There have been a ton of leaks of Windows Mobile 6.5 on the Internet, and Microsoft is widely expected to announce the new version of Windows Mobile on Feb. 16 at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona.
But today Windows Mobile 6.5 popped up on an official manufacturer’s Web site – admittedly, a small manufacturer who hasn’t yet successfully put out a product, but they’re a manufacturer nonetheless. On Compulab’s page for their new Exeda handheld they have a “Windows Mobile 6.5” tab, where they say, “To demonstrate just how friendly to developers exeda is, CompuLab software team brought-up Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha on exeda the same day it was released.”
The Windows Mobile Professional 6.5 home screen shown replaces the standard “today screen” list and Start menu with a big grid of hexagonal icons, presumably easier to click with your finger than the old home screen. Compulab also showed an alternate home screen with some rather mixed-up-looking media player functionality.
Whether Compulab’s Exeda will ever hit shelves is a mystery, but we’re sure to hear more from Microsoft about Windows Mobile 6.5 next month. For larger pictures, see Compulab’s Web site.
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