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Microsoft has announced October 6th. as the Windows Mobile 6.5 launch date. We’ve seen the touch-friendly user interface, the new Marketplace, updated Internet Explorer and My Phone content cloud – now it’s time to to see how it all pans out with manufacturers and carriers. It’s still going to take awhile to get used to calling them Windows Phones, but the overall facelift to Windows Mobile should do them some good in the interim before Windows mobile 7. HTC, HP, Toshiba, LG, Samsung are all promising to bring some new 6.5 hardware to North America through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, Telus, and Bell, as well as over the world across all the major carriers. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of selection is available on launch, and how well the devices sell the new platform. After all is said and done, how many of you are excited for the new version of WinMo?
[via Windows Mobile Team Blog]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
