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Can Windows Mobile Get the Magic Back?
Microsoft says the next version of its cellphone software will move data like photos and contacts between phones, computers and the Internet.
Microsoft set to unveil MobileMe competitor next month
Microsoft set to unveil MobileMe competitor next month
neowin.net — Microsoft is planning to unveil three new mobile services at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona next month. The software giant is aiming to move your mobile data into the cloud and rival Apple's MobileMe service. Microsoft announced the ... (more) Microsoft set to unveil MobileMe competitor next month
Microsoft expected to deliver Windows Mobile 6.5 OS to handset makers in mid-2009, say sources
digitimes.com — Microsoft is expected to start delivering its Windows Mobile 6.5 OS (operating system) to handset makers in mid-2009 following the expected debut of the new mobile OS in the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, according to sources at ... (more) Microsoft expected to deliver Windows Mobile 6.5 OS to ...
Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha
Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha
exedamobile.com — 22-Jan-09 - To demonstrate just how friendly to developers exeda is, CompuLab software team brought-up Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha on exeda the same day it was released. Site is under construction Site is under construction (more) Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha
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What You Can Expect from Windows Mobile 6.5 Next Month [Windows Mobile 6.5]
Gizmodo — Andrew Lees, Microsoft's dude in charge of cellphone software told the NY Times in so many words what you can expect from Windows Mobile 6.5 at Mobile World Congress next month. Some's good, some's clueless. What we're expecting to see next month is Windows Mobile 6.5, with a new UI, and the debut of Microsoft's cloud syncing services, codenamed SkyBox. Lees obliquely confirmed a lot of that, and says they get that people want to do more with their phones than extend their soul-killing jobs past the eroding boundaries between work and home: “We want ...

Linkpost | 1.23.2009
TechBlog — ... - In its new MSN Mobile Music service. • Can Windows Mobile Get the Magic Back? - New version coming soon, but will it have what it takes to compete with the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Pre? • ...

Windows Mobile Getting Better, Still A Tiny Business For Microsoft (MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... The software giant plans to unveil new services at next month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. From the preview Microsoft (MSFT) exec Andrew Lees recently offered the New York Times, and ...

Windows Mobile app store, cloud sync service coming soon
Download Squad — ... , Microsoft is preparing to introduce the next version of Windows Mobile at the Mobile World Congress next month. But Microsoft's Andrew Lees tells the New York Times that the company has more than an OS update up its sleeve. ...

Will Microsoft's Latest Efforts Be Enough To Keep Windows Mobile Relevant?
mocoNews — ... The important thing going forward will be to watch Microsoft's latest offerings, which are likely to be unveiled in mid-February at Mobile World Congress. Microsoft is expected to announce Windows Mobile 6.5, and a slew of new cloud services. The New York Times was briefed by Andrew Lees, the SVP in charge of Microsoft's cellphone software, on what will likely be announced. The services hinted at consumer-facing solutions, like allowing photos to be automatically sent to the Web and to your friends via social networks. At CES ...

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Sprint Picks Up Palm Treo ProInformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 1/22/2009
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The software company wants the new president to use Windows Mobile to avoid the devilish Canadians. They better throw away all the Nokia phones too.