latest version of Windows Mobile was finally unveiled today at MWC2009. I have been a long time user of Windows Mobile devices (Pocket PC’s as they were previously known as). Lets take a look to see if they have fixed the regular frustrations of a sluggish GUI and bad browsing.
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The latest version is named Windows Mobile 6.5. 3 highlights were to be found at the launch with the best one being a new GUI (graphical user interface). Long time users of Windows Mobile/Pocket PC devices will know that a stylus is often needed as some icons are just too small to cope with. This is where the new design comes in. The menu system now uses a honeycomb/hexagonal style layout which makes the area around the icons larger and in turn, makes you hit the right option when you need to. The whole system is designed to be used with just one hand. A zoom slider can also be found on the device allowing you to get closer to what is on the screen. To access various features of the phone a gesture system is used where you can simply swipe up/down/left/right to access various programs.