If this rumour is true, then perhaps this will be the introduction of the first Nokia Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone. As most will know, Nokia announced early this year that they will be abandoning the Symbian platform (for smartphones) and going for Microsoft's Windows Phone platform as the flagship OS for their future smartphones, however they won't be fully abandoning Symbian for many years and will continue to support devices that are shipping with Symbian. In fact, as far I last heard, they will be continuing to sell low-end Symbian handsets especially in less-developed countries.
What do you think about the Nokia-Microsoft-Windows Phone agreement?
Rumor: Microsoft and Nokia to hold event August 17 - Neowin.net
What do you think about the Nokia-Microsoft-Windows Phone agreement?
Microsoft and Nokia have been hyping their partnership to make phones based on Windows Phone 7 for several months. Now it looks like the two companies will be holding a joint press event later this month where we could get some more info on what we can expect from this unusual pairing. The Unwired web site reports that the two companies are teaming up to hold a party on August 17 at GamesCom, the massive games convention in Cologne, Germany.
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It's interesting that Nokia and Microsoft are using GamesCom to hold an event that will almost certainly yield more info about Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone 7 line-up. Microsoft is clearly thinking that the upcoming "Mango" update for Windows Phone 7 in general, and Nokia in particular, will have features that will be attractive to gamers.
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It's interesting that Nokia and Microsoft are using GamesCom to hold an event that will almost certainly yield more info about Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone 7 line-up. Microsoft is clearly thinking that the upcoming "Mango" update for Windows Phone 7 in general, and Nokia in particular, will have features that will be attractive to gamers.
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