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After months of anticipation from eager Pocket PC users, Microsoft is expected to officially unveil Windows Mobile 2005 next week.
Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect, will make a keynote address on the morning of May 10 at the Microsoft Mobile & Embedded DevCon 2005 (MEDC).
During this, sources indicate that he'll do the formal introduction of the latest version of his company's operating system for handhelds and smartphones, code-named Magneto.
Quite a bit of information has already come out about Windows Mobile 2005, some of it from Microsoft, some from unofficial sources.
Whatever the source, all the information indicates that this version of the operating system will have a number of significant changes from the current one.
Two years ago, when Windows Mobile 2003 debuted, there were several Pocket PCs released at the same time, or shortly thereafter.
However, when Bill Gates announced Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition last year, no Pocket PC running it was introduced for several months.
At this point, it appears that although Windows Mobile 2005 itself is expected to be introduced next week, there will be no New Handhelds or smartphones announced at that time.
Still, most handheld makers have been holding off releasing new models for about half a year waiting for this new version of the operating system, so it can't be too long before new models running it appear.
One of the most significant changes is the inclusion of two buttons at the bottom of almost every screen in the Pocket PC version. Exactly what these do depends on the application currently running.
In addition to having their names changed, the Windows Mobile 2005 versions of the Microsoft Office applications will get an overhaul.
New formating capabilities will be added to Word Mobile, Excel Mobile will acquire the ability to create and display many different types of charts and graphs, and PowerPoint Mobile has been added to the suite.
Changes have also been made to Internet Explorer, and the way handhelds manage memory.
For a more complete overview of the changes expected in Windows Mobile 2005, read this article.
Categorized as: Software, Smartphone, Handhelds, Windows Mobile, Microsoft
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