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Microsoft rolls out Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1
Remember that little file synchronization debacle we told you about for owners of Windows Mobile 6 Standard devices running Vista on their PCs? Yep, well, we can officially close the book on that one. Microsoft has rolled out Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 which fixes several niggles present in the Vista RTM build of WMDC, most notably the inability to synchronize files to smartphones (a feature that's available to ActiveSync users on XP). Check after the break for Microsoft's official rundown of the changes.[Via MoDaCo]
Microsoft sez Windows Mobile 6 file sync fix coming for Vista
Thanks to a festering mix of bugs and reduced functionality, it frequently doesn't pay to be on the bleeding edge (unless you're like us, that is, in which case your willingness to be on the forefront of tech frequently outclasses your common sense). Such is the case for the lucky... well, not so lucky few that are rocking both a Vista-equipped PC and a Windows Mobile 6 Standard handset (like an upgraded T-Mobile Dash, for example). As we know, Vista throws ActiveSync to the wayside in favor of Windows Mobile Device Center, which is all well and good -- we don't really care what it's called, as long as we can sync our device -- and therein lies the problem. It seems WMDC loses the ability to sync files between Standard handsets and their partnered PCs, something ActiveSync gladly handles. Microsoft advises customers to continue using ActiveSync for the time being as a workaround, but fortunately, a real, honest-to-goodness fix for WMDC is promised by mid-June.[Via the::unwired]
