CDMA Windows Phone 7 devices, OS update on the way

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has seen early hardware designs for CDMA Windows Phone 7 devices but isn't saying anything more than that the final products will be out in the first half of the year.

"The timeline is not dictated by us, at some point," said Aaron Woodman , director of Microsoft's mobile communications business. He said the software for the CDMA (Code-Division Multiple Access) version is almost done and that Microsoft has seen some early hardware designs. But the final release date is dependant on the hardware makers.

Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 on the GSM standard with T-Mobile and AT&T in the U.S., as well as with operators around the world, late last year. It has said that CDMA versions of the phones would follow this year.

"We have good working relationships with Sprint and Verizon. We've worked with them both in the past," Woodman said. Sprint and Verizon have CDMA networks in the U.S.

Observers have speculated that Microsoft and Verizon hit a rough patch with the launch of Microsoft's Kin phones. While neither company revealed sales figures, the phones are thought to have sold poorly. Shortly after launch, Microsoft stopped development of the Kin platform.

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