The Duo of Pantech Duo owners (get it?) can finally rejoice because Microsoft is blessing them with 6.1. Don't remember the Duo? We forgive you, but recommend you check out the dual-slider action to get a feel for how its pending replacement will work.

We're actually a little surprised to see this dual slider get a 6.1 update, not that we're complaining. We sorta thought the new rule was that if a replacement is imminent, 6.1 wouldn't be. Isn't that the lesson we learned from the Treo 750, whose promised WM6.1 update is nowhere in sight? (Or, hopefully, the 750's WM6 download is being taken down to make way for it).

We digress. The new 6.1 is available through a "quick" download weighing in at 90Mbytes and as with all updates, make sure you back up all your info before you proceed. Looks like AT&T is actually following the road map they had set out.

Big thanks to Bla1ze for the tip!

In our forums, bubbatex reminds us that yesterday Boy Genius gave us solid leads on some releases. Exactly one week from today, on Sept 25th, we should see the AT&T Tilt (we thought it would have been released by now), the Q9 Global (nee Q9H, I guess). He's also mentioning the Pantech Duo (which I've been studiously ignoring here at WMExperts, but no more) should hit on October 9th.

Readers of this site know that the Tilt looks to be the Best Windows Mobile Phone Ever. Period., but the Q9 Global isn't going to be any sort of slouch, either. The Pantech Duo is one of those neat dual-sliders, though I'll admit I find the extra thickness a poor tradeoff for that 2nd keypad. Still, it's an HSDPA WM6 Standard device with some pretty good looks and a pretty good price, $249 after rebates.

After the jump, the leaked docs BGR snagged as proof of our impending Tilt bliss.

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