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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Obama visits family roots in Ireland | 23 May 2011 Lauren, Scotty bring country to "American Idol" finale 6:02am EDT UPDATE 1-Pakistan media ridicules military after attack 8:37am EDT Obama to view tornado zone in Missouri on Sunday 8:19am EDT How did six Taliban hold off 100 security forces for 16 hours? 9:18am EDT Discussed 325 Obama and Netanyahu face tense meeting on Mideast 124 As hours tick by, ”Judgment Day” looks a dud 103 Broadcaster silent as Judgment Day hours tick by Watched Plankers get fired for stunt Sun, May 22 2011 Arnold Schwarzenegger's mystery woman identified Thu, May 19 2011 Deadly Missouri tornado captured on video Mon, May 23 2011 Microsoft revamps phone software, adds handset makers Tweet Share this NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched an update of its Windows phone software on Tuesday, hoping a host of new features will help it close the gap on smartphone leaders Google Inc and Apple Inc. The updated software, code-named Mango, will... Email Print Related News IBM passes Microsoft's market cap after 15 years Mon, May 23 2011 NXP says demand for NFC chips to soar Thu, May 19 2011 Google, Apple not unassailable in smartphone race Thu, May 19 2011 Mobile hacking sets off security gold rush Wed, May 18 2011 HTC to tap tablet boom with many models Tue, May 17 2011 Analysis & Opinion Tech wrap: Sony takes a $3.2 billion beating Microsoft-Skype: inspirational or hype? Related Topics Technology » Media » Steve Jobs » A Windows Phone 7 is seen at the Windows Phone 7 launch press conference in New York, October 11, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi NEW YORK | Tue May 24, 2011 11:36am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched an update of its Windows phone software on Tuesday, hoping a host of new features will help it close the gap on smartphone leaders Google Inc and Apple Inc. The updated software, code-named Mango, will appear on new Windows phones beginning this autumn, and be available for existing Windows phone users before that, although Microsoft has not set a timetable for making the update available. The update -- announced eight months after the launch of Windows Phone 7 -- involves 500 new features, including Internet Explorer 9 as the mobile browser, integrated Twitter and LinkedIn feeds, automated Facebook check-ins, and access to more than 17,000 downloadable applications. The update improves Microsoft's distinctive "live tiles", which allow users to see real-time information on the phone screen without actually opening an application, and allows more than one application to run at the same time. Microsoft said Acer Inc, Fujitsu Ltd and ZTE Corp were planning to bring new Windows phone devices to market, joining established handset makers Samsung Electronics, HTC Corp and LG Electronics. The new Windows phone handsets will be exclusively powered by Qualcomm Inc's second-generation Snapdragon mobile processors, the chip-maker said. Microsoft is banking on the new version of its phone software to get its recent alliance with Nokia off to a strong start. The first phones made by Nokia using Windows software are expected late this year or early in 2012. The two have some work to do to catch up with Google's Android, which now runs 36 percent of smartphones sold globally, followed by Apple with 17 percent, according to research firm Gartner. Last quarter, Microsoft held only 4 percent of the smartphone operating system market, but was looking to convert the 27 percent market share held by Nokia's Symbian, which will be replaced by the Windows system in most of Nokia's new phones. 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