Microsoft sets Windows Mobile event for Asia journos on April 2

Reuben Lee | Mar 26, 2008

Despite the sniggers abounding over a rumored April 1 launch for Microsoft's new Windows Mobile upgrade, it's no joking matter after all. An official invite arrived in our inbox from the Redmond giant, extending an invitation to local press to attend a launch event at a Singapore venue on April 2. While the invite did not elaborate further on what would actually be announced at the event, it did indicate a "DOT" theme which we are inclined to assume is the dot in Windows Mobile 6.1. So an April 2 launch for us in Asia, April 1 for the western countries, as hinted (spot on, we might add) by Pocket-lint.

In fact, rumors and supposed screenshots of the new handheld OS update started appearing on the Web as early as December last year, followed by talk of an upgraded OS for several upcoming devices at the Mobile World Congress in February, which my CNET Asia colleague John Chan was at. The first concrete piece of news, however, came earlier this month when Asus announced that its Lamborghini ZX1 PDA-phone would run on Windows Mobile 6.1.

If our guess is right (come on, who's Microsoft hoodwinking with the vague press invite?), you can expect to see more related announcements on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, and possibly new handheld releases in the coming week as well as OS upgrades for current Windows Mobile 6 devices. So stay tuned for more updates.

Filed under: Handhelds, Mobile Phones
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ceevee369 says...
The leaked WM6.1 has been cooked (finetuned) by many already, so this "official" release is just a PR obligation. XDA ... hint I beta tested the 6.1, found it slower on my device so went back to a 6.0 version. just waiting for WM7.0 on a new device me guess

Mar 26, 2008 22:12