This article talks about the idea of Microsoft planning to update Windows Mobile 6.5 with a new capacitive touchscreen and a new keyboard.
The move to update Windows Mobile 6.5 indicates that the current OS is essentially a stopgap arrangement in the interim period to the launch of the eagerly-awaited next version of the OS, theWindows Mobile 7 next year, Microsoft is still endeavoring to keep its platform an attractive alternative for the consumers.
The new update of Windows Mobile 6.5 will provide bigger keys, which will make it easier for the person inputting the letters/numbers.
These changes reflect, Microsoft's uneasiness towards a lack of finger-ready touch support for Windows mobile, which because of this many people have begun to design their very own interfaces.
Further, the lack of capacitive touch support has apparently led to the downplaying of the Windows Mobile by companies like Acer, HTC and Motorola.
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