Kris Kumar
02-09-2007, 04:00 PM
Finding it hard to stay on top of all the Windows Mobile 6 news that has been pouring in to the Internet. Allow us to help you catch every important bit of news information in the last 24 hours. Grab a bag of chips or a bowl of popcorn because it will be a while before you will be able to step away from your desk. And in case you are viewing this post from a mobile device, please do yourselves a favour and find the nearest desktop so that you can enjoy the photos.
http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/kris-2007feb-wm6news1.jpg (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-standard-in-pictures/)
Pictures speak more than a thousand words. So lets start with the engadget photo gallery (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-standard-in-pictures/) of Windows Mobile 6 Standard, for those who are tuning in (really) late Standard is the new name for the Smartphone edition of Windows Mobile. What I love about the above screen shot is that it shows the new Windows Mobile Update functionality in action; you can see that Windows Mobile is prompting the user that it is about to update itself to a newer release of Windows Mobile. 8) <!>
Read about Sumner Lemon's hands on experience in this article "A first look at Windows Mobile 6." (http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/09/HNwinmobile6_1.html)
http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/kris-2007feb-wm6news2.jpg (http://www.modernnomads.info/articles/read.php?article_id=15)
Modern Nomads have written up a nice review on the Professional version, (http://www.modernnomads.info/articles/read.php?article_id=15) a.k.a. the Pocket PC edition, but most of the information presented in the article is relevant for us Smartphone users, I mean future Windows Mobile 6 Standard users. :wink:
http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/kris-2007feb-wm6news3.jpg (http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-what-s-new-and-what-s-cool.aspx)
Jason Langridge is telling us "What's New and What's Cool?" (http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-what-s-new-and-what-s-cool.aspx) in his blog post. Jason is also pointing out that there is a Webcast on Tuesday 13th Feb at 9:00 AM (http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-partner-webcast.aspx) Pacific Time. Don't miss it if you want to see the new features first hand.
PC World is talking about "Windows Mobile 6 Taps New Exchange Features" (http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070208/tc_pcworld/128848) in its article.
Peter Foot is talking about what is in "Windows Mobile 6 for Developers." (http://www.peterfoot.net/WindowsMobile6ForDevelopers.aspx) If you are developer then this is a must read. I am happy to see that SQL Server CE included in the ROM. Isn't SQL Server CE supposed to be called SQL Server Anywhere or something. :?
Finally, the thing that everyone wants to know, which carrier will get the Windows Mobile 6 devices first and when? And will T-Mobile be offering an update to Windows Mobile 6 to the existing Dash users. Read about it over here. (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/08/microsoft-says-wm6-coming-to-t-mobile-in-q2/)
Happy reading! :) As always we are eagerly waiting to hear from you what your thoughts are.
http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/kris-2007feb-wm6news1.jpg (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-standard-in-pictures/)
Pictures speak more than a thousand words. So lets start with the engadget photo gallery (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-standard-in-pictures/) of Windows Mobile 6 Standard, for those who are tuning in (really) late Standard is the new name for the Smartphone edition of Windows Mobile. What I love about the above screen shot is that it shows the new Windows Mobile Update functionality in action; you can see that Windows Mobile is prompting the user that it is about to update itself to a newer release of Windows Mobile. 8) <!>
Read about Sumner Lemon's hands on experience in this article "A first look at Windows Mobile 6." (http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/09/HNwinmobile6_1.html)
http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/kris-2007feb-wm6news2.jpg (http://www.modernnomads.info/articles/read.php?article_id=15)
Modern Nomads have written up a nice review on the Professional version, (http://www.modernnomads.info/articles/read.php?article_id=15) a.k.a. the Pocket PC edition, but most of the information presented in the article is relevant for us Smartphone users, I mean future Windows Mobile 6 Standard users. :wink:
http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/kris-2007feb-wm6news3.jpg (http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-what-s-new-and-what-s-cool.aspx)
Jason Langridge is telling us "What's New and What's Cool?" (http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-what-s-new-and-what-s-cool.aspx) in his blog post. Jason is also pointing out that there is a Webcast on Tuesday 13th Feb at 9:00 AM (http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/02/08/windows-mobile-6-partner-webcast.aspx) Pacific Time. Don't miss it if you want to see the new features first hand.
PC World is talking about "Windows Mobile 6 Taps New Exchange Features" (http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070208/tc_pcworld/128848) in its article.
Peter Foot is talking about what is in "Windows Mobile 6 for Developers." (http://www.peterfoot.net/WindowsMobile6ForDevelopers.aspx) If you are developer then this is a must read. I am happy to see that SQL Server CE included in the ROM. Isn't SQL Server CE supposed to be called SQL Server Anywhere or something. :?
Finally, the thing that everyone wants to know, which carrier will get the Windows Mobile 6 devices first and when? And will T-Mobile be offering an update to Windows Mobile 6 to the existing Dash users. Read about it over here. (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/02/08/microsoft-says-wm6-coming-to-t-mobile-in-q2/)
Happy reading! :) As always we are eagerly waiting to hear from you what your thoughts are.