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Windows Mobile 6.5 arrives with new marketplace, cloud sync

Posted by rbwatson1 on October 7, 2009

 

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Microsoft today announced the availability of the first Windows Mobile 6.5 devices. From now on, every new Windows Mobile phone will simply be referred to as a Windows phone, as the software giant tries to expand its Windows brand to the mobile device. Two accompanying services are also available for the devices: Microsoft My Phone, which allows customers to automatically backup and sync photos, music, contacts, and text messages from their phone to the Web, and Windows Marketplace for Mobile, a store for mobile applications that will be accessible from both the Windows phone and the Web. Finally, Microsoft released the Windows phone Custom Theme Creator so that people can create personalized themes for their Windows phone.

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Windows Mobile 6.5 arrives with new marketplace, cloud sync
emil.protalinski@arstechnica.com (Emil Protalinski)
Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:54:00 GMT