At Microsoft developers Forum in Japan nine new Windows Phone are being presented. It's awesome to see new and better hardware with solidifying software. Mango release is promised to be big. How big? This big! 500 new features are promised in Japan by Steve Balmer in the Mango release. "Windows 8" and "next generation of Windows systems" have now been heard from the lips of Steve Ballmer. These next generation systems should be out next year. New and exciting times are upon Microsoft. New tablets and PCs are also being mentioned. Here is Steve Balmer's transcript: “We’re obviously hard at work on the next version of Windows. Windows 7 PCs will sell over 350 million units this year. [...]

Windows just released a statement about its competitive plans for 2011. They elaborated a number of new updates for the Windows Phone 7 that will arrive in the coming months. The company also highlighted the new partnerships mainly with handset maker, Nokia. The company is set to offer more competitive and faster systems and hopes that the mass market will recognize the position of the Windows Phone 7 in the mobile market. Here are some of the snippets of what the company is planning come 2011 and 2012 and other future plans. 2011 is a notable year in the mobile industry. Instead of hardware, there is great attention over the ecosystems. Right now, there is the move to create a diverse option [...]

Here are some of the excerpts from an interview with MS CEO, Steve Ballmer at Search Marketing Expo West: About integration of Bing with Windows Mobile: "whatever happens will be something that happens in conjunction with, at least in the general case, and certainly here in the U.S., with the operator. My guess is we're not going to get a huge amount of operator support for Windows Phones who don't want Bing. I mean, in some senses it's an essential part of the definition of the Windows Phone, and if you have an operator who would want to do something with another search player, they'll probably do it with a non-Windows Phone."   About license fee being not removed for Windows [...]

Now that’s a music to my ears. HTC officially announces the launch of HTC HD2 in US through a ‘major carrier.’ Europe and Asia are the destinations where the HD2 has started shipping already. So, a chance to finally get the multi-touch phone into your hands. The HD2 is said to be available in US in the first quarter of 2010. Click on the title to read the complete press release! [...]

Here’s a video by Gizmodo showing what does the MS head Steve Ballmer has to say about the new OS Windows Mobile 6.5, that wasn’t given much ado by the critics.

Ballmer seemed quite hopeful and assertive about the current and prospective OSs, Zune about competition with iPhone and Blackberry. Peek into the video here for more.

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