The latest smartphone to get a Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade is Sprint’s Samsung Ace. Sprint has announced the availability of a firmware update for its Samsung SPH-i325 Ace smartphone that includes an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1. This means that applications are now safer to use, faster and easier to navigate. The Samsung Ace had the GPS hardware but no software to make it work. With the new update, you can now tap into that GPS. The new software’s downloading instructions are available at Samsung website
Interestingly the update does nothing to get you on EVDO rev. A. You’ll still have to put up with regular EVDO, but at least you get Windows Mobile 6.1. with this update you’ll be able to view and edit Excel and Word files on the go, you’ll enjoy chat-style text messaging, Sprint Navigation with Live Search and a whole lot more. Therefore, current upgrades which are now available for ACE are Windows Mobile 6.1 and the GPS Navigation (Sprint Navigation). Windows Mobile 6.1 provides new timesaving features, easier phone navigation and management, stronger security safeguards, support for Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008, and an improved Internet Explorer Mobile application, among other enhancements. In order to upgrade the device, you’ll need to fulfill some requirements. As far as the PC is concerned, you should have one of the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista. You’ll also need a USB data cable that was included in the box with your handset, an Active Sync 4.5 or Windows Mobile Device Center and Samsung ACE handset with fully charged battery.
