We’ve been hearing rumors that Windows Mobile 7 might be launched at the MWC, but based on what DigiTimes is reporting, it’s actually Windows Mobile 6.6 which will be unveiled at next month possibly at the big event in Barcelona. Codenamed Windows Mobile Maldives, this upcoming version of Windows Mobile is expected to feature full capacitive touchscreen support to make it compete better with the iPhone and Android-based touchscreen handsets. Their post further goes on to say that sales of Windows Mobile 6.5 devices “have been flat since the platform was launched in the fourth quarter of 2009.” As a result, Microsoft was forced to come out with this new version which, in turn, may have further delayed the release of Windows Mobile 7 to as far back as 2011.
Given the track record of DigiTimes, we’re not fully sold on what their proposing. However, based on previous reports, this could be one and the same as the leaked new Windows Mobile 6.5 UI we talked about back in November. Anyway, February is just a couple of weeks away so we’ll know soon enough if Microsoft will indeed be announcing a new Windows Mobile platform next month or not, and if so, what version it’ll be.
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