Hi, Smartphone

The oddest things show up on youtube, such as this video of the LG E900 , the keyboard-less version of the LG C900 , likely destined for Europe. The handset looks relatively sleek, but still could do with a bit more dazzle (possibly a less blurry video would help).

Finally, details are starting to leak out regarding some hardware for Windows Phone 7. Although we don’t get much more information about Samsung’s Cetus than we did from the Bluetooth SIG we do get some (blurry) pictures courtesy of Engadget .

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Samsung Cetus Pictured

CNET’s Ina Fried has been having some unusual access to Windows Phone 7 development, including use of a developer handset, and have published these hands-on video of the games in action. Interestingly in the video above the Microsoft rep mentions that developers are allowed key board control for games, something which has so far not been confirmed.

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CNET looks at Windows Phone 7 Xbox Live integration

Youngfuture.biz published this video recorded at GamesCon with a Microsoft rep demoing the Xbox Live Games hub in Windows Phone 7 . The rep is very clear that Microsoft went out of its way to source the best and most popular games on other platforms to bring to Windows Phone 7, but also intended to support the platform itself with its own game studio. See the interview with the producer of CrackDown II:Project Sunburst after the break

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Video: Microsoft talking about Windows Phone 7 at GamesCon

We had this picture in our last post , but since we have not seen it picked anywhere else, I felt it bore repeating. The picture, posted by Aleš Rosina , Slovenian student and Microsoft Student Partner, shows the un-named Windows Phone 7 series device out in the wild, and also shows how thin and sleek the device is.

Want a DIY

Even though this is a pretty basic application, it’s one that I know I’ll use a lot. It’s from Pelnor Software and it scours the internet for images, providing them in a thumbnail form, then allowing you to browse in a larger size. Of course it then allows 1-click saving to the Photo-hub or you can go to the site where the image originated.

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WP7 Easy Image Collector by Pelnor Software

We have seen the HTC Mondrian and HTC Mozart confirmed on HTC’s MMS XML info site, and now the HTC Spark has also joined the list, showing the keyboard-less device with its WVGA screen does in fact run Windows Phone 7 . Interestingly while the HTC Spark has so far been thought to be a CDMA device, the MMS info suggests a GSM/GPRS radio, but of course a dual mode device may be possible

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HTC Spark now also confirmed on HTC’s website