Okay, two crazy bits of news here: first off, it seems Samsung intends to start making cellphones. Second, some of them will be running Windows Phone 7 ! Insane, right? Okay, we kid, but Sammy is just now getting official with the news that it has licensed Microsoft’s upcoming mobile platform for its own purposes, and that the company “plans to launch several models based on Windows Phone 7 this year in the US, Europe and Asia.” Of course, one of the most prominent WinPho 7 prototypes Microsoft has been trotting around this year has been a Samsung loosely based on the i8910 HD , so this should come as… well, absolutely no surprise whatsoever. Follow the break for the full press release. Continue reading Shocker! Samsung licenses Windows Phone 7 Shocker! Samsung licenses Windows Phone 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink