14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that the Windows Mobile 6.5 update frenzy has caught yet another carrier, namely Sprint. The company has just unveiled that it is working on the development of an upgrade for the HTC Touch Pro2, aimed at bringing the device up to speed with other Windows phones on the market today. According to the mobile phone carrier, it expects for the new OS version to arrive on this handset by the end of the first quarter of 2010, provided that all goes according to plan.
“Sprint and HTC are currently developing a release of Windows Mobile 6.5 for the HTC Touch Pro2 that is expected to be available to customers by end of first quarter, 2010. This upgrade will not only provide updates to the Windows Mobile platform, but also significant enhancements to the Touch Pro2 user interface which will allow additional customization/personalization options and more integration with the applications users access most,” a recent post on the Sprint Community website reads.
As many of you might already know, carriers like Verizon and T-Mobile also committed to deliver a Windows Mobile 6.5 update for the users of an HTC Touch Pro2. The software solution is already available for Verizon's handset and should arrive on T-Mobile's model before the end of the month. Since AT&T has launched the phone with Windows Mobile 6.5 right from the start (though it delayed the launch a few months because of this), it was only natural for other carriers to follow suit and upgrade their models.
We should further note that there are great chances that the HTC Sense solution from the Taiwanese handset vendor will also arrive on Touch Pro2 at Sprint. Verizon's model received it, and T-Mobile's variant is expected to do so too, and Sprint will probably deliver it to its users as well. Especially since it says that “significant enhancements to the Touch Pro2 user interface” will also be included in the update when it arrives. Additional details on the matter should emerge in the near future, so stay tuned to learn more on this.