Well hey -- it looks like Windows Mobile 6.5 will arrive a little earlier than expected. A post on the WinMo team blog says that the update to Redmond's smartphone platform will officially launch on May 11, the first day of the Tech Ed conference. We're figuring that could mean we'll see the gold build demoed for the very first time, seeing how the version showed off at the glamorous MWC launch was described as an "alpha" cut. Of course, after that it's all up to the carriers and handset manufacturers as to when we'll actually see the OS loaded onto devices, but we're sure the hacking community will find a way to satiate the impatient until then -- or until Windows Mobile 7 comes out.
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http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/17/windows-mobile-6-5-to-officially-launch-on-may-11/
Finally!! I'm looking forward for the final version.
Have you seen the themes?? They looks pretty cool!
http://www.istartedsomething.com/20090418/windows-mobile-65-personalization-themes-titanium-plugins/
Good News! Wonder what will be the first new device with it pre loaded?
Somebody knows the build number of the final?
Great!
Hope ms impress us with something....
Great! The Topaz and Rhodium will get free updates, wonder if HTC will release them for other phones?
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Can someone clarify the following please:
I just noticed some RSS feeds where MS has JUST announced the release of WM 6.1?? How is it we have this forum has had it for months now?
Also- this is my main question - in looking around the web at various video's of WM6.1 there is a new front end that looks pretty nice - how come I never see this on this forum?
Thanks!
same thing as how do people get music CDs before they come out...they get leaked out. and all these roms aren't official. there will probably never be an official copy for kaiser.
and that video is probably for smartphones. Our phones are PPC which contains professional version (touchscreen).
bsw11 said:
Can someone clarify the following please:
I just noticed some RSS feeds where MS has JUST announced the release of WM 6.1?? How is it we have this forum has had it for months now?
Also- this is my main question - in looking around the web at various video's of WM6.1 there is a new front end that looks pretty nice - how come I never see this on this forum?
Thanks!
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Q1: That's simple. The ROMs you see here are non-official/leaked.
Q2: There's are not so much changes in WM6.1 Professional, but WM6.1 Classic has a new interface/Today Screen.
That's what they show in a lot of videos.
johanromijn said:
Q1: That's simple. The ROMs you see here are non-official/leaked.
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Hmm, so could be classified warez then
foobar1977 said:
Hmm, so could be classified warez then
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No because Microsoft released wm 6 and 6.1 as a free upgrade. It is the job of your phone provider to port it to their hardware. But the people here cook up custom ROM. So they are just taking the place of the providers doing it.
TimSykes said:
No because Microsoft released wm 6 and 6.1 as a free upgrade. It is the job of your phone provider to port it to their hardware. But the people here cook up custom ROM. So they are just taking the place of the providers doing it.
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Presumably though, the providers have signed an agreement to allow them to do this?
I'm just speculating and don't get me wrong, I'd hate to not be able to get hold of cooked roms but the legalities of it all is something thats been on my mind for a while now.
Kind of off topic, but you misspelled "confusion"
Has anyone heard something about Windows Mobile 6.5? I heard that Microsoft offered testing versions to phone manufacturers and in January 2009 there could be new devices with WM6.5 on the market. It would be interesting to hear that it will work on our Wizards because i heard that it has a lot of improvements like it will be more finger friendly...
OH SWEET THAT WOULD BE GREAT COS IM KINDA BOARD WITH THE CURRENT ROMS THATS OUT THR -----CANT WAIT
its in rumours that the new Xperia X1 is shipped with WM 6.5, my friend is gonna get it soon..lets see if its true
ather90 said:
its in rumours that the new Xperia X1 is shipped with WM 6.5, my friend is gonna get it soon..lets see if its true
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X1 is HTC product too
No. X1 is already out, so it must not be WM6.5
Some purported screenshots:
http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=1653
Take these pics with a grain of salt
neonkoala said:
Some purported screenshots:
http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=1653
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As several viewers pointed out on www.engadget.com - "Some of the icons are a little suspicious -- that "Today" icon is OS X's Home icon, for example. We're hoping this is the real deal and not just a user-made skin, but we wouldn't start making any long term plans here."
Guys im sure this has been discussed before but couldnt find anything
any news on wm7 beng released anytime soon?
Not until 2010!
Regards,
Carty..
i did an article over this a little while back, windows mobile 6.5 is due out in a little while, but wm7 is a long way off
well I all I know is that all WM Phone that has been made in the past 6 months should get a FREE upgrade to WM7. I say this because WM7 Should have came out by now but like always MS likes to push dates back and the phones was made for WM7.
and if we dont then I'm saying BYE to WM and HI to iPhone.
thats what i thought - last i checked it was out soon, but that was a while ago - oh well lets see what 6.5 has to offer
2010!! peh! better be good then
Hey, just one thing I'm a bit confused about.
I remember reading on the WM twitter page in May that WM6.5 had RTM'd. So how are we still getting new builds then?
Or am I mistaken in thinking in terms of desktop OS's, and perhaps MS just constantly work on builds of WM??
Cheers for any clarification.
Marc.
Just read @ the Inq that they'll have a "Windows Phone" preview posted tomorrow, so I'm guessing a general release will happen next week.
Hmmmm..... my acer m900 is supposed to be WM6.5 upgradeable and whislt there is a cooked rom for it, I wonder if this is why they haven't released a new firmware for it yet......
I am waiting for the Sony Xperia X10 to come out, but was wondering, what is the best Windows Mobile device coming out that will be able to run windows mobile 7?
I was waiting for the HTC HD2 , but understand it is not able to use 3g on At&t's network.
I like the Sony and not sure what the pro's of having windows mobile would be. Looking for a upcoming windows mobile device to contend with the Xperia.
Welcome to forums
Wll I would choose an HTC device because the great support of this site.
As for the new models, have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=595648
I´m not sure about which one will be able to run WM7
I would stay with WM as Android is to young and unmature OS for now, I´m sure in the near future will be great.
Just my opinion
Good luck,
That being said, what is going to be the best WM device say through Feb 2010?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=599210
Thanks that helps!
Anything new coming out 1st Q of 2010 worth mention?
Did you even opened the link I posted on 2nd post?
I did, but as you know those are existing WM devices. Im asking about new ones coming out first quarter of 2010....
C-a-s-h-F-l-o-w said:
I did, but as you know those are existing WM devices. Im asking about new ones coming out first quarter of 2010....
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There's a sticky at the top of this forum, called [EXCLUSIVE] HTC Portfolio 2010 (Q1-Q2). It has all the 2010 Q1 & Q2 devices with full specs and info. The rest is pretty self explanitory
C-a-s-h-F-l-o-w said:
I did, but as you know those are existing WM devices. Im asking about new ones coming out first quarter of 2010....
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DaveTheTytnIIGuy said:
There's a sticky at the top of this forum, called [EXCLUSIVE] HTC Portfolio 2010 (Q1-Q2). It has all the 2010 Q1 & Q2 devices with full specs and info. The rest is pretty self explanitory
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orb3000 said:
Welcome to forums
Wll I would choose an HTC device because the great support of this site.
As for the new models, have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=595648
I´m not sure about which one will be able to run WM7
I would stay with WM as Android is to young and unmature OS for now, I´m sure in the near future will be great.
Just my opinion
Good luck,
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That´s what I´m talking about!!
Is my English so bad?