Windows Phone Tango to bring additional languages, C++ support

30 January, 2012

We already know that the next iteration of Windows Phone, codenamed Tango, will reduce the hardware requirements of the OS so that it could run on devices with slower (and thus cheaper) hardware.

Now, Microsoft has announced that Tango will have support for additional languages as well. This is necessary for Microsoft if it intends to sell Windows Phone devices in as many locations as possible. Mango currently supports 35 different languages but Tango is expected to take that number to 120.

Microsoft has also said that with the next release, developers will be able to develop apps and games for the OS using C++, although it is unclear whether 'next release' refers to the next version of the OS or the SDK.

Hopefully we will find out more during Mobile World Congress, next month.

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Reader comments

yotavzki
31 Jan 2012
Px0

hop wp make mor impressiv ui..im wait for skyp with it..also a memory card slot..its brilliant to run it in low hardware..just wait for the tango in action and it will be my next device..

JohanS
31 Jan 2012
mvD

Uhm... I think it's the opposite... Android market is just filled with "cheats for blabla", soundboards and "hot girl 2010"-apps (which counts as separate apps)... In the WP marketplace I know I have 60,000 DIFFERENT apps to ...