If you haven’t heard already, Nokia has announced a partnership with Microsoft, making Windows Phone 7 (WP7) their “primary smartphone strategy”.

Nokia will also integrate their existing ecosystem into Microsoft’s. For example, Ovi Maps will become a core part of Bing’s mapping services and Ovi’s apps will be, through some way, brought into the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. Watch the following press conference:

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The red operator has snagged the exclusive for HTC’s large-screen HD7, one of several key Windows Phone 7 phones unveiled today at Microsoft’s much-awaited smartphone OS launch.

Shipping on October 21, the phone will go for free if you subscribe to the top-tier S$95-a-month Windows Phone plan from SingTel that offers 500 minutes talk time and 12GB of data. Cheaper plans are available for S$39 and S$56 a month. All three offer turn-by-turn navigation from SingTel.

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