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Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7 portfolio

DUBAI — Microsoft on Sunday joined its partners in revealing the first wave of new Windows Phone 7 handsets on the first day of GITEX 2010. It will soon be available from leading mobile operators in UAE and across the rest of the Middle East.

With more than 60 mobile operators in over 30 countries worldwide committed to bringing Windows Phones 7 to market, the millions of people around the world looking for a phone that plays as hard as it works will have a variety of phones from leading device-makers to choose from.

“We have a beautiful lineup in this first wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be previewed for the first time in the Middle East at GITEX,” said Charbel Fakhoury, Regional General Manager of Microsoft Gulf.

“Microsoft and its partners are delivering a different kind of mobile phone and experience — one that makes everyday tasks faster by getting more done in fewer steps and providing timely information in a ‘glance and go’ format.”

Microsoft and its partners have worked together closely to create a different kind of phone with new experiences that bring together what people care about most. To start with Windows Phone 7 will be available in a variety of sleek form factors from device-makers such as HTC Corp with a suite of devices from other leading manufacturers also in the pipeline.

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