We can expect more official Windows Mobile 7 news at MIX 2010 ( March 15-17 ) but there might be official announcement of the OS during Mobile World Congress (

Feb 15-18 in Barcelona

) or at CES in Las Vegas (Jan. 7-10)

via WMExperts

It looks like the lucky guys who got invited to Mobius 2009 had a chance to see Windows Mobile 7 in action , though there are no official reports of this. Rumors are flying around that WM7 is ground breaking in terms of design and usability.

Twitter Message and a post via Solopalmari ( both the original twitter message and the blog post has been taken down , looks like Microsoft wants to play the WM7 cards close to their chest.

Translation of the Blog Post from Solopalmari ” Revolutionary, no need to take away: the next version of Windows Mobile, as shown by the leaks and the first screenshots of the new system, the Web will soon be spring, we are faced with an upheaval of the logic of interaction and not just a substantial revision of the interface. The concept of “applications”, as the programs continue to live their important identities, will bend to the principle of “user experience”.

Finally the performance, the fluidity in the display of screens, images and icons becomes a priority. As powerful and versatile Windows Mobile will be next, will never submit to slowdowns and delays in the response. How will, indeed, as they did to achieve this result is not yet technically clear. But developers say Microsoft is certain: the experience of use to forget the “old” Windows Mobile. “

via mobiletechworld.com

According to WMExperts.com Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed that Zune is coming to Windows Mobile.

“For Zune he says Windows Mobile is going to get integration in the next release — which is a comforting thought, if perhaps a bit late.”

So this is most likely gonna come out in WM7 and not the minor upgrade that might surface which is WM6.5.1. So now we have got confirmation of Zune , xBox360 Live services, exclusive WM7 games, Multi-touch, etc for WM7.. things are looking good Windows Mobile. I like the way things are shaping up for Windows Mobile, your Thoughts ?

The guys at WMExperts and PocketNow has been tipped with what looks like the next major version of Windows Mobile, ie: WM7. The changes look amazing and they have reported that this was meant to be Windows Mobile 6.5 mock-ups which may have been rolled into Windows Mobile 7. This was an internal mockup used for design planning at Microsoft and the final product might be different.

Individual Screenshots

The guys at PPCGeeks have posted an interesting article. They are sating that documents that indicate an updated RTM of April 2010 for Windows Mobile 7 has been sighted at Microsoft Kitchen. The document includes pictures of Mobile Office and Sharepoint in Windows Mobile 7.

Thanks to Sean VanSickle ( via ContactUs form in the footer )

Some more Pics and Info

We don’t usually give much attention to the Zune but when the finger friendly approach and multi-touch features are demoed in a video we cant help but imagine if this is what we should expect for WM7. Check out the keyboard and the pinch to zoom in pictures. via Engadget

A title like ” Quasi-officially confirmed by Microsoft: Windows Mobile 7 gets multi-touch, 6.5 is for cheapskates ” would grab the attention of any Windows Mobile user. One of our favorite WM news site MSMobiles is reporting that multi-touch is coming to Windows Mobile 7. Its not fully confirmed yet but it does look like if Microsoft does not take Windows Mobile seriously the other new players Android, iPhone will run away and win the smartphone race.

According to electronista.com ” multi-touch will be a core feature of Windows Mobile 7 and that many of the experiences of competing phones will be “knocked in the different realm” of Microsoft’s new platform. ” thats exciting news. They also claim that WM7 and WM6.5 will coexist. While WM6.5 will focus on the low end market, WM7 will be aimed @ the high end market.

What do you think Is Multi Touch as important as they say ? The only multi touch I use on the iPhone is the pinch zoom gesture..

Windows Mobile 7 , even though WM 6.5 is not publicly released yet no one can get enough of Windows Mobile 7. I personally dont think this is Windows Mobile 7 but having said that these concept , some for WM6.1 ? and WM5.5 ? as per the website, does look amazing. There are a few concept styles like the Dream Touch, sherry and Block Media. The main theme with all of them is finger friendly interface, Glossy and semi transparent interface. I dont see this as the final concept for Windows Mobile 7 and am sure we will see more along the way.

Galleryafter the break

QSD80650A, which is the successor to the Toshiba TG01, which will run on the Snapdragon chipset, will bring clock speeds of 1.3GHz with 30% less power consumption and supports resolution up to 1200×800, with 2D and 3D acceleration . These device should start rolling out in the beginning of 2010, possibly in time for Windows Mobile 7 devices.

via Pocketnow.com

WMPowerUser has been getting a few spyshots of what might end up to be WM7. From the looks of it , it seems we are in for a big disappointment.