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Windows CE 5.0, will be available on July 9.

Software giant Microsoft will announce at its developer's conference Monday that the next version of its operating system for embedded devices, Windows CE 5.0, will be available on July 9.
The company is also allowing licensees for the first time to ship products incorporating changes they've made to the source code for CE 5.0 without having to share those modifications with Microsoft, partners or competitors. Previously code-named "Macallan", CE 5.0 will include improvements to networking performance, Direct3D mobile support for better gaming, and technology to remotely monitor device performance
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Google launching linux O/S for mobiles

From el reg.
Google has unveiled its phone platform, Android. It's yet another Linux OS, freely licensed, that will appear in devices in the second half of next year. Google has signed up over 30 partners including Qualcomm, Motorola, HTC and operators including Deutsche Telekom for the "Open Handset Alliance".
CEO Eric Schmidt described it as "the first truly open platform for mobile devices." Android, named after the start-up company Google acquired in 2005, encompasses middleware and applications as well as the base kernel. An SDK is promised for download next Monday under an Apache license. However, the ad-supported model will take awhile to shake out.
"Contrary to a lot of speculation out there, we won't see a completely ad driven cellphone based on Android for quite some time," said Andy Rubin.
If this all sounds a bit familiar, it's because it is.
Two such alliances appeared in 2005, and two more this year. The LIMO Alliance, backed by NTT DoCoMo, Motorola and Samsung was unveiled in January. ARM announced yet another industry Linux OS coalition just a month ago.
Despite clocking up a healthy air miles account for all involved, real momentum has stalled for Linux on mobile phones: you'll look for a 3G Linux phone in vain, today. Motorola made a strategic bet on open source in 2003 but discovered that integration complexity and costs outweighed the advantages: the company recently returned to Symbian for its smartphones. Nevertheless a wide alliance of industry backers have come to Google's launch.
Currently Symbian dominates the smartphone business. It's painfully built-up almost a decade's worth of integration expertise, in giving manufacturers what they want, including a successful Japanese business where carriers dominate. Symbian's chief technical advantage today is the platform's maturity, and more recently, its real-time kernel. This permits manufacturers to build lower-cost single-chip phones, while running their older proprietary baseband stacks as an OS personality.
With Nokia, whose volume drives lower component costs, pushing Symbian into its midrange feature phones, Android faces a stiff challenge competing in this market.
And as we pointed out earlier this today, it isn't clear that failure of rich mobile data services isn't due to anything on the supply side - people just don't find them very useful.
There's a significant gap, however, for "two box" solutions that only Blackberry and Apple fill today, as phone companions. Rubin said the system requirements supported QWERTY and large screen sizes, and Schmidt hinted at bringing the PC experience to mobile devices.
Android may yet find a niche in which to flourish.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/05/google_android_announcement/

Wounder if it will be compatible with our devices... lets hope!

dferreira said:
Wounder if it will be compatible with our devices... lets hope!
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Windows Mobile 6.5 confirmed

Following the announced delay of Windows Mobile 7, an intermediary upgrade step has been confirmed. While visiting Australia for Liberation Day, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke of the Windows Mobile 6.5 upgrade for next year in his roadmap.
In talking about Windows Mobile 6.5, Steve Ballmer did not go in to specifics but did hint at an improvement in the interface and flow of the software. It is believed, however, that this will be the first release to contain the reported Zune software integration instead of the much delayed Windows Mobile 7 release.
Though there was no specific date given for Windows Mobile 7, it was believed to be scheduled for as late as the third quarter of 2010, two years away.
Sources close to Microsoft have indicated to Neowin that Windows Mobile 6.5 is currently being readied for device partners who should receive copies within the next month. It's possible that 6.5 could be ready in 2009 Q1.
Source: Neowin.net

