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Windows CE 6.0

Hey
Does anyone have any information, including pictures if possible, of the new windows mobile OS, Windows CE 6.0?
On some reviews it states that you can find out about it at www.microsoft.com/windowsce but it looks like Microsoft have rearranged their sites... this just leads to the CE homepage, talks about 5.0 but no other.
I know it's not out yet... apart from the VS Dev tools, but was just wanting to see an insight before its eventual release.
Cheers!

I am very interested in seeing this too. I have seen many threads about creating custom ROMs. I would hope that if this OS has all MS promises, that someone would create ROMs for the phones in this forum based on the new kernal, if possible. Licensing issues aside...

Is this "hot" OS will be based on Real time system?? I too want to know more about it.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/may06/05-08CE6PreviewPR.mspx
micrsooft press release - although only beta to peopel who attended the show - im sure its leaked somewhere though!

Freedom said:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/may06/05-08CE6PreviewPR.mspx
micrsooft press release - although only beta to peopel who attended the show - im sure its leaked somewhere though!
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If anyone knows where I can get/buy this beta release, that would be great
The site gives a link at the bottom for more info... but that redirects you, and I can't find any info there... :-(

You know that Windows CE and Windows Mobile are Microsoft's names for two different products now, right?
Phones don't and will not run Windows CE.
Also, I read that Microsoft is seriously behind the competition with development of a real-time OS, such as would be suitable for handsets that use a single chip for radio and a main processor. Like, it's 18 months away, at best.
Meanwhile, SE and Nokia already have single-chip phones on the market, running a real-time version of Symbian.

bobgorila said:
You know that Windows CE and Windows Mobile are Microsoft's names for two different products now, right?
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Are they? I was reading a review from Microsoft's own site saying that Windows CE 5.0 is also known as Windows Mobile 2005; and that the next version (it gave a codename but I can't remember it) will be Windows CE 6.0. ???

CE is the core
which mw is based on
so it's not the same
but they are connected to be sure

Windows Mobile 6 Second Edition coming soon but what phones will be upgradeable to it

The answer is:
* AT&T Tilt (and other HTC Kaiser phones obviously) !!!!!!
* AT&T Blackjack II
How do we know it? Because Microsoft hints at it HERE by saying:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/mobiledevicemanager/default.mspx
Find the phones
Currently, the following devices will receive a software update that allows them to work with System Center Mobile Device Manager:
* AT&T Tilt
* AT&T Blackjack II
And more devices to come
While having ability to support "System Center Mobile Device Manager" is not the same as "Windows Mobile upgrade in all areas", at Mobius 2007 event Microsoft has announced that next major upgrade (updated?) to Windows Mobile is coming Q1 2008 what is exactly the same (or similar) time that this one mentioned by Microsoft HERE as a release date of devices and upgrades with support for this device manager.
In other words: Microsoft together with new Windows Mobile 6 with support for device manager server product, will roll out new improvements and features also in area of user interface! The possible version name for this upgrade will be Windows Mobile 6.1 or Windows Mobile 6 Second Edition but for sure it is not yet Windows Mobile 7 (code name "Photon") because it looks like Photon has been postponed till 2009 as commercial release date (it may go to manufacturers by the end of 2008).
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/6935.html

If Microsoft is using the Kaiser for their internal WM6 development, we can always hope that they have some constructive critisism to pass back to HTC regarding the current inefficient device drivers driving the MSM 7200 hardware.

More info here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=348424
Cheers.

Windows mobile 6.5 announce

Yep seems like MS will be launching another update before 7.0 is released
for more info follow this link

Thanks for sharing
But nothing about a possible release date yet, I don´t think we will see 6.5 before may or june 09 (hope i´m wrong)

Maybe they will rename WM 6.1 AKU 1.5(6).x to WM 6.5 like they did with WM6 AKU1 (which became WM6.1) i talk for the professional version not the standart one
So far in aku 1.4/5 they have added the new Internet Explorer Mobile, Flash Lite 3.1 (up to 3.5) finger scrolling builtin the OS, and more minor changes.
In near future we must expect zune services integration and silverlight mobile - with these added we will have Windows Mobile 6.5

Sounds like good news to me!
The odds of me getting a WM7 upgrade for my Polaris is as close to zero as it gets. But an upgrade to WM6.5 is very much possible indeed. That means more fun and a better phone.
Keep your fingers crossed!

Information on Windows Mobile 6.5 leaked

Hi Guys,
This is just a heads up. According to msmobiles, windows mobile 6.5 is out there.
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/7803.html
World Exclusive: Windows Mobile 6.5 in pictures ...
While the arrival of Windows Mobile 6.5 for the year 2009 was announced here and there, then confirmed by Steve Balmer himself at the PDC 2008, Smartphone France is very pleased to present exclusive World 2 first screenshots of what should be Windows Mobile 6.5.
If for the moment there is no real information on the new version of Windows Mobile, what is happening is that Microsoft has finally decided to redesign the interface of the aging systems to try to catch up with his lags behind its competitors.
At visual we can see that Windows Mobile 6.5 is very close to what should be Windows Mobile 7. Does it mean that Microsoft has decided to completely revise their copy as regards WM7 and we propose intermediate version which should be initially WM7? In all what whatever happens in a case closely monitor ... although it will take many months before seeing a new version of Windows Mobile on the market.
MOD Edit: Revised thread title to avoid confusion.

Information about the OS has been released, the OS has not.

Will Winmo 6.X apps run on Windows Mobile 7?

Per the topic of this thread, Anyone knows?

clubtech said:
Per the topic of this thread, Anyone knows?
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Probably. I use applications made for Windows Mobile 2003 and Windows Mobile 5, and both work fine. Windows CE is backwards compatible for the most part, so things that worked on CE 4.2 (WM 2003) and 3.0 (PocketPC 2002) probably work on 5.2 (all 6.x builds of WM). I don't know what CE version WM7 will run, probably CE 6.x.