Windows Mobile 6 Arrives

Microsoft at the 3GSM World Congress 2007 in Barcelona (one of my favorite cities) just announced Windows Mobile 6 for mobile devices.  You can get our PressPass announcement here.

Windows Mobile 6 is the latest update to our mobile software platform.  WM6 now provides updated mobile versions of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint that bring features previously only seen on PCs.  WM6 also introduces a richer email and calendar experience, including new one-click options for email and the new calendar bar for viewing appointments.  The release also ships with Windows Live for Mobile, bringing Windows Live's email, instant messaging, blogging and -- best of all -- web search, to your mobile device.

Check out some screenshots of WM6 over at The Hive.

With the release of Windows Vista just a few weeks ago, Windows Mobile 6 is designed to take full advantage of our newest operating system.  Managing your device and syncing photos, music, movies and Outlook information becomes easier than ever before with Windows Mobile Device Center.  Go here for more information on WMDC for Windows Vista.


Comments

  1. Posted on: February 27, 2007 at 6:05PM  

    Hey BillyB:  Not sure if you're aware, but we provide a kit to OEMs, from which they build the OSes for their devices.  Thus, it's the OEMs ultimately control what devices will get updates, and this decision is based on their respective business models.

  2. Posted on: March 02, 2007 at 3:26PM  

    I've had nothing but trouble trying to get WDMC 6 working on My 64-bit Vista Enterprise install with my Treo 750.  I think it may have vestiges of the beta of WDMC left on it, but if it's there I can't find it.  No matter what I do the best I can get out of it is "Access is denied" while it is attempting to add the "NMicrosoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter".  I've even tried ripping it using the right-click uninstall on the MSI file.  I hav eto wonder if it still has a reg entry somewhere that is referencing an old component from the beta.

  3. Posted on: March 13, 2007 at 5:27PM  

    Hi dstowers,

    For 64bit users, you need to go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall Windows Mobile Device Center and Windows Mobile Device Center Driver Update.  Also, are you logged in with an Administrator account?

    Jane Ly

  4. Posted on: March 19, 2007 at 7:25AM  

    I recently upgraded my laptop to Windows Vista and now I'm trying to syncronize my Dell Axim x51 which has WM 2003 to Windows Mobile Device Center via bluetooth but WMDC does not recognize the device.  The computer recognizes that the device is connected and the PDA recognizes the connection to the PC also.  It even shows up under "Computer (my computer)" but WMDC still doesn't.  Is there a work around for this if WMDC does not support bluetooth connections?  Thanks

  5. Posted on: March 19, 2007 at 3:03PM  

    Hello merc476,

    Please email dcinput@microsoft.com.  Someone can help you there.

    Alternatively, please post your question on the following newsgroup: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?&cat=en_US_45621a68-06ee-4984-9f5f-0e20528276a4&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.pocketpc.activesync

    Thanks,

    Jane Ly

  6. Posted on: April 02, 2007 at 4:27PM  

    I just setup a new Sony laptop with Vista.  I am trying to sync my Verizon Treo 700w via bluetooth.  USB works great via Windows Mobile Device Center.

    I have successfully paired by laptop to my treo...unfortunately the Activesync (yes activesync) service is not showing up as an option on my Treo....

    Palm told me I have to get an activesync driver fro Windows Mobile Device Center from Sony....

    Is this true?  They (Sony) don't seem to know what I am talking about.

    Please help...I am almost there and can smell victory....

  7. Posted on: April 02, 2007 at 6:03PM  

    Hi rgrant,

    Please email dcinput@microsoft.com.  I can help troubleshoot with you then.

    Thanks.

    Jane

  8. Posted on: April 09, 2007 at 11:54AM  

    Thanks janely...I sent you an email....if you didn't get it you can email me at rh_grant@yahoo.com.

    Thanks....

  9. Posted on: May 17, 2007 at 6:34PM  

    Hi Nick,

    I can no longer sync my ipaq 4700 running WM5 using WMDC6.  This all worked fine with the Beta WMDC6.  I've tried every suggestion I've found on the net and no joy.  This is extremely frustrating. What in the world happened between the Beta and the current release?  Browsing the net suggests that others are having exactly the same problem.  Any suggestions for getting this working again?  

    Thanks, alann

  10. NNM
    Posted on: February 08, 2008 at 12:09PM  

    I have Pocket PC of Toshiba which synchronized well with microsoft outlook 2003 in my windowsXP operating system. Eversince I have changed to Vista with Microsoft outlook 2007 it is unable to synchronizewith mobile device center though I can see and update files without synchronization. Thus I am unable to update my contact list/ see contacts in microsft outlook 2007. Can this problem be solved? Kindly help.

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