Windows Vista Team Blog : Windows Vista, Windows Mobile Device Center

Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 - coming soon

Nick White — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:44:00 GMT

In the next few weeks, the Windows Mobile Device Center team will be launching an update to Windows Mobile Device Center 6.0. Aside from bug fixes and improvements over WMDC 6.0, the update (version 6.1) will include feature support for Windows Mobile 6 devices; this includes support for file synchronization on both touchscreen and non-touchscreen Windows Mobile 6 devices. We'll make a formal announcement here on the blog once the update is officially released.

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.

Windows Mobile Device Center RTMs!

Nick White — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:29:00 GMT

The Windows Mobile Device Center team is happy to announce the official launch of Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) for Windows Vista. Thank you to all our customers for downloading Beta 3 and sending the team feedback. The link to the download site is here. The RTM build will also be available as an update via Windows Update by the end of the week.

Please read the instructions on the download site carefully. It is recommended that you uninstall any previous version of WMDC and the WMDC driver update before installing WMDC RTM.

More News on Windows Mobile Device Center Beta 3

Nick White — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:54:00 GMT

You already know that a new version of the Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) Beta has been released for Windows Vista RC1; its build number is 6.0.6526. WMDC Beta 3 enables you to setup new partnerships, synchronize content and manage music, pictures and video with any Windows Mobile 2003- or Windows Mobile 5-powered device.

The Windows Mobile Device Center Beta is currently available as a stand-alone installation here. In a few weeks it will be available through Windows Update.

Although formal support is not offered for this Beta release, you're encouraged to use newsgroups to help answer your questions. The Windows Mobile also welcome your feedback at dcinput@microsoft.com.

Windows Mobile Device Center for Windows Vista Now Available

Nick White — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:50:00 GMT

Windows Mobile Program Manager Mel Sampat tells us that Windows Mobile Device Center (Beta 3) is finally here for Public Download for Windows Vista RC1 and higher.

Head over to the Windows Mobile Device Center webpage at Microsoft.com to download!

Windows Mobile Device Center Beta Coming Soon

Nick White — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:34:00 GMT

A lot of folks have been pinging us with questions regarding release of the Windows Mobile Device Center. Today I’d like to personally give you the heads-up that next week you will get your chance to download the new WMDC Beta and sync your mobile devices up with newer builds of Windows Vista.

When the Beta goes online, it will first be available only in English, with more language supported in short order. Don't worry on this last count, as language support is indeed a priority.

In the meantime, here's an image of the start-up screen for your viewing pleasure:

Once the beta is available for download, I will let you know -- keep your eyes open!