Windows mobile

Windows Mobile is a pared down version of Microsoft's popular Windows operating system on the PC.  It's designed to bring common features over from PCs to mobile phones to make the transition easier for those already familiar with basic Windows functions and navigation.

Things like the taskbar, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player make the jump to Windows Mobile, though in accordingly simplified fashion (i.e., designed to fit a smaller screen and touchscreen interface).  There's a Media Center edition of it, and special functions for use in automobiles are also available, depending on your hardware.

The OS originally debuted in 2000 as Pocket PC, and then after a few upgrades became known as Windows Mobile in 2003.  It continues to see support and improvements concurrent with advances in mobile technology, including features like Internet Connection Sharing.  This allows you to connect the Windows Mobile device to a standard computer via Bluetooth or a USB port, and then that computer can use the phone to attain Internet access.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Windows mobile”

• Participatory Sensing with Cell Phones – New Study to Determine If This Works and How Disruptive It Could Be

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 533
  I talk quite a bit about medical devices that report data and send text messages here and the need for proper implementation.   We have a bit of a Catch 22 situation going on here as the companies that make the devices and software want a return on their investment , with many being backed by Venture Capital and a ...
  10 hours ago

• Video: Telus LG IQ

  
  Daily Mobile — Authority: 646
  The Telus LG IQ is a quad-band GSM side-slider with full QWERTY keyboard and 3G support. It runs on WM OS and features a 3.2″ hi-res touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and support for microSDHC cards for memory expansion.
  12 hours ago

• Holiday Gift Guide:HTC Touch Pro2- Have a good look at it

  
  PhoneDONE in touch with tomorrow — Authority: 134
  As you all know that the last version of the touch pro was a great success. We got an awesome feedback about it. So to continue with the same, HTC Touch Pro2 is a step ahead than the previous one. If we talk about its feature, then the first one which comes to our mind [...]
  13 hours ago

• Acer Releases Android Based Cell Phones

  
  ixibo — Authority: 134
  The second-largest PC manufacturer in the world, Acer has also entered the smartphone market. The company has already launched 10 handsets, this year, out of which, nine were powered by Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system. The last one, Acer A1 Liquid, has just hit the market with Google’s Android ...
  13 hours ago

• LG IQ, Ready for Telus Launch @ Xmas

  
  GSM Dome - Mobile Phone News — Authority: 445
  LG is reading the IQ phone for the holidays, with a launch on Telus scheduled to take place soon. LG IQ comes with a 3.2 inch WVGA touchscreen display, GPS and a fingerprint scanner. More info in the video below: This handset runs Windows Mobile 6.5, supports a 400 x 800 pixels resolution and also comes with a 5 ...
  14 hours ago

• HushSMS – Send Silent SMS In Stealth Mode Your Mobile

  
  Mobile Tips and Tricks — Authority: 128
  Like all those cool stealth equipments used by James Bond in his films, you can now also have access to those kind of gizmos with the help oh today’s technological advancement. HushSMS is a tool that can be used to send a class zero message (aka Flash-SMS) or a stealthy PING message to another cellphone. The ...
  14 hours ago

• Amazon just can’t stop the Deals

  
  WMPoweruser.com — Authority: 154
  The US has been lucky this past days with deals from Black Friday from Wal-Mart/target and now Amazon. This time they are offering any of the big blue’s phones for $0.01 and that includes the Tilt2. The deal is only if you are willing to switch to AT&T and want to get a new service plan. The deal offers a ...
  16 hours ago

• Enable WiFi 11n in HTC HD2 in exchange for battery life

  
  ithinkdifferent — Authority: 533
  Did you know that the HTC HD2 ships with a WiFi 802.11n adapter? The capability of this adapter is restricted to 802.11g to save battery life. But for those of you who want blazing fast wireless transfer speeds on your HTC HD2, here’s a simple hack discovered by XDA developers which enables WiFi 11n. To ...
  16 hours ago

• Nodi – Free Pocket Manual On Knots For Windows Mobile Phones

  
  Mobile Tips and Tricks — Authority: 128
  For the selective italian windows mobile phones users out there, there’s a new application known as NODI (made by jimdo) . This program is a pocket manual on the knots. Besides the information of the single knots, there’s also the facility of animate instructions to be able to realize it. ...
  17 hours ago