Microsoft confirms no Windows Phone 7 for HD2, other upgrade details

Two days ago, Neowin entertained the posibility of the HTC HD2 getting a Windows Phone 7 Series upgrade. However, Microsoft has officially shot this down. Pocket-lint has received word from Microsoft's Oded Ran that there are no plans to upgrade the HD2. Not only that, but even devices made from here onward that meet WP7S requirements won't necessarily be upgraded either. However, all phones that come with WP7S loaded will be able to receive future OS upgrades.
"We've received many questions about the upgradability of HTC HD2 and we currently do not have plans to update the HTC HD2 to Windows Phone 7 Series... For Windows Phone 7 Series we are enforcing a strict set of hardware requirements to ensure a consistently great experience for end-users and developers... we cannot confirm that Windows Mobile 6.5 phones that satisfy those requirements will be upgradeable”
Ron, who is the head of consumer marketing, continued to stress the role Windows Mobile 6.5 (aka Starter Edition) as being an integral part of the Windows Mobile lineup. More WinMo 6.5 phones are expected to ship in the coming months.
"Windows Mobile 6.5 represents a significant part of the portfolio family that is Windows Phones. With over 50 phones available around the world today, it offers customers the freedom to choose from among the widest selection of device form factors and price points."
Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-confirms-no-windows-phone-7-for-hd2-other-upgrade-details

Thanks, but did you not see my thread about this already 16 pages strong in this very forum???

Couldn't you just post this in one of the thousands threads we have in regards to this same topic?

Can a Mod close this please and request the information copied into an already substantial thread?
Thanks.

Why does Microsoft hate us?

Most of us bought Windows 8.1 phone hoping for good hardware, some dedicated apps (Here Maps, Lumia suite) and a promise of a free upgrade to Windows 10.
Microsoft failed to upgrade the devices to W10M, pushes a lot of bloatware, deletes apps of your device without your consent (Lumia Camera), and now it's not updating Skype for Windows Phone 8 users. In the meantime, it's providing constant updates and new apps to iOS and Android.
So why is Microsoft hating us? Should we respond back with a class action suit?

Thread cleaned. If you can't post without being disrespectful then don't post at all.

Lol I'm gonna have to disagree with you. If your phone was released with 8.0, there are exploits available that allow you to make edits to the registry. This means any 8.0 device can get to Windows 10 through the Insider Program, even non-Lumias. They aren't pushing the updates directly to stock Windows 8 devices because doing so would require cooperation from the Mobile Operator (which is no longer necessary in Windows 10). Even though they haven't explicitly stated so, this is one of the main reasons the Insider Program exists; to allow legacy devices to update to Windows 10 for free, without cooperation from the Mobile Operator.
And then, once you're on Windows 10, you're offered more freedom than on any other operating system (without unofficial jailbreaks/roots, that is). Getting a "jailbreak" for sideloading apps is an option built into the settings for every device running Windows 10. Microsoft has jumped through more hoops to support older devices than Google does for Android or Apple does for iOS. Don't be so naive.
Regarding the Skype thing, keep in mind that Microsoft's apps on other platforms (iOS and Android) require a relatively new version of the OS... You can't run Microsoft Word on a 2nd Generation iPhone or on a Android device running Jelly Bean... By terminating support for older software (which they do on ALL platforms), it allows them to focus on better implementation of the features that are available in newer software.

Here is the "new, intelligent camera app" from Microsoft for your iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1127910488
and "What’s New in Skype 1.3 for Linux" https://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/What-s-New-in-Skype-1-3-for-Linux-Alpha/td-p/4444623
and for Windows Phone users "You can no longer get Windows 10 Mobile on unsupported devices" (Lumia 520, 525, 620, 630, 635 (512 MB), 720, 820, 920, 925, 1020, 1320, ...) http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...e/warning-dont-wdrt-devices-eligable-t3426830 for no reason, just because Microsoft hates us.

Microsoft to Lay Off 2,850 People
In 2015, Microsoft laid off 7,800 people. This May, Microsoft announced it would lay off another 1,850 employees, mostly people who worked for Nokia, which Microsoft acquired in 2013. In its quarterly 10-K report recently filed to the SEC, Microsoft announced yet another batch layoffs: “In addition to the elimination of 1,850 positions that were announced in May 2016, approximately 2,850 roles globally will be reduced during the year.” This new round of layoffs will be mostly from the phone division as the company restructures.
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http://gizmodo.com/microsoft-to-lay-off-2-850-people-1784490535 http://www.recode.net/2016/7/28/12319010/microsoft-cutting-more-phone-jobs
Without people, there is no windows phone.

feherneoh said:
Yeah, Windows Phone no longer exists as a maintained OS. But we have Windows 10, and still, even if they say that the old phones are not supported, you can change registry values and get insider builds
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Maybe you could help with a guide for those who can't succeed in getting insider builds http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...bile/howto-install-windows-10-phones-t3030105