Microsoft announces its mobile application store and a backup

Microsoft announces its mobile application store and a backup
Microsoft submitted an application store to coincide with the availability of the new version of Windows Mobile software. Under the Mobile World Congress also formally opened a limited beta of the service for data backup My Phone.
Windows Marketplace for Mobile will be available with Windows Mobile 6.5, the new operating system version, and with this feature will provide users access to thousands of applications, says the product manager for Windows Mobile, Scott Rockfeld. Microsoft has also introduced Windows Mobile 6.5 at the Mobile World Congress, indicating that the software will be available on the phones early in the second half of the year. While stores and applications have been available for quite some time, ease of use of the Apple App Store, available directly from the iPhone, has popularized the idea of buying and downloading the applications directly to mobile.