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Microsoft's target for their new Windows Mobile 7 Series phones? Life Maximizers. So, if you happen to be a slacker, this phone might not be for you. They've pushed out an ad at Mix10 that curiously looks like the Palm webOS ad.





In any event, let us know what you think of Microsoft's new Windows 7 Series advertisement.

via TechCrunch

Mist Labs and Trinket Software have announced the first Twitter client for Windows Mobile 7 series. There are some semantics at play here, considering we saw Seesmic show off their Twitter client at Mix10. Twikini is one of the more popular Twitter clients for Windows Mobile, so it makes perfect sense to see them transition to Windows 7 Phone.





The interesting part of this story is that Mist Labs was founded by ex-Microsoft Program Manager, Mel Sampat who was part of the Windows Phone team.

This must be a very early beta. As you can see from the screenshot above, it's not possible to read tweets without having to go into a specific tweet. We're sure they'll get it sorted out by the holidays. Still encouraging to see buzz around such a new platform.

The headline says it all and leaves us baffled. Engadget confirmed today via a Q&A session at MIX10 that "clipboard operations won't be supported on Windows Phone 7 Series".



They are looking at enhancements, but copy & paste won't be a feature that's included in those holiday Windows 7 phones.

via Engadget

Good news for owners of the HTC Touch Pro2 on Sprint. All signs (and an internal memo) point to you receiving an update to Windows Mobile 6.5 on March 19th. What can you expect?

• Upgraded OS to Windows Mobile 6.5
• Added HTC Sense UI Enhancements
• Improved Social Networking Integration
• Includes a variety of minor bug fixes

Good news for all.

PPCGeeks via PocketNow

It appears that Windows 7 Phone has been leaked in the form of an X86 emulator. In other words, it can be run on a PC. It's unclear if the ROM can be dumped and then prepared to flash devices, say like the HTC HD2. One thing is for sure, if anyone can do it, it's the chaps at XDA Developers. Those interested, this thread at XDA is heating up.



If things get promising, perhaps sales of the HTC HD2 heat up on March 24th.

via BGR

After a littany of beta releases, we're pleased to bring you news this morning that Opera Mobile 10 has gone final. Of course, it's available as a free download directly from Opera's website. Some of our readers experienced a handful of issues with the previous beta, so let's hope the quirks have been removed with this latest release. Be sure to let us know how it's working for you by leaving a comment after checking it out.



via WMExperts

Well, what do we have here? Thanks to an LG phone that was out of juice, we have a glance at an unannounced Samsung phone running Windows Phone 7 Series. No idea on specifications and if it's going to be an actual shipping model. This could just be a prototype. Count on Samsung to be one of the first companies to release a phone running Windows Phone 7. In the meantime, hit up this video for a preview of what's to come thanks to Neowin via WMExperts.