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Microsoft has announced the first devices to bear the Windows Phone brand are ready to hit the market.
The Windows Phone brand covers handsets running on Windows Mobile 6.5, and is a shift away from the current Windows Mobile marketing. The first Windows Phones come from HTC, LG and Samsung, with Sony Ericsson launching a handset on 30 October.
Alongside the new branding, Microsoft launched Windows Marketplace for Mobile - Redmond's answer to the iPhone App Store.
A screenshot from Windows Mobile 6.5
(Photo credit: Microsoft)
See Touch-centric Windows phones go on sale on ZDNet UK for more on the Windows Phone launch.
