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The ACCC has cleared, provisionally, the proposed deal between Optus and NBN Co under which Optus is to be paid around $800m to shut down its HFC network and transfer customers onto the NBN. read moreMicrosoft pushes Windows Mobile 6.5 at Mobile World Congress
Stephen Withers
Tuesday, 17 February 2009 01:05
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Third party applications - Microsoft claims there are already more than 20,000 of them - will be allowed into the store, sorry, marketplace after "a simple security and compatibility check."Windows Marketplace for Mobile is going to be a standard feature on all Windows Mobile 6.5 phones, but in general carriers don't seem too keen on VoIP to and from mobiles, for example.
Also, the commercial terms that will govern the marketplace weren't disclosed in the announcement, so we don't know what sort of commission Microsoft will charge, or what provision there will be for distributing free applications.
Phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 - such as the LG GM7300 and the HTC Touch Diamond 2 and Touch Pro 2 - are expected to go on sale in the second half of the year.
But you don't need Windows Mobile 6.5 to take advantage of another new offering. Recite lets you record, search and retrieve spoken notes - there's no messing with menus and no typing is required. You just press a button and speak to your phone. How natural is that?
The software, which runs on Windows Mobile 6.0 or later, associates voice notes containing similar words or phrases.
You can see if your phone qualifies to use Recite and download the technology preview at recite.microsoft.com.
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