STS-134 Space Shuttle Mission Audio And Video Available Online

NASA has broadcast-quality audio and video clips from the ongoing STS-134 space shuttle and other missions available online through the Internet Archive website.

The agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston is digitizing, cataloging and archiving audio files for news media use. These files include an entire calendar day's conversation between the Mission Control Center and the crews aboard the shuttle and International Space Station, clips of wake up calls and news briefings.

The STS-134 audio files are available at:
http://www.archive.org/details/STS-134

Audio from past missions, including Apollo flights, are being added to the collection. For those clips, visit:
http://www.archive.org/details/nasaaudiocollection

Microsoft Previews Next Release of Windows Phone

"Mango" to deliver smarter and easier communications, apps and Internet experiences and bring Windows Phone to more customers around the world.

REDMOND, Wash., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today previewed the next major release of Windows Phone, code-named "Mango," through a series of media events around the world. "Mango" will deliver more than 500 new features to push the boundaries of the smartphone experience around communications, apps and the Internet. The "Mango" release will be available for free to Windows Phone 7 customers and is scheduled to ship on new phones beginning this fall. More details on device update timing will be provided closer to availability. Windows Phone will also add support for additional languages, expand access to apps by launching Windows Phone Marketplace in new countries, and partner with new OEMs to enable expansion to new markets.*

"Seven months ago we started our mission to make smartphones smarter and easier for people to do more," said Andy Lees, president of the Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft. "With 'Mango,' Windows Phone takes a major step forward in redefining how people communicate and use apps and the Internet, giving you better results with less effort."