Microsoft today announced the availability of a new line of Windows phones around the world that are available in a broad range of styles and prices. These new smartphones have the new Windows Mobile 6.5 OS pre-installed. We've already seen the HTC Imagio for Verizon and the HTC Pure for AT&T, both running the new version of OS.
Here is our video demo of the new Windows Mobile 6.5 UI:
Microsoft has changed its marketing name for Windows Mobile smartphones to Windows phones. And here is a list of Windows phone coming out worldwide:
In North America: ? HTC Pure from AT&T ? HTC Imagio from Verizon Wireless ? Samsung Intrepid from Sprint, available Oct. 11, 2009 ? HTC Tilt 2 from AT&T, available in the coming weeks
In Latin America: ? Samsung Omnia available in the coming weeks from TIM Brasil
In Europe: ? MDA Vario V, MDA Compact V and HTC Touch2 and the Samsung Omnia II from Deutsche Telekom in select European markets ? HTC HD2 from Orange, available in the coming weeks in France ? HTC Touch2 from Orange, available in the coming weeks in France, Spain, Switzerland and Romania ? A software update for the HTC Touch Pro2 from Orange, available in the coming weeks in France, U.K. and Romania ? Samsung Omnia II from Orange, available in the coming weeks in Poland, Switzerland and Slovakia and from early December in France ? Samsung Omnia LITE from Orange, available in the coming weeks in France and Spain ? Samsung Omnia PRO B7320 from Orange, available in the coming weeks in France and the U.K. ? Toshiba TG01 W from Orange, available as an update to the TG01 in the coming weeks in France, the U.K., Switzerland and Romania ? LG GM750 and Samsung Omnia II from SFR in France ? TMN Bluebelt 2 and TMN Silverbelt, made by ZTE Corp., from TMN in Portugal ? Samsung Omnia II and Omnia LITE from TMN in Portugal ? HTC Touch Diamond2 from Vodafone in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, South Africa and Central Europe ? HTC Touch Pro2 from Vodafone in the U.K. and Switzerland ? LG GM750 from Vodafone in Germany, the U.K., Spain and the Netherlands
The following phones are available on the open market in Europe: ? Samsung Omnia II, Omnia LITE, Omnia PRO B7320, Omnia PRO B7330 and Omnia PRO B7610 available in October
In Asia: ? ZTE X60 from China Unicom ? HTC Touch Diamond2 from Telstra
The following phones are available on the open market in Asia: ? Acer beTouch E100, beTouch E101, beTouch E200 and Acer neoTouch ? Garmin-ASUS n?vifone M20 ? HTC Snap, HTC Touch Pro2, HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch2 ? LG GM730 and LG GM550 ? Samsung Omnia II and Samsung Omnia PRO B7320, Omnia PRO B7330