THE LATEST offering from the Microsoft stable: the Windows Phone 7, was unveiled on Monday, February 15, at Barcelona’s Mobile Phone Congress 2010. Microsoft will once again push the envelope, as far as the software technology in mobile phones is concerned. Besides, offering its customers Zune Music and Xbox LIVE, it will also integrate some amazing video features. The Windows Phone 7 is slated to hit the market by 2010 holidays.

Microsoft has designed the phone software very differently this time with the new Phone 7 series. A more holistic approach was used to design the phone, and hence customers could expect the hardware, layout, software and design features to blend seamlessly.

What’s more, there’ll be a special hardware button for Microsoft’s latest search engine ‘Bing’. This will facilitate one click access to all your search queries. Another one of its unique features is the integration of Windows Phone Hubs. With Phone Hubs, you will get a number of related applications and web services in a single platform. Initially, the six hubs that would be available include People, Music+ Video, Pictures, Marketplace, Office and Games.

With such an impressive list of features, Windows Phone 7 is certainly expected to create a huge splash in the mobile market.