This is just a quick bit on the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Launch Event that just kicked off a few minutes ago.

Steve Ballmer said that Microsoft will be releasing nine phones when Windows Phone ships in November and they will include HTC, Dell, Samsung, LG and you will see phones with keyboards, very large screens, phones for music and ruggedized for the heavy hard user.

These handsets will be released to 60 mobile operators around the world covering more than 30 countries.

Please stay with us as we have plenty more information coming your way to do with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Launch Event; do not go away as you will miss some very good news.

Source – Engadget

Update: Make that 10 phones, we will name them all in a moment.