Windows Mobile 2005 Expected Next Week

[Computer Ninja]

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.

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[TomServo4]

Seems it's officially named "Windows Mobile 5.0" now. I liked the sound of 2005 better.

[GlenLivet]

When will Windows Mobile 2005 be available for download from dell?

[Drifter]

It will not, Dell plan to offer this as an update that must be purchased for $39 unless you purchased an X50 within a specific offer period, in which case iot will be free.