<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.5	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
stopgap	O
update	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
6.1	I-Device
intended	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
version	O
6.1	O
,	O
that	O
arrived	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
7	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ballmer	O
also	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
"	O
screwed	O
up	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
lamenting	O
that	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
7	O
was	O
not	O
yet	O
available	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
team	O
needed	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
recoup	O
losses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
phones	O
that	O
officially	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
6.1	I-Device
can	O
be	O
officially	O
updated	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.5	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
includes	O
some	O
significant	O
new	O
added	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
revamped	O
GUI	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Today	O
screen	O
resembling	O
that	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Zune	B-Library
player	O
with	O
vertically	O
scrollable	O
labels	O
(	O
called	O
'	O
Titanium	O
 '	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.5	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
several	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
services	O
codenamed	O
"	O
SkyBox	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
SkyLine	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
SkyMarket	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
SkyBox	O
"	O
has	O
been	O
confirmed	O
as	O
My	B-Operating_System
Phone	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
"	O
SkyMarket	B-Operating_System
"	O
has	O
been	O
confirmed	O
as	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Marketplace	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
natively	O
support	O
capacitive	O
screens	O
,	O
mobile	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
on	O
their	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.5	I-Operating_System
,	O
development	O
shifted	O
from	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
to	O
its	O
successor	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
unofficially	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
6.5.3	O
continues	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
attempting	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
more	O
finger-friendly	O
user	O
interface	O
with	O
several	O
new	O
usability	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
multitouch	B-Application
;	O
although	O
device	O
maker	O
HTC	O
Corporation	O
created	O
proprietary	B-Application
workarounds	O
to	O
allow	O
multi-touch	B-Application
to	O
work	O
on	O
some	O
applications	O
it	O
installed	O
on	O
its	O
HD2	O
handset	O
(	O
However	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
applications	O
on	O
this	O
handset	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
multi-touch	B-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
leaked	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
unofficially	O
ported	O
to	O
some	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.5	I-Operating_System
has	O
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gizmodo	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
superficial	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
6.1	I-Device
and	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
just	O
not	O
enough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
