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It’s Official! Microsoft to kickoff Windows Phone 7 on October 11th

By: , IntoMobile
Monday, October 4th, 2010 at 4:33 AM
Windows Phone 7 invite

Windows Phone 7 invite

Microsoft confirmed that it will officially kick off Windows Phone 7 on October 11th. Events are planned worldwide, including one in New York City. The New York City event will feature a short but sweet keynote presentation with Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and AT&T’s Ralph de laVega Lest you forget, AT&T is the preferred launch partner in the US and is expected to have three handsets ready for the big launch.

For those wondering what happened to T-Mobile and its appearance at the NYC event, those details leaked earlier by Engadget are partially incorrect. That event is not the official press event but an event for Microsoft customers only. T-Mobile customers can breathe a sigh of relief as both T-Mobile and A&T will have Windows Phone 7 handsets at launch. In fact, all carriers and manufacturers, except Verizon and Sprint, will be announcing their Windows Phone 7 offerings now that the floodgates have been opened.

Though the official debut is scheduled for next week, handsets are not expected to be available right away. October 21st is the rumored availability date in Europe and November 8th is the rumored on-sale date here in the US. All these details should be confirmed in a flurry of press releases which will hit the news wire in the upcoming weeks. It looks like Microsoft is gearing up to make a big splash with Windows Phone 7 this holiday season as five hardware partners, including Samsung, HTC, Dell, Asus, and LG, have handsets in production and a variety of carriers worldwide have signed up as launch partners.

Mark October 11th on your calendar and check back with us as we will be live at this New York launch event and will bring all the Windows Phone 7 details to you live as they happen.

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Kelly Hodgkins

Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.

  • rj

    I can’t imagine I’m the only one who is a little irritated that the ‘launch’ and the actual availability are a month apart. The only solace I can offer myself is the hope that fine sites such as this one will have the opportunity to put the launch devices through their paces. That way I can zero in on which device is the one for me. in the abstract I’m leaning toward Mondrian, but I’m trying to keep an open mind until official hardware specs and looks are completely in the public domain. At any rate, I’m really looking forward to WP7…..no, really.