One of the ironies of the Apple experience is that while the iPad and iPhone are at the cutting edge of cool design, appealing to creative individuals the world over, the actual ownership experience can be rather repressive. Apple is one of the most controlling companies out there, expecting customers and developers to conform to its way of doing things… …

Now playing: Watch this: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango 3:21 As of this morning, Microsoft and its partner carriers have begun pushing the 7.5 Mango OS update (review) to the first wave of Windows Phones. The question on everyone’s lips isn’t so much if the more than 500 changes to Windows Phone OS will satisfy current Mango users; they will. It’s …

Now playing: Watch this: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango 3:21 After a long wait, Windows Phone owners on all carriers will begin receiving the Mango OS update, or Windows Phone 7.5. The over-the-air roll-outs begin as soon as today. (Keep tabs with Microsoft’s update schedule.) Ever since we first heard about it in May, Microsoft’s intention with Mango has been clear: …