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First Windows Mobile 6.5 beta ROM leaks

Tom Warren Neowin @tomwarren · Jan 21, 2009 10:09 EST · Hot! with 24 comments

Wmpoweruser is reporting that the first Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM has leaked and is available for Blue Angel (O2 XDA IIs, Qtek 9090, T-Mobile MDA III) devices.

The ROM has leaked at XDA-developers, an enthusiast forum that regularly builds custom ROMs for Windows Mobile devices. The following 6.5 features are included:

MSTOUCH(UPDATE)
TouchRecognizer
Touch LockScreen
IE6[IE Mobile8.12Pro]2009 Only for 6.5
CMHome For WM6.5PRO
Live For WM6.5

Wmpoweruser states the ROM is "beta and doesn't carry the whole OS, so expect the final product to be a lot different."

We exclusively revealed that Microsoft is set to unveil 6.5 next month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

You can watch a video of 6.5 running below, you can see an improved home screen and a new scrolling feature similar to Apple's iPhone where the screen will bump when you reach the end of the window scroll.