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Microsoft hints at Windows Phone 7 update in January

Copy and paste and faster game load-ups could hit this month

Microsoft hints at Windows Phone 7 update in January
By Anthony Usher
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Windows Phone

At its recent CES keynote, Microsoft rather vaguely stated that a Windows Phone 7 update would be released in "the next few months."

However, the URL for the update overview on the company's website hints at a release sometime in January. The URL ends with the term 'january-update.'

New additions will include the highly sought-after ability to copy and paste text, as well as a streamlined Marketplace search experience.

Another tweak that will please gamers is the improvement to the boot-up speed of games and other apps. Microsoft says it has "whittled down the time it takes for apps and games to start up and resume."

Windows Phone 7 is designed to alert you when the update becomes available for download. Keep your eyes fixed on your handset for that inevitable - and seemingly imminent - pop-up message.

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Anthony is a Liverpool, UK-based writer who fell in love with gaming while playing Super Mario World on his SNES back in the early '90s. When he isn't busy grooming his beard, you can find him replaying Resident Evil or Final Fantasy VII for the umpteenth time. Aside from gaming, Anthony likes hiking, MMA, and pretending he’s a Viking.