Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Brighthand Provides a Brief Glimpse into the Future of Windows Mobile
Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai in "ARTICLE" @ 12:00 PM
Ed Hardy at Brighthand provides us with some very brief tidbits of information regarding the next revisions of Windows Mobile. First, an upgrade for WM5, currently codenamed as "Crossbow", is in the works that is scheduled to release in the first half of 2006. The upgrade should analogous to what we saw with WM2003SE, with changes mostly focused around improvements and enhancements, as opposed to new features, though no details were provided as to the nature of those improvements and/or enhancements.
The next major release of Windows Mobile (WM6?) is currently scheduled for 2007 and is codenamed "Photon". Again, little is known regarding the changes that are planned, but Ed does hint that those who have been privy to some brief demonstrations came away very impressed. I can only surmise that Microsoft is continuing to push Windows Mobile as a critical tool for the enterprise. I would expect further bolstering of their messaging, collaboration, and connectivity capabilities along with tighter integration with desktop enterprise applications. For the consumer market, I would expect the focus to be on media capabilities. What do you guys think?
The next major release of Windows Mobile (WM6?) is currently scheduled for 2007 and is codenamed "Photon". Again, little is known regarding the changes that are planned, but Ed does hint that those who have been privy to some brief demonstrations came away very impressed. I can only surmise that Microsoft is continuing to push Windows Mobile as a critical tool for the enterprise. I would expect further bolstering of their messaging, collaboration, and connectivity capabilities along with tighter integration with desktop enterprise applications. For the consumer market, I would expect the focus to be on media capabilities. What do you guys think?
