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Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

ChiefoftheChiss — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:22:46 EDT

Also working great on my 8525 :)
gotta say that it's been better than any custom roms so far.

ChiefoftheChiss

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

bimplebean — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:42:24 EDT

Hey, I got 6.1 running on my Cingular 3125 (StarTrek) and it works great.

bimplebean

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

quikboy — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:32:42 EDT

Can't wait to check out WinMo 6.1. I love WinMo, and hopefully more updates will come out.

quikboy

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

Barkie — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:25:21 EDT

You're joking right? I've been using WM6.1 for over a month now...
It does have improvements over 6.0 but also has some annoyances, the biggest being the SMS threading. It sucks and didn't work for me. Easy to remove through a registry tweak though.

Barkie

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

twilight-arc — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:04:21 EDT

Palm will also be finally getting a clue of the first day of April. Actually that just wouldn't cut it as an April fools joke - its just too ridiculous.

twilight-arc

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

goyjuss — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:52:57 EDT

@rainmkr: Don't know if you have been to [MOBILE.TXCAESAR.NET.]

It's been out for a while now.

goyjuss

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

oakie — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:59:41 EDT

@SneakerFiend: um, ok buddy. what's it like to be a technosexual?

oakie

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

freakshow1 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:41:27 EDT

Convoluted mess.

freakshow1

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

keysereble — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:40:50 EDT

i too was thinking like mini (april fools)... but thats also the first date of ctia wireless in vegas. microsoft will have a booth there.

i wish i could go, but i have to go to wes instead (not that i hate orlando, but 2 trips to cities other than Bumblef*ck, OR are better than none.

keysereble

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

GusRandall — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:48:51 EDT

archercc: Sprint put the Rev A and GPS rom update out a week or so ago for the Mogul. What device are you waiting on?

GusRandall

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

lpranal — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:27:57 EDT

Also out for XV6700 / Apache / PPC6700:

[forum.ppcgeeks.com]

lpranal

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

SneakerFiend — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:14:44 EDT

Well my t-mobile wing has windows mobile 6 without any changes to the OS so im going to download the update the same day it comes out nd upgrade. I dont need to wait for the cell carrier to make a update to support any special features besides my faves.
And i think my my faves will still work if i update it because myfaves has its own part on the phone's rom.
so basically in 7 days (8 counting today) we all get to enjoy WM6.1 And then 2 months later the xperia x1 is released hopefully sony decides to switch to nvidia processors so we all can get 720p video on it or does something to the video drivers so we can get some decent video and photo viewing on the phone.

SneakerFiend

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

Don Tobin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:03:10 EDT

Question for you BlackJack folks:

Anyone w/a Blackjack get WM6 working with the BT DUN Profile so their TomTom can use it? I upgraded to WM6 but haven't managed to find a BlackJack Compatible DUN BT install file (ICS won't work with the TomToms for some reason not worth getting into).

Now everyone watch as I pray for someone to deliver a *customizable* (read: not stuck with lame ass buy music now buttons among others that can't be deleted) pervasive OS in addition to the super ability to punch people in the face over TCP/IP . . .

Don Tobin

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

teexcue — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:57:24 EDT

April Fool's Day?

See, even Microsoft admits that Windows Mobile is a joke lol

teexcue

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

MountainDrew — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:46:28 EDT

I've been running it on my HTC S621 (Excalibur, T-Mobile Dash, etc) for a couple weeks as well. It's been great so far.

MountainDrew

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

chillywilly — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:33:29 EDT

Nice. And it will be at least 12-18 months after that before any phones get the upgrade... seriously, it takes phone maker months and months to actually release something to the buying public. Maybe this time, the update time will be shorter.

chillywilly

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

murph — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:09:59 EDT

@rainmkr:
[www.txcaesar.net]

murph

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

murph — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:01:12 EDT

yawn. been running 6.1 on my Blackjack for 2 weeks now. ;)

murph

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

archercc — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:45:25 EDT

Hopefully sprint times the RevA and GPS update for the touch with this so I can just update one ROM and be good to go.

Im not brave enough to use the hacked ROMs on the internet, I need my phone.

archercc

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

MINI Driver — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:42:00 EDT

Uh hmmmm, April Fools day anyone?

MINI Driver

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

rainmkr — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:41:25 EDT

...hmm wonder if anyone will get it to run on my Blackjack I.

rainmkr

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

boe — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:35:32 EDT

I've been using 6.1 for quite a while thanks to some helpful people on various PDA forums. It works about as well as 6.0. It is a teeny bit more stable but the main advantage for me is the threaded SMS texting since my phone doesn't have a physical keyboard.

Voice command still has the same issues with WM6.1 that it did with WM6. Bluetooth still doesn't work as well on WM6.1 as the BT you use with a free phone. I'm not sure why MS doesn't actually have the resources to make BT work well-maybe they could outsource it to a bigger company.

boe

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

zsleek7 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:34:15 EDT

Who in their right minds releases something on aprils fools day?

zsleek7

Windows Mobile 6.1 Hits Apr. 1st

dingus — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:28:21 EDT

April 1? That's rich. Maybe Palm will release the Foleo II at the same time.

dingus