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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Original Technorati articles tagged “windows mobile”

• in Gadgets
  Smartphone Devices and Not So Smartphones - Part 3
  The next “Smart” phone, the IPhone, or not so “Smart” phone:
  by justparadox / on Aug 29, 2011
• in Gadgets
  Smartphones-Devices And Not So Smartphones Part 2
  I will get into why I say some smart phones are “smart” and some are not
  by justparadox / on Aug 15, 2011
• in Gadgets
  Smartphones-Devices And Not So Smartphones Part 1
  But let’s take a journey into smart phones and see what makes them smart or not so, “smart!”
  by justparadox / on Aug 8, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “windows mobile”

 

• What if Windows Mobile 7 had seen the light of day?

  
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  Let’s just say I doubt that Nokia would have signed up. Windows Phone 7 was just the break that Microsoft needed. Whether the jump was made in time remains to be see. Sales are still up, even if they’re not as high as Redmond and their partners would want. I still think that Windows Phone is doing far better than ...
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• 5 cool videos for Nokia Lumia lovers we found on the Web this week

  
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  It’s been an amazing couple of weeks for Nokia Lumia lovers, with first the announcement of the Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon and now the stunning Nokia Lumia 925. Unsurprisingly this has prompted a ton of cool new videos to hit the Web. Here’s five we found this week, which showcase the new Lumias on the block as ...
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• Windows Mobile 7: A Look at Microsoft’s Mobile Plans Before the Birth of Windows Phone

  
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  When Microsoft stepped away from Windows Mobile and reworked their mobile strategy from the ground up giving birth to Windows Phone. Microsoft had plans and visions to continue Windows Mobile with Windows Mobile Seven (7). We dodged a bullet… Microsoft Windows Mobile UI Concept animation. Visual design, UI, motion ...
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• ‘The Pirate Cinema’ monitors popular torrents to create a video wall of piracy

  
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  The Pirate Cinema is a cinematic collage or sorts. Its creators took torrent database The Pirate Bay’s Top 100 video files and monitored each, creating small, fragmented clips based on traffic (torrents are transfered block-by-block in a somewhat random order). The resulting installation, which runs through to May ...
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• Guest Post: What mobile phone will suit your needs and budget?

  
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  There are so many handsets in the market right now, choosing the right one for you can be a bit of a pain. The following is a bit of a insight into the different types of phones in the market right now. Standard handsets There are many people who think a phone should just be used to make phone calls. If this is ...
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• Windows Mobile 7 “Photon” concept video leaks

  
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  Ex-Microsoft designer Dave Brinda has posted a concept video of Windows Mobile 7, the aborted OS which was scraped and replaced with Windows Phone 7. As can be seen from the video, the two operating systems could not be further apart in design, the one being minimal and the other seeming to be all chrome. Dave went ...
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• [Lumia 928 HD teardown map first!

  
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• Nokia Lumia 928 Gets Disassembled And Torn Down, Reveals Different Internal Design

  
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  Nokia Lumia 928 Gets Disassembled And Torn Down, Reveals Different Internal DesignNokia Lumia 928 Gets Disassembled And Torn Down, Reveals Different Internal DesignNokia Lumia 928 Gets Disassembled And Torn Down, Reveals Different Internal DesignNokia Lumia 928 Gets Disassembled And Torn Down, Reveals Different ...
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• Top 10 Educational Apps for Windows Phone

  
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  Windows Phone based Smartphones are rapidly growing Smartphones in all over the world.  Many people are switching to Windows Mobile and numbers of such people are growing rapidly. There are many apps available in Windows Phone Apps & Games Store. But the numbers of apps are not so much like Android and iOS. Among ...
  4 days ago

• iKross