According to rumors hitting the net, Windows Mobile 7 is scheduled to launch Q4 of 2010. Before that, Microsoft is expected to launch Windows Mobile 6.5 on October 1, 2009 and an updated 6.5 version with touch interface in February 2010.

So why is Microsoft supporting dual platforms? It seems their strategy is to pit Windows Mobile 6.5 against the Android platform and Windows Mobile 7 against the iPhone…a good idea if they were released, like, a year ago?

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Reports indicate AT&T will offer the LG Monaco with Windows Mobile 7. If true, AT&T will be one of the first to carry a phone with Microsoft’s much needed mobile OS upgrade. The LG Monaco is reported to feature:

• 3.2 inch, 800×480 display
• Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• Possible multi-touch screen
• 5 megapixel camera
• GPS
• Wi-Fi
• Optional pico projector

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