We had earlier brought to you news about the possibility of HTC announcing a Facebook phone at MWC (mobile World Congress) to be held in Barcelona next week. Well now it seems that the phone is in fact real and we've got more details on it.

The phone might not get a Facebook tag to it's name but it will most likely have a dedicated shortcut key to access Facebook. Well it makes a lot of sense when you actually think of it because Facebook is something that we use very often like the Music Player or the Camera.

So having a dedicated button will only enhance the experience. We also hope that apart from the key, there will be better Facebook integration.

via SlashGear

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The news that Nokia's first MeeGo device, the Nokia N9 has been cancelled is making the headlines all round. But we didn't post about it because we knew something else was happening. Now it seems that the handset itself hasn't been canned, the operating system has now been changed from MeeGo to Windows Phone 7.

The timing couldn't have been better as Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop is expected to announce Nokia's partnership with Microsoft tomorrow in London.

The rumours state that Nokia had tried to run MeeGo OS on the handset but it always kept crashing. however it worked perfectly fine when it was running Windows Phone 7.

It seems the two companies are coming together to fight the next major upgrade for Android. The Android 3.1 Jello (not 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich).

While the news that Nokia N9 was tested fine running Windows 7 doesn't mean that Nokia will announce it that way, it is definitely good news knowing that Nokia hasn't given up fully on the handset.

Another point to note is that the phone if real might not be announced tomorrow at Nokia Capital Market's Day or during the MWC at Barcelona but only after a few weeks.

via PhoneReport

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Rumours have been going around that Nokia and Microsoft are coming together into a partnership to combat Google's Android OS and Apple's iPhone.

The news has been confirmed by an insider who stated that Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop was in talks with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about putting Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system on Nokia phones.

It seems Stephen Elop also had talks with Eric Schmidt about using Android on Nokia phones however the insider states that it is unlikely to happen.

Another suggestion of such partnership is the email sent by Elop to employees describing Nokia's current condition and how he wishes to radically change and improve Nokia's strategy.

Stephen Elop will unveil Nokia's new strategy at Nokia Capital Market's Day in London tomorrow. Let's wait and see what changes Stephen Elop brings in for Nokia.

via Business Week

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