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More WM7 Rumors
After the rumors that Windows Mobile 7 wouldn’t be backwards compatible with older WM5, WM6, and even WM6.5 apps, a Gizmodo mole has confirmed that this is not the case. Whether it will use an emulator or some other means, WM7 *should be* compatible with the older apps for Windows Mobile. They’ve also stated that…
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Windows Mobile 6.6 To Be Announced In February
Sources have said that Microsoft will announce Windows Mobile 6.6 in February, possible around the time of the Mobile World Congress. This is probably the WM6.5.3 builds that we’ve seen floating around, which are supposed to be focused towards the use of capacitive touchscreens, such as the HD2. In other news, the sources have also…
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Will We See Windows Mobile 7 In February?
As you may know, the World Mobile Congress is held in February. Robbie Bach, Microsoft Mobile Entertainment and Devices Division President, has dropped a few interesting hints that Gizmodo came across. Microsoft will be making several exciting announcements during the show. You will learn: How the company plans to align its consumer vision and grow…
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LG States Windows Mobile 7 Will Ship In 2010
LG just announced, at their CES event, that they will be shipping new Windows Mobile 6.5 AND Windows Mobile 7 devices this year. Source: MobileTechWorld
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HD2 Only Current Device To Get WM7
According to HTC’s Russian Twitter page, the HD2 is the only device currently on the market that will receive an upgrade to Windows Mobile 7 when its released. The translation is: “for Diamond 2 firmware is not planned. Of the existing communicators on the market, only the HD2 firmware to get WM7“. Sorry for those…
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Windows Mobile 7 Not Coming Until Late 2010
According to Phil Moore of Microsoft UK, WM7 has been pushed back until late 2010. If he’s referring to the release date, then it could be a couple of months before we even see the devices with WM7 or the upgrades coming out. If history follows itself, devices will also come out in Europe before…
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[OP/ED]- Microsoft to ditch Mobile OS?
An interesting article has been posted by the UK’s newspaper The Guardian hypothesizes that Microsoft could abandon their Mobile OS platform, Windows Mobile, all together and call it quits. They cite that the 3.1 percent drop of their share of the Mobile OS Pie (down from 11 to 7.9%), the increasing support for Android from…
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Windows Mobile 7 announcement in March 2010
March 2010 is when Microsoft will announce their plans for Windows Mobile 7. This date has been confirmed by Microsoft Office Vice President Kurt Delbene as he told Neowin.com. This correlates with our earlier post that WM 7 will be RTM in March 2010. Also, in light of Microsoft using the Office Mobile 7 Mock…
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Office Mobile 7 (2010)/WM 7 on Microsoft.com
In what appears as another nod towards confirming how Windows Mobile 7 will look like when it is released next year, Microsoft has posted the Office Mobile 7 UI concept that we reported on a few weeks back on their main Office website as a screen shot of Office Mobile 2010. The image can be…
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Zune Integration Confirmed for WinMo
While we’ve heard rumors of Zune integration coming to Windows Mobile, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed it, stating that it will be coming in the next version of Windows. There’s no confirmation as to exactly what features will be included, but this could be what it takes for WinMo to catch up to the…
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Possible Mockup of WM7?
The guys over at WMExperts have gotten their hands on what appears to be a mockup of WM7. WM6.5 is on the top with the WM7 images on the bottom. If this is real, it looks as though Microsoft is finally making progress on making WM more finger-friendly and making some cosmetic changes to the…
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Qilin on Dopod
Your crack PPCGeeks News Staff has recently uncovered the following information regarding a new device named Qilin. This will be released in China on Dopod only. Check out the details below:
