AT&T Likely to be Exclusive Windows Phone 7 Carrier

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A report by the Wall Street Journal reports that AT&T will be the exclusive carrier with Windows Phone 7. According to the article, AT&T will begin selling 3 new devices, the HTC Mondrian, the Samsung Cetus, and the LG Optimus 7, on November 8th. Official names and specifications of these devices are expected to be released October 11th.

AT&T is gearing up for a busy fall with many phones being released soon, including a Blackberry Curve 3G and Blackberry Pearl 3G, in addition to the Windows Phone 7 devices. By the end of November, AT&T will have released 12 new devices since June.

It may seem curious that Microsoft has decided to with AT&T as an exclusive carrier, but when you think about it, this may be just another opportunity to compete with Apple.

Android's Rise Shaking up the Mobile Market.

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Many people may wonder why most of my blog posts are about phones running the Android operating system. The reason behind this is because for about the past year, I have witnessed the incredible rise of the operating system, and have become a supporter of the efforts. Android is far from being refined enough for the average user to be able to use it to its full ability, but Google definately had the right idea with this operating system.

Earlier this spring, Android for the first time outsold the iPhone as an operating system. This was a big accomplishment. However, Android just obtained a bigger accomplishment. Android just overtook Blackberry as the best selling smartphone operating system. It has been clear since Android's debut in 2008 that Google had a hit on its hands and now we are just beginning to see how much so. Over the next few months, millions more will begin to become familiar with the operating system, and we could see the platforms explosion in popularity continue.