| Unless you are into the habit of flashing your windows | | | | The new lock screen offers a new slide left or right to |
| mobile phone with user-made ROMs there currently is | | | | unlock, which is very finger friendly. Not only does the |
| no Windows Mobile 6.5 device out there yet. If you are | | | | lock screen allow for a nice unlock mode, but also |
| interested in flashing your Windows Mobile device by | | | | shows the current background you are using for your |
| the way, check out the following website (only the | | | | home screen. You can also see a battery, sound and |
| best website there is for custom ROMs (made by | | | | reception indicator in the top right of the screen. |
| people other than phone companies): search for | | | | Next to these features the lock screen offers |
| XDA-Developers. But Microsoft has announced that | | | | notifications for SMS, voicemail, missed calls and new |
| the first Windows Mobile Smartphone's are just around | | | | e-mail. The great thing is that like how you unlock the |
| the corner. 6 October is the date. So what is all the | | | | phone with sliding to the left or right (as indicated by |
| fuss about? What will they bring to the table that we | | | | the arrows in the screenshot, you can also slide the |
| haven't already seen in 6.1? | | | | missed calls, sms, voicemail and e-mail notifications to |
| Windows Marketplace | | | | the left or right. This will take you directly to the |
| Well for starters; Windows Marketplace (see | | | | notification you decided to drag. The phone will unlock |
| screenshot below). Windows Mobile users will finally | | | | and you will see your item directly. |
| have proper way to get over the air applications and | | | | Kinetic scrolling |
| games, payed and free. Microsoft is quite the late | | | | Next to some other smaller UI tweaks Microsoft has |
| bloomer in this department as both iPhone OS and | | | | made for Windows Mobile 6.5 one of the better ones |
| android mobile phones have had applications shops for | | | | is system wide kinetic scrolling. This means that when |
| more than a year now. Let's hope there will be a bit of | | | | you scroll your contacts, a website, or just a file |
| a catch-up in development soon. Handsets like the | | | | structure of any type it will not only look a lot better |
| HTC Touch HD have had little attention from mobile | | | | than before but also feel much more natural. What the |
| game developers, of course there are exceptions. | | | | kinetic scrolling really means is that when for example |
| New home screen | | | | you give your phone a quick 'flick' and move your |
| Windows Mobile 6.5 by default features a new home | | | | finger really fast, the list you are navigating will gain a |
| screen called Titanium. It's very finger friendly and looks | | | | much bigger acceleration, speed and longevity then for |
| to be beautiful and smooth to the eye. From the new | | | | example a soft touch would. |
| homescreen you can control all of your phone | | | | For all us Windows Mobile 6.5 enthusiasts lets hope |
| functions like SMS, E-Mail, SMS and more. | | | | Windows Mobile 6.5 will not disappoint and brings some |
| New lock screen | | | | great hardware and software with it in the near future. |