More screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.5 leak

More screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.5 leak

Chaks on 29 January 2009 - 22:16 · 32 comments & 9617 views

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Folks back at xda forums have caught hold of more Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots which look very real.

The screenshots do reveal that the Honeycomb start interface is still present. IE 6 browser has a slider which should zoom things in and out in the browser and looks like its more touch friendly.

And the presence of lock/unlock screen

Images Courtesy: XDA Forums

Microsoft will be announcing 6.5 at the World Mobile Congress next month and several mobile services too including Skybox, a service for users to sync a phones information with the web.

Last but not the least, anybody have anything to say on the really scary bird chosen for the wallpaper?

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(3 replies) #1 FusionOpz on 29 Jan 2009 - 22:22

That is one fugly sob. (The UI not the bird.)

#1.1 Marshalus on 29 Jan 2009 - 22:23

FusionOpz said,

That is one fugly sob. (The UI not the bird.)

I kind of like it. Poor quality images aside.

#1.2 GP007 on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:34

Have to see it in use and in motion before you can actually get an idea of how it is.

This it's clearly more for touch type devices.

#1.3 FusionOpz on 30 Jan 2009 - 00:43

@GP007 true enough but I have used current WinMo devices and they all left a sour taste in my mouth (and that was before I got my iPhone

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#2 georgevella on 29 Jan 2009 - 22:23

looks so clean .... i want

#3 Luis.A on 29 Jan 2009 - 22:34

A new UI means nothing without any flare. I'll hold out judgment until I see some video of how everything works.

(1 reply) #4 The2 on 29 Jan 2009 - 22:41

a slider!?! microsoft is really inovating in windows mobile LOL

#4.1 +Kirkburn on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:09

The2 said,

a slider!?! microsoft is really inovating in windows mobile LOL

As opposed to not having a slider being better?

#5 Tech Star on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:00

IE looks like crap. They better fix IE up because Opera and Skyfire are a lot better.

#6 Anubis187 on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:02

seriously needs to work on the UI looks fugly, have the xbox live crew work on the UI.

#7 Jon32 on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:07

I don't like the honeycomb, the rest looks alright imo.

#8 LTD on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:16

It's as if they have absolutely no idea what they're doing design-wise.

(3 replies) #9 smooth3006 on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:17

my god that looks like sh**

looks fake to me, no way micro$oft would release something so ugly.

#9.1 The2 on 30 Jan 2009 - 09:24

smooth3006 said,

my god that looks like sh**

looks fake to me, no way micro$oft would release something so ugly.

me thinks that too

#9.2 offroadaaron on 31 Jan 2009 - 00:48

The2 said,

smooth3006 said,

my god that looks like sh**

looks fake to me, no way micro$oft would release something so ugly.

me thinks that too

Agreed

#9.3 basix on 31 Jan 2009 - 03:49

+1

And how about the right eyebrow of the bird? it looks like a top layer imposed above the taskbar!

(1 reply) #10 Sam Symons Live on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:26

What's up with the bottom screenshot...looks all chopped up.

And maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me, but the blue lock hexagon looks off centre, compared to the time at the bottom.

#10.1 Chaks on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:31

the bottom one might be non-touch devices

#11 Raa on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:57

Definately don't like it. It looks very bland and.... not innovating. Sorry guys :/

#12 z_rudy on 29 Jan 2009 - 23:57

What's with the close button on the rightmost top? It's larger than normal.. and it's bleeding

#13 Obry on 30 Jan 2009 - 00:07

These screenshots look absolutely horrible. It looks more like a mockup rather than what might be a finished product. The honeykomb interface is awful so is pretty much every screenshot. I think the current WM interface looks leaps and bounds better than this. For some reason I can't believe these are real and if they are, I can't believe Microsoft will release such a crappy looking UI. But as others said, you can't judge just by a few screenshots....

(3 replies) #14 Jugalator on 30 Jan 2009 - 01:04

Did... Did they say IE 6? Thank god for competition, but still... IE 6... Does it come with an ancient Ming vase included?

And what's up with the horrible aliasing going on there in especially the last image?

Last edited by Jugalator on 30 Jan 2009 - 01:15

#14.1 cybertimber2008 on 30 Jan 2009 - 01:56

Jugalator said,

Did... Did they say IE 6? Thank god for competition, but still... IE 6... Does it come with an ancient Ming vase included?

Its POCKET INTERNET EXPLORER. Seesh, they didn't update the number at the same time as the desktop version. Just like Mac Office vs. Windows Office.

If you'd google a bit you'd find that PIE4.0 (included with WM5) had alpha-png transparency BEFORE IE6 did.
You'd also find that PIE 6.0 has the AJAX/Javascript tools of IE8.

#14.2 /- Razorfold on 30 Jan 2009 - 02:06

cybertimber2008 said,

Skyfire!!!!!!

#14.3 GamblerFEXonlin on 30 Jan 2009 - 17:52

alpha-png transparency, ok, but does it have SVG support? my iphone safari does.

*owned*

#15 TakeNothingBack on 30 Jan 2009 - 01:44

Lol, cannot find server.

#16 Osiris on 30 Jan 2009 - 06:50

Im v.surprised people seem quite positive towards this interface. Im a big WinMo fan, but I really wish they'd skipped this 6.5 business and just gone for 7. Whilst ill hold judgement till I see it in action, - and whilst I do love to keep my software and firmware up to date - this interface just puts me off, ive seen themes for winmo2002 which were better than this.

#17 SoulEata on 30 Jan 2009 - 07:24

Hate the honeycomb.

#18 Erikas on 30 Jan 2009 - 07:25

Makes me glad I don't use WinMo. Quite scary. Well I don't like it and as such will not use it (which will not be a problem as I bought a new phone couple of months ago that is symbian OS).
Maybe these are actually fake shots? Who knows.

#19 jamesyfx on 30 Jan 2009 - 16:52

I'm glad Windows Mobile is customizable. That look like crap.

They should hire HTC to design the interface. They've done a wonderful job so far.

#20 GamblerFEXonlin on 30 Jan 2009 - 17:55

when will windows mobile and its programs have its gui draw calls done on the gpu, or do they already have that?
http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2005/...osx-10-4.ars/14

#21 - Kaboose - on 30 Jan 2009 - 19:10

really is it so hard for MS to organise, intergrate and streamline Winmo? every version looks like a jumbled up mess

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