Microsoft Mobile Announcements Mobile World Congress 2009

Today at Mobile World Congress 2009 Microsoft rolls out a number of announcements . CEO Steve Ballmer and Senior Vice President of Mobile Communications Andy Lees told at Mobile World Congress 2009 that they are not only focusing on Windows Mobile business users but Microsoft is also focusing on Windows Mobile end consumers also. Hers is a list of Microsoft announcements by Microsoft at Mobile world Congress 2009.

Windows Mobile 6.5: The new Windows Mobile 6.5 home screen keeps people up-to-date on important information by providing a dashboard-like experience to items such as new e-mails, texts, missed calls and calendar appointments. It also includes an improved touch-screen interface, making it easy to take action with a finger, and an updated version of the latest Internet Explorer Mobile browser, which in a third-party research study sponsored by Microsoft supported execution of up to 48 percent more assigned tasks than the other browsers and phones studied.

Microsoft My Phone service: The free My Phone service will enable people to access, manage and back up their personal information on their device to a password-protected Web-based service, making it easier to upgrade phones without the worry of losing important information. With automatic syncing and backup, users can count on their contacts, appointments, text messages and other information being kept up to date and easily restored should they lose or upgrade their phone. Consumers also will be able to automatically upload photos and video from their Windows® phone directly to the My Phone service, making it simple to preserve content that, in the past, would have lived and died on the phone. The My Phone service is currently available in a limited invitation-only beta.

Microsoft My Phone

Windows Marketplace for Mobile: The new operating system features Windows® Marketplace for Mobile, a rich and integrated marketplace for searching, browsing and purchasing mobile applications from Windows® phones or from a PC by simply using a Windows Live ID. The new marketplace will be included with all Windows phones based on Windows Mobile 6.5, which will help consumers to easily find, install and experience those applications that fit their needs and make the phone truly personal. Developers, who have already built over 20,000 applications for Windows® phones, will be able to offer applications to customers through the marketplace via a simple security and compatibility check from Microsoft.

Microsoft Recite: Microsoft Recite is a search technology that runs on window mobile platform enabling windows mobile users to use their voice to search, store and retrieve things that they want to remember, where and when you need them. Microsoft Recite is a free technology that will be available by 16th February 2009. Microsoft Recite can be run on any mobile phone windows mobile 6.0 or higher windows mobile operating system.