• 10 Games for Betting on Windows Mobile

  
  pocket pc software, windows mobile freeware, wm6.5 news — Authority: 487
  MindPol Games have released a new game.. well its actually 10 games packed in to one. 10 Games for Betting as they call it is a collection of some random games that can help you kill time. The games are simple games like rock paper scissors.. but they are graphically very appealing via fuzemobility , thanks David ...
  18 hours ago

• HTC HD2 Digital Compass Demo

  
  PhoneDONE in touch with tomorrow — Authority: 134
  Another video hands on but this time comes from  Pocketnow.com demonstrates the digital compass on the HTC HD2.Enjoy the video.
  19 hours ago

• Hands-on the HTC HD2 with TouchFLO 3D

  
  PhoneDONE in touch with tomorrow — Authority: 134
  Here is a hands-on video  of HTC HD2 with TouchFLO 3D made by the guys from IntoMobile.com.
  19 hours ago

• Video: HTC HD2 Digital Compass Demo

  
  Daily Mobile — Authority: 646
  The folks at Pocketnow.com demonstrates the digital compass on the HTC HD2. The HTC HD2 is a quad-band PPC phone with 4.3 inch WVGA capacitive touch screen, 1 GHz processor, 5MP camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional. Enjoy the video…
  19 hours ago

• CRM application for Windows mobile by richardvanderkna

  
  freelancersblog.net — Authority: 175
  MCS-rm is a vertical market software product for equipment and vehicle rental business. It is sold in UK and Europe The product is a modern Windows and SQL based product It has its own inbuilt CRM… (Budget: min $3000, Jobs: C#, SQL, Windows Mobile) Original post by Freelancer.com - New Projects
  22 hours ago

• Foxit PDF reader for samsung Omnia II

  
  New Samsung Cell Phones — Authority: 139
  Ref: PDF viewer samsung omnia II, PDF reader samsung omnia II, verizon samsung omnia II pdf readersSomeone request about free pdf reader for the new verizon samsung Omnia II. so here you areI suggest the Foxit Reader for Windows Mobile, which is light,easy to use, small in size, works on windows mobile 6.5. I [...]
  23 hours ago

• QiGi 5-Inch Windows Mobile 6.5 Phone Appears but Named It a Smartbook

  
  TechieLobang - News, Tips & Tricks — Authority: 481
  QiGi produces a 5-inch monster screen Windows Mobile 6.5 powered phone. It calls it a Smartbook but obviously, it is not a real Smartbook . It has a1 GB of memory and just a 3.2 MegaPixels camera. ‘The link that is discussing this phone is called “ShanZhaJi” which is in Hanyu Pingying is “Pirated Version ...
  1 day ago

• SPB Time for Windows Mobile Gets Updated

  
  Technology Info — Authority: 159
  SPB Software has just released a brand new version of the SPB Time Windows Mobile toolset. Version 3.0 of the software comes with a new UI, better alarm features, three different types of alarms and more. Here’s a video showing SPB Time 3.0 in action:The Paranoid alarm, included in the software is meant to wake ...
  1 day ago

• T-mobile UK website HTC HD2 spotted

  
  Cellfanatic — Authority: 440
  If you are itching to get your HTC HD2 fix and travel the mobile highway via T-mobile UK your day has come.  The HD2 is now available for free on plans of £35 per month on a 2-year contract.  Despite our warranted hesitations to returning to the world of Windows Mobile, we are still having a hard time resisting the ...
  1 day ago

• Sky Remote Record for Windows Mobile

  
  pocket pc software, windows mobile freeware, wm6.5 news — Authority: 487
  sky Remote Record Sky, the largest satellite TV provider in UK have released a Windows Mobile client. This app allows the user to access program listings from anywhere and set recording options. wmpoweruser is reporting that the software also ties into Sky’s news service, and again would seem to be optimised ...
  1 day ago

• Windows Mobile - The End?

  
  The Mobile Spoon — Authority: 465
  Today I found this sad article about Windows Mobile poor sales performance in Q3 this year . Sad, but true. Windows Mobile is indeed a dying OS. I know many of the readers will argue about it, but one thing is for sure: no matter how strong the platform is, no matter how many of us like toying around with ...
  1 day ago

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