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Engadget is underwhelmed by Windows Mobile 6.5

“Instead of demonstrating its technical prowess and vast resources, Microsoft limped out a half-hearted rehash of an OS we’ve seen all too much of, and managed to blind most onlookers with a storm of big time partnerships and bloated PR. While their major competitors (and even some allies) in the mobile space seem bent on [...]

Peeking into Windows Mobile 7

“Windows Mobile 7 will use motion gestures…it will use the camera on the phone to detect motions and create appropriate actions. You will be able to shake, twist and otherwise manipulate the phone and get things done. The phone will be able to perform actions when placed face down on a surface, and it will [...]

One-handed PocketPC

While the PDA category is being subsumed by the smartphone market, it’s interesting to see a mobile phone design pattern being transferred back to handhelds.
“One major function that has been missing from the Phone Edition version of Pocket PC is one-handed use. Smartphone is built around using the device with one-hand. The buttons are physical [...]