There’s not too much information floating around on this big, bad boy, but it appears to be the first ASUS Windows Phone 7 phone (that new OS just makes things redundant doesn’t it). The leak hails from Pakistan, where the ASUS is presumably doing some time field testing.

Near as we can tell, judging from the picture, it appears to be a rather large phone, in the 4-inch range. It features stylish brushed metal casing and looks to include a front-facing video-call camera. Outside of that, all that’s left to look at is a central Windows button and a number of icons for Microsoft apps like Internet Explorer and XBOX Live.

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As has been the trend of the past decade or so, Microsoft is pulling up behind Apple with a product all its own. In this case, it’s rumored that Microsoft will be launching a multitouch mouse to succeed its Arc Mouse.

Microsoft’s Arc Touch Mouse will launch in September, according to Neowin. This new piece of hardware is said to be the same piece of gear that Microsoft teased earlier this week in two pictures.

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Microsoft’s been getting active in the Windows Phone 7 department, preparing for a launch later this year. Today the big M announced its lineup of Phone 7 partners, a robust  set of mobile players. Five specific manufacturers were announced as Phone 7 partners: Asus, Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung. Those names include some heavy-hitters that we expect to make a strong case for Microsoft’s new operating system.

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The Real Windows Vista of 2010?

Woah there, Microsoft. I know you’re probably teeming with giddiness watching Apple finally struggle with image and hardware problems. But to call the iPhone 4 Apple’s Vista might be taking it a little far. Plus, it just reminds a brave new Microsoft 7 world how bad you f-ed up with Vista. Bad move on your part.

Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s COO offered this unrefined nugget: “It looks like the iPhone 4 might be their Vista, and I’m okay with that.”

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The game world has been waiting for this day for about a year now and on the eve of E3 2010 it’s finally here: Microsoft has renamed its motion-based gaming system and offered some more details. What was formerly Natal is now Kinect, unnecessary botched spelling and all. At its event today, Microsoft also demonstrated some new games that include Kinect Sports, virtual yoga, Star Wars and Kinectimals, a pet tiger simulator–just what the world needs, more kids growing up thinking that tigers make suitable pets. The Video Chat (guess what that does?) app was also shown.

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Gear Live reported earlier today that Hulu will be coming to Xbox 360 as an Xbox Live service in a couple of weeks. Microsoft will make the announcement at E3, along with its expected details on Project Natal. The report cites a “very reliable source who has never been wrong before.”

Hulu will reportedly get integrated into the Xbox’s dashboard, much the way Netflix was before it. It’s expected to be a subscription-based service, but it’s not known what pricing will look like.

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Yet another coming-soon tablet has emerged, this one from LG. Engadget got to test drive the device at Computex and offered a little sneak preview. Indicating that it may not just be your average “me too” tablet, the blog called it ” one of the most solid tablets we’ve had the opportunity to touch.”

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The rumor mill is churning pretty hard over Microsoft’s Project Natal. According to a new “trusted source” consulted by Edge Online, Microsoft’s sensor-based gaming add-on will have a sticker price of $150, putting it about in the middle of previous rumors. The new rumor also indicates a tentative October 26 launch for the system, which would put it right in that logical holiday launch window that Microsoft has already promised.

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The new Microsoft Office is officially here, and it’s brought Web apps and a variety of updates. Microsoft makes a concerted effort to compete on Google’s turf: the cloud. Office Web Apps, as they’re called, provide cloud-based productivity that will allow multiple users to work on the same project over the Internet from both computers and mobile devices, thereby saving time and money.

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