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Microsoft confirms Windows Mobile 6.5 is ready

The development team of Windows Mobile has announced via Twitter that the work had been completed on version 6.5 of the mobile operating system from Microsoft. “For the record, Windows Mobile 6.5 is DONE … complete … looks really good and every bit Yoho functional,” says the Twitter feed of the WM-Dev team.

The software can now be distributed to handset manufacturers. First smartphones with the new operating system in the fall will come on the market.

Windows Mobile 6.5 offers a completely redesigned user interface that is tailored to the needs of touch-screen devices. Program links it arranges them in a webähnlichen structure. In addition to devices with the new operating system better attention to incoming e-mails, missed calls and upcoming appointments. The user can start directly from the screen to access these areas.

Microsoft had originally planned the release did not 6.5. Due to delays in the development of Windows Mobile 7, the company has pushed short-term but a version. The first devices with Windows Mobile 7 is expected in the coming year.

Windows Mobile 6.5 provides an optimized touchscreen user interface (image: ZDNet).

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