Review of Windows Mobile 6 - Windows Mobile Crossbow Smartphone Edition and Windows Mobile Crossbow Pocket PC Phone Edition

Windows Mobile Crossbow also has a smartphone version (touch screen -less) and a Pocket PC (with touch screen) version. Here you can see HTC Tornado smartphone HTC Wizard Pocket PC phone both running Windows Mobile 6 alias Crossbow:



Here you can see 4 devices, 2 with Crossbow and 2 with Windows Mobile, from the left to the right: Windows Mobile Crossbow Smartphone Edition, Windows Mobile Crossbow Pocket PC Phone Edition, Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC phone, Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone:



Now let's take a look at screen shots of Windows Mobile Crossbow, at first smartphone edition! Smartphone edition at last gets Office Mobile so Crossbow means more to this platform...

Generally the looks have 3D-like feel to them:







Also Windows Live Messenger is included in the ROM (it brings file transfer ability and other enhancements):





The name of the operating system is "Windows Mobile 6":



... but OS version is 5.2 what is a bit confusing! In other words: Windows Mobile Crossbow is called "Windows Mobile 6" but still is running over Windows CE 5 (version 5.2) as the bsae operating system. With this numbering Microsoft is breaking the principle that major version of Windows Mobile is the same as major version of underlying Windows CE base system! Please note also "0.0.0" in the build number - what indicates lack of any AKU yet.

You can also read Windows Live email (including HTML emails):





Live Search is accessible through a plug-in on the home screen:









The icons in the menu of smartphone edition are at last more three dimensional:



Please note an icon to Windows Marketplace - Microsoft's content aggregator (unfortunately still no access to Zune marketplace):



Windows Update is available now directly from the Windows Mobile, even without a PC:







Internet Explorer - Microsoft's mobile browser - has been also improved:

















The biggest improvement is addition of Office Mobile to smartphone edition (previously: available only for Pocket PC edition of Windows Mobile):





















The built-in calculator has been improved to increase usability:





Also Microsoft Voice Command is included in the ROM:










Izvor: MSMobiles

Now let's take a look at Pocket PC version of Windows Mobile Crossbow!

Please note that similarly like in Windows Mobile 5.0 the Pocket PC edition has a Windows Logo in upper left corner:















Please notice the text "Device unlocked":



... that is located near the lock program - that is crucial for a device with touch screen! It is the very same solution as in Windows Mobile 5.0.













Unfortunately no new games in Windows Mobile Crossbow:



Also Pocket PC version has Live Messenger and Windows Update:





Another very interesting feature is ability to encrypt data on your memory card (very important nowadays due to security dangers):







Here is another confirmation that official name of Crossbow is "Windows Mobile 6":











Here are different colors that are available:







Conclusion: Windows Mobile Crossbow will be released as Windows Mobile 6 and we will see first devices powered by this new OS around summer 2007. It has been already shipped by Microsoft to hardware manufacturers but the production cycle takes usually 6 months so it will be yet a while till first devices with this new OS will be on the market. Is it worth waiting for? You should judge it for yourself, but our impressions are: for Pocket PC edition it looks just like a new skin but for MS Smartphone it brings major improvements in form of Office Mobile. We recommend not waiting for Windows Mobile 6 and buying current devices that fit your needs! The next (after Crossbow) major upgrade is called "Windows Mobile Photon" and unites in some magical way (how can programs for touch screen run in touch screen -less smarpthone devices?) both platforms and first devices are expected at the end of 2008. The bottom line is: there will always be new upcoming version of Windows Mobile and people should buy contemporary devices powered by current verison (now: 5.0) instead of waiting for future versions.

Izvor: MSMobiles

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Nego, jel ovaj novi Windows ima i dalje mogućnost manipulacije sa svime i svačime?!? Ono .. registri baza modifikovanje, pregled sistemskih foldera i fajlova i uvid u njih, menjanje parametara istih ... ili i on sadrži neke restrikcije poput novog Symbian-a???

pa trebalo bi da ima registry,modifikovanje ko stariji WM pa tako da nebrines i koliko mi se cini da sa novim 9.1OS 9.2 ce symbian da izgubi svoju popularnost i ljudi ce preci na WM jer WM ima modifikacije a Symbian ne bar ovi 9.1 pa mi se cini da ce Ako Symbian ovako nastavi WM ce biti lider u mobilnoj za smartphone

Neće WM biti lider nikada za Smart Phone aparate, već samo za rokovnike i beležnice sa mogućnošću telefoniranja kakvi su PDA ili PPC aparati!
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