Microsoft begins rollout of ‘NoDo’ update for Windows Phone 7

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Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that its first major update for the Windows Phone 7 platform is now being rolled out to users. Internally referred to as “NoDo” — which is said to be short for “No Donuts,” mocking Google’s first Android update dubbed “Donut” — the update adds much sought after copy/paste functionality to Windows Phone 7 devices. It also adds support for “tombstoning,” improves Marketplace searches, fixes a variety of bugs and adds support for CDMA devices. “We’ve begun to gradually roll out the Copy & Paste update, starting small with open market phone customers in parts of Europe this week,” a Microsoft spokesperson told BGR in an email, adding, “More to come.” Sprint’s HTC Arrive was the first device to feature NoDo when it launched this past Sunday with the update pre-installed. Microsoft has not yet detailed its plans for a U.S. rollout, so we are unsure when other U.S. carrier-branded devices will begin receiving NoDo. Users will receive notifications on their devices once the update becomes available, and they will need to connect to PCs in order to install it.

10 Comments
  • Justing

    yawn. 10 months until msoft kills windows phones.

    • Anonymous

      Seriously? Considering its a huge market MS isn’t going away anytime soon. Why are Android/Apple heads afraid of MS – By having MS in the game it makes Android and Apple work harder. Competition is a good thing…sheesh

  • Eludium Q36

    Microsoft is so astoundingly clueless! Why would they name an update as stupidly as “NoDo” which is just a synonym of “can’t” or “won’t” ?! No one but insiders would know or understand the reference to Android’s Donut, which doesn’t even make good sense in itself. Or that it rhymes with the Dodo (doh-doh) bird. And why oh why would they refer to anything of theirs with the term “tombstoning” ?! WTF are thinking ?! Oh, that’s right, they’re not thinking and that shows in their now impotent mobile products. Wow, just wow.

    • Bullyboyb

      Lol, you my friend are very angry. Calm down, relax and move on if you Microsoft products that much. Enough android and Apple news on bgr for your daily digest. I love it when people randomly get upset. LOL.

    • Badgerart

      So you think the update will be insufficient because of it’s name?

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

    “mocking Google’s first Android update dubbed ‘Donut’”
    The first one I remember was cupcake.
    I don’t remember a baclava…

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000722296108 Herman Guerra

    Next Microsoft Update – do something with those hideous live tiles! …’just plain ugly.

  • Gues

    your google reference is incorrect, a softie mentioned it was litereally because they had no donuts at a meeting

  • Anonymous

    hurry up and bring it to the states already

  • Anonymous

    “Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed” Where is this confirmation? Was it not published? Or did MS just give BGR the scoop? Cant i get a link please (gospel voice)?

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