Hasta La Gadget!

Chatter over Windows Mobile 6.5 has grown into a deafening din the past few weeks, strongly suggesting we’ll all be treated to the next WinMo release at MWC in a couple weeks — but how does that translate a device that we can hold in our own two hands, exactly? We’d previously heard Microsoft was targeting the third quarter of 2009, and “sources” of ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley are right in line. In a nutshell, she’s saying manufacturers will have access to the gold code in April and the first 6.5 devices will hit the market in September (okay, tail end of the third quarter, but that’s how the cookie crumbles), but she doesn’t stop there — she goes on to say that beta Windows Mobile 7 code will be in the wild in November of this year, with the first handsets following on in April of 2010. That’s a long-ass time from now, yes — but on the flipside, that’s a record for releasing two major WinMo versions in rapid succession. Can’t blame us for trying to find the silver lining.

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First WinMo 6.5 handsets in September ’09, 7.0 in April ’10? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It always brings joy to our hearts to see a new UMA-compatible device come into the market, and T-Mobile’s revised Shadow from HTC certainly fits the bill. In fact, it’s being launched today as the very first Windows Mobile device to support HotSpot calls over WiFi, joining BlackBerrys and a handful of dumbphones on the support list. Speaking of HotSpot dumbphones, the stylish 7510 flip is also hitting shelves today with changeable faceplates, a trick semi-hidden external display, and 2 megapixels of Pulitzer-caliber shooting power around back in addition to the WiFi radio. Nab the Shadow for $199.99 and the 7510 for $49.99, both on contract after rebates.

Read – Shadow (White Mint)
Read – Shadow (Black Burgundy)
Read – Nokia 7510

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T-Mobile launches new Shadow today alongside Nokia 7510 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The more we see Compulab’s sort-of-silly, sort-of-awesome exeda, the more we like it — although the reason we’re smitten today might be because it’s running what appears to be Windows Mobile 6.5, complete with that “honeycomb” app launcher UI. The company says this is an alpha build of the OS, but it does look farther along than those leaked ROMs we’ve been seeing loaded on a few HTC devices, and we’re intrigued by whispers that it takes full advantage of 6.5’s inertial scrolling and other touch enhancements. All that running on a phone which can also boot Android, sports an Ethernet port, and has left- and right-click buttons? We’ll take two. One more pic at the read link.

[Via wmpoweruser]

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Windows Mobile 6.5 shows up on the Compulab exeda originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Historically, major Windows Mobile releases have a track record of leaking out ahead of their official announcements. Actually, they don’t just have a track record of getting leaked — they have a track record of getting installed on legacy hardware, and it looks like WinMo 6.5 may be no different. An intrepid poster over at xda-developers has thrown up files and instructions for getting a build of 6.5 (seemingly, anyway) on an old-school HTC Blue Angel of all things, a device that dates all the way back to 2004 and the early days of this very site. We can’t verify that this is actually 6.5 and not just some semi-slick skin heaped over 6.1, but the fact that we really can’t tell should be just a little alarming to Microsoft if this is seriously what they plan to unveil next month. Follow the break for a blast from HTC’s past running a glimpse of Redmond’s future, and while you’re at it, dig your Siemens SX66 out of the attic.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Read – In action on the Blue Angel
Read – Screen shots [Via wmpoweruser]
Read – Discussion and files at xda-developers

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Windows Mobile 6.5 gets installed, shown off on crotchety old HTC hardware? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Yo, Sprint, Palm, guys… seriously, give it up. We all know this thing’s coming, so can we at least get an announcement or something? We’ve seen the CDMA-flavored Treo Pro in Sprint livery in the wild already, and now we’re seeing the box, which — no surprise — bears a strong resemblance to its GSM bedfellow. As far as we can tell, this sucker is still on track for release before the end of the month, and with retail packaging floating around, it seems at least plausible — so here’s hoping, eh?

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

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Sprint’s Treo Pro in the wild, now with more box originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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