Windows Mobile 6.5 Launch is today, the new term is Windows Phone

Today is the day that Microsoft with carriers are releasing the first devices worldwide with the new Window Mobile 6.5 operating software. As part of their new strategy the are adding a new term to all the phones that will be operating on the Window Mobile Operating systems.

The new term that you will see is: ” Windows Phone “. All these phones will be recognizable now with a Windows Logo on the Home Button for these phones. See the image on the side on the new AT&T Pure and Tilt 2 Respectively the HTC TouchATTwindowsphone Diamond2 and the HTC Touch Pro2. The AT&T Pure was released yesterday with the New Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system.

The home screen on these HTC devices are are running the HTC Touch Flo.

Our friend Chris Leckness has a great 5 part preview on Windows Mobile 6.5 on MobilitySite.

Part 1- Announcing Windows Mobile 6.5

Part 2 – Our 1st impressions

Part 3 – 50+ Screenshots

Part 4 – Video 1st look

Part 5 – What’s ne in 6.5?

Today will be a huge day with many post around world on many blogs about today’s launch of Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 with some great new added services like the Windows Market Place for Windows Phone and the earlier released MyPhone service.

Make sure to visit our friends located on on the right hand site of our page for many Windows Phone news and posts.

About Johan van Mierlo

Johan van Mierlo has been writing and reviewing for the online communities since the launch of the handheld computer Palm IIIe and Compaq iPaq in 1998. He owned and tested many mobile devices including Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian, Android, Apple OS iPhone and many different GPS and Mobile products.

Johan was awarded MVP Windows Phone Consumer (Previous MVP Windows Phone and MVP Windows Mobile Devices) by Microsoft in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 for his community activities.

You can follow Johan on Twitter