Microsoft has been going to town at the MIX10 about their with demos and tidbits on their upcoming Windows Phone 7 series. It turns out,  thats not the only thing they want to talk about.  Today, they put the spotlight on Internet Explorer 9. And the major points of interest are the hardware accelerated HTML5 support and the new improved javascript engine.

It was just yesterday that the Windows Mobile laden HTC Touch Pro II (HTC Touch pro successor) was spotted in a video running on the Linux derivative, Ubuntu OS, and a day later, the XDAndroid project brains have unified to run Android on the same smartphone.

You cannot of course get full Android features running on the Touch Pro II despite the hack but whatever Android offers on the Touch Pro II is pleasing. What comes across as a surprise is that the Window Mobile blessed smartphone did not post any problems with the Android installation and it was easily installed on the handset. (video after the cut)

While the world eagerly awaits the next generation Apple iPhone, we are getting hints about the probable future iPhone 4G features, courtesy of the iPhone 3.2 beta SDK. It was the same SDK which made experts speculate the front-facing camera notion as the update facilitates video calling and interestingly, Vodafone upped the tariffs to accommodate video calling charges in future for the iPhone, which somewhat guarantees the front-facing camera presence on iPhone 4G.

Now iPhone 3.2 beta SDK has revealed support for some ‘novel gestures’ and the same could be available on the iPhone 4G which is yet to be detailed in any context.

Although praised by many, Windows 7 has its small hiccups and one of them is how to minimize MSN Messenger to the system tray instead of losing space in the taskbar. The answer is simple, you have to run Windows Live Messenger in compatibility mode (Windows Vista) and every time you’ll minimize it will go straight to your tray.

So here are the steps to get it sorted:

Rumor mongers have been precise with their release date predictions for the Microsoft Office 2010 release and the word is now public that the Microsoft Office 2010 will be released at a Special Event which is to be held on May 12.

Microsoft has been customary with its release patterns and again in this case, Office 2010 will be first made available for enterprises with volume license agreements. Such enterprises will get the latest Office software the same day, while the copies of the 2010 version will reach the mainstream customers by June this year.

If you hardcore gamers have a Steam ID, here is your first chance to access the updated version of the Valve Corporation’s PC Gaming Client. The update promises better features as the brains at VC have taken care of the platforms core functionality while they have also overhauled the interface to make the experience of buying and playing games even more special.

Apparently, it is just a Beta release and therefore the extended features will require you to get in. The update offers a plethora of social features with a browser based on the Webkit engine also used by Safari and Google’s Chrome.

The Windows Phone 7 had us excited when it first went public at the MWC 2010 but that chassis fear has returned to haunt us again. Microsoft kept mocking at Apple for restricting the iPhone OS to only the Apple smartphones, it is now doing the same thing itself. Confirmed words have come from Microsoft Australia Developer Evangelists who talk about the existence of chassis implying that Windows Phone 7 will be embracing selective smartphones only, although, better specs will be an advantage.

The number of chassis will be restricted to a modest three and while the first two have been partially detailed, the third still remains a mystery.

Video chatting on iPhones and iPads? Likely, or say the info we stumbled upon. According to some definitive graphical representation, it is almost sure that future Apple iPhone OS products will sport capabilities that aid video chatting.

I know that some of you Samsung Behold II and Motorola Cliq owners on a T-Mobile plan must have started dreaming about an Android 2.1 update but the fact is that the T-Mobile OTA update for both these handsets is not happening anytime soon. This OTA will come with fixes for some bugs and other specific handset related issues as reported by the users.

BlackBerry owners, where are you? In case you didn’t know, Amazon has brought forth the Kindle for BlackBerry Beta on various BlackBerry devices.  If you are wondering what we are talking about, the new feature is a free e-book app that would open before you more than 420,000 books and that include 100-plus NYT bestsellers. Rush, download it for free.