are all applications running on windows mobile 5 are compatible with windows mobile 6?

I have a O2 XDA atom which has windows mobile pocket pc version 5. I had also installed certain applications on it, I am plotting to buy a new phone with windows mobile 6, will I be able to run my ancient applications on a new phone?

Answer by TechSavy
Yes – if you buy a Windows Mobile Professional device (ie .. with a touch screen).

If you buy a Windows Mobile Standard device (non-touch screen) your Pocket PC applications won’t work.

Windows Mobile 6 Professional is basically just a prettied up version of Windows Mobile 5 for Pocket PC. I’ve never encountered Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC software that won’t work on a WM6 Pro device.

Also – in “most” cases, you can run Pocket PC 2003 software and in some cases Pocket PC 2002.

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Building Windows Phone 7 Applications

Windows Phone 7 puts in your pocket powerful hardware and APIs familiar to .NET developers. In spite of these similarities the intrinsic differences between the phone and traditional PCs turn into differences between effective mobile and traditional code. In this talk I will take in some of the most fascinating aspects of developing Windows Phone 7 applications. Understanding these the differences allows developers to leverage the phone’s capabilities (such as the sensors) as well as managing the challenges of a mobile platform (such as the battery).

Keywords: .NET, Mobile, C#, Silverlight, AppMarket

Target Audience: Mobile application developers, Developers with interest in mobile application enhancement

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Principal Software Developer, Application Platform Group in Windows Phone Microsoft USA
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Hey, im plotting to but a Treo 750 from cingular that has windows mobile.
I have a question, can i add applications to the phone and use them, and are there any cool applications available for this OS….how does it work?

Thank you

Answer by nbenuzi
Sure you can. Search for Windows Mobile (free) applications.
See the link below for example from Microsoft

Answer by Jason Doner Van
there are literally hundreds of apps & games for windows mobile devices. look for stuff with a .cab bed in file, google is your best friend.

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