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Microsoft said today that phones loaded with the latest version of Windows Mobile, version 6.5, will launch globally October 6.

"A Windows phone gives people a single phone that works for their whole life, keeping them connected to the people and information they care most about by harnessing the power of the PC, phone and Web," said Todd Peters, corporate vice president of the Mobile Communications Marketing Group at Microsoft.

Todd Peters
Microsoft

Features of Windows Mobile 6.5 include a redesigned Internet Explorer browser with built-in Adobe Flash Lite support, an improved user interface and the ability for users to customize their phone.

In North America, Microsoft said its partners include AT&T, Bell Mobility, Sprint, Tellus, Verizon Wireless, and phone makers HP, HTC Corp., LG, Samsung and Toshiba.

Its European partners include mobile operators Orange, Deutsche Telekom AG, Vodafone, and phone manufacturers Acer, HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba.

Microsoft said its partners in Latin America are mobile operator TIM Brazil, and phone manufacturers HTC, LG and Samsung.

In the Asia-Pacific region Microsoft partners include mobile operators NTT DOCOMO, SOFTBANK Mobile, SK Telecom, Telstra and WILLCOM. Phone manufacturers include Acer, HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba.