Microsoft finally launches its Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. The new version has been said to power several new PDA phones:
Mobile operators:
– Alltel Wireless: HTC PPC6800, HTC Touch
– AT&T: Samsung BlackJack II, MOTO Q 9h global, Pantech duo, AT&T Tilt by HTC
– Sprint: A new Palm Treo and updates for the Mogul by HTC, Touch by HTC, MOTO Q 9c, Samsung ACE
– T-Mobile International: T-Mobile MDA Ameo 16 GB, T-Mobile MDA compact IV

Device-makers:
– ASUS: New phones including the P320, ZX1, P560, M536 and updates for the P527, P750, M930
– HTC: A new Touch Dual for the U.S. and updates for the AT&T Tilt, Touch by HTC, Mogul by HTC from Sprint, TyTN II
– i-mate: 8502, 9502, 8150, 6150
– Intermec: CN3
– Motorola: MOTO Q 9c, MOTO Q 9h global, MC70, MC9000
– Pantech: Pantech duo
– Samsung: BlackJack II
– Toshiba: Portégé G810,Portégé G910

Microsoft offers the GTA VI special edition of XBox 360 Elite console. The console itself is purportedly blasted with automotive quality paint and each one is individually numbered. There are only 500 units.

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Microsoft has officially released Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista. The SP1 packs 23 security updates and 550 hotfixes into a 435MB file.

Important updates:
* File copying should no longer have an ETA of hundreds of years
* UAC has been altered slightly, including fewer prompts in …

XBitLabs has done an unconventional review on Apple’s MacBook Air laptop, which  runs Windows Vista as OS.

The tested unit is a Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz-powered MacBook Air with 2GB RAM, 80GB hard drive. It comes …

Microsoft has finally got license of Flash Lite from Adobe. We can expect to see Flash Lite support in a form of plugin for Internet Explorer Mobile in future Windows Mobile 6 OS. Microsoft get also the license of Reader LE.

Flash Lite …

The Boy Genius Report shows us a video preview on the upcoming Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 OS for smartphones. Watch the video after the jump. New features are listed below:
* Copy / Paste (finally!)
* Domain Enroll in Settings (Enrolling in a domain will connect your device with company resources.)
* New home screen (pan left and right to check out missed calls, notifications like email, sms, etc.)
* Change Master Security Code
* Added text input settings
* Recent Programs when pressing Start menu
* Threaded SMS!
* When you compose an email, or SMS, and start typing the name of the contact in the “To:” field, the contact names finally pop up like Windows Mobile Professional!
* Internet Explorer now lets you define a homepage, and also zoom in and out using a nice and clean interface
* Task Manager now shows CPU usage as a whole, and also lists it by process
* Internet Explorer offers 6 zoom modes and copy / paste functionality
* IE also uses a new font, which looks worlds better
* ActiveSync will now try to automatically configure your Exchange settings once you enter an email address
* Wi-Fi indicator in the status bar, just as in Windows Mobile Professional
* New “Vista” home screen and theme

Microsoft has announced the new Zunes, the Zune 80, Zune 8 and Zune 4. The Zune 80 is a hard drive-based music player. As the name suggested, it comes with a 80GB hard drive. It has a 3.2-inch LCD with QVGA resolution and …

Microsoft releases the Deepfish browser for the Windows Mobile OS. The Deepfish browser is able to see the entire web page and you can then zoom to the part you want to see. You can download Deepfish here.
The software takes …

The Microsoft-backed ZenZui shows the new web navigation interface for mobile phones. ZenZui is considered to be a revolutionary mobile user experience and information ecosystem.
ZenZui’s Zooming User Interface organizes Web and user content in 36 tiles arranged in a virtual desktop grid. The desktop can be panned and zoomed in or out using the cellphone’s touch-screen or numeric keypad. Then, when you activate one of the tiles, it will show you a small interface, which appears to follow the same directional pad control for user interaction
Video after the break.

Engadget shows us some screenshots on the upcoming Windows Mobile 6 Professional.

Major new features include:

- HTML support in email
- Windows Live for Windows Mobile
- File transfer capability in Windows Live Messenger
- New versions of mobile Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with rich editing
- Remote wipe capability for stolen and lost devices
- Call history in contact cards
- Tight Vista integration
- “Calendar ribbon” for more easily viewing schedule by day or week
- New versions of .NET Compact Framework and SQL Server built-in

More pictures after the break.