gadget reviews : Windows Phone Mango Calendar + Todos Preview

Windows Phone Mango Calendar + Todos Preview
Tasks are back!! Not only do Exchange tasks now sync with the "To-Do's" tab with-in the Calendar, but now Windows Live Hotmail To-Do's sync there as well. Windows Live's To-Do's list never used to sync with anything. It seems dumb to call them "Todos" since Outlook calls them tasks, but whatever... at least you can see, edit, and manage the things you have to do at work and in your personal life. Most other smartphones still don't sync Exchange tasks, and it's great to see this feature back in Windows Phone... and in full force with Windows Live Hotmail. What about multiple Calendars you say? Yep, those are there too. Each calendar you add to any of your Windows Live, Exchange, and Google accounts will show up. Not only that, but Windows Live Group calendars that you've subscribed to will also show. Unfortunately shared Exchange 2003 Public Folder calendars and SharePoint/Office 365 Team Site calendars don't seem to work here. But wait, there's more! The Mango calendar app supports Facebook events and not just for the date, time, and description. You can set it to only show Facebook events that you've responded to if you want. When you open a Facebook event, in addition to all of the details that the organizer has included, there's also a "wall" tab where you can see and post comments, as well as a "Guests" tab where you can see who's attending, maybe attending, or not attending. Of course, there's also a respond button for Facebook events right there at the bottom