Microsoft launch new version of Windows Mobile

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windowsmobile.gifMicrosoft have unveiled version 6 of their Windows Mobile operating system, and surprise surprise it looks a bit like Vista. It won’t be available until the second quarter of 2007, and new smartphones and PDAs will have the OS installed from the second half of 2007.

It will feature the ability to view e-mails in their original HTML format with live Web links, and include Windows Live Messenger allowing instant messaging with more than one person at a time, and recording and sending of voice notes.

Users will be able to view, navigate and edit Office documents without affecting their tables, images or text. WM6 will also feature new security.

Not much more information at present, but Microsoft plan to unveil the OS properly at next week’s 3GSM exhibition.

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Andy Merrett
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