Steve Ballmer announced Windows Phone 7 Series at Mobile World Congress 2010, Barcelona and mentioned that Windows Phone 7 will arrive by the holidays season – That is by the end of this year. Microsoft is working with AsusTek to build its own phone. For folks who are not familiar with AsusTek – It is a Taiwanese multinational corporation which produces motherboards, laptops, servers, mobile phones and other computer products. AsusTek is commonly called by its brand name ASUS.

Our Source who have spoken to Microsoft suppliers and design partners mentioned that “this planned device which is manufactured by AsusTek and will be loaded with Microsoft‘s new mobile OS named Windows Phone 7 Series OS is called CandyBar TouchScreen“.

For all Windows Phone 7 Series lovers here come the unfortunate news – Seems like Microsoft and AsusTek are facing some challenges to release this phone by the end of this year. The production of this phone has been stopped temporarily. As of now, we can expect the phone to arrive NEXT YEAR. We are still unclear on why the production has been stopped.

• Is this becuase of the unfinished Windows Phone 7 Series Operating System ? Or
• Is Microsoft planning to change any hardware spec for the phone? Or
• AsusTek is facing any manufacturing challenges ?

What we are speculating is, if the cause of the delay is Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Series OS, then all other windows Phone 7 devices will be delayed.

In my personal opinion, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 Series at the right time but, the WP 7 devices should be available now or with in a month or so. Well, it seems like Steve Ballmer has a different approach to this and decided to release Window Phone 7 devices by the end of  this year. Now, after hear this, I hope when Windows Phone 7 Series Devices comes out next year it won’t be too late.

What do you think? Let us know.

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