As expected, Microsoft has formally announced Windows Mobile 6.5, the next version of its operating system for high-end phones. At Mobile World Congress 2009, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the long awaited Windows Mobile 6.5 OS. Microsoft attempts to redefine exactly what their service offers, and to further link the PC and phone together. The WinMo 6.5 has a slightly updated user interface, some new features and enhanced browsing experience using the latest version of Internet Explorer. Browsing the internet will be easier, with Flash support and a series of helpful icons along the bottom of the screen, displaying internet options. In fact, the whole experience behind Windows Phone has changed, becoming much easier to navigate and more accessible for first-time users, with the new lock screen being a prime example.The new honeycomb launcher makes it easy to launch an application with just a casual touch of a finger – the design apparently makes it easier to tap a desired icon accurately. Â The new backup service, Microsoft MyPhone, will let Windows phone users back up and restore up to 200MB of data using a Web-based repository, adding PC-based Web management of the content. The free software will allow for automatic synchronisation, ensuring vital data such as contacts, meeting schedules and messages are always backed up – consequently allowing for simpler transitions to newer handsets.
Windows Mobile 6.5 is not yet available but was announced as a future update for three new handsets announced at the show–HTC’s Touch Diamond 2 and Touch Pro 2, and LG’s GM730–which will be shipping with the current version.
Nokia introduced one more new Navigator slider phone dubbed as Nokia 6720 at Mobile World Congress in Spain on Monday. This classic candybar, same as the Nokia 6710 Navigator which has  assisted GPS functionality with mapping and geotagging that work together with their 5-megapixel cameras. The 6720 classic has dimensions of 110×45×14 mm and weight of 110 grams. Nokia 6720 classic also uses mid-end Symbian. While geo-tagging locations of its photos, user will be able to share them quickly over high-speed HSDPA technology.
The 6720 Classic, meanwhile, is a GPS-enabled voice phone with active noise cancellation and a more ergonomic curved form factor. The 6720 Classic also offers 20 days of standby time and a TV-out for sharing images and video, along with a 2.2-inch QVGA LCD and a microSD card slot. The 6720’s 5-megapixel cameras features Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flashes. It also features N-Gage gaming support.
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Nokia unveiled the new Nokia 6710 Navigator GPS mobile phone at the MWC 2009. As its name indicates, the Nokia 6710 Navigator is built to be a perfect guide in cities or elsewhere. Integrating the large influx of GPS into mobile devices today, Nokia has added a dedicated GPS device which includes latest maps and real time drive, and walk navigation. Moreover, with a dedicated GPS key, integrated compass, and a zoom area will make it convenient to zoom in on maps and other areas.
The recent integration of Maps with Ovi allows people to pre-plan their journey at home on their PC and synchronize with their mobile device. Additionally, Maps has been updated to include a number of new features such as high-resolution aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities, terrain maps, weather service, premium travel and events content and traffic and safety warnings.
Nokia gave the 6710 Navigator a decent camera with 5 megapixel, Carl Zeiss optics, and dual LED flash. The Nokia 6720 classic features active noise cancellation, 5MP camera, GPS, Compass and up to 20 days of standby time.
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The HTC Magic is the phone formerly known as the G2 is coming to the UK’s. The handset is due to improve upon the original T-Mobile G1 with the addition of the Cupcake updates and drops the physical QWERTY keyboard in favor of a virtual one on its touchscreen. From what we can determine, there looks to be 6 buttons: call, end call, search, home, back, and another button we can’t quite make out. It is believed the HTC Magic will feature HSPA, WiFi and GPS connectivity along with a 3.2 megapixel camera and will include the onscreen keypad functionality from the Android Cupcake development branch.
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Acer announced their first smartphones at the MWC 2009 today. The Acer Tempo smartphone line consists of the Tempo M900, F900, X960 and DX900. These first devices are mainly targeted at consumers who want to make use of excellent technology both for their personal and their professional needs. The Acer X960 looks to be a competitor to the Touch 3G based on shape and specs. Looks like a great mid-range phone.
The Acer Tempo X960 handset comes with a 2.8″ VGA TFT LCD touch screen, virtual keyboard (irritating), MP3 player, pre-installed GPS software and an embedded SiRFStarIII GPS chip,  Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and full 3G support. It  uses Windows Mobile 6.1, and  packs on the screen size with a 3.8-inch WVGA TFT touchscreen but loses point 2 on the camera side with only a 3mega-pixel camera.
The Acer DX900 which we’ve seen recently is actually a dual-SIM smartphone that supports 2G and 3G SIM cards. It apparently has a 2.8-inch touch display same  as the X960 , WinMo 6.1, a 3 megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
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