Microsoft Updates Windows Mobile to 6.1
Apr 1, 2008, 12:08 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Microsoft announced an update to its Windows Mobile platform, and is calling the new version 6.1. It is not a complete overhaul of the platform, but does offer a number of upgrades. Users will be able to use new tools--the Getting Started Center--to set their smartphone up faster, including easier email account configuration. Windows Mobile 6.1 adds threaded messaging to make organizing SMS conversions easier. It also brings in a new version of Internet Explorer Mobile that will include Adobe Flash and Microsoft's own Silverlight technology for improved web browsing. Users will be able to zoom in and out of web pages to better see pictures or text. The new software won't be available to phone manufacturers until the third quarter, and Microsoft expects to see phones using it by the end of the year.
Comments
Still waiting for the brave new world
It's very disappointing to see that such a minor update to Windows Mobile 6 is over 6 months away mainly because of carrier approval and testing that needs to be done. My 8525 waited for an eternity for the FREE WM6 upgrade while AT&T went through testing. Imagine if you had to wait months for every Windows Update on your PC to be appro...
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I consider a benefit that manufacturer test software and broke their phones instead mine.
Crunchy Frog said:...
The world is changing in portable devices but not fast enough it seems. Right now as in the past, carriers have always had direct control over phones that use their proprietary networks. These closed networks wer
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awsome