Dopod's WM6 upgrades start rolling out

John Chan | Jul 10, 2007

As promised, HTC Asia (formerly Dopod Asia) has started to roll out the Windows Mobile 6 files for its PDA-phones slated for free upgrade from Windows Mobile 5.0.

Available immediately is the update for the Dopod D810, a popular fully featured model. On the main upgrade page, HTC lists the following dates for the other three models:

July 12--Dopod 838 Pro
July 13--Dopod P800W
July 20--Dopod U1000

Clicking on the download link will bring users to a login page, making sure only members can access the required files. Owners of the Dopod products can sign up for free by entering some personal details, including the serial number of the device owned.

Windows Mobile 6 is the latest version of Microsoft's mobile operating system. Some of the improvements it gives are the ability to read and create email in HTML format as well as better Windows Live integration.

Users should note that upgrading the OS will result in a hard reset of the device, which means that all data and applications will be erased. Those performing the operation should thus back up all data before attempting it. As usual, CNET Asia will not be held responsible for any loss of data or damage that may occur because of the upgrade.

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