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Windows Mobile 6.1 !!! NEW !!!

It has been leaked out thanks to The Boy Genius from www.boygeniusreport.com
There are some (100) screenshots of a phone with WM6.1 (Motorola Q9).
URL: http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/windows-mobile-61/
Motorola Q9 (the source of the screenshots) is a smartphone...
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Thanks for the info but...... that is so UNIMPRESSIVE what are microsoft playing at! at least improve the look slightly, just look at the i_fone it sucks but it does @ least look the part, if this does not evolve some more to improve the gui i will drop WM6 and get android or symbian or anything sightly better looking just because this is a joke and im not laugthing or bllowing Micro$oft to rip me off some more

It should be released in GERMANY today !!

spzero said:
Thanks for the info but...... that is so UNIMPRESSIVE what are microsoft playing at! at least improve the look slightly, just look at the i_fone it sucks but it does @ least look the part, if this does not evolve some more to improve the gui i will drop WM6 and get android or symbian or anything sightly better looking just because this is a joke and im not laugthing or bllowing Micro$oft to rip me off some more
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You're right, for the time being.
But, we really need to wait until those micro-softies release an upgrade (not an update like WM6.1).
Why? Because WM6 is an update of WM5 and WM5 is REALLY old.
Older than Symbian V3 and a lot older than the iPhone.
The new upgrade will have a different shell and would do much better @ graphics.
(The upgrade should be WM7 - Codename Photon and it should be ready in 2009)
P.S. those are the screenshots of a smartphone...
We still don't know how WM6.1 looks in the handheld (PDA).

spzero said:
Thanks for the info but...... that is so UNIMPRESSIVE what are microsoft playing at! at least improve the look slightly, just look at the i_fone it sucks but it does @ least look the part, if this does not evolve some more to improve the gui i will drop WM6 and get android or symbian or anything sightly better looking just because this is a joke and im not laugthing or bllowing Micro$oft to rip me off some more
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Maybe jumping the gun a bit?? You are all yelling at what the DIDNT do, but is there even a full story on what they DID do in the update?

Biffert said:
Maybe jumping the gun a bit?? You are all yelling at what the DIDNT do, but is there even a full story on what they DID do in the update?
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I read that MS made it a LOT faster...

TryOG said:
I read that MS made it a LOT faster...
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It was an easy task: they just recompiled ev'rything WITHOUT debug information!
Ok, this was an old joke, but very fun...

TheCopacabanaMan said:
It was an easy task: they just recompiled ev'rything WITHOUT debug information!
Ok, this was an old joke, but very fun...
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It's still funny, man...

Just wait for Windows mobile 7 to come out.
http://microsoft.blognewschannel.co...bile-7-to-focus-on-touch-and-motion-gestures/

Windows Mobile 7 screenshots leaked

For more info go here:
http://microsoft.blognewschannel.co...bile-7-to-focus-on-touch-and-motion-gestures/
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Ok, it looks REALLY great. If it's as fast as it looks, we may have a winner

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/what.s-w...ow-wm7-and-wm8-are-going-to-fix-it-333536.php
What you should make a note of is the things that it improves upon from all the previous ui's of WM past. I'll wait for 8.

When is WM7 due? It's not until 2009 is it?

Detailed picture gallery here as well..
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/01/06/is-this-windows-mobile-7/
I've gone thru the entire gallery and if its truly able to deliver on what it can do.. Its pretty much gonna be good light years jump from what WinMo and all other platforms short of the iPhone and still good 5 years ahead of the iPhone itself...
They are really going big on movement based gestures and some of the concept is truly remarkable.. like if you see lets say, a name on the browser search. One can then tap and hold on it and start "shaking" the phone/device which tells the device to do a "smart search" where it'll "rain" down a bunch of animated icons that settle down to show the various things/files/pictures/activities related to that name existing in your phone etc... what a simple yet ingenious concept.
Although, I must say that this will open more questions than answers to why did MS have to make this Super-Quantum leap from WM6 and not have given us a good progression to it in the form of already having released such interface in WM5 onwards??!!?? After all, this kind of technology and its implementation could not have just been put together overnight within the last 6 or lets say 12 months subsequent to the announcement/release of the iPhone...
Good Ol' boy wizards Mr. Gates and Balmer holding back as usual I guess...
Oh well.. better late than never.
AJ

Will Windows Mobile 7 be available as an upgrade to already existing phones? I just recently bought my tilt and am wondering if I will be able to run this when it comes out? Thanks in advance.

