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Windows Phones, My Phone And A Sneak Preview Of Bing For Mobile

Yesterday we told you about Windows Mobile Marketplace going live. Today we can tell you more about which Windows Phones will use Windows Mobile 6.5 and some more about My Phone.

First the phones. Microsoft and its partners now deliver a variety of Windows phones for people to choose from in several regions:

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 II 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 Unico
- 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 nüvifone 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

Information about the latest updates and new Windows phones is available at http://www.windowsphone.com


My Phone

Also today, with the launch of Windows® phones, the My Phone service is exiting beta and launching commercially.

The next time you sync, you will receive a notification on your mobile phone to update the My Phone software.

The My Phone Team added some new features to the service at that:

Share Photo’s on Popular networks

With just a few clicks, you can post photos to Windows Live, Facebook, MySpace and Flickr from the My Phone online portal or directly from your phone.

Find your missing phone

My Phone can show you the last known location of your phone on a map.  To activate this feature, select "Send phone location" in your phone's My Phone settings.  Not available in all markets.

Premium Features

My Phone can help you secure a lost phone using new Premium features.  You can lock or post a message on your phone from the web.  Or, if you know the phone is gone for good, you can use My Phone to erase all your personal information so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.  For a limited time, you can try these features for free, so be sure to check them out.  Premium features are not available in all markets.

The content you have already synced remains available and can be managed online.

According to this screenshot the My Phone service is available in the following countries:
myphonecountrycodes

Bing For Mobile Application

But that’s not all, there will also be a new Bing for Mobile application out this fall too. And it has a completely new look! Curious? Take a look here.

Comments

webguy wrote re: Windows Phones, My Phone And A Sneak Preview Of Bing For Mobile
on Tue, Oct 6 2009 2:01 PM

Can I update my Touch Pro (sprint) to Windows Phone 6.5?

Kip Kniskern wrote re: Windows Phones, My Phone And A Sneak Preview Of Bing For Mobile
on Tue, Oct 6 2009 3:47 PM

Webguy - looks like you might be in luck, just not yet (officially, that is.  Of course there are ways to obtain WinMob 6.5 through unofficial channels).  Looks like Sprint says they are working on a 6.5 upgrade:

forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php

Alber1690 wrote re: Windows Phones, My Phone And A Sneak Preview Of Bing For Mobile
on Tue, Oct 6 2009 5:30 PM

Interesting how they include Twitter as much as the other (Microsoft) services in their first ad for Windows Phone. www.youtube.com/watch

JSYOUNG571 wrote re: Windows Phones, My Phone And A Sneak Preview Of Bing For Mobile
on Tue, Oct 6 2009 6:20 PM

I wonder if I can upgrade my AT&T Tilt phone pass the 6.1 version. In a way I am hesitant because the 6.5 version is getting some bad press.

brentgv wrote re: Windows Phones, My Phone And A Sneak Preview Of Bing For Mobile
on Wed, Oct 7 2009 5:36 AM

The Windows Phone ad is interesting: www.youtube.com/watch

fredacosta wrote re: Windows Phones, My Phone And A Sneak Preview Of Bing For Mobile
on Wed, Oct 7 2009 9:02 AM

This is a good start for Windows Moble and its services...

Tegument wrote re: Windows Phones, My Phone And A Sneak Preview Of Bing For Mobile
on Wed, Oct 7 2009 4:02 PM

was kinda dissapointed we didn't see skydrive and live calendar integration w/ the my phone upgrade..but thats typical..the most obvious features ms should add never get added....

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