Windows Phone 7 Updates Progress, Slowly

AT&T customers who purchased a Windows Phone 7 smartphone: expect your long-awaited software updates to arrive in April. Maybe.

According to Microsoft’s handy chart of Windows Phone 7 updates, three AT&T smartphones—the HTC surround, LG Quantum and Samsung Focus—have entered a “Testing” phase for both their February and March updates, with completion estimated for early April. After that, the devices will enter the “Scheduling” phase, which, according to Microsoft, “typically lasts 10 business days or less.”

After that, the updates will be delivered to the smartphones—a process the company admits “might take several weeks.” But in theory, if everything proceeds rapidly, those devices could see their new software tweaks delivered before May.

Read more: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Windows-Phone-7-Updates-Progress-Slowly-201426/