WM6.1 Standard has threaded SMS

John Chan | Dec 04, 2007

If you've read our review of the Palm 500v, you'd know we gave it a bit of flak for not including the famed threaded SMS feature associated with the Treo series of devices. Well, we may now know why that awful omission was commited--threaded SMS may be a default feature of WM (Windows Mobile) 6.1 Standard.

Technology blogger The Boy Genius posted 100 screenshots of a Motorola Q9 he has which comes with Wi-Fi and the new version of WM. Among its new features are threaded SMS and the ability to copy and paste text. It seems the Internet Explorer browser has also been improved. It's not a major update of the OS, but the improvements are significant enough for most users to want one.

According to another blogger on New Zealand-based Geekzone, the update for WM6 is planned for release to manufacturers in Q1 2008. We hope all manufacturers will release it quickly and for free to users of WM6 Standard devices when it becomes official. Finally then, the Treo 500v will become a true Treo--but of course, so will every other WM6 Standard smart phone.

Image credit: The Boy Genius Report

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