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Microsoft drops “Series” from Windows Phone 7 Series

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Um, finally?

So everyone was pretty fine with Microsoft’s mobile operating system being called “Windows Mobile.” In fact, it made sense. However, Windows Mobile has become a bloated operating system and it was about time Microsoft let it go. Their new mobile operating system looks good so far. In fact, their new operating system looks gorgeous, with a user interface that blows the iPhone’s clear out of the water.

I, however, have to take an issue with the name Microsoft chose for the new OS. Windows Phone 7 Series? It’s like a committee slapped the name together. Heck, I won’t even be surprised if that’s exactly what happened.

Anyway, it looks like Microsoft’s finally trying to clean up the new OS’s name. In a tweet from Windows Phone’s official account, the Windows Phone team said:

Tis the season for Series finales. We’ve got one too – dropping the ‘Series’ and keeping the ‘Windows Phone 7.’ Done.

Again, I must say it’s about time. The old name was clunky and, well, annoying. Windows Phone 7. Mmmmm. Also, hopefully this isn’t an April Fool’s Joke.

Faith: Sony Ericsson’s new QWERTY phone leaked

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Let me tell you about this little secret I have: I love QWERTY phones. Ever since I got my hands on Nokia’s business class E63 with its beautifully made QWERTY keypad, I refuse to look back. In fact, I don’t even know how I got by without QWERTY in the first place. Now Nokia’s User Interfaces are another discussion though. I hate the living crap out of Nokia’s UI. It’s dated and in places ugly – well that’s until Symbian gets replaced by Maemo in Nokia’s N-Series. Nokia phones do get huge plus points for its solid construction. Yeah, construction beats UI everytime. Sony Ericsson phones, on the other hand, have the most gorgeous UI I’ve seen. It helps that they’ve been constructed solidly though.

Which brings us to the alleged new phone by Sony Ericsson. Called Faith, the phone will run Windows Mobile 6.5 and feature a physical QWERTY keyboard. To be honest, the new phone’s design is kind of cutting-edge if the phone was made back in 2005, but I think the features can compensate for its looks.

Taken from Daily iPhone Blog, the phone’s alleged features are (grammatical errors and all):

  • Multi-tasking with delight
  • Panels for 24 hours life
  • Sleek design with beautiful ergonomic
  • Qwerty keypad with good usability
  • AGPS
  • 2.4” QVGA touch screen
  • Micro Sd Card slot
  • Windows Mobile 6.5
  • Green Heart
  • Colors: Silver & Black

Honestly, I’m not too excited about Faith, especially over the fact that it runs Windows Mobile. Maybe if they put in Android, I’d give it a second look. Also, the phone looks like it came out of 2005. I’d give it a “MEH.”

But then, this phone is a leak, so it could be a fake. We’ll see in the days ahead.

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HTC HD2

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With Windows Mobile 6.2 coming out, it’s no surprise that mobile phones running the new OS are being launched. The HTC HD2 is one of them. Boasting of a 1GHz Snapdragon procoessor, a 5 megapixel camera, 512MB ROM/448MB RAM, 7.2Mbps UMTS/HSPA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and G-Sensor, it also features HTC’s Sense UI.

First off: it’s a big phone. That said, the UI is way better than then iPhone.

It will be available next year in the USA. No prices out yet,