Windows Mobile 6 Unveiled

Microsoft unveiled its latest Windows Mobile 6 on February 8th 2007 in Barcelona. Codenamed Crossbow, it's the new mobile operating system from Microsoft that succeeds Windows Mobile 5. There will be three editions again, but they've been renamed as Classic (formerly known as Pocket PC Edition), Standard (Smartphone Edition), and Professional (Pocket PC Phone Edition).Windows Mobile 6 also builds in support for Windows Live instant messaging and e-mail. I don't see any eye-popping upgrades. It's not the XP-to-Vista type of upgrade, it looks to me that it is more like of a SP1-to-SP2 type upgrade.


Some quick highlights:

Ability to view e-mail in original HTML format
Enhanced Mobile Office Suite allows for viewing and editing documents
Windows Vista synchronization
Windows Live for Mobile: services include mail, messenger, search, and contacts
Calendar Ribbon for easily viewing your day or week's schedule
Nine new one-click e-mail shortcuts, including Reply-all, Moving messages to subfolder, and Delete
Call history associated with Contacts
"One-click easy" Internet Sharing option for using a smart phone as a laptop modem
Information Rights Management
Easier VoIP integration (more for the device manufacturers and carriers)