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We have some good news and some bad news regarding the Windows Mobile OS. First the bad news: according to multiple sources, we can forget about Windows Mobile 7 until atleast 2010. The good news is that Microsoft is working on their new Windows Mobile 6.2 update, which will add full HTML support, as well as support for flash Flash and JavaScript.

According to some sources, the release of the future Windows Mobile 7 OS has been delayed by Microsoft from early 2009 to the second half of the year.

Actually, we believe it's just a rumor, as the system's official release date hasn't  been announced yet.

According to some sources, Microsoft might release a mobile version of its Internet Explorer 6 browser for Windows Mobile devices this year, i.e. pretty soon. The mobile IE6 will allow for quick switching between a site’s mobile version and its standard desktop version, and will also support Flash.

Nokia has licensed Microsoft's ActiveSync technology, which will allow users to access corporate email directly from any of 43 Nokia S60 3rd Edition devices without any additional mobile software.

Nokia Devices Enabling Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync:
Nokia Eseries: Nokia E71, Nokia E66,

According to Apple Insider, Microsoft plans to launch its own equivalent to the AppStore called Skymarket. The upcoming service will be integrated in Windows Mobile 7, so the launch is expected in 2009. Seeing the popularity of the Apple's marketplace service, the move of Microsoft is justified, not to mention that Google will soon also be launching their own commercial service called Android Marketplace.

Eddie Wu, Microsoft's Managing Director of ODM Embedded Devices for the Asian market, stated that the company expects to have 40% of the global smartphone market by the summer of 2012.

According to Canalys, in 2007 Microsoft only managed to reach 13% of the market. The result is far from impressive, and I don't understand how they plan to reach 40% in less than 4 years.

Just can't get enough of the new Windows Mobile 6.1, can you?

Check out this walkthrough video on the latest Internet Explorer Mobile. Here you will see its main improvements over the previous version, including support for H.264, Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight, as well as the ability to view pages in full-screen mode.

Enjoy!

 

Along with the official launch of the Windows Mobile 6.1, Microsoft has unveiled its future Windows Mobile 7 operating system.

There is no info about it yet; just to let you know it will be codenamed Photon in order not to be confused with the upcoming desktop version.

Microsoft has finally launched the highly anticipated Windows Mobile 6.1 with the new version of Internet Explorer Mobile. At the same time various major carriers and handset manufacturers announced they will upgrade their existing WM devices to the new version of the OS. Here's the list of companies:

Operators:

• Alltel: HTC PPC6800, HTC Touch;
• AT&T: Samsung BlackJack II, MOTO Q 9h global, Pantech duo, AT&T Tilt by HTC;
• Sprint: A new Palm Treo and updates for the Mogul by HTC, Touch by HTC, MOTO Q 9c, Samsung ACE;
• T-Mobile: T-Mobile MDA Ameo 16 GB, T-Mobile MDA compact IV;

Manufacturers:

• ASUS: New phones including the P320, ZX1, P560, M536 and updates for the P527, P750, M930;
• HTC: A new Touch Dual for the U.

Microsoft has announced that the much anticipated Silverlight 1.0 SDK for Windows Mobile will be available for developers starting Q2 2008.

Unfortunately, the initial release will only support Silverlight 1.0, though Silverlight 2.0 is already available for desktop browsers.

Even despite this the newly launched platform for mobile browsers should deliver a richer multimedia experience when surfing the Web.