1
Mar
2010
Windows Phone 7 Series Gets Tentative Handsets
The new Windows Phone 7 series mobile platform is a truly impressive new OS. Obviously, with a release date not due until later this year, lots of work still has to be done and the platform is far from ready. Despite that, Microsoft did not fail to impress. If anything, they proved that they can make a truly amazing operating system that could possibly change the way we look at mobile phones.
Now, the one thing we are all wondering about is: what kind of phone will the OS appear on?
So far, three major mobile phone manufacturers have been tagged as the next potential WP7 handset producer. The lineup is pretty promising too.
HTC was first to make the announcement that they would be making a Windows Phone 7 handset and would have a device ready by the holidays. The Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer has had a very long history with Microsoft, longer than their new ties with Google and the Android OS. Since HTC was one of the pioneers during the Pocket PC era, it would be fitting for HTC to play a major role with WP7.
Asus and Microsoft are currently working on a WP7 device that will be branded by Microsoft –or so goes the rumor. In any case, this might be the first time Microsoft will be working with its own mobile device and we are certainly looking forward to seeing what these two companies can bring to the table.
Just recently, reports that the upcoming LG Apollo will be the first WP7 handset have also popped up. The new phone is expected to come out as early as September; there are even reports that it might be ready by August. Even if this is true, the OS is not expected to be ready until much later.
Read more about the LG WP7 handset at Mobile Choice UK.
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