Engadget is reporting that Microsoft will officially release Windows Mobile 6 (codename Crossbow) at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona next week. Among the major new features will be:
- HTML support in email
- Windows Live for Windows Mobile
- 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
Remember that a Microsoft webcast called MSDN Webcast: MSDN geekSpeak: Windows Mobile with Jim Wilson (Level 200) is scheduled for February 14.
For Microsoft’s new naming convention, see our earlier post: Windows Mobile 6 ushers in new naming convention.