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January 14th, 2010, 19:40
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The sometimes-believable, sometimes-not fellows over at DigiTimes are reporting today that Windows Mobile codename "Maldives" is going to break out as version 6.6 (a name we'd previously (http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/11/10/windows-mobile-7-reportedly-on-track-for-q1-2010-release-to-oems/) heard associated with version 7) with native support for capacitive touchscreens next month -- a launch window that would line up nicely with Mobile World Congress, where 6.5 was announced (http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/16/live-from-microsofts-mwc-press-conference/) a year prior. HTC's HD2 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/HD2/) has already proven that it's possible to cleanly support capacitive touch on a 6.x-based device, so it's reasonable to think that this is legit -- but what we don't yet know is how this dovetails with 6.5.3 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/), whether they're the same thing, and if Microsoft is doing this simply to buy itself a few precious extra months to bake WinMo 7 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/WinMo7/) to a crispy, golden brown perfection. We'd already heard before that 6.x and 7 will have an opportunity to coexist (http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/19/windows-mobile-6-5-touch-interface-update-in-february-to-coexi/) in the marketplace, so it's entirely possible that 6.6 is the version that'll carry that torch on the 6.x side of things -- but if this gets announced alone without a mention of Robbie's ground-up rewrite at MWC (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/windows-mobile-7-coming-to-mwc-in-february-not-just-evolutiona/), we'd wager there'll be riots in Barcelona.Windows Mobile 6.6 (aka 'not Windows Mobile 7') set for February release? (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/windows-mobile-6-6-aka-not-windows-mobile-7-set-for-february/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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The sometimes-believable, sometimes-not fellows over at DigiTimes are reporting today that Windows Mobile codename "Maldives" is going to break out as version 6.6 (a name we'd previously (http://mobile.engadget.com/2009/11/10/windows-mobile-7-reportedly-on-track-for-q1-2010-release-to-oems/) heard associated with version 7) with native support for capacitive touchscreens next month -- a launch window that would line up nicely with Mobile World Congress, where 6.5 was announced (http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/16/live-from-microsofts-mwc-press-conference/) a year prior. HTC's HD2 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/HD2/) has already proven that it's possible to cleanly support capacitive touch on a 6.x-based device, so it's reasonable to think that this is legit -- but what we don't yet know is how this dovetails with 6.5.3 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/microsoft-windows-mobile-6-5-3-shown-off-very-very-quietly/), whether they're the same thing, and if Microsoft is doing this simply to buy itself a few precious extra months to bake WinMo 7 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/WinMo7/) to a crispy, golden brown perfection. We'd already heard before that 6.x and 7 will have an opportunity to coexist (http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/19/windows-mobile-6-5-touch-interface-update-in-february-to-coexi/) in the marketplace, so it's entirely possible that 6.6 is the version that'll carry that torch on the 6.x side of things -- but if this gets announced alone without a mention of Robbie's ground-up rewrite at MWC (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/08/windows-mobile-7-coming-to-mwc-in-february-not-just-evolutiona/), we'd wager there'll be riots in Barcelona.Windows Mobile 6.6 (aka 'not Windows Mobile 7') set for February release? (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/14/windows-mobile-6-6-aka-not-windows-mobile-7-set-for-february/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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