An article on Mtekk.com.au discusses the current rumors about Windows Mobile 2004 and gives some very logical reasoning that we will not see a new Windows Mobile operating system in time for the release of the Motorola MPx and iPAQ H6300. Instead Matt M suggests that there will be an update to Windows Mobile 2003 perhaps in the form of a service pack which will fix numerous bugs and add a few features. The reasoning is because he doubts Motorola and HP would put so much faith in an unfinished operating system. However, as is the case with the Motorola MPx, the OS does need a landscape mode. So it is rumoured that the update to Windows Mobile 2003 will include landscape support. It’s also expected that the update will include a much more functional Bluetooth stack than the one included with the release of the XDA II. The release time-frame for the update is expected to be around April, which gives Motorola and HP time enough to test the update on their Pocket PC Phones for a June/July release.
Originally published on Pocketnow on March 3, 2004. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.