In a move that may help establish Microsoft's long-sought-after credibility in the mobile phone market, mobile operator Orange, handset maker Motorola and Microsoft intend to announce that Orange will sell a Microsoft-based Motorola phone, sources familiar with the plans said Friday.
The announcement is slated for Sept. 15, the sources said. Photos of what is said to be the Motorola phone running Microsoft's software have started to crop up on Internet rumor sites.
Microsoft's U.K. public relations agency for mobile devices dismissed talk about an announcement as "speculation."
Spokespeople for Orange and Motorola declined to comment.
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