WP7 Based LG E700 Leaks, Sporting IE9 and Could Have "Mango" Update

LG looks like they have another Windows Phone 7 handset in the pipe and it's the E700. This leaked .xml file says that the smartphone will have Internet Explorer 9 which tells us that it could actually launch in the future with the "Mango" update pre-installed. Of course, it could have the improved browser without the actual update but we'll just have to see what happens.

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Microsoft Update Coming In March With Multitasking and Copy and Paste; CDMA Devices In March

If you love Windows Phone 7 then I hope you managed to catch Microsoft's MWC event earlier today. They showed off and announced a bunch of new things and I'll just recap them for you. First off, they showed off multitasking on the OS and it looked fairly good. The company also announced that Twitter integration (into the People Hub) along with Internet Explorer 9 Mobile would be headed to the OS later this - hopefully with HTML5 support. We do know that IE9 Mobile will definitely have graphics and hardware acceleration so that's great news.

Update: Another Engadget post has mentioned that this update is going to be coming in early March and that's not all it will bring. It'll also feature "Copy and Paste" which is great. Along with this news is finally word that CDMA support is coming in "early March" so you can expect Verizon and Sprint to announce their batch of Windows Phone 7 handsets in the very near future. Hopefully, the HTC 7 Pro will be launching soon.

[Engadget]

Firefox overtakes Internet Explorer in Europe

Firefox overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the number one browser in Europe in December 2010 according to StatCounter. StatCounter Global Stats reports that in December, Firefox took 38 percent of European market share, compared to IE's 37.5 percent.

'This is the first time that IE has been dethroned from the number one spot in a major territory,' commented Aodhan Cullen, CEO, StatCounter. "This appears to be happening because Google's Chrome is stealing share from Internet Explorer while Firefox is mainly maintaining its existing share," said Cullen.

Google Chrome has grown to 14.6 percent compared to five percent in December 2009.

Firefox overtakes Internet Explorer in Europe in browser wars | StatCounter Global Stats