windows mobile softkeys Microsoft releases Windows Mobile 6.5.3We’ve already seen our fair share of Windows Mobile 6.5.3 – it leaked in the SDK, on MSDN, was shown at the booth and has been available to ROM heads for ages (hi, Kristin :-) ).

According to the::unwired, the OS has now been confirmed officially:

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 GUI and ease of use enhancements include capacitive touchscreen support, platform to enable multi-touch, touch controls throughout system (no need for stylus), consistent navigation, horizontal scroll bar replaces tabs, magnifier brings touch support to legacy applications, simplified out-of-box experience with fewer steps and drag and drop icons on Start menu:

Under the hood improvements include browser performance for a page decreased load time, improved memory management, smoothed pan & flick gestures and speed improved zoom & rotation speed. Quality and customer satisfaction includes updated runtime tools (.NET CF 3.5 and SQL CE 3.1) as well as Arabic read/write document support.


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