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Microsoft expected to deliver Windows Mobile 6.5 OS to handset makers in mid-2009, say sources
Microsoft expected to deliver Windows Mobile 6.5 OS to handset makers in mid-2009, say sources
Microsoft is expected to start delivering its Windows Mobile 6.5 OS (operating system) to handset makers in mid-2009 following the expected debut of the new mobile OS in the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, according to sources at Taiwan handset makers.
Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha
Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha
exedamobile.com — 22-Jan-09 - To demonstrate just how friendly to developers exeda is, CompuLab software team brought-up Windows Mobile... 6.5 Alpha on exeda the same day it was released. Site is under construction Site is under construction (more) Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha
Windows Mobile 6.5 Beta Leaked for HTC BlueAngel
slashphone.com — If you got a HTC BlueAngel pocket pc phone in your hand, here is a chance for... you to try the Windows Mobile 6.5. A leaked beta rom has been made available, specially for HTC BlueAngel on the famous XDA Developer forum. The beta version only reflect a ... (more) Windows Mobile 6.5 Beta Leaked for HTC BlueAngel
More Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots
More Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots
wmpoweruser.com — These screenshots has just popped up in a forum Darkforcesteam.com of Windows Mobile 6.5 in action. It... shows the new today screen and new lock screen. The build number at 5.2.21140 is a few thousand builds beyond that of the HTC Touch HD which has ... (more) More Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots
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First Windows Mobile 6.5 devices due in third quarter of '09?
Engadget — ... Buzz is starting to get white-hot over Microsoft's plans for Mobile World Congress next month with a number of cloud services and a fresh UI -- presumably Windows Mobile 6.5 -- heading up the rumor pile, and if Digitimes is even close to right on ...

First Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphones expected Q3 2009?
SlashGear — ... in February is looking even more likely, with word coming from Taiwanese handset manufacturers that, following the launch, the OS will be released in mid-2009.  The first devices running WM6.5 will be launched in Q3 2009, the sources continue, but the majority of the new range will not be available until Q4, in time for the holiday shopping season. ...

First Windows Mobile 6.5 devices coming in Q3 2009?
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... to see all the Diamonds, Touch Pros, Xperias and other cool smartphones shinning again with a brand new mobile OS. At the same time, we’re kinda sad there’s more than 6 months from the announcement to the actual release. Finally, as an end-note, from what we’ve heard - Microsoft won’t make its own mobile phone (thank God) — rather it will keep its current business model, licensing its operating system to the handset makers. [Via: DigiTimes] Related News from IntoMobile: BlackJack ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Smartphones earliest Q3 2009?
I4U News — ... News Windows Mobile 6.5 Smartphones earliest Q3 2009? It is assumed that Microsoft will debut Windows Mobile 6.5 at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona next month. Digitimes reports now that Microsoft is delivering Windows Mobile 6.5 mid-year to device makers like HTC. This would mean the first Windows Mobile 6.5 powered smartphones would hit the market in Q3 and most of them actually in Q4 2009. In the meantime Microsoft lets Android build up its momentum with new handsets like the rumored ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 May Launch Q3 2009, Beta ROMs Leaked Now [Windows Mobile]
Gizmodo — ... Digitimes claims that Microsoft plans to ship its Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone OS to handset makers mid-year, which leads to a Q3 2009 public launch of phones actually running the updated system. ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 not due until mid-2009?
Electronista | The Macintosh News Network — ... at the Mobile World Congress expo in mid-February but won't actually ship the product until the middle of 2009, according to a report that cites unnamed sources at Taiwanese handset makers. Despite announcing early in the year, the first devices using the new software will allegedly be made available only in summer, or roughly half a year after the introduction. These same sources warn that the majority isn't likely to be released until year's end to give additional refinement time for the shopping season. Microsoft will continue its practice of providing multiple ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 to Arrive in the Second Half of the Year
Mobilewhack.com — ... OS version? Is it going to sweep us of our feet? Or will we run screaming to cry on other OS’s shoulders? And by the way, what happened to Windows Mobile versions 6.1 to 6.5? Not worthy enough to be even mentioned? via digitimes Tags: ...

Windows Mobile 6.5 para la segunda mitad de año
Celularis — ... relacionadas con la fecha de salida definitiva. De momento es sólo un rumor, pero se dice que Microsoft enviará las primeras muestras de su nuevo sistema operativo a los fabricantes a mediados de este año y los primeros terminales que lo usen estarían en las tiendas en los meses de julio, agosto o septiembre. Con el grueso de modelos en los últimos tres meses de año. Si estas fechas se cumplen, Windows Mobile 7 se irá definitivamente hasta 2010. Vía | Digitimes ...

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