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Windows Mobile Bandwagon Gets Bigger

Sony Ericsson joins; only Nokia holds out

By Laila Weir, Newser User

Posted Feb 11, 2008 11:59 AM CST

(Newser) – Sony Ericsson will join most of the world’s other top cell phone makers in offering a smartphone based on the Windows Mobile operating system, leaving only industry leader Nokia without a Windows Mobile version. The first of the company’s new phones, called the... Read full story »

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