For tilt maybe, but I don't think my old prophet can carry the weight... There was no WM6 update, so why should there be one for 7.
Depends on the Device.

ya i was really greatful at&t baked us a wm6 rom for hermes (8525), is 100% stable and runs awesome, but i still can't wait to try some wm7 fresh from the kitchen goodness!
wonder if the unit specs will ramp up much?

Windows Mobile 6.5 first Screen Shots

It's not much but better than nothing
http://www.smartphonefrance.info/commentaires.asp?ID=4812

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http://www.smartphonefrance.info/news/wm651.jpg

I just wish we 6.1 owners can get this update but that's not going to happen.

well greats...for РРС ed. screens will be?

Dated Sep 26, why wait this long to put the screenshots up ? I wonder.....

We may not get "official" upgrades but the kind folks around here will probably find some use for it.

Looks pretty cool!
I do believe that the odds for a free upgrade to 6.5 is possible. Just like 6.0 was upgraded to 6.1, so should 6.1 be upgraded to 6.5.
The only thing that would stop it would be if the device is too slow to handle the new version. But you shouldn't hope for a free upgrade to WM 7

Not to go off-topic but it is dispointing that we might need another upgrade just to get the new mobile IE 6.0.

Most people are of the opinion that these screen shots are fakes - due to the OSX icons being used.
Also, the 6.5 will probably be required for the new IE because of the HTML rendering engine also being used for Pocket Outlook, XML reading, etc.
I *believe* 6.5 should run fine on the current generation of HTC handsets... but WM7 is designed for the "next generation" of handsets - google nVidia's Tegra chipset to learn about this.

GTRoberts said:
Most people are of the opinion that these screen shots are fakes - due to the OSX icons being used.
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Well, that's a pretty good reason, isn't it?

GTRoberts said:
Most people are of the opinion that these screen shots are fakes - due to the OSX icons being used.
Also, the 6.5 will probably be required for the new IE because of the HTML rendering engine also being used for Pocket Outlook, XML reading, etc.
I *believe* 6.5 should run fine on the current generation of HTC handsets... but WM7 is designed for the "next generation" of handsets - google nVidia's Tegra chipset to learn about this.
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Not only that, but the battery and signal strength indicators are transposed on the 2 shots, and it looks nothing like the preview screens of WM7 we've seen. Also, MS like screen layouts to have a logical progression, and that honeycomb layout is rather... chaotic.
It's a photoshop, and not the best on either.

Fake
Fakes for me too
And it's even more simple than that : since when Microsoft put the phone function of these devices in the first place ? Putting Microsoft Media Player in the center of the screen is more correct lol
But there is a lot of other reasons and the first one is : what a new version of Windows Mobile and the first roms are not on XDA ? Impossible, XDA is the best !

I'm making a WAD2 theme based off the second screenshot... it should be done this weekend. (or at least a beta version).

[ROM]PointuRom WM6.5(23031)

"I will be releasing a new rom tomorrow with an up-to-date version of pointui home, it will be named.... you guessed it!! PointU2ROM!! there will be other minor improvements as well.
This is a simple rom that i built using superjustkitchen. It is based off windows 6.5 (23031)... You must flash this rom through an sd card(not sdhc).
This rom has a few of my favorite apps including pointUI 1.51 and the new resco picture viewer alpha.
BluetoothSetting
BT_Explorer_1_2_29199_1
BT_SAP_2_02_02
Camera_4_04_27385_02
CommManager(I suggest using pointUIs built in commManager)
Deviceinfo_1_1_0_0
PhoneSettings
PointUI Home 1.51a
resco picture viewer alpha
WLANSettings_1_0_0_1
xdaShutDownBlack
NetCF3.5
... and a couple more too pointless to name.
now includes facebook 1_0_0_7b and s2p
I have stripped Office because I rarely use it.
53MB free rom
25MB free ram
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Download v1
Download v2

looks good! Nice work

lol thanks ill, ur work got me started into cooking so vouches to you!!

