The Sunday Paper - July 31st, 2011

Welcome to The Sunday Paper! If you've been too busy to check out Windows Phone Daily this week, you missed a huge week full of Mango goodness! Mango officially hit RTM, a new Mango developer build was released, we figured out a way to get that update to your non-developer phone, and the first Mango phone was officially unveiled for the world to see. So here's the lowdown on all of the top stories you may have missed:

Featured
How to Update to the new Mango Beta WITHOUT a Developer Account!
Want to update to the new Mango Beta that was just release for developers? Normally you would need to be a registered developer, but we've got your back on this one.

News
Brandon Watson Challenges Web Personalities to try Windows Phone, Will Donate $1000 to Charity if They Don't Like It
Do you think more people should give Windows Phone a chance and try it out for themselves? You can do your part by sharing with your friends and loved ones, but if you're as well-connected as Microsoft's Brandon Watson you can issue a true "Windows Phone Challenge".

Rumor: HTC Omega leaked specs reveal 1.5GHz CPU and 8MP camera
It looks like someone noticed the HTC Omega case's appearance the other day and decided to flesh out the rumors we know so far. Previously we only knew that the Omega would have a 3.8" display, but now things are getting a lot more interesting with a full spec sheet floating around for the unreleased device.

Mango Officially Released to Manufacturers (RTM)!
Well it looks like those rumors were off by just a few days: Microsoft just announced via the Windows Phone Blog that their latest and greatest build of Mango has been released to manufacturers!

T-Mobile Dell Venue Pro update rolling out later today (hopefully)
We know some of you had to be crushed when you heard the update for the T-Mobile Dell Venue Pro had suffered from a last-minute delay but if you're ready to open your heart again, Dell has once again set a date for the promised update: later today!

Fujitsu IS12T Officially Announced and Detailed 
There it is! Fujitsu, KDDI and Microsoft just officially unveiled the first production Mango device to the world: the Fujitsu IS12T. The phone is packing a Qualcomm 8655 processor, 13.2 megapixel camera, DLNA support--oh yeah and it runs Windows Phone 7.5!

Developers: New Build of Mango Beta released and New SDK
Thanks to a post from Cliff Simpkins over at the Windows Phone Developer Blog, it seems like those earlier grumblings were true: developers are receiving a Mango Beta update! Of course, what's a new build without a new SDK? That's exactly what Microsoft has given in its new "Beta 2 Refresh" package of development tools.

Nielsen: Microsoft has 9% Smartphone Market Share, HTC accounts for 6% of it
The Nielsen Research group just released their manufacturer market share analysis for Q2 of 2011 (April to June) and has discovered quite a bit about Microsoft's piece of the pie.

SkyDrive Music & Video Streaming Discovered in Mango, Still Rough Around the Edges
Bonus feature time! So you know how every registered member of Windows Live has 25 GB of free space to use in the online cloud service SkyDrive? Windows Phone's integration of the service already had some trend-setting features like cloud photo sharing and document sharing, but with Mango it appears Microsoft is preparing more than just that.

Stream video from SkyDrive directly within the Pictures Hub with a click
While the method above is cool, it sorely needs some spit shine. Luckily a new method was discovered to stream your videos directly within the Pictures Hub and as a bonus it's all done on the SkyDrive-side of the equation.

Apps and Games
XBL Wednesday: Sally's Salon: Luxury Edition
Looks like the exclusive titles are over and now we're back to hand-me-downs from other platforms. The Diner Dash-esque has definitely been on more than one platform and certainly hasn't been limited to smartphones.

XBL Deal of the Week: Parachute Panic
The game was released a little while back and was revered for its unique hand-drawn graphical style and addictive gameplay. That praise has held up with the game staying at a strong 4-star rating in the Marketplace from user reviews. Parachute Panic was already quite cheap before at $2.99 so an extra buck off the total is a nice bonus.

Crackdown 2: Project Sunburst bites the dust, early adopters outraged
The innovative but troubled Xbox Live game was originally pulled from the Marketplace due to bugs and complaints, but now the dev team has come out and said they've decided to end the project altogether. They are offering anyone who bought Project Sunburst in the last 60 days a refund, but apparently a lot of gamers who bought the game earlier are more than a little upset with this move.

The Washington Post's 'Trove' is yet another slick news app, misleads mobile treasure hunters
Can't get enough cold hard facts in your daily life of smartphone-using? There's an app for that. The Washington Post recently launched the Trove app for Windows Phone. For those who don't know, Trove is a powerful news aggregator service that organizes news by their main topic and beams in hundreds of articles related to it.

Angry Birds gets updated with 90 more levels, we're a little less Angry now
We recently went on a little rant a few weeks back about how Angry Birds for Windows Phone has less content than other platforms. Well funny story: Rovio just updated the port to v1.1 and makes up for about 90 of the 105 missing levels. Not bad!