Isaiah's Tech

"Mary Jo Foley's saying that we'll see Windows Mobile 6.5 devices in September of this year, and confirms that Windows Mobile 7 will be seen on devices in 2010." So, looks like Motorola's Sanjay Jha was correct about his estimation (here). This picture could be what WinMo 7 will look like, but it is not confirmed yet. Apparently, we will see the first Windows Mobile 7 phone in April of next year. It is also said that Windows Mobile 7 will be released earlier than the typical schedule. I think this could be due to the fact that more and more companies are starting to drift away from WinMo (as a whole) like Motorola is doing. Motorola did mention that they will go back to using WinMo when it upgrades to 6.5 or 7.

Another leak from Samsung. On the left side, you will see a picture of the Samsung i8910 or the 'Acme.' Engadget points out that it looks "a bit like the Omnia." This could be that 12MP phone that we heard about recently (here). The specs of this phone are also similar to the Omnia, including: "GPS, HDMI output, WiFi, plenty of media features, and availability in 8 and 16GB flavors." Since the OS is also unknown, this could also run on the same OS as the Omnia, which is the terrible WinMo 6.1. It might even run on WinMo 6.5, so we'll just have to see at MWC.

The Nokia E75 has resurfaced from the water. Like the Samsung i8910 Acme, we'll probably see it at MWC, since this phone has been leaking its photos for a while now. Along with the slide-out QWERTY keyboard and the 2.4 inch screen, you will also get: a 3.2MP camera with an LED flash, Wi-Fi and HSDPA capabilities. It will run on Symbian S60 of course. Thankfully, no Windows Mobile 6.1 here.

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Windows 7 Mobile Pictures (and picture): http://i.gizmodo.com/5146724/future-windows-mobile-roadmap
Windows 7 Release Date: http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/02/05/win.mo.7.phones.april.2010/
Samsung Acme i8910 (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/05/samsungs-acme-i8910-caught-on-film-by-wile-e-coyote/
Nokia E75 (and picture): http://www.gsmarena.com/unreleased_nokia_e75_shows_its_sliding_dual_face_again-news-775.php
iPod 240GB Upgrade (and picture): http://i.gizmodo.com/5146916/ipod-240-gb-upgrade-official-price-and-warranty
iPod 240GB Upgrade (a different post): http://i.gizmodo.com/5146324/upgrade-your-ipod-video-to-240-gigabytes