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bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/16/2009
A Look at the New Windows Mobile
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Microsoft copies the iPhone with its new cellphone software, but it doesn't copy Apple's insistence on selling all the programs and music for its phones.
Microsoft announces Windows Mobile 6.5
engadget.com - 2/16/2009
Microsoft announces Windows Mobile 6.5
— engadget.com — With an endless chain of leaks dating back several months , the suspense factor might not be... there that Microsoft had been hoping for -- but for what it's worth, Windows Mobile 6.5 is now official. The latest rendition of Microsoft's mobile ... (more) Microsoft announces Windows Mobile 6.5

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arstechnica.com - 2/16/2009
Microsoft Recite for Windows Mobile previewed
— arstechnica.com — Microsoft has released a "Technology Preview" of its new Microsoft Recite application, which will officially be unveiled... at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona tomorrow (though the site went live early). Recite is an application for Windows ... (more) Microsoft Recite for Windows Mobile previewed

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LG picks Windows Mobile as its primary smartphone OS, plans to release 50 new phones
engadgetmobile.com - 2/16/2009
LG picks Windows Mobile as its primary smartphone OS, plans to release 50 new phones
— engadgetmobile.com — Kind of a big announcement from Microsoft and LG at MWC just now -- LG's going to... make Windows Mobile its primary smartphone operating system, and it sounds like there's going to be some serious cash involved from both sides to make it happen. No ... (more) LG picks Windows Mobile as its primary smartphone OS, ...

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MacDailyNews:  NY Times: Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile 6.5 unimpressive, derivative

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NY Times: Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile 6.5 unimpressive, derivative
MacDailyNews — ... phones. In the demo I saw, Flash was very sluggish, potentially backing up Apple’s contention that Flash is too inefficient for small phone processors. But Microsoft and handset makers have months to try to speed up the Flash experience," Hansell reports. "Phones with the new operating system, from manufacturers including LG, won’t be available until the end of this year," Hansell reports. "All in, there was nothing I saw that made me lust for a Windows Mobile phone." Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Lummoxsoft.

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