Samsung and Microsoft expand their partnership agreement

Microsoft has announced that it has signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics, which provides free access to cross-license their respective patents. Under the agreement, in addition, Microsoft will receive from Samsung "royalties" for the sale of each phone or tablet-based Android platform. The two companies also agreed to collaborate on the development and marketing of Windows Phone.

"Microsoft and Samsung sees big growth opportunities for Windows Phone and we are investing to achieve this goal," said Andy Lees, president of the Windows Division at Microsoft Phone. "Microsoft believes in a business model in which all our partners can grow and profit through our platform."

"Through our cross-licensing their patent portfolios, Samsung and Microsoft can continue to offer the latest innovations in mobile industry," said Dr.Won-Pyo Hong, executive vice president of global product strategy of mobile Samsung. "After a long partnership we are pleased to open a new chapter with the launch of the new Windows Phone" Mango "planned for this fall."

Microsoft begins the release of Windows 7.5 Phone Mango

Microsoft has officially launched the release of Windows 7.5 Phone Mango. In the next few hours will start to get users to the notification of the availability of the upgrade. Details on the "roll out" in the various countries is shown on the site "Where's my phone update?" Microsoft.

Upon receipt of the notification you need to connect your smartphone to your computer and run the update via Windows PC or Zune Phone Connector for Mac 7 The complete cycle, which includes a backup system, runs in about an hour.

Microsoft may release its own tablet

It is rumored that Microsoft is thinking about creating your own tablet PC in collaboration with Texas Instruments. The basis of the gadget can be put to the latest processor TI OMAP4470, including dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with a clock frequency of up to 1.8 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-M3 and a graphics accelerator PowerVR SGX544. As a software platform will be used by Windows 8, which will interface optimized for touch screen, Internet Explorer 10 with improved tools for hardware accelerated rendering of Web pages and support for ARM-processors. The device assembly which will be engaged in the Taiwanese company's partners may be on the market by the end of next year.