With the launch of the Sony Ericsson Aspen (above), Winodws Mobile made a small leap to version 6.5.3. The latest version adds some much-needed features for Windows Mobile to even be able to compete with other mobile operating systems like Android 2.1 and iPhone OS 3.1.3:
- Platform to enable multitouch
- Touch controls throughout system (no need for stylus)
- Consistent Navigation
- Horizontal scroll bar replaces tabs (think settings>system>about screen)
- Magnifier to bring touch support to legacy applications
- Simplified out-of-box experience with fewer steps
- Drag and drop icons on Start Screen
- Browser page load time decreased and memory management improved
- Browser pan & flick gestures smoothed and zoom & rotation speed increased
- Updated runtime tools (.NET CF 3.5, SQL CE 3.1)
- Arabic read/write document support
- Watson (error reporting) improvements and bug fixes
So far, the Aspen is the only WinMo handset that has the latest release, and if we want to know more, we might just have to wait until Mobile World Congress in Barcelona kicks off. Of course, there’s always hope of Windows Mobile 7, but let’s leave that for another time…. [Via BGR]
