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Windows Mobile 6.1 Gets Official, No More Rumour Nonsense
Posted by Jason Chen at 3:30 AM on April 2, 2008
All you business fools who've been waiting for Windows Mobile 6.1 can all relax. It's here. And it's supporting all kinds of jibba jabba technologies like a new Internet Explorer Mobile with IE6 tech and h.264, Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight support. There's also even more stuff for your I.T. crew (I put the T in I.T.) such as better System Centre Mobile Device Manager 2008 (only the suckas at Microsoft would name a product like this) and Exchange Server 2007 SP1 support. And here's a big list of new and old phones that are getting the update:
• Mobile operators:
- Alltel Wireless: HTC PPC6800, HTC Touch
- AT&T: Samsung BlackJack II, MOTO Q 9h global, Pantech duo, AT&T Tilt by HTC
- Sprint: A new Palm Treo and updates for the Mogul by HTC, Touch by HTC, MOTO Q 9c, Samsung ACE
- T-Mobile International: T-Mobile MDA Ameo 16 GB, T-Mobile MDA compact IV
• Device-makers:
- ASUS: New phones including the P320, ZX1, P560, M536 and updates for the P527, P750, M930
- HTC: A new Touch Dual for the U.S. and updates for the AT&T Tilt, Touch by HTC, Mogul by HTC from Sprint, TyTN II
- i-mate: 8502, 9502, 8150, 6150
- Intermec: CN3
- Motorola: MOTO Q 9c, MOTO Q 9h global, MC70, MC9000
- Pantech: Pantech duo
- Samsung: BlackJack II
- Toshiba: Portégé G810,Portégé G910
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ItsDon
Posted 4:47 AM 2/4/08
I'm running this on my T-Mobile Dash now - much better than 6.0. Get it at XDA-Developers....
ItsDon
EspadaUno
Posted 4:43 AM 2/4/08
You guys beat me to it but oh well. Here you go
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EspadaUno
tobedetermined
Posted 4:42 AM 2/4/08
Please post the URL for the upgrade for AT&T Tilt, if and when you see it.
tobedetermined
jspeed04
Posted 4:22 AM 2/4/08
Why no love for T-mobile USA? That's where WM6 started, I need this for my shadow dammit!
jspeed04
QB8Young
Posted 4:21 AM 2/4/08
I definitely want this on my AT&T 8525 (TyTN II).
My custom WM6 is awesome... I just hope the HTC Home plugins still work. Is there an expected date for release?
QB8Young
fragglepac
Posted 4:16 AM 2/4/08
So is this just going to go through the Windows Update on the phone? Assuming you have one of the lucky phones above.
fragglepac
Late_Night
Posted 4:15 AM 2/4/08
If I were on Sprint I wouldn't hold my breath, I received no notification they rolled out for an update for WM5 (back when I was on that awful mobile OS on the even more evilly thick PPC-6700 and useless) I ended up finding out through a friend who found out through some incredibly convoluted way there was a release.
It looks the same as WM5 to me besides the Calibri font and and glossy skin. Windows has Exchange and the syncing side down, please work on something useful like the UI.
Late_Night
elocanth
Posted 4:03 AM 2/4/08
I was hoping this update would fix the constant WM6 application crashes with my Samsung i760, but apparently I'm SOL. I hope there's at least a way to load Android onto this phone whenever it comes out.
elocanth
Chowday
Posted 4:02 AM 2/4/08
@pwaggs: Ahh...wonder how long that will take Sprint.
Chowday
pwaggs
Posted 3:59 AM 2/4/08
@Chowday:
You have to wait for your provider to provide a ROM update, or visit XDA to apply a cooked ROM.
pwaggs
Chowday
Posted 3:56 AM 2/4/08
So when/how do we get this update if our phone was included? I'm new to the whole "phones with any features" game...
Chowday
EspadaUno
Posted 3:55 AM 2/4/08
The "T" angle shoulf be Mr.T in that green open space saying "Without the T, it's just Blueooh" or maybe "It aint Bluetooth without the T!"
EspadaUno
eleazar
Posted 3:54 AM 2/4/08
@dwight-schrute: I was thinking the same thing. No love for my Samsung i760. :( At least the xv6700 and xv6800 support custom roms. Samsung really screws people that want to customize their phones beyond the standard programs and settings.
eleazar
sp00nix
Posted 3:53 AM 2/4/08
Mr T dont like that new fangled jibba jabba that leaves out his BlackJack! I pitty the fools who cross me like a sneeky russian.
sp00nix
weatherman
Posted 3:50 AM 2/4/08
Verizon's not even on the list, and despite the inclusion of the Q9C and Q9H, Q9M doesn't seem to be getting the update. That happens to be my phone, so I'm a little peeved. Verizon has consistently screwed its customers by not signing in for updates.
weatherman
Geisrud
Posted 3:50 AM 2/4/08
@dwight-schrute: We've been relegated to the off-hand "jibba-jabba," and "suckas" at this point. Even Giz is sick of their own schtick now.
Geisrud
strider_mt2k
Posted 3:48 AM 2/4/08
What's the T-angle here?
strider_mt2k
dwight-schrute
Posted 3:46 AM 2/4/08
I shed a tear when I saw no Mr. T.
dwight-schrute
avidgator
Posted 3:45 AM 2/4/08
Not a tremendous surprise, but no supported devices at all from VZW?
avidgator
krztov
Posted 3:40 AM 2/4/08
what no T-Mobile Wing?
(not that i care because the 3rd party touch software i have on here from xda-developers is way better)
krztov
Roto-Rooter
Posted 3:39 AM 2/4/08
But how does Mr. T feel about this??
Roto-Rooter
jrronimo
Posted 3:39 AM 2/4/08
Oh man I totally hope T-Mo gets that new Touch Dual. That's the phone I've been wanting but the import price is just a little much for me these days...
jrronimo
mkrygeri
Posted 5:17 AM 2/4/08
@tobedetermined:
www.XDA-Developers.com
Dutty's 6.1 ROM is the shiznit
mkrygeri
davidfbecker
Posted 5:11 AM 2/4/08
Dang, and I just rebuilt the kitchen ROM on my 6700. Well, at least it will be easier once this new OS gets ported for us..
davidfbecker
GC
Posted 5:07 AM 2/4/08
Damn it. Needs more HTC Titan support..
GC
jennyfur
Posted 5:05 AM 2/4/08
@jspeed04:
Ditto.
jennyfur
AlpineSurfer
Posted 7:47 AM 2/4/08
No support for Verizon devices... I wish Mr.T would go slap some sense into thos foos
or perhaps I should slap myself for signing a contract w/ VzW ???
AlpineSurfer
BigDanInTX
Posted 2:08 AM 3/4/08
@sp00nix: The 6.1 for BlackJack 1 can be found here: [www.txcaesar.net] ;-]
BigDanInTX