.
- WiFi Hotspot support.
Image credit: WPCentral
