The Motorola Q9c just became the latest smartphone to receive an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1. It is offered by the Verizon Wireless and Sprint.

You can download Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard for the Q9c directly from Motorola here. This is the edition of Microsoft's latest and greatest smartphone OS for devices without touch screens.

The Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade includes an update to Internet Explorer Mobile, better wireless connectivity, and the addition of a sliding panel interface to the Windows Mobile today screen. There's also new timesaving features, easier phone navigation and management, stronger security safeguards, and support for Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008.

As with any ROM update, follow Motorola's instructions very closely and make sure everything on your Q9h is backed up before you proceed.

Motorola's Q9c is integrates GPS, supports EV-DO. The Q9c’s software bundle directs it more toward the business user than the more consumer-oriented Q9m model, which placed more of a premium on multimedia.

Its miniSD slot holds cards up to 8GB in size and there's also a 1.3 megapixel camera.