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February 2010

Forget Windows Mobile, think Windows Phone

Microsoft has given its Windows Mobile software a revamp and renamed it, but new phones are not expected until this year's final quarter.

At a press conference with Steve Ballmer at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this afternoon (videos), Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 6.5, the operating software previously known as Windows Mobile. This has a new "lock screen" start page and a honeycomb-themed touch-based front end designed to make it simpler to access your stuff.

Along with the new software, there's the My Phone (beta) web site, which will automatically back up and sync what's on your phone, and a forthcoming iPhone-style app store. For more see the Guardian online.

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