Windows Mobile 7 shots revealed

Looks like someone decided to leak some information about the upcoming Windows Mobile 7 update. We've already heard about the upgrades coming in Windows Mobile 6.1, but these seem to reflect a major upgrade in the software rather than incremental updates. According to the InsideMicrosoft blog Windows Mobile 7 will include better support for a touch interface, including gestures and multi-touch features. You'll also be able to shake or twist the phone to activate features, as we've seen on some Sony Ericsson devices already.
The visuals have also been upgraded, with a more Vista-like appearance and better support for interacting with the phone with your finger. The web browser is also expected to be updated to better compete with the iPhone's Safari and S60's Web and the media experience is also being upgraded. Of course none of this is confirmed, and Windows Mobile 7 isn't expected to be available until 2009, so there's a lot of time between now and then for things to change. If this does turn out to be true, though, we'll be very happy to see a lot of Windows Mobile's shortcomings addressed.

[Via: Gizmodo]