A new Build 23036 of Windows Mobile 6.5 is out in the wild. Apart from a slightly different skinned keyboard and few bug fixes, nothing much has changed visually in this Build compared to the last leaked Build 23034 of Windows Mobile 6.5. Those of you who are feeling adventurous can go ahead and try out this latest Build on your Windows Phone capable of running Windows Mobile 6.5.
The latest Build 23034 of Windows Mobile 6.5 is out now courtesy of some devoted folks from XDA-Developers forum. This new Build brings significant changes to the Start Menu button which has now been moved to the bottom and the taskbar (or the status bar) on the top looks smaller like it is on Android and iPhone.
Windows Mobile team at Microsoft is clearly at work these as we get to see new improvements every week. The latest Build 23022 of Windows Mobile 6.5 is out. It has got all the features ported from Build 219xx plus some more new features and improvements. The whole UI looks much more cleaner now and is much more speedy plus memory management in this new Build is said to be excellent.
Just found this hands-on video of a Windows Phone via The Inquirer which is said to be running the final version of Windows Mobile 6.5 on HTC Touch Diamond2.
The new Windows Mobile 6.5 home screen with Zune-like interface is optimized for touch-screens and includes an improved UX, making it easier to take action with a finger.
The wait for a complete Windows 7 theme for Windows Mobile is over! Alkhan – a member of DeviantArt has created a stunning looking theme that will make your Windows Mobile phone act and look like Windows 7. As you can see in the screenshots below, the desktop, the appearance of the gadgets, the behavior of the Start menu, the icons on the taskbar etc are all about the same as the one’s seen in Windows 7. It is a cool looking theme which, unlike others, has almost the same look and feel plus the features of Windows 7 (I love the glassy aero effect!)
Do you want to pimp your Windows Mobile phone to make its interface look like HTC Sense UI from HTC Hero? RyomaHino of XDA-Developers has built an attractive looking theme for Windows Mobile phones which will give it a complete new look and feel of the upcoming HTC Hero!
Apple today has announced the much anticipated iPhone 3G S with the brand new iPhone OS 3.0 for both the new and the previous gen models. The biggest question that many people are asking themselves is whether it is worth purchasing an iPhone 3G S instead of the newly released Palm Pre or the forthcoming Windows Phones with Windows Mobile 6.5?
In addition to the announcement of Windows phones featuring Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft also announced two new services at Mobile World Conference in Barcelona: My Phone, to sync text messages, photos, video, contacts and more to the Web.
PocketGear has launched an unofficial App Store for Windows Mobile phones which currently includes over 2,500 applications and games - including both free and paid apps.
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