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Windows Mobile 6.1 Officially Announced Today

Windows Mobile 6.1 screenshot

This morning Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.1 and an upgrade for Internet Explorer Mobile. Windows Mobile 6.1 will start showing up in devices very very soon, and the IEMobile update will be available later this year.

Windows Mobile 6.1 includes a slew of new features and improvements, including a redesigned home screen, built-in Task Manager, threaded SMS client, browser improvements, Copy & Paste support for non-touch devices, integration with SCMDM 2008, improved Windows Live integration, Getting Started Wizard, faster Bluetooth setup, significant and noticeable improvements in performance and battery life, and much more.

Upgrades for several current devices will be available including the HTC Touch, BlackJack II, Moto Q9h, Pantech duo and AT&T Tilt. For screenshots, please visit the Windows Mobile page on Facebook. I'll post more information about Windows Mobile 6.1 shortly.

-Mel

Posted: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:11 PM by MelSam
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Comments

coxy said:

Windows Mobile doesn't release updates - this is so an April Fool's. ;)

# April 2, 2008 4:15 AM

ecco said:

At least now we have once person as an april fool. MS did announce the release on april 1.

# April 2, 2008 4:00 PM

Joel said:

How can you know if your phone is going to be WM6.1 compatible?  I just bought a brand new smartphone and would love to upgrade...

# April 4, 2008 11:36 AM

Tsang said:

Can WM6 update for japanese input/support for english/chinese-version? As I need to read/write japanese e-mail/SMS.

# April 6, 2008 11:12 PM
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