Windows Mobile 6.5.3 is now starting to arrive, with the release of two new phones. This week I want to point you to information about these new devices, but will first note some good how-to information about converting videos for your Windows Phone as well as watching Amazon Unbox movies on your device.

Thank goodness for XDA developers, because if the site didn't exist, WinMo hacks, custom ROMs, and general all-round great tweaker stuff would... well, probably be posted on some other cool site. I recently snagged this developing story off pocketnow, on a new GUI in the works.

 According to MobileGazette.com: :The Sony Ericsson Aspen is a Blackberry-style Windows smartphone, and is the first handset of its type from this manufacturer."   

According to a post on Engadget, Sony Ericsson's Aspen will be the first device to boast Windows Mobile 6.5.3.  

 Some of the specifications:

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Everything from handy gadgets like cell phones and iPods to user-friendly weaponry like Tasers have changed the way we work, play and police. 

 Isotope 244 has announced a new warfare strategy game for PC that will soon be released for both iPhone and Windows Mobile titled "Land Air Sea Warfare". If you don't know, Isotope 244 made one of my all-time mobile favs titled Machines At War (see my write-up here).

Microsoft has now confirmed a Windows Mobile 7 announcement at Mobile World Congress later this month. This week I want to point you to specs and news about WM 7 and the HD2, as well as the interesting development of the ability to dual boot Windows Mobile and Android. And I want to note the great AP Mobile freebie.

 This week we’ll look at a great new app store that has over 500 free apps. And there are now tons of rumors about Windows Mobile 7 floating around that, even if just partly true, can start to give you a sense for what’s coming.

 When Google's Nexus One launched a few weeks ago, BillShrink.com produced an infographic comparing the 'total cost of ownership' for a number of popular smartphones: Nexus One, iPhone, Droid and Palm Pre. 

Given the way that Android and iPhone are surging ahead, and a very vocal impatience among Windows Mobile users, it’s increasingly important that Microsoft deliver timely and innovative software for mobile devices. This week I’ll point you to a great article about what steps Microsoft is taking, as well as note some newly available updates to Windows Mobile 6.5.

HTC Touch HD won't be released in U.S.


The Touch HD, HTC's latest smartphone offering that has been dubbed the "first iPhone killer" in its initial European review, will not be released in the U.S. The company stated via its Twitter feed that by the time the HD was reworked to use the U.S.

 A while back, I posted on some language translation software (they have a translator widget on their web-site as well) from WCI. They recently updated their software to support latest Windows Phone versions, and Symbian, which also include improvements in the translation engine and user features... Check out WCI Translator at the links above...