Microsoft Windows Mobile River 6.5.3 variety log [Capacitive blind support]

Earlier today Sony Ericsson announced the Aspen, the first functionary Windows Mobile smartphone to tally version 6.5.3 of Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s mobile operating system. What’s different compared to other versions of Windows Mobile? Virgin Mary-Jo Foley from All About Microsoft, arguably the best Microsoft related blogger out there, went ahead and asked Microsoft and without any waver they sent her this tilt:

Ease of Use features

* Capacitive touchscreen support * Platform to enable multitouch * Touch controls throughout organization (no need for stylus) * Consistent Navigation * Horizontal roll prevention replaces tabs (think settings>system>about screen) * Magnifier brings touching support to legacy applications * Simplified out-of-loge experience with fewer stairway * Drag and drop icons on Start Screen

IE Browser Performance

* Thomas Nelson Page load time decreased * Memory management improved * Pan & pic gestures smoothed * Zoom & rotary motion speed increased

Quality and Customer Satisfaction features

* Updated runtime tools (.NET CF 3.5, SQL CE 3.1) * Arabic read/write written document documentation * James Watson (error reporting) improvements and microbe fixes

Not the most exciting update, but capacitive touch blind documentation is a big one. Lots of citizenry complain about resistive screens, so this should shut them up. With only 13 more years until Mobile River World Congress, we’re still left field wondering what Windows Mobile 7 might bring to the board. Will it spring Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) that western fence lizard boot in the ass they deserve?