October 7, 2009 11:53 AM PDT

Windows Mobile 6.5: Everything you need to know

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Windows Marketplace for Mobile

Windows Marketplace for Mobile is a brand-new app store for Windows phones.

(Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)

This week, Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 phones jumped onto retail shelves. There's a lot to know about the launch, from news of the platform's availability to hands-on reviews of the app store, and some of the services. We've rounded up stories, pictures, and videos here, and will continue to add links as news streams out.

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Windows Mobile 6.5 phones

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Windows Mobile 6.5 videos:

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Jessica Dolcourt reviews the latest and greatest smartphone apps, in addition to a healthy dose of Windows software. E-mail Jessica and follow her on Twitter.
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by xtremist5150 October 9, 2009 5:55 AM PDT
Windows Mobile 6.5 is a good start but still lags way behind what the iPhone OS, PalmOS and Android are offering. Hopefully Windows Mobile 7 won't be too far behind and for their sake had better offer some competitive features.
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by jpoirier587 October 9, 2009 7:39 PM PDT
what features do any of those os's have that windows doesn't? they are all there, people just don't like how they are presented. trust me windows mobile can preform three times the tasks an iphone can
by Brent212 October 10, 2009 11:10 AM PDT
I have a question about 6.5. Is there a way to receive an email with one email account, and send the reply with another email account? On my old BlackBerry I think there was just a drop down menu on the "from" line that could be used to switch the address. I'm pretty sure you can do it on the Pre as well. I haven't found any way to do that on WinMo 6.1, even with third party email programs.

Without that simple capability, I'm thinking my next phone will probably run android.
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by Brent212 October 11, 2009 10:43 AM PDT
Just confirmed on my friend's iphone that they can do this. Just click on the "from" field and up pops a list of your email accounts.
by xdeiri October 12, 2009 12:59 AM PDT
if you want options you will have to sacrifice some performance, thats why iphone is faster , cause you know simple fhones has more featured than iphone
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