Nokia to Launch Its First Windows Phone in One Month

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is reportedly set to launch its first handset running under Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system in about one month, with limited availability around the world.

Apparently, the handset vendor is on track to launching a Windows Phone in mid-October, and also plans on making it available for purchase before the end of the ongoing year, yet confirmation on this still has to emerge. 

However, the new device will be released only in a handful of European countries in the beginning, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest. 

Nokia is expected to have its first Windows Phone available in a number of around six markets in Europe in the beginning, though no specific info on the matter emerged for the time being. 

Specific details on the device lack as well, though chances are that the Sea Ray prototype that Nokia showcased a few months ago might turn out to be the company's first commercially available Windows Phone.

Previously, Nokia said that they would be planning the release of more than just one Windows Phone in 2011, and it remains to be seen whether that is still in the books. 

Names like Nokia 703 and Nokia 800 already popped up in relation to Nokia's plans for Microsoft's OS, but nothing has been officially confirmed on the matter until now. 

Next year, however, things will change for Nokia, as the company should kick off mass production for its Windows Phone devices. 

Also, the Finnish giant is expected to work hard on expanding the availability of its new devices to more countries around the world. 

Recently, the company was said to plan the release of its new mobile phones in Australia only in the first quarter of the next year, and countries like Portugal or the United States are expected to receive these handsets during the same time frame as well.

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