Microsoft reboots Windows Phone
Posted on October 13th, 2010Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, announced Windows Phone 7 in New York on Monday. Ballmer hopes his new mobile OS will pull back the market share he has lost to smartphone rivals RIMM, Apple and Android.
Windows Phone 7 starts with a handicap, missing key features that are available in some competitor’s phones but not present in Microsoft’s new devices. These include copy/paste, tethering, Flash support, HTML5 support and multi-tasking.
The Sydney Morning Herald says Windows Phone 7 will be available in Australia soon:
Over the next two months five Windows Phone 7 handsets will be available in Australia from HTC, LG and Samsung. The handsets, the first of which will be launched next week, include the HTC 7 Mozart and 7 Trophy, the LG Optimus 7 and Optimus 7 Q and the Samsung Omnia 7.


