Demos of WP7 copy/paste, Kinect integration, HTML5 on IE9 and multitasking.

Nokia finally announced its strategic partnership with Microsoft, that would use their strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem. Nokia also shocked everyone by announcing that, Windows Phone would be their “primary software platform”.

Nokia is apparently planning to ditch the N9, powered by the MeeGo OS. It may shift to Windows Phone 7 as a software platform for its upcoming devices, according to the rumor.

Dell recently launched the Windows Phone 7 powered Dell Venue Pro in India. This handset is the Dell’s first smartphone powered by the new Windows Phone 7 operating system. It comes with a 4.1 inch AMOLED display and a vertical QWERTY keypad.

Images and a video of the Asus E600 powered by Windows Phone 7 have leaked. It will have a 5 MP camera with LED flash and will come with a 1 GHz processor. It has a 4 inch display.

Microsoft Developer Network blogger shows off easy way to monitor HTTP and HTTPS traffic coming from a Windows Phone 7 device.

LG representative says Windows Phone 7 isn’t doing as well as expected and that they will continue to support the platform.

Rejoice all HTC HD2 owners! A few days ago the HD2 got its first NAND based Android 2.2 ROM and today, the first WP7 based ROM for the handset has been released.

Microsoft is working on including video calling features in Windows Phone 7.

Microsoft subtly tells about an update for Windows Phone 7. Hosted page file name indicates possible January time frame.

Amazon Kindle is a very popular eBook reader available across many platforms, along with the Kindle, Kindle 3G and the Kindle DX eBook readers. The Kindle app from Amazon is available for free across platforms like Android-based devices, iPod Touch, and BlackBerry.

HTC finally launched the Windows Phone 7 powered HTC 7 Mozart smartphone in India. This is the second Windows Phone 7 smartphone launched in India, after the HTC HD7.

Nokia needs to come out with competitive handsets to stabilize declining marketshare while buying some time to work on their indigenous platform strategy.

Windows Phone 7 devices have been selling quite well. The sales have topped 1.5 million units worldwide in the first six weeks itself.

Nokia is allegedly planning to enter into a deal with Microsoft and sell Windows Phone 7 smartphones manufactured by Nokia, presumably to defeat Google’s Android OS.