Windows Mobile 6.5 - largely an exercise in playing catchup?
Blog Microsoft has finally announced the latest incarnation of its operating system for smartphones, Windows Mobile 6.5. The Windows Marketplace for Mobile, an on-device app store is far from a new idea. Nor is free over the air backup (via a service...
[October 6, 2009, 17:40]
Windows Mobile 6.5 - taking on the fight
Blog Without a doubt the iPhone is the device to beat at the moment, and not incorrectly, the Windows Mobile 6.5 OS functionality has been immediately compared with it. Since day one, the Windows Mobile OS has been built under a strategy that was quite...
[October 8, 2009, 12:08]
LG GM750 to run Windows Mobile 6.5
Blog LG has now entered the Windows Mobile 6.5 fray with the announcement that Vodafone will make its GM750 device available in the UK exclusively from the operating system’s launch date of 6 October through to the end of December.
[September 3, 2009, 14:31]
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 run Windows Mobile 6.5
Blog Yesterday I blogged that we might expect a flurry of announcements of devices to run Windows Mobile 6.5, and Sony Ericsson is next on the list. The Xperia X2 is a follow up to the, er, Xperia X1. Like its predecessor it sports a sliding QWERTY...
[September 3, 2009, 10:13]
HTC Touch2 to run Windows Mobile 6.5
Blog Hot on the heels of the revelation yesterday that Windows Mobile 6.5 will debut on 6 October (see David Meyer’s post) we are seeing the first of what could be a flurry of announcements of devices that will run the latest handheld operating system...
[September 2, 2009, 10:50]
Microsoft gives Windows Mobile 6.5 a release date
Blog Microsoft has announced the date on which retailers will start selling handsets using version 6.5 of its Windows Mobile operating system. Windows Mobile 6.5 will also provide integration with a hosted backup service called Microsoft MyPhone, as...
[September 1, 2009, 14:24]
Toshiba TG01 running Windows Mobile 6.5
Blog There was a lot to like, but Toshiba’s cranky front end to its operating system Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional was, in our view, strangely misconstrued. The TG01 has made a reappearance running Windows Mobile 6.5 and the news is better.
[November 18, 2009, 12:31]
Motorola pegs Windows Mobile 7 for 2010
Blog Motorola, which has just announced results that amount to several large piles of fail, has also managed to let slip the roadmap for Windows Mobile 7. We are still committed to Windows Mobile. As you know, Windows 6 series is available in 2009 and...
[February 4, 2009, 15:35]
Looking forward to 2010. Part 1 - Killing Windows Mobile to save it.
Blog That’s left Windows Mobile neglected, with new entrants rapidly taking its market share. Windows Mobile 6.5 is a set of skins on top of the aging Windows Mobile 6.0 (and the best user experiences still come from handset manufacturers rather than...
[December 28, 2009, 12:10]
HTC HD2 brings capacitive touchscreen to Windows Mobile
Blog Windows Mobile 6.5 may have received a somewhat lacklustre reception on its launch yesterday, but that has not stopped plenty of hardware manufacturers choosing to announce devices running it. HTC has two imminent Windows Mobile 6.5 devices, its...
[October 7, 2009, 11:05]
What changes Windows Mobile into a Windows phone?
Blog The tarnished reputation of Windows Mobile needs more than a shiny new name, but calling the new 6.5 models Windows phones isn't just Microsoft taking advantage of the Windows 7 glow. If you've taken a look at a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone and...
[October 19, 2009, 15:06]
LG embraces Android with the GW620
Blog The crunch is that HTC’s device runs Windows Mobile, an operating system fast falling out of favour. The jury is out as to whether the upcoming imminent refresh of Windows Mobile 6.5 will give the operating system a fillip, but there is little...
[September 14, 2009, 14:25]
Samsung Omnia Pro B7610
Blog When Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.5, the company said it was keen on expanding into consumer markets. Samsung has been using Windows Mobile for a long time, and the Omnia Pro B7610 seems to be an attempt to bridge the consumer/professional...
[December 1, 2009, 9:56]
More Microsoft mobile rumours abound
Blog Announcing Windows Mobile 6.5 Announcing a Windows Mobile app store According to Digitimes, Microsoft will be changing the name of Windows Mobile to. Windows. Windows phones. If all the rumours about Microsoft's announcements at Mobile World...
[February 9, 2009, 16:40]
Windows Marketplace available on 6.1 and 6.0 devices, but needs more apps
Blog This means that owners of those devices have access to over the air application download, bringing them into line with Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets. When announcing Marketplace for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 Microsoft seemed rather proud to be able...
[November 17, 2009, 14:27]
Acer's smartphone quartet
Blog With a fingerprint reader for advanced data security the M900 runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and supports HSDPA. All four devices have a widget based interface sitting on top of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.
[February 17, 2009, 14:24]
Is Android the future of smartphones?
Blog I’m as interested in what this means for Windows Mobile as what it means for the iPhone. Android can support Microsoft Exchange, and while Microsoft dithers in getting Windows Mobile 6.5 ready for market, Android is coming on fast.
[August 19, 2009, 11:32]
HTC HD2
Blog I’ve spent a few hours with HTC’s latest Windows Mobile based smartphone, the HD2. Much anticipated, this device represents the leading edge of Windows Mobile smartphones. The HD2 runs Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional, and HTC adds in its Peep...
[November 9, 2009, 11:08]
Huawei almost ready with Android phone
Blog And, for the win, we'll get to see Stevie B himself touting something Windows Mobile-related (probably version 6.5). Oh, I am looking forward to Mobile World Congress this year. Not only will I be fondling the new Palm in my, erm, palm, but there...
[January 22, 2009, 16:34]
