The first Windows Mobile 7 Beta will see the world in the first quarter of 2010
Rumors say that in the beginning of 2010 Windows is preparing a beta version of its next mobile operating system Windows Mobile 7 for the mobile makers to get their devices ready, the official release is expected on the third quarter of the year, so the manufacturers will have enough time to prepare their products for the new OS. The Microsoft official position stays the same: no dates are told until the operating system will be ready, however the downfall of sales of the smartphones using Windows Mobile and the steps Google Android is taking will most probably make Microsoft to quicken the release. The main difference of the Windows Mobile 7 from its earlier versions is multitouch technology, as Android 2.0 is said to have it and Apple products already do.