Here are the facts:
Asus will be working with Microsoft to create the first MS branded device to carry the Window Phone 7 OS.
The expected launch date is on October 2010.
It looks like the latter half of the year will play host to one of the biggest mobile phone match ups we have ever witnessed. According to recent reports, it is likely that the new Apple iPhone 4G device will be coming out this April (or at least announced formally). LG has its GW900 device with the new Intel Atom processor waiting on the wings while Motorola and HTC are confirmed to be working on their own devices that are using dual core processors.
In any case, it is very surprising to see Windows Mobile become a major OS in this day and age as it was only a few weeks ago that a majority of people dislike the WinMo series.
Everything changed when Steve Ballmer took the stage at the Mobile World Congress and showed the world their current progress with Windows Phone 7. It is a work in progress; plenty of features were still absent and key components such as Office Mobile were terribly lacking in capabilities.
But everyone was still pretty much wowed at how the user interface was designed. WP7 is a complete re-imagining of the existing standards for touch screen user interfaces and the overall mobile phone experience.
Also present in the device is the Zune and Bing services –features that many have thought should have been used more by MS long ago. New to the system is the Xbox Live Games service. So far, no games are playable on the device, but many are looking forward to seeing the games lineup for WP7.
Get to know more about what to expect with WP7 this coming October at Softpedia.
