Windows Mobile 6.5 is made official
obsessable.com 2/16/2009 — The newest update to the platform is more touchscreen-friendly and features a new version of Internet Explorer Mobile. After a tour of its features ended up on YouTube this weekend , Microsoft made Windows Mobile 6.5 officia l this morning. Most of the updates to the platform are in order to ...

Microsoft building Windows Mobile 7 from the ground up
intomobile.com 3/14/2009 — It looks like Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT )’s next major update to the Windows Mobile platform will be a drastic departure from the Windows Mobile we all know and, um, love. Windows Mobile 6.5 does include some touch-optimized features, but ...

How to fix Windows Mobile
community.winsupersite.com 12/12/2008 — This is an interesting if misguided article and, coincidentally, I met with the Windows Mobile folks just this week, so it’s good timing as well: In recent months, Microsoft's mobile strategy has hit a rough patch. In the third quarter, iPhone ...

Windows Mobile Getting Better, Still A Tiny Business For Microsoft (MSFT)
alleyinsider.com 1/23/2009 — Microsoft (MSFT) is betting on new services -- mostly free -- to get people excited about Windows Mobile, its stale mobile operating system. But on their own, they're not going to help Windows Mobile become more than a small fraction of Microsoft's ...

Microsoft Announces Windows Mobile 6.5
phonescoop.com 2/16/2009 — Today Microsoft showed off a new version of its mobile platform, Windows Mobile 6.5. This update to the operating system mostly overhauls usability, making it much more finger friendly for Windows Mobile Professional (touch) phones. The ...

Microsoft: HTC has made 80% of all Windows Mobile phones
appleinsider.com 2/20/2009 — While playing up the fact that 50 phone makers around the world have licensed the company's Windows Mobile platform, Microsoft inadvertently let it slip out that a full 80% of all Windows Mobile phones ever made have actually come from a single maker: ...

Will Windows Mobile 7 fix updating?
arstechnica.com 3/14/2009 — Windows Mobile has many things it could be doing better, and updates are near the top of the list. Currently, you have to get your update from your manufacturer (HTC, LG, etc.), but it looks like Microsoft might be changing that with Windows Mobile ...

NY Times vs truth - Windows Mobile edition
tamsppc.tamoggemon.com 1/16/2009 — The NY Times recently quoted Todd Peters making the following, completely brain-dead statement: The reason that Microsoft is limiting the number of phones with the operating system is because, he said, the company does not want to have its efforts ...

Windows Mobile Marketplace To Skim 30%, Promises 'Transparency' [Windows Mobile]
i.gizmodo.com 3/11/2009 — Microsoft has dribbled out a few specifics about their upcoming Windows Mobile Marketplace : an industry standard 70% dev commission, a familiar $99 joining fee, and a somewhat pointed pledge of "transparency". The 70% dev cut is simple enough, and ...

Windows Mobile 7 screenshots leaked?!
intomobile.com 3/25/2009 — Ever find yourself incredulous and excited at the same time. Then you’ll know how we felt when we stumbled across these alleged screenshots of Windows Mobile 7. Following on a recent job posting from Microsoft ( NSDQ: MSFT ) that led us to ...

HTC takes aim at iPhone 3G with updated HTC Touch Diamond2 — Latest from Computerworld 2/16/2009
High Tech Computer (HTC), the largest maker of handsets that run Microsoft Windows Mobile software, unveiled updates to two of its most popular smartphones ever on Monday, the HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2 handsets.  ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 unveiled at MWC 2009 — I4U News 2/16/2009
As anticipated Microsoft unveiled Windows Mobile 6.5 at the MWC 2009 today. The new Windows Mobile 6.5 honey comb home screen keeps people up-to-date on important information by providing a dashboard-like experience to items such as new e-mails, ...

LG LG-GM730 to run Windows Mobile 6.5 with 3D S-Class User Interface — I4U News 2/16/2009
LG has intensified the partnership with Microsoft and will unveil one of the first Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones. The LG LG-GM730 will run WinMo 6.5 and the new LG 3D S-Class User Interface already announced for the LG Arena. The LG-GM730 is only ...

HTC Touch Diamond2 and Pro2 upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5 — I4U News 2/16/2009
Today HTC unveiled the hot HTC Touch Pro2 and the HTC Touch Diamond2 smartphones at the MWC 2009. These new HTC Windows phones will ship initially with Windows Mobile 6.1 in Summer and Q2 respectively. Microsoft stated in their Windows Mobile 6.5 ...

MWC 2009: Windows Mobile 6.5 First Impressions — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 2/16/2009
Microsoft announced a new version of Windows Mobile at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, bumping it up from 6.1 to 6.5. I spent a few minutes toying with the new operating system. Here are my initial thoughts.