Microsoft to host unveiling of new Windows Phone handsets

03.11.2011
No one expects Phone to leap over Google and iOS in a single bound, but industry analysts have been revising their projections for Windows Phone, now forecasting a dramatic surge in sales over the coming 12 months. Other data finds growing consumer awareness of and interest in the platform, almost exactly a year after the first Windows Phone handsets became available on all major U.S. carriers. [ of handsets, including those formally debuting next week.]

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The invitation to press and analysts shows three AT&T-branded with the distinctive Windows Phone user interface. Only one carries a visible manufacturer's name: Samsung. AT&T it will offer new three new phones, running the latest Windows Phone 7.5 firmware:

* Samsung Focus S, with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen, and a 1.4GHz processor.

* Samsung Focus Flash, with a 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, and 1.4GHz processor.

* HTC Titan, with a big 4.7-inch display, and a 1.5GHz processor.