• Gizmodo, Tuesday, October 6, 2009 3:45 PM

According to many an industry tastemaker, Microsoft's mobile rivals have nothing to fear from the software giant. Indeed, the Redmond, Washington company debuted its new mobile operating system on Tuesday to some scathing reviews.

Regarding Windows Mobile 6.5, Gizmodo said: "It's nowhere near the upgrade that Windows Mobile needs to be even remotely interesting ... It's a superficial update, and not a very thorough one." Good or bad, the new OS offers photo sharing features across social networking sites; new email features, including the ability to manage multiple accounts; access to PowerPoint, Word and Excel, and basic file-syncing.

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