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  Microsoft today confirmed that first Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets will start rolling in October. The Windows Phones – as it will be known from now – will appear on retail shelves worldwide starting October 6. The new OS will feature a revamped IE browser, Adobe Flash Lite support, pre-installed Marketplace and MyPhone. Unfortunately, Microsoft [...]

  There’s no doubt that just like every Windows Mobile overlay UI, Microsoft too wants to do away from the use of stylus during normal usage. And this is evident from Windows Mobile 6.5’s new build v23022 that has the freedom to be operated with fingers. Of course, the execution is still not polished but [...]

  Look, what do we have here? Someone over in Vietnam managed to click this lovely picture of an upcoming HTC phone what is known as Click. The details are sparse for now but the previous rumors have suggested it to be an entry-level Android phone and we do believe that, going by the key [...]

  One thing that LG needs to protect urgently are the phone profiles on their site. Just yesterday we posted about GW620 Android device, we’ve uncovered a new phone that goes by the model number GW820. However, unlike GW620 this won’t run Android but hints at Windows Mobile. Other specs revealed by the profile is [...]

  A new build of Windows Mobile 6.5 has surfaced that fortunately does not look like a rehashed version of Windows Mobile 6.1. The WinMo 6.5 build 21925 features large icons and text that looks to be more touch-friendly and polished than any other builds we’ve seen of 6.5 in the past. Now let’s hope [...]

  With 624MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, 3.2-inch touchscreen and other nifty features, a lot of hackers felt Omnia’s prowess was being wasted with Windows Mobile 6.1 and thus, they have initiated a project called the Andromnia – to install Android OS on Omnia. The goal is still faraway but a major step realizing their goal [...]

  Just in case you were caught up with something more important and missed the hottest tech news of the day, then you should know that HTC announced its third Android phone dubbed as Hero. The announcement of Hero is as important as HTC Sense which also launched along with it. Sense is HTC’s new [...]

  Adobe will be releasing a beta version of Flash Player 10 for smartphones in October. The confirmation came during a Q2 earnings call where Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen told that the player will hit in October on Windows Mobile, Google’s Android, Palm’s webOS and Symbian platforms. If you’re trying to search for one of [...]

  At the CommunicAsia 2009, Huawei showed couple of touch enabled phones powered with two different OSes – Android and Windows Mobile. Huawei hasn’t spilled all the details but the things we’ve got are here. Android powered U8230 features a nice 3.5-inch touchscreen, 3.2MP autofocus camera and a humongous 1500mAh battery that is the largest [...]

  Microsoft’s backup and restore service, Myphone has now advanced from limited-beta to open for all. It does not need an invitation and can be tried by any Windows Mobile handset user. The free service works by installing a syncing app on the phone with the Myphone account. The app on the phone wirelessly backs [...]

  US President Obama will be able to satisfy his Blackberry addiction in the coming months. The National Security Agency is doing the customary encryption checks to see if his 8830 meets the federal security standards A nod from them would mean Obama can use the phone in the White House and even during official [...]

  Folks over at WMpowerusers have leaked three more screenshots of Windows Mobile 7. The first screen clearly shows how the Mobile Marketplace on the new OS will look while the second and the third reveals the IM interface and the Zune UI. Needless to say, the overall UI is appealing but the irregularity of [...]

  Ok, we are not sure if this is just another photoshop trick or the real deal, but we won’t build our hopes until more concrete comes out. The two screens claim to be from the Windows Mobile 7 OS displaying the Maps interface and the homescreen. The homescreen is totally different and does away [...]

  CEO of Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems, Reinhard Clemens has got pretty vocal about the two major mobile platforms – Android and WinMo. Clemens goes gaga over Android saying that it is the first OS that does not require much modifications according to different phones. Android is “the first OS that enables the development of [...]

  LG is in a mood of alliances. After signing the dotted line with Intel to develop MIDs based on Intel’s Moorestown platform, LG and Microsoft have entered into a new alliance that emphasizes LG to make Windows Mobile as the primary OS for its future phones. This according to their estimation, LG can bring [...]