Microsoft showed off Windows Mobile 6.5 Monday, promising some significant improvements in the user interface.
The upcoming release and new features were announced at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. According to Microsoft's announcement, the new version will provide "a dashboard-like experience to items such as new e-mails, texts, missed calls and calendar appointments," and will include "an improved touch-screen interface, making it easy to take action with a finger."
InformationWeek blogger Eric Zeman got to try out the new mobile operating system, and posted some favorable impressions. One major improvement: Microsoft has done away with the Start and Program menus. "Now, the main menu is one giant list of applications, features and folders," says Zeman. "All the images, graphics, icons and menu items are larger, which makes them more finger friendly...Use of the stylus is no longer required."
Not that the new version will make Microsoft a major player in the smartphone arena. "Microsoft is still playing catch-up here," says Zeman. "The iPhone, Palm's webOS and even Android out-gun Windows Mobile 6.5 in usability."
Other Mobile 6.5 additions include a free online backup service, and a "marketplace" for buying Windows Mobile application.
Phones using Mobile 6.5 won't be available until the second half of the year.
The video below hypes some of the functionality of the new OS.
Image: Microsoft
hasn't this been done by apple couple of years a go... comm'on Micro$oft is this what you call innovation and is that all your expertise
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