Windows Mobile 6.5

When the Windows Marketplace for Mobile first launched in October it only supported Windows Mobile 6.5 phones – the latest version of the Windows Mobile operating system. But now the marketplace opened up so users of 6.0 and 6.1 devices can buy and download mobile apps as well. Now those…

Coinciding with Tuesday’s launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 phones and software, the Microsoft My Phone service also left its beta version and went live. In addition to its previously offered features like the ability to backup your personal data and organize it via the web, the now commercially…

One of the all-time most popular mobile applications, Shazam, is coming to the new Windows Mobile app store, known as the Windows Marketplace for Mobile. Already available on other platforms including iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and Symbian devices, the Windows Mobile version of Shazam offers the…

Today is the official launch day for the next set of Windows Phones running the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. Devices from manufacturers including Acer, HP, HTC, LG Electronics, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba, are now available worldwide but what people are really getting excited about…

I don’t physically have test devices, how do I develop for so many different screen sizes  on mobile devices? How do I make money selling my application for a mobile device?  Can I develop for Windows Mobile 6.5 now?Lean the answers to these questions and more and join  Nikita…

The über-popular price comparison application ShopSavvy, which originally made its debut on Android, is now on its way to other platforms, including Windows Mobile. For those not familiar with this application, the idea is simple. When you’re out and about doing some shopping, you can use your…

Microsoft just released an update to Office Communicator Mobile, the mobile client that works with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2. Running on Windows Mobile smartphones (6.0 and up) and Pocket PC devices, this updated version adds some new features and improves on some of the…

Earlier this week, Microsoft released the Windows Mobile 6.5 software development kit (SDK) which is what developers will use to build applications for the upcoming mobile OS. Included in the kit is a set of APIs that let developers tap into the touch gesture framework. In a big change from previous…

Tellme, a mobile voice search application, has just announced a new app for Windows Mobile 6.5 phones. With the Tellme app, you can press a button and then speak your search query, dial by voice (ex: “Call mom”), or dictate a text message. That last feature – the voice to text option – is something…

A handful of blogs have been giving us a sneak preview at one of the cool, new features that will arrive in the next version of Windows Mobile (Windows Mobile 6.5): themes! As someone who loves to customize everything, this news definitely caught my eye - especially when I saw how attractive these…