Internet Explorer Mobile 6 announced by Microsoft. Internet Explorer Mobile 6, which is the next generation browser for Windows Mobile has recently been announced by Microsoft. Available on new Windows Mobile devices soon, this browser will provide a high-quality browsing experience on your device that more closely resembles a desktop browsing experience.
Internet Explorer Mobile 6 Features:
+ Improved fidelity (support for full fidelity desktop rendering)
+ Layout fixes to accommodate a mobile screen (text wrap)
+ Enhanced Script and AJAX support (Jscript v5.7 from Internet Explorer 
+ Improved multimedia experience (Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 for Adobe Flash content)
+ Deeper integration with search
+ Enhanced cursor navigation model
+ Touch and gesture support – pan support
+ Multiple zoom levels
+ Easy switching between mobile / desktop versions of sites by specifying UA strings.
(via msdn)
WeKit-based Iris Browser Beta 2 for Windows Mobile released. Torch Mobile has released a new version ‘beta 2′ of its Apple WebKit based web browser for Windows Mobile devices, is reportedly more stable than the previous Iris Browser release.
Over 100 bugs and issues were fixed and the browser is more optimized since the last Beta release and is said to be incredibly fast and stable now. The focus of this release was entirely on performance, smaller footprint (10 % smaller than Beta 1), user interaction improvements and stability as well as page rendering improvements.
(via theunwired)
Spb Online Games - casual multiplayer online games. Are you fond of playing mini-games with your buddies online? With this pack of casual multiplayer online games, You can play English Checkers, Russian Checkers, Hexagon and Reversi with real people in real time.
Spb Online Games Features
+ Two types of Checkers, Hexagon and Reversi
+ Play with real people
+ Easy to play casual games
+ No configuration — just play
+ User profile with pictures
+ Multilingual chat
Spb Online Games is compatible with all Windows Mobile 2003, WM 5, and later WM 6 Professional and Standard devices. A Wi-Fi, GPRS, 3G, or ActiveSync connection is required for online playing. You can get the application from Spb’s website here, it costs $14.95, there is a 15-day free trial too.
HTC Touch HD on November 6th. A new report says that HTC Touch HD will start selling on November 6th. The most anticipated HTC Windows Mobile smartphone has a huge 3.8-inch WVGA (800×480) screen, 5 megapixel camera, and other great features inside. In case you’re interested in this handset, you should prepare at least 649 € in view of its list price.
HTC Touch HD Specifications
+ 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A processor
+ Front-facing VGA camer
+ 288MB RAM/ 512MB ROM Continue reading ‘HTC Touch HD on November 6th’
Firefox Mobile for Windows Mobile Screenshots. Following the previous report about Mobile Firefox codenamed Fennec before the end of the year we know that there will definitely be a version of Firefox Mobile available to the public before the year is out, Reently, First screenshots of Firefox Mobile for Windows Mobile have been leaked. Images follow after the jump. Continue reading ‘Firefox Mobile for Windows Mobile Screenshots’
Spore Origins Mobile Game for Windows Mobile. After the previous Spore Origins Mobile Game for iPhone, and Nokia N-Gage will be comign soon, the mobile game is now already available for WinMo smartphones.
Eat-or-be-eaten! Guide your creature through its early evolution and shape its destiny. Devour smaller creatures, explore primordial worlds filled with bizarre organisms, and avoid larger, lethal life forms. Grow your creature from single-cell to complex predator as you rise through 18 interactive levels. Customize your creature, increasing offense, defence, perception, and movement. Take on your friends by exporting your creature or fighting online in Arena mode against players around the world!
Spore Origins Mobile Game for Windows Mobile is available for $9.99 from Handango.
HP Touchscreen Smartphone? We already heard Acer Smartphones in Q1 2009, It’s now HP. A new report says that Hewlett-Packard plans to unveil a touchscreen smartphone before end of 2008. According to the Wall Street Journal:
The new device will have a touchscreen and keypad and will use Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system, say people briefed on the plan. It will be able to send and receive emails, and access the Internet.
The phone is the latest version of H-P’s iPaq devices. H-P, which has been selling iPaq-branded devices since it acquired personal-computer maker Compaq Computer Corp. in 2002, primarily focused earlier iPaqs on businesses and typically didn’t sell them through retail stores.
(via wsj)
Zune on Windows Mobile confirmed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, confirmed that the Zune software that powers the Zune media player “will also be ported to and be more important not just with the hardware but on the PC, on Windows Mobile devices, etc.”. After many rumours, this would be the first high-level confirmation that the software is coming to Windows Mobile - presumably with Windows Mobile 7 in 2009.
(via wmpoweruser)
ZTE U990 WinMo handset. Chinese manufacturer ZTE announced their first Windows Mobile handset, the U990. It’s the world’s first HSDPA/TD-SCDMA handset. The mobile phone by ZTE comes with a dual mode that supports both HSDPA and TD-SCDMA (3G network for China). The new U990 has a high-speed transmission rate of up to 2.8 Mbps, the fastest transmission speed amoung the TD-SCDMA terminals available in the industry, offering consumers the best possible mobile experience.
The new model supports dual mode TD-SCDMA/EDGE allowing seamless transitions between the two networks. Its HSDPA speed is capable of reaching 2.8Mbps for downlink transmission and 384kbps for uplink transmission, ensuring high-speed HSDPA service under TD-SCDMA network infrastructure in China. ZTE U990 runs on Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system and is the first ZTE handset integrated with a Microsoft OS. It features 3G, equipped with both GPS/AGPS navigation technologies.
(via 3g)
ASUS P565 Windows Mobile smartphone + VGA touchscreen display?. Here’s an unconfirmed rumor with a leaked image reported that ASUS P565 Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone is in the works and may come in October. As it’s not official, No word on pricing nor release date yet. Stay tuned.
ASUS P565 Specifications
+ GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS / HSDPA 2100 MHz (3.6 Mbps)
+ Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
+ Marvell Tavor 800MHz processor Continue reading ‘ASUS P565 Windows Mobile smartphone + VGA touchscreen display?’
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