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"Huawei has announced plans to launch its first Windows Phone handset this year, coinciding with the latest release of Microsoft&amp;#039;s mobile operating system.  The Chinese technology giant yesterday confirmed that it is one of the selected vendors for Microsoft&amp;#039;s Windows Phone 8, which will launch in the autumn.  Part of the Ascend family, Huawei&amp;#039;s new Windows Phone handset will expand the company&amp;#039;s growing smartphone product line as it bids to compete with the likes of Apple, Samsung and LG in the consumer market. Huawei has already launched a string of smartphones, ranging from all-rounder models to quad-core monsters, but they have all run the Google Android operating system.  Shao Yang, the chief marketing officer of Huawei Device, said: &amp;quot;2012 is building up to be a great year for Huawei. Now, we are poised to end the year with a big bang - with the introduction of our first smartphone running on the Windows Phone platform.  &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re very excited about this relationship with Microsoft which will enable us to provide our customers with a bigger array of Huawei smartphone choices.&amp;quot; Microsoft corporate vice president of Windows Phone Terry Myerson added: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s great to welcome Huawei to the Windows Phone family. The only phone with Live Tiles, Windows Phone brings you closest to the people and things you care most about. &amp;quot;With Huawei&amp;#039;s impressive global capabilities, together we can bring Windows Phone 8 to more people around the world.&amp;quot; The Huawei Ascend with Windows Phone 8 is expected to launch in Europe, China and the United States later in the year, with other markets to follow.  Alongside Huawei, Microsoft is understood to have selected Taiwan&amp;#039;s HTC, Finnish giant Nokia and Korean firm Samsung to make the first wave of Windows Phone 8 handsets.  &amp;gt; Windows Phone gets audible voice app &amp;gt; Nokia unveils Lumia apps to ease Windows Phone 8 loss "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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