The computing giant made the announcement on its Windows Team Blog, explaining that because of recent speculation about a possible Windows Phone 7.5 Mango release date that it wanted to set the record straight. (related : ipad epub drm removal )

Carefully avoiding any commitment to a specific date, Hautala says that Microsoft expects Mango – or Windows Phone 7.5, as it’s to be officially marketed – “to start rolling out in the next week or two”. Within the next fortnight, the company will refresh its ‘Where’s My Phone Update?’ pages to inform customers on when they should expect the update to land on their carrier and handset.

Hautala also pointed out in his post that Microsoft and OEMs work closely to ensure that the software and firmware updates that they deploy work properly together, so that the phone and any apps installed on it will work properly and take advantage of the many new features that will arrive with Windows Phone 7.5 (related : windows phone 7 will support wi-fi hotspots ). On that note, he repeats Microsoft’s earlier advice to avoid installing homebrew software and “bootleg updates”.