Microsoft confirms Windows Mobile 7 announcement for MWC. Old i-mate running WM7 spotted?
1/30/2010 12:10:00 AM
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While reporting its latest financial results, Microsoft has apparently confirmed that Windows Mobile 7 would be announced really soon – most probably at MWC 2010 (15 – 18 February).
According to Electronista, Microsoft’s CFO Peter Klein declared that the company’s new version of Windows Mobile would be unveiled “in a few weeks.”
This is in line with some of the latest rumors we’ve heard about WM7, so let’s hope Microsoft will indeed announce the new OS next month.
Until then, I must mention that the minimum required specs for WM7 that we’ve posted a few days ago may not be accurate.
It seems as though Eldar Murtazin was wrong, as he received the “correct” requirements shortly after the wrong ones, and these include:
Minimum RAM: 128MB (at least 256MB is recommended though)
Minimum ROM: 512MB
CPU: 600MHz ARM v6+
3.6 inch display is not a requirement
WVGA resolution is not necessary – WM7 phones will have various resolutions, including QVGA
Compass is not a requirement (although it’s recommended)
G-Sensor (accelerometer) is also not a requirement, but it’s recommended
Eldar Murtazin has also received a photo of some old i-mate JASJAR smartphone that seems to be running Windows Mobile 7 (with a 640 x 480 pixels resolution):
Strange enough, the original i-mate JASJAR only has 64MB RAM and 128MB ROM, so it couldn’t run WM7 if the above-mentioned specs are correct.
Well, I guess we won’t know the exact WM7 requirements until Microsoft finally announces the OS.
According to Electronista, Microsoft’s CFO Peter Klein declared that the company’s new version of Windows Mobile would be unveiled “in a few weeks.”
This is in line with some of the latest rumors we’ve heard about WM7, so let’s hope Microsoft will indeed announce the new OS next month.
Until then, I must mention that the minimum required specs for WM7 that we’ve posted a few days ago may not be accurate.
It seems as though Eldar Murtazin was wrong, as he received the “correct” requirements shortly after the wrong ones, and these include:
Minimum RAM: 128MB (at least 256MB is recommended though)
Minimum ROM: 512MB
CPU: 600MHz ARM v6+
3.6 inch display is not a requirement
WVGA resolution is not necessary – WM7 phones will have various resolutions, including QVGA
Compass is not a requirement (although it’s recommended)
G-Sensor (accelerometer) is also not a requirement, but it’s recommended
Eldar Murtazin has also received a photo of some old i-mate JASJAR smartphone that seems to be running Windows Mobile 7 (with a 640 x 480 pixels resolution):
Strange enough, the original i-mate JASJAR only has 64MB RAM and 128MB ROM, so it couldn’t run WM7 if the above-mentioned specs are correct.
Well, I guess we won’t know the exact WM7 requirements until Microsoft finally announces the OS.
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