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After taking a picture of the meal with the phone, the app gives a calorie read-out almost instantly Full Article Caribbean rum maker looks to tap U.S. market Startup targets online vacation rentals Microsoft explains phone software update delay Tweet Share this SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp explained the delay in updating its new phone software on Wednesday, partly blaming handset manufacturers for the problem. Windows Phone 7, launched last October as Microsoft's attempt to catch up with Apple Inc... Email Print Related News Microsoft explains phone software update delay Wed, Apr 13 2011 Cisco kills Flip camera in first revamp step Tue, Apr 12 2011 HTC overshadows Nokia at smartphone launches Tue, Apr 12 2011 HTC to launch new video service phone on Vodafone Tue, Apr 12 2011 Nokia unveils two new models in smartphone battle Tue, Apr 12 2011 Analysis & Opinion Tech wrap:Yahoo’s CEO-in-waiting? Tech wrap: HTC trumps Nokia Related Topics Technology » Media » The new Windows Phone 7 is seen at the Windows Phone 7 launch press conference in New York, October 11, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi SEATTLE | Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:34am EDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp explained the delay in updating its new phone software on Wednesday, partly blaming handset manufacturers for the problem. Windows Phone 7, launched last October as Microsoft's attempt to catch up with Apple Inc and Google Inc in the smartphone market, was well received, but criticized for lack of some basic functions such as cut and paste. Microsoft initially said an update to the software would be available early in 2011, but it has not yet been implemented for many users. "We had expected it to be earlier than now," Joe Belfiore, head of Microsoft's Windows phone program, said at a software developer conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Belfiore said the company had started the update, but ran into problems on some newly manufactured phones that would not function properly afterward. He did not name any manufacturers involved. Samsung Electronics, HTC Corp and LG Electronics are the main handset makers of Windows phones. Once the company found the problems, it overhauled its update procedure, said Belfiore. "We felt it would be better to be a little bit patient, make sure that when we get updates out that they would happen reliably, and unfortunately that caused a delay in getting things out," he said. Belfiore said he was now "optimistic" that there will not be similar problems with future updates. A more comprehensive update, code-named Mango, will be available later this year, he said. 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