During today’s Mobile World Congress, which is taking place in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft presented its Windows Mobile 6.5 update. The company explained that the focus was set on making the software more "finger friendly" and also all around more appealing to customers.

The update will be launched for the general public in the year’s fourth quarter and will feature an update to the mobile Internet Explorer browser and also a new store for buying software needed on mobile phones.

"We're building on our expertise in the business-user segment to expand the platform ... for consumers," said Greg Sullivan, senior product manager at Microsoft in a recent interview.

Even though the software received its share of criticism, several companies already announced their intentions to use the updated Windows Mobile on their upcoming devices. One of Microsoft’s partners is LG Electronics, which announced that that it will make Windows Mobile its main smartphone platform, as it has already scheduled the release of 26 different handsets which will use the OS by 2012.

One of the operating system’s new features allows "fat finger touching" on a resistive touch screen, which proves to be significantly easier than using a stylus to make more accurate touches as in earlier versions of the OS. Users will be able to quickly access their applications by simply dragging the icons and also view their missed calls, read their e-mails or text messages without the need to unlock the smartphone. Other features include a built-in Flash video player, and pan and zoom with a single touch.