Windows Mobile 6 Arrives

Nick White — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:43:00 GMT

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.

New Microsoft Outlook Gadgets for Windows Sidebar

Nick White — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:21:00 GMT

Ryan Gregg, Program Manager for Microsoft Outlook, has announced on his blog two new Outlook Gadgets for Windows Sidebar, both of which bring Outlook to your desktop for easy, real-time access. Go here to download the Outlook Upcoming Appointments Gadget, and here for the Outlook Tasks Gadget.

These two gadgets are a great example of Windows Vista and 2007 Office System working in tandem -- both patch into your Outlook 2007 settings to use the same display theme you're currently using in Outlook, and also allow you to open the respective task or appointment simply by double-clicking it in the gadget.

Windows Vista Team Blog : Outlook 2007

Windows Mobile 6 Arrives

New Microsoft Outlook Gadgets for Windows Sidebar