Windows Mobile

Friday, 18 September 2009 14:18

A new build of Windows Mobile 6.5 has been leaked (by Da_G of XDA-Developers) and is now available for download. Personally I think this is the best looking WM 6.5 Build that I have seen to date. Many UI elements have been updated when compared to last leaked Build 23045. Some of the interesting UI changes that I have spotted in this Build are listed below followed by screenshots:

Changes in Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23047:

• Large finger friendly checkboxes and radio buttons.
• Visual update to the messaging app to make it more finger friendly.
• Visual update to the rotatable list or tabs to make it look more brighter and polished.
• More blue has been added to the bottom bar when navigating through sub-menus. It remains transparent on the home screen.
• More precise and smoother scrolling.
• Numerous other bug fixes.

Read more: Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23047

Friday, 18 September 2009 14:17

Windows Mobile team at Microsoft is clearly at work these as we get to see new improvements every week. A new Build 23045 of Windows Mobile 6.5 is out in the wild, courtesy tom_codon of HTCPedia.com. This new leaked build was compiled on 3rd September 2009 and brings in more polish and refinements which is illustrated with screenshots below:

Changes in Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23045:

• Text-based buttons on the bottom bar are now replaced by icon-based buttons which makes the experience look good, and more finger friendly than ever before. (see the screenshot below for the comparison between Build 23045 and Build 23409)
• Almost all issues with fonts and pictures in Titanium have been fixed.
• Improved memory management.
• Faster and more responsive.
• Numerous other bug fixes.

Read more: Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23045

Friday, 18 September 2009 14:14

Just found this out via WMExperts.com that Mozilla Foundation has released a new version of Firefox, codenamed Fennec for all Windows Phones running Windows Mobile 6.0 or later. The main focus of Fennec is to bring decent desktop browser like functionality to Windows Mobile devices which are currently lacking a browser like Safari is for iPhone.

This new alpha release brings more stability, performance, and better integration with Windows Mobile OS. It also includes numerous fixes and better performance among other things. Full change log is as follows:

What’s New in Fennec Alpha 3:

Read more: Download Firefox Alpha 3 for Windows Mobile

Friday, 18 September 2009 14:11

In the world of Windows Mobile 6.5, there’s a constant leak happening all over the place. The new leaked in question is Build 23409 which brings in more stability and reliability fixes that were hampering Build 23041. Visually, though, it looks almost identical to the last leaked Build 23041. A series of screenshots have been added below for your viewing pleasure.

Screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23409:

Read more: Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23409

Friday, 18 September 2009 14:10

Ready to install cooked ROMs of Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23041 are now available for a variety of popular Windows Phones. Those of you who were having problems in cooking ROMs can now download these ready-to-install cooked ROMs of Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23041 for the following handsets:

• HTC Touch HD
• HTC Touch Pro
• HTC Touch Diamond
• HTC Touch (CDMA)
• XPERIA X1
• Samsung Omnia i900
• O2 XDA Atom Exec
• HP iPAQ 91xc
• ASUS P525
• Asus P565/O2 XDA Zest

For download links, XDA-Developers is you friend. I will update the list as soon as I can find more cooked ROMs for other handsets.

Friday, 18 September 2009 14:08

A new Build 23041 of Windows Mobile 6.5 is out, courtesy PhamQuang of HTCPedia.com. This new leaked build was compiled on 30th August 2009 and brings some minor changes which are illustrated with screenshots below:

Changes in Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23041:

• The buttons on the bottom bar are now more ovalish than the roundish buttons which were found in previous builds (23036 & 23037) of Windows Mobile 6.5.
• Hardware buttons for volume and camera are now working.
• The status bar on the top has iPhone-like slide effect now. You will now have to slide it to get into the magnified status bar.
• More speedy and responsive.
• Numerous other bug fixes.

Read more: Changes in Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23041

Friday, 18 September 2009 14:05

Windows Mobile 6.5 is on a roll these days. There’s a constant leak happening all over the place. It seems as if we are going to get a new build leaking out every other day. The new Build in question is 23037 which fixes few bugs such as wallpaper changing and soft reset issue which were there in Build 23036. Apart from this, nothing much has changed as can be seen from the screenshots below:

If you are already running Build 23036 then you may not need to upgrade to this Build unless you really want to. Those of you who want to test drive Build 23037 can do so by cooking the ROM for Windows Phone capable of running Windows Mobile 6.5.

UPDATE: Cooked ROMs of Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23037 are now available for popular Windows Phones. Read more info about them here.