We won’t know if this is legitimate until Biggs touches down in Barcelona for 3GSM or whatever it’s being called now, but a Portuguese site supposedly has WinMo 6.1 at their disposal. Other than being a bit snappier, it also boasts a zoom function on IE that lets you, that’s right, zoom in on a particular section like you would on Opera or Safari on the iPhone. A few other things like SMS Chat view are included that basically mimic the exchange of texts like the way the iPhone does ala iChat style. The WinMo version of Office should also be able to fiddle with Open XML docs and something about One Note that lets you draw and record your voice and maybe some other things.
Pocketpt[via Electronista]
No software like meager upgrades to crap systems
Seriously. Windows Mobile Blows. If I had known that it would take soo much to get it into a usable state, I never would have purchased a WinMo device. And the zoom on IE will not do much good if the browser in general hasn’t gotten an overhaul. Really, the only thing I want from this update is the aim style text messaging, but they will probably screw up the implementation.
got a copy of 6.1 pro from the xda devs and…
a. it is faster
b. the threaded sms is a mild improvement
c. internet explorer is still a joke
d. windows mobile continues to be a giant bag of poo.
But, it looks like I’m stuck with it at least until the iphone…
a. has over-the-air exchange or zimbra sync ,
b. gets a GPS with “on-board” maps
Until then, there is no paradise.