retroremakes
January 15th, 2010, 17:50
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/500x_winmo7.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2010/01/winmo7.jpg)There's still some question (http://gizmodo.com/5449080/a-new-windows-mobile-is-coming-in-february-but-which) about whether Windows Mobile 6.6 or Windows Mobile 7 will be shown in February, but a solid tipster just told us that it will be WM7. And then he describes it.
Here are a couple things described about WinMo 7 that mesh with the rumors we've heard before. First, it'll have the Natal-like gestures to be able to use the phone without touching it. We first heard about gestures on WM7 two years ago (http://gizmodo.com/341287/windows-mobile-7-details-leaked-+-multi+touch-motion-gestures), and then sprinkled about the rumors in the past year.
Then, he says that you won't be able to upgrade to Windows Mobile 7 (http://gizmodo.com/tag/windowsmobile7/), because the OS actually requires you to have better hardware (faster processor, more memory, etc) and includes support for the motion-sensing gestures above.
This bit also meshes with the rumored specs of the "Zune phone" (http://gizmodo.com/5251020/rumored-hardware-specs-for-microsoft-zune-phone), which is basically Windows Mobile (http://gizmodo.com/tag/windowsmobile/) 7. From that rumor:
ARM v6+ processor, with an Open GL ES 2.0-capable graphics chip-this may be the TI3430 or the Nvidia Tegra. To show all the eye candy there will be a 3.5" 800 x 480 or 854 x 480 pixels touchscreen. The specification also points out at other things in Pink, like 3-megapixel camera, GPS, light sensor, 3-axis compass, accelerometer, USB, Bluetooth, and full Wi-Fi support.
But then how does that account for the HD2, which HTC Russia (http://gizmodo.com/5437188/htc-russia-claims-only-the-hd2-will-get-a-windows-7-upgrade) claimed will be getting a WM7 upgrade? Because HD2 is basically the top of the line right now, which—looking at its specs—put it into the Windows Mobile 7-capable category.
So yes, it seems like we'll be seeing Windows Mobile 7 at Mobile World Congress in February. It better be pretty damn good for Microsoft's projection of being able to regain 25% of the phone market by 2014.
Thanks tipster!
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Here are a couple things described about WinMo 7 that mesh with the rumors we've heard before. First, it'll have the Natal-like gestures to be able to use the phone without touching it. We first heard about gestures on WM7 two years ago (http://gizmodo.com/341287/windows-mobile-7-details-leaked-+-multi+touch-motion-gestures), and then sprinkled about the rumors in the past year.
Then, he says that you won't be able to upgrade to Windows Mobile 7 (http://gizmodo.com/tag/windowsmobile7/), because the OS actually requires you to have better hardware (faster processor, more memory, etc) and includes support for the motion-sensing gestures above.
This bit also meshes with the rumored specs of the "Zune phone" (http://gizmodo.com/5251020/rumored-hardware-specs-for-microsoft-zune-phone), which is basically Windows Mobile (http://gizmodo.com/tag/windowsmobile/) 7. From that rumor:
ARM v6+ processor, with an Open GL ES 2.0-capable graphics chip-this may be the TI3430 or the Nvidia Tegra. To show all the eye candy there will be a 3.5" 800 x 480 or 854 x 480 pixels touchscreen. The specification also points out at other things in Pink, like 3-megapixel camera, GPS, light sensor, 3-axis compass, accelerometer, USB, Bluetooth, and full Wi-Fi support.
But then how does that account for the HD2, which HTC Russia (http://gizmodo.com/5437188/htc-russia-claims-only-the-hd2-will-get-a-windows-7-upgrade) claimed will be getting a WM7 upgrade? Because HD2 is basically the top of the line right now, which—looking at its specs—put it into the Windows Mobile 7-capable category.
So yes, it seems like we'll be seeing Windows Mobile 7 at Mobile World Congress in February. It better be pretty damn good for Microsoft's projection of being able to regain 25% of the phone market by 2014.
Thanks tipster!
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