Tag: Windows Mobile 7

  • Zune Software Update Hints At Zune Phone

    Microsoft just released a Zune software update today, version 4.2. Microsoft enthusiast Long Zheng has been dissecting the drivers with the latest update and has found some interesting references to a Zune phone, or a phone that supports Zune. [Microsoft.NTx86] %Zune.DeviceDesc% = ZuneMTPZUSB, USB\MS_COMP_MTPZ %Zune.DeviceDesc% = ZuneMTPZUSB, USB\VID_045E&PID_0710 %Zune.DeviceDesc% = ZuneMTPZUSB, USB\VID_045E&PID_063E %Phone.DeviceDesc% = ZuneMTPZUSB,…

  • Possible HD3 Specs – Nov. 2010 Release Date

    More than likely this will wind up being fake, but the Chinese site QQ.com has posted a spec sheet for the successor of the HD2, dubbed the HD3. According to the sheet, its expected release date November 2010 with a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU. Other specs of interest: – Running on Windows Mobile 7 –…

  • T-Mobile HD2 Gets Spec Boosts

    If you remember, the HTC HD2 is headed to T-Mobile USA, and is rumored to be the only device currently on the market to be upgraded to WM7. Now that the HTC product page is live, you’ll see that the US version will come with some nice boosts in its specs compared to the European…

  • Diamond3 Coming To At&t And T-Mobile? With WM7?

    An unconfirmed source says the HTC Obsession aka Diamond 3 will supposedly be released on At&t and T-Mobile this year with WM7 and there are no reports of a CDMA (Sprint/Verizon) version in the works. The specs that we have so far (via WMExperts) are a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor, GSM/HSDPA connectivity, 3.7 inch capacitive…

  • More WM7 Rumors

    After the rumors that Windows Mobile 7 wouldn’t be backwards compatible with older WM5, WM6, and even WM6.5 apps, a Gizmodo mole has confirmed that this is not the case.  Whether it will use an emulator or some other means, WM7 *should be* compatible with the older apps for Windows Mobile. They’ve also stated that…

  • Windows Mobile 6.6 To Be Announced In February

    Sources have said that Microsoft will announce Windows Mobile 6.6 in February, possible around the time of the Mobile World Congress. This is probably the WM6.5.3 builds that we’ve seen floating around, which are supposed to be focused towards the use of capacitive touchscreens, such as the HD2. In other news, the sources have also…

  • Will We See Windows Mobile 7 In February?

    As you may know, the World Mobile Congress is held in February. Robbie Bach, Microsoft Mobile Entertainment and Devices Division President, has dropped a few interesting hints that Gizmodo came across. Microsoft will be making several exciting announcements during the show. You will learn: How the company plans to align its consumer vision and grow…

  • LG States Windows Mobile 7 Will Ship In 2010

    LG just announced, at their CES event, that they will be shipping new Windows Mobile 6.5 AND Windows Mobile 7 devices this year. Source: MobileTechWorld

  • HD2 Only Current Device To Get WM7

    According to HTC’s Russian Twitter page, the HD2 is the only device currently on the market that will receive an upgrade to Windows Mobile 7 when its released. The translation is: “for Diamond 2 firmware is not planned. Of the existing communicators on the market, only the HD2 firmware to get WM7“. Sorry for those…

  • Windows Mobile 7 Not Coming Until Late 2010

    According to Phil Moore of Microsoft UK, WM7 has been pushed back until late 2010. If he’s referring to the release date, then it could be a couple of months before we even see the devices with WM7 or the upgrades coming out. If history follows itself, devices will also come out in Europe before…

  • [OP/ED]- Microsoft to ditch Mobile OS?

    An interesting article has been posted by the UK’s newspaper The Guardian hypothesizes that Microsoft could abandon their Mobile OS platform, Windows Mobile, all together and call it quits. They cite that the 3.1 percent drop of their share of the Mobile OS Pie (down from 11 to 7.9%), the increasing support for Android from…

  • Windows Mobile 7 announcement in March 2010

    March 2010 is when Microsoft will announce their plans for Windows Mobile 7. This date has been confirmed by Microsoft Office Vice President Kurt Delbene as he told Neowin.com. This correlates with our earlier post that WM 7 will be RTM in March 2010. Also, in light of Microsoft using the Office Mobile 7 Mock…

  • Office Mobile 7 (2010)/WM 7 on Microsoft.com

    In what appears as another nod towards confirming how Windows Mobile 7 will look like when it is released next year, Microsoft has posted the Office Mobile 7 UI concept that we reported on a few weeks back on their main Office website as a screen shot of Office Mobile 2010. The image can be…

  • Windows Mobile 7 Rumored To Hit ODM’s Q1 2010 And Launch Q3 2010

    The rumor mills are still going around that Windows Mobile 7 will hit manufacturers in Q1 2010 and will be ready for an official launch in Q3 2010, according to Taiwanese ZDNet. Hopefully once it hits ODM’s we’ll start seeing leaks like we have with WM6.5.  Of course, if this is also true, then what…

  • Zune Integration Confirmed for WinMo

    While we’ve heard rumors of Zune integration coming to Windows Mobile, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed it, stating that it will be coming in the next version of Windows. There’s no confirmation as to exactly what features will be included, but this could be what it takes for WinMo to catch up to the…