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Video walkthrough of Windows Mobile 6.1
Those pictures of Windows Mobile 6.1 we showed you last week not doing it for you? How about some shiny new video showing off some of the features in Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile OS update?
Boy Genius Report has published the short video you see above giving you a look at some of the most anticipated features Windows Mobile 6.1 has to offer. This is a point release, so don't expect any massive changes. But there are a few goodies in there. For example, we were a bit skeptical when we heard that Pocket Internet Explorer was getting a zooming feature that would make the browser a bit more like Safari for the iPhone or Opera Mini. But seeing is believing, and the Boy Genius is zooming in and out with the best of them. Well, maybe not the best of them. It still takes an unreasonably long time for pages to load, whether you're zoomed in or out.
A few other highlights include the ability to copy and paste text, threaded SMS, a new IE font, and a new home screen.
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Subscribe to commentsburnblueDec 10th 2007 7:06PM
Wait, is this update just for the smartphone version? What about touchscreen (professional)? It already has copy/paste and recent programs and IE homepages, etc..
I wish Microsoft would do more to empower the touchscreen OS instead of dumbing it down to be identical to the smartphone OS. One example is adding the softkeys in WM5, supposedly for one-handed navigation. I was already using the Pocket PC with one hand easily (thumb, no stylus), and appreciated having the extra real estate and not having every option buried under a single 'Menu' softkey.
I hope Photon or whatever the next one is really enhances both smartphones and touchscreen devices if they plan to unify the platform. That iPhone marketing makes for stiff competition.
Brad LinderDec 10th 2007 7:07PM
Boy Genius Report managed to get their hands on an upcoming smartphone that has Windows Mobile 6.1 preinstalled. It's quite possible there will be more updates on the Pro and Classic versions of WM 6.1, but essentially his preview looks just at WM 6.1 standard.