Wonder Reader 2.0 went live on the Windows Phone Marketplace today. This is an update for Windows Phone Mango (7.5) phones that includes these Mango-only features:

• Live tile, finally! An unread count (up to 1000) now appears on the front of the tile, plus the latest headline and image (if available) on the back of the tile. Updates every 30 minutes or so via a background agent.
• Pin feeds and categories as additional live tiles. You can add more live tiles to the Windows Phone Start Screen for your frequently viewed feeds and categories. Each tile is like its own news reader! (Paid version only)
• Fast app switching. Now supports Mango fast app switching for instant resume.
• Share articles on Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live, and LinkedIn. You can now share on any social network account you’ve set up on your phone.

This update is free for all users (paid or trial) of Wonder Reader 1.16 or earlier, but you must be running Windows Phone Mango (betas included).

Get Wonder Reader here! (opens in Zune)

Trial Version

The trial version remains fully functional (live tile included) with no ads. Upgrading to the paid version adds the ability to pin more live tiles to your Start Screen.

Not on Mango yet?

The new live tiles capabilities in Windows Phone Mango are perfect for news reader apps like Wonder Reader. The app is way more useful with the addition of live tiles. For this reason, it was a no-brainer to update Wonder Reader for Mango as soon as possible.

As some of you might know, updating an app to support Mango “freezes” the non-Mango version of the app, making it impossible to release updates for it. This could become a problem if Microsoft can’t roll out Mango to end users in a timely fashion (we all know the problems they had with NoDo).

But not to worry, there are contingency plans in place to get app updates out to non-Mango Wonder Reader users in the event that an update is required. And let’s cross our fingers that Mango gets out to everyone ASAP!

Live Tiles in Action

Note that having this number of additional tiles on a real phone might be overkill. Think about your phone’s data usage and performance before trying this at home.

Get Wonder Reader here! (opens in Zune)

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