There has been much talk about what kind of features Windows Mobile 6.5.3 will bring? Who better to ask than Microsoft for clearing this thing up?  Mary Jo Foley acted on the same lines and asked Microsoft to reveal the features / changes that the next update of Windows Mobile 6.5 will bring. Microsoft, to the delight of its Windows Mobile fans obliged and has revealed the features list which can be read after the jump.

The features that Windows Mobile 6.5.3 brings

Ease of Use features

  • Capacitive touchscreen support
  • Platform to enable multitouch
  • Touch controls throughout system (no need for stylus)
  • Consistent Navigation
  • Horizontal scroll bar replaces tabs (think settings>system>about
    screen)
  • Magnifier brings touch support to legacy applications
  • Simplified out-of-box experience with fewer steps
  • Drag and drop icons on Start Screen

IE Browser Performance

  • Page load time decreased
  • Memory management improved
  • Pan & flick gestures smoothed
  • Zoom & rotation speed increased

Quality and Customer Satisfaction features

  • Updated runtime tools (.NET CF 3.5, SQL CE 3.1)
  • Arabic read/write document support
  • Watson (error reporting) improvements and bug fixes

A couple of features which I personally adore and like is the customizable start screen allowing you drag and drop icons, the second one of course being the multitouch launching pad.

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If interested, you can check out the following links:

Introducing the all new Sony Ericsson Faith, powered by Windows Mobile 6.5.3

Xperia X2 seen running Windows Mobile 6.5.3 at CES 2010

CES 2010: Windows Mobile 6.5.3 seen running on TG01 and Pharos

Windows Mobile 6.5.3 brings a new touch friendly keyboard

S2U2 :The iPhone styled lock slider app for Windows Mobile updated to v2.30

[via Mary Jo Foley ]