New Samsung Handsets Bring Back Windows Mobile
If you think that the mobile phone industry has no love for Windows Mobile, think again. Despite the many complaints of users regarding the layout of the OS (which made it restricted to using resistive touch screens as the buttons could only be reach by a stylus), and the fact that it lacked many of the media and social networking features that people have come to expect of smart phones, the WinMo OS still provided plenty of useful and practical business solutions that made it a second choice of many businesses (the first choice being RIM’s BlackBerry smart phones).
With the launch of Windows Phone 7 coming by the last quarter of the year. It is expected that the casual and general smart phone market will finally get a Microsoft mobile platform that caters to their needs and wants. The highly dynamic user interface, social networking and gaming features of WP7 all scream general user fulfillment. At the same time, many experts have agreed that WP7’s weakest factor is Microsoft’s main feature: business functions.
This is why it was not surprising for many when Microsoft announced that they would continue to develop and support the Windows Mobile series even after WP7 launches –this OS keeps their hold of the business market.
Samsung has just announced the Omnia Pro 4 and the Omnia Pro 5, and despite earlier rumors that these devices might be new WP7 handsets, Samsung has made the official statement that the devices would be running WinMo 6.5.
Both handsets are traditional business models –candy bar phones with physical QWERTY keyboards. It may seem cramped for some, but anyone who has been using BlackBerry and Palm smart phones would instantly feel at home.
The Omnia Pro 5 is slightly smaller and slimmer than the Omnia Pro 4 –at the cost of some specs, both devices share very similar software features as the devices use the same OS and comes with MS Office Mobile 2010 and the Office Communicator for Mobile.
Windows Mobile 6.5: Not Dead
With the announcement of the new Windows Phone 7 series coming later this year, many have already begun to place the memories of the WinMo 6.5 series in the back of their minds. For owners of the older version of the OS however, the announcement of a new version meant a scare for their mobile phones.
It has already been announced –and it is pretty obvious, that the existing Windows Mobile smart phones will not only be compatible with an update to the new OS, but no existing WinMo device can actually run the new Series 7. Even devices such as the HTC HD2 have its limitations, and most WinMo phones do not even have the much needed capacitive touch screen.
Still Microsoft has announced that it will not be abandoning the old platform. Instead, WinMo 6.5 will be renamed to the Windows Phone Classic series once the newer OS comes out. Many are already speculating that the older OS will be updated with better office and connectivity features that augment the needs of Microsoft’s business class clients.
Currently, MS has the second largest market in the business sector –next to BlackBerry. While the presentation of the new WP7 totally impressing many consumers, the business sector has been forgotten –WP7 is certainly not designed with actual office functions in mind (aside from the “office” menu). Instead of using the new platform for business users, Microsoft has another plan in mind.
The WinMo 6.X series however is well equipped for business needs. It would not be surprising to see current generation WinMo devices being updated with more practical applications and capabilities. Microsoft has announced that it will still develop the OS and still create new apps and additional features as the time progresses.
Read more about WinMo 6.5 and upcoming devices using the OS at Pocket Lint.
Resco Photo Manager 7.0 for Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile phone users can now enjoy yet another newly updated application for their handsets, in the form of the Resco Photo Manager, which has just reached version 7.0. The software solution, as many of you might already know, comes around as a photo viewing program that includes far more features than a standard photo viewer does.
This is indeed great news for Windows Mobile Phone users as they can now begin to enjoy yet another updated application for their handsets. This update comes in the form of Resco Photo Manager which has just been recently updated to version 7.0. As a lot of you out there already know, the software solution comes as a photo viewing software program that has a more advanced feature than a photo viewer.
The publishers have taken their time to effect some few changes from the old versions like the windows 6.5 registration issues. Users can now enjoy a touch friendly user interface, GPS position can now be included in any image, geo tagged images can now be located on a map via the use of Google maps and the avalanche of skins now available and many more.
Version 7.0 now gives you that edge when it comes to the use of social networking connectivity, support for a wide range of image formats and technologies, browsing and viewing of images, possibility of copying, moving, renaming images, editing and others. The newly added features make version 7.0 a great application for a better management of your photos directly from a Windows Mobile handset. It will be unjustifiable to fail to mention the fact that version 7.0 helps the users to send and receive photos to and from other devices via Bluetooth, email and MMS and even to create albums.
Not a few users of this software will be delighted to know about the release of this latest version. the version 6.5 enjoyed a lot of raves but not without complaints which have well been taken care of in this update. Also to add that the user interface is now wearing a new look and there is a support for G-sensor in this version.