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Nokia is preparing for the possibility of some additional products for Microsoft than Windows Smartphone Phone 7. One such product is a dual-screen device that can display 3D images, while the other is a tablet Windows 8. Both these gadgets have not confirmed its existence by Nokia's device with dual screen is visible from a patent application by Nokia on April 21, then under the name "Autostereoscopic Rendering and Display Apparatus" or a display device and processing autostereoskopik. According to those files, this device consists of a sensor arranged to detect the position and orientation of one's view of the auto-stereoscopic display. There is also a processor that is configured to determine the surface of an object that can be seen in 3D user, and an image generator arranged to create an image received by the right eye and left a visible 3D auto-stereoscopic. From the pictures included in the patent is expected to have a 3D image processing screens and other scr...

If users don't update their Windows Phones to 7.5, they won't be able to access Marketplace. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET)    Anyone with a Windows Phone that hasn't been upgraded to version 7.5 won't be able to use Microsoft's Marketplace app store as of today. Microsoft announced today that in order to download, buy, update, or review apps in Marketplace, users have to be running Windows Phone 7.5. This change is required for both the phone and web Marketplace storefronts. "Most phones are already running Windows Phone 7.5, which was released last fall, and so most of you won't notice anything different about how the Marketplace works," Microsoft's director of program management, Mazhar Mohammed, said in a blog post today. "However, if your phone has an earlier version of our software installed, you'll soon start seeing an error message when you try to download a new app, or update one you already own."

If users don't update their Windows Phones to 7.5, they won't be able to access Marketplace. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET)    Anyone with a Windows Phone that hasn't been upgraded to version 7.5 won't be able to use Microsoft's Marketplace app store as of today. Microsoft announced today that in order to download, buy, update, or review apps in Marketplace, users have to be running Windows Phone 7.5. This change is required for both the phone and web Marketplace storefronts. "Most phones are already running Windows Phone 7.5, which was released last fall, and so most of you won't notice anything different about how the Marketplace works," Microsoft's director of program management, Mazhar Mohammed, said in a blog post today. "However, if your phone has an earlier version of our software installed, you'll soon start seeing an error message when you try to download a new app, or update one you already own."

 It was eight months ago that Microsoft launched its revamped mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7. Overall, the platform was well-received both by users and the tech press, as they lauded the fresh, bold, and easy-to-use interface; thoughtful integration of features; and improved performance. However, it also had its fair share of shortcomings and pitfalls.  This fall, Microsoft will release its first major update for Windows Phone, bringing more than 500 new features to the OS. Known up till now as Mango, the update will formally go by the name of Windows Phone 7.5; it focuses on improving three key areas: communications, apps, and Internet.  We got a brief look at some of the enhancements during a preview event in late May, but recently, Microsoft gave us a chance to dive deeper into Mango with a technical preview of the OS. Since the software wasn't final, we weren't able to test out everything, but below you'll find our hands-on impressions of some of the more ma...