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
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.
Can't say I'm surprised by this, but WinMo 6.5 looks nice... I guess I'll have that to look forward to when I get my new phone.
Yes..they will...or else xda developers will do it for sure! :-)
I am not trying to start a argument but to say that I am disappointed with WM would be an understatement. The OS has been very stagnant, and at this point and time the lack of progress is showing more than ever before. They are trying to catch up, and God knows they are taking their time.
I want an OS that doesn't feel sluggish, to the point where I want to throw my phone to the ground. I want an OS that doesn't require me to click an item 3 + times just because it has such a lag that the first 2 times didn't register. I want and OS that doesn't hide a phone feature at least 5 menus deep...but most important of all I don't want an UI that has basically remained the same since 2000.
I just had to vent.
I am not trying to start a argument but to say that I am disappointed with WM would be an understatement. The OS has been very stagnant, and at this point and time the lack of progress is showing more than ever before. They are trying to catch up, and God knows they are taking their time.
I want an OS that doesn't feel sluggish, to the point where I want to throw my phone to the ground. I want an OS that doesn't require me to click an item 3 + times just because it has such a lag that the first 2 times didn't register. I want and OS that doesn't hide a phone feature at least 5 menus deep...but most important of all I don't want an UI that has basically remained the same since 2000.
I just had to vent.
Yea, because revolutionary means having to buy all your software filtered through an apple store, unless you want to break the law and hack your device.
Epic fail.
Epic fail.
What does that have to do with innovation? Don't you think one of the reasons as to why WM is slow is due to low quality software available for the OS? I have no problem with Apple having quality control over the Apps that are 3rd party ones.
Epic fail.
What does that have to do with innovation? Don't you think one of the reasons as to why WM is slow is due to low quality software available for the OS? I have no problem with Apple having quality control over the Apps that are 3rd party ones.
No actually it's do to the fact that it has twice the processor and memory of every other phone, and is only affordable by commiting to a ****ty company with a ****ty rate. I pay half that for unlimited data on my windows mobile phone.
Epic fail.
What does that have to do with innovation? Don't you think one of the reasons as to why WM is slow is due to low quality software available for the OS? I have no problem with Apple having quality control over the Apps that are 3rd party ones.
No actually it's do to the fact that it has twice the processor and memory of every other phone, and is only affordable by commiting to a ****ty company with a ****ty rate. I pay half that for unlimited data on my windows mobile phone.
Hey, atleast winmo can run more then one application at once and they can communicate between each other better
Epic fail.
What does that have to do with innovation? Don't you think one of the reasons as to why WM is slow is due to low quality software available for the OS? I have no problem with Apple having quality control over the Apps that are 3rd party ones.
No actually it's do to the fact that it has twice the processor and memory of every other phone, and is only affordable by commiting to a ****ty company with a ****ty rate. I pay half that for unlimited data on my windows mobile phone.
Hey, atleast winmo can run more then one application at once and they can communicate between each other better
iphone has an 800 mhz processor and can't manage to do that..hmm..but OMG it's an apple! YAY! fail.
the iPhone has a 620 MHz ARM 1176 underclocked to 412 MHz, and has 128MB RAM. The newer iPod Touch is clocked at 532 MHz.
I have a dell axim x50v with similar specs (624MHz ARM) but its still way slower but well you cant compare them that easy.
It doesn't take much to beat Safari locking up, rendering the device completely unresponsive until it depletes the entire battery. The iPhone is much more frustrating than you're giving it credit for, taking into account its stubborn accelerometer, frequent crashes, and inability to securely back up application data (the pathetic backup utility in iTunes is a joke, I can't upgrade firmware without losing data, partly because iTunes is incapable of downloading the IPSW file, which I end up having to do manually).
Microsoft has to start fro scratch on this like Palm did with their webOS. Just forget about back compatibility and deisgn a fluid interface like the iPhone OS X or the Palm webOS.
I've had winmo phones for many years. Currently I feel left out in the cold when all those around me are waving their iPhones in my face. If I get out my HTC brick and start prodding at the screen with a stylus, I suddenly realise just how far behind winmo is. To be honest i've managed to achieve better myself with SPB Mobile shell on my WM6 Hermes.
roll on the G2
I've had winmo phones for many years. Currently I feel left out in the cold when all those around me are waving their iPhones in my face. If I get out my HTC brick and start prodding at the screen with a stylus, I suddenly realise just how far behind winmo is. To be honest i've managed to achieve better myself with SPB Mobile shell on my WM6 Hermes.
roll on the G2
The G2 looks to be shaping up to look quite interesting wonder how it'll fare and how android fares too maybe with a UI update by then.
At end of the day personally for me it's going to be a toss up between Touch HD with 6.5 or Nokia N97 I think.
Last edited by Digix on 21 Jan 2009 - 19:26
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