glad to hear that! oh its build 23031 though probably just a typo

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glad to hear that! oh its build 23031 though probably just a typo
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yes it was, thanks for pointing it out

Slick looking ROM, but I have one question.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't Resco Photo Viewer a paid app? Doesn't that make it illegal to distribute it in a rom?

not their alpha version, this is their new touch friendly version thats being tested... I love it so i included it

Is it publicly available? Where can I get it?

sure bro, let me dig up the link for you...
http://www.resco.net/downloads/pocketpc/viewer/en/PhotoViewerALPHA_p.ARM.CAB
there we go,
and this is the post where i heard about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555204&highlight=resco+alpha

husker91 said:
sure bro, let me dig up the link for you...
http://www.resco.net/downloads/pocketpc/viewer/en/PhotoViewerALPHA_p.ARM.CAB
there we go,
and this is the post where i heard about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555204&highlight=resco+alpha
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Sweet thanks man

no problem, its fast and very finger friendly... the best ive used by far... just wish it had some more guestures

Hah, a continuation of my PointROM, but with WM6.5!
So, you got PointUI to automatically boot up and all?

I know 1.51 is the favorite around here, but are either you or ace interested in making a ROM with the new version in it?

I made one with a new version but its only a trial... he charges for it now... 19.95 usd i believe
And ace, i didnt even know about the PointRom, Im sorry if this rom is in any way conflicting with yours, just tell me and I'll be glad to take it down.

husker91 said:
I made one with a new version but its only a trial... he charges for it now... 19.95 usd i believe
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PointUI Home 2 (Non-Pro) is free.
Haha, you never knew about the PointROM? I'm like, hmmm, same name, LOL. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541210
But yea, it's fine. Mine was WinMo 6.1 (because you really don't see the Start Menu at all), but yea, I don't care. It's good that someone made a WM6.5 version.

yea lol, i havnt been in the scene very long, ill start making one with the non pro version

rom very nice ^_^
but contact not support thai.
and why to close program is not in task manger. ??

Windows Theme

Hello All!
Before some of you start blasting me, I have searched and Googled everywhere for a 2.2 ROM with a theme that might be simliar to Windows Mobile 6.5. I like it because it has a clean look with the missed calls and appointments available for the home screen. I thought I saw one ROM theme once that had one very similar to the WM 6.5, but after searching everywhere, I couldn't find it. If it is out there, please point me in the correct direction? But if so, I am actually willing to pay for a theme similar to Windows Mobile. I am currently running VirusROM with SENSE. Thanks for your help!
John

wrong section

boostin91tsi said:
Hello All!
Before some of you start blasting me, I have searched and Googled everywhere for a 2.2 ROM with a theme that might be simliar to Windows Mobile 6.5. I like it because it has a clean look with the missed calls and appointments available for the home screen. I thought I saw one ROM theme once that had one very similar to the WM 6.5, but after searching everywhere, I couldn't find it. If it is out there, please point me in the correct direction? But if so, I am actually willing to pay for a theme similar to Windows Mobile. I am currently running VirusROM with SENSE. Thanks for your help!
John
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thread title contains the word theme.... common sense would dictate that you would post this in the themes and apps section of this forum.
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Sorry, I clicked on the wrong section. By the way, there is no need to be a prick. Like the first responder, all you had to do was leave it to what he said.

I made a Windows-ish theme but it was for 2.1, might work on 2.2, all you can do is try it.
It was my first attempt ever at a theme, so it wasn't anything spectacular. I'll find you the link.
Edit:
Here is the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7115654&postcount=1

Ack: to each his own Android's homescreens can be set as simple or complex as you want.
BUT look for "Zune Home" in the market. That may be near what you want.

Honestly, I think what I am really looking for is a widget for the home screen so I can see the information similar to Windows Mobile 6.5 (Missed Calls and Mail/Messages). That is all I am looking for. I'd love to be able to use my SENSE ROM. I have even tried Executive Desktop (or whatever it is) and e-Today, but they didn't quite fit what I was looking for (although e-Today was close).
Thanks!