 Windows Mobile 6 @.@ 5 was a stopgap update to Windows Mobile 6 @.@ 1 intended to bridge the gap between version 6 @.@ 1 and the then yet @-@ to @-@ be released Windows Mobile 7 ( Later canceled in favor of Windows Phone 7 ) , that arrived in 2010 . It was never part of Microsoft 's mobile phone roadmap , and has been described by its chief executive , Steve Ballmer , as " not the full release [ Microsoft ] wanted " until the multi @-@ touch @-@ enabled Windows Mobile 7 ( now replaced by Windows Phone ) arrived in 2010 . Ballmer also indicated that the company " screwed up with Windows Mobile " , he lamented that Windows Mobile 7 was not yet available and that the Windows Mobile team needed to try to recoup losses . Microsoft unveiled this version at the 2009 Mobile World Congress in February , and several devices were supplied with it . It was released to manufacturers on May 11 , 2009 ; the first devices running the operating system appeared in late October 2009 . Several phones that officially shipped with Windows Mobile 6 @.@ 1 can be officially updated to Windows Mobile 6 @.@ 5 . This update includes some significant new added features , such as a revamped GUI , a new Today screen resembling that of Microsoft 's Zune player with vertically scrollable labels ( called ' Titanium ' ) . WM6.5 also includes the new Internet Explorer Mobile 6 browser , with improved interface . 
