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Article: United States: Microsoft Debuts Windows Mobile 6.5 But Is Mum on Future.

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February 18, 2009
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Byline: sandesh03

After months of silence, Microsoft finally revealed its plans to give the Windows Mobile platform a facelift which includes the launch of a Web-based sync service called My Phone and a long-awaited developer site called Windows Marketplace for Mobile.

As anticipated, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Monday unveiled Windows Mobile 6.5 at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona. Windows Mobile 6.5 gives the aging platform a much-needed user interface update, though it is regarded as largely incremental. Ballmer did not disclose plans for the next-generation platform for smartphones, known as Windows Mobile 7.

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