There are three device manufacturers supporting Microsoft with it's new mobile OS - Windows Phone 7 - at launch, HTC, Samsung, and LG.
HTC is bringing the HD7 to the party, an HD2 style device, but running WP7. They've also cooked up the 7 Mozart, and 7 Trophy (Think original Desire).
Samsung brings us the Omnia 7, while LG brings the Optimus 7 to the table.
Using "7" to distinguish WP7 devices is certainly a recurring theme... I struggle, however, to see it continuing, or if it does to be a success and confusion free.
All the aforementioned launch devices are capacitive touch screen, slate, slab, call them what you will devices - with no variation on form factor just yet, other than the US' HTC Surround, which has a slide-out speaker, no keyboard, just a slide-out speaker... I can't see that form factor sticking.
If WP7 is what you've been waiting for, head on past the break for some pics of these badboy devices.
Some news from Microsoft to counteract all the recent hype that Apple have had. Microsoft announced the new version of the current Xbox 360, it shares the same name as the predecessor but is a slimmer, well smaller, version.
It is covered in vents and is now shiny, black and more space-age or nerdy looking. And it included a massive 250Gb HDD and is not a standard hard drive so wont be inter-changeable but Microsoft will sell a connector too transfer your data from your old hard drive to the new one.
Microsoft have confirmed what had already been on the Twittermill for months, and good 'ol Wossy leaked a while back too.
That is, Project Natal, MS answer to the Wii, and in my opinion a much better one than the Playstation Move (Athough in action it does look fantastic, check out Engadget's exclusive hands-on)
See below for the phone call with MS' Marketing Manager for Saudi.
