We are all very happy to see the Mango release, and up to this point the upgrades have been going incredibly well for Microsoft's first major upgrade to the Windows Phone platform. However, there have been some reports (on the XDA Forums, Twitter, etc) of some onscreen keyboards disappearing. There have been reports from other sources stating that it doesn't to be a device specific issue. There also have been some mobile phone authorities mentioning that this issue was existent in the beta Mango release, and is still not fixed.

HTC was alerted over a week ago about an issue with what was discribed as "massive' security issue. There were a couple of files found on some HTC devices. First off, HTC has not come out with an official statement yet. Second, these files MIGHT just be some management files used for some specific utilities. 

Read the details here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV#p/u/0/dJtbDyLcXM4

We have been watching the Samsung Galaxy S II for a while now. Just when you start thinking that mobile phones cannot innovate... as soon as you start thinking to yourself, it doesn't matter which mobile device I use, they all look the same and do the same thing,here comes the Galaxy S II. There are many little things that make this device awesome, but one of the most innovative features we found was the web based management interface.

Don't want to use your phone to send a text? Send an email instead. We have found that it might be a bit slower than sending from your phone as the message has to go through 2 different email systems before it will be sent over the phone, but overall using the following address schema's can be very useful. One suggestion would be to make the cell phone number mandatory as well as the network providing. Here is the carrier information for the US only:

The phone hackers MUST have: the Pwn Phone. The Pwn Phone is a modified Nokia N-900. The N-900 is loved by hackers all over the world for a number of reasons, but the main reason is that this phone has a modified Linux OS that makes it easy to mod and with it's built in WiFi and powerful

Google' mobile Operating System (or OS) is Andriod. Microsoft's mobile OS is Windows Phone. Apple's mobile OS is iOS. Nokia's old OS Symbian and now is Windows Phone. Samsung's OS? Bada.

What does Windows Phone have going for it? A few things, but mainly a great, unique user interface (UI). Sure there is back office connectivity, sure there is seemless integration sharepoint... but overall what Windows Phone has going for it is that it has a standard UI that does not look like an iPhone. So what if you could get that killer interface on an Andriod phone?.. Launcher7 is a a free launcher that you can purchase at the Android Market that allows you to get the Windows home screen experiance, while using your android device.

Here in the US, there is a slowing trend for third party infotainment systems. What are infotainment systems you ask? Infotainment systems are collections of technology built for automobiles. Typically, they are connected to the car to read various measurements and readings via the automobiles CAN bus. These messages can be as simple as "LIGHTS ARE ON" or "RADIO IS OFF"... but they can also send very technical and critical messages such as "DEPLOY AIRBAG" or "APPLY BREAKS".

Joe Belfiore tweeted that there has been a video chat video released. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNwUv4dQFCk