March 29, 2005
Preview of Windows Mobile 2005
Expected to launch in the summer, Pocketnow has a brief overview of Windows Mobile 2005's new features. With no viable company out there using Cobalt, it seems Windows Mobile and Symbian will be our only choices for a multimedia cellphone OS going forward. I still hate the Windows-like user interface and side drag arrows, however any improvements of the core applications, multimedia, and memory management are more than welcome. Key feature upgrades include:-Softkeys: on the bottom of every screen will be appliation sensitive buttons which can be reassigned to any function
-Office Mobile: Word and Excel Mobile will be enhanced to handle charts and tables
-Internet Explorer: a full screen browsing mode will be available
-Memory Management: RAM will be used for applications and Flash will be ussed for file and application storage, just like a desktop computer
-ActiveSync 4.0: media files can be synchronized. Source: Brighthand
