Microsoft recently officially launched Windows Phone 7 – their next generation mobile operating system. The company has revealed nine new Windows Phone 7 handsets that will ship by the holiday season to finally join the smartphone race and take on Apple’s iPhone, Android phones, and RIM’s BlackBerry. Microsoft previously unveiled Windows Phone 7 at Mobile World Congress 2010 back in February.

Below is part of Microsoft’s press statement which discusses what Microsoft was aiming to accomplish with the enhanced version of their mobile operating system:

In today’s busy world we are spending more time heads-down on our phones than interacting with the people we’re sitting next to and missing out on important life moments. Windows Phone 7 was designed to deliver a mobile experience that has the phone working better for people, bringing together the things they care about most and helping them to get things done faster.

Windows Phone 7 breaks the current smartphone convention to help people quickly and easily find and consume data, information and services from the Web and applications.

The new phones are distinguished by unique design and integrated experiences built from Microsoft’s deep portfolio such as Xbox LIVE, Microsoft Office Mobile, Zune, Windows Live, Bing and more.

For example, the customizable Start screen with Live Tiles is a personal experience, showing people their own content. The Live Tiles come to life with real-time updates from the Web such as news, appointments or the status of friends. New Live Tiles can be easily created from whatever content a consumer wants, such as applications, websites and music.

The company claims that Windows Phone 7 will make everyday tasks faster by getting more done in fewer steps and providing information in a timely “glance and go” format and has launched ads to drive home that point. You can check one out below:

Currently AT&T and T-Mobile are going to be Microsoft launch carrier partners in the US.

AT&T has announced that the Samsung Focus will be available November 8 and the HTC Surround and LG Quantum will be available in time for the holiday shopping season. T-Mobile has announced that the HTC HD7 will be available in mid-November and the Dell venue Pro will be available in time for the holidays.

LG Optimus 7, HTC 7 Mozart, Samsung OMNIA 7, HTC 7 Trophy are the other Windows Phone 7 handsets which will be available in Asia and Europe.

You can checkout the video that gives a glimpse of Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be available in the US below:

How do you think Windows Phone 7 will turn out? Should Apple be worried? Will they be able to grow as fast as the Android platform has been? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

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Source: AT&T, Microsoft, T-Mobile

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