It has been a long time in arriving, but WM6.5 the latest release from the Windows Mobile team is here, or is it? Announced to the world during MWC in February, MW6.5 has undergone a branding change and rather than appearing as an operating system, we have a collection of devices under the brand of “Windows Phone”. With all the media and industry attention given over to open source mobile operating systems, it has been easy to overlook WM devices. However, the Windows Phone branding and features within WM6.5 is intended to make Microsoft powered phones more appealing to the consumer rather than corporate customer.The appeal to the consumer market starts with the user interface, Microsoft has updated its software to sit more comfortably alongside competing platforms that have for some time boasted a richer user experience through touch screen interfaces. OEMs have the option of customization, but the standard Microsoft home screen is now the “today screen” which...
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Seven years ago I was working in a small company where we based our entire existence (and our investors’ money) on one single fact; that 2004 would be the year when hardware accelerated graphics took off in mobile phones. Every major handset vendor would ship devices with performance & features going beyond current handheld consoles. Accelerated mobile gaming, ranging from high-end 3D action to 2D casual games, was going to be the main driving factor, and would soon be followed by animated greeting cards, 3D mascots and real-time advertisements.
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