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Lifehacker has just been looking at the problems with Windows Mobile and how Micrososft is going to fix it. As a WM user myself, I find the whole experience promising and irritating in equal measure. I have bought a whole range of 3rd party applications such as Resco Recorder, PocketInformant and Flexmail 2007 to improve its functionality and it often locks up and crashes. It is quite good as an always connected mini computer for reading Emails and RSS feeds through Google Reader, but it is rotten as a phone.

It is the next version of Windows Mobile that looks promising. First, Microsoft will retool the main suite of applications such as IE, email and SMS. According to them, they will try to bring IE up to par with the iPhone’s Safari browser, and deliver “desktop grade” browsing with zooming and scaling and all that good stuff. Then there’s the improved music and photo experience, taking what they can from other smartphone designs like Palm, iPhone or Symbian, and integrating it into their own apps.

What’s Wrong With Windows Mobile: What’s Wrong With Windows Mobile and How WM7 and WM8 Are Going to Fix It

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