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Windows Phones Officially Launched In India

Its Official, Windows Phones have been finally launched in india by Microsoft today, as we reported a couple of days back about the event which was to be held in New Delhi.

At the Launch event Announcing the launch of Windows Phone in India, Mr. Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman, Microsoft India said,

“We are incredibly excited about today’s unveiling of Windows Phone. With Windows Phone, we have looked at the consumer experience in an absolutely fresh way, and the end result is an operating system that is stylish, innovative, and one that seamlessly integrates the most sought after user experiences such as search, gaming, email and social networks across Bing, Office, Xbox LIVE, Facebook, Twitter and more.”

Apart from introducing the  new Mango features to the media they also showcased some of the upcoming devices from various manufacturers like ACER and HTC and Samsung.Some of the devices were also announced which are scheduled to be released in november.The ACER ALLEGRO and the Samsung Omnia W will be released in the next month while a surprise entry to this launch was the second generation Windows Phone from HTC the RADAR which will be available within a span of 3-4 days.

All of the above mentioned devices are powered by the latest Windows Phone Mango update which was rolled out a few days ago ,mango brings as many as 500 + features to windows phones with Bing Vision,Multitasking ,Twitter People Hub integration,Threads in chatting and lots more.

Catch the official press release here

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Acer Allegro Windows Phone to cost only €299

Acer has reportedly announced the Acer Allegro – a new smartphone which runs Windows Phone Mango and should be launched in Europe “before Christmas”.Telecompaper reported earlier that the Allegro will cost only €299 – this would certainly make it one of the most affordable Mango handsets on the market.

Acer has opted for Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 OSfor the Allegro but is expected to retain basic specifications for its new device. Acer’s W4 specifications include the following:

  • 3.6-inch WVGA
  • Screen Resolution:480×800
  • 5mp Camera with auto-focus
  • HSPA 850/1900 or 900/2100 /GSM quad band 850/900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz Support
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 running at 1GHz
  • Wifi, Bluetooth 2.1
  • DLNA Support (DMC)
  • Windows Phone Mango
  • 8GB Storage

Acer has also announced that the Liquid Mini Ferrari Edition would also cost €299. The Liquid Mini Ferrari Edition runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and features a 3.2 inch HVGA display, 5MP camera, 8GB of internal memory, and a 600MHz processor. It should be out before the end of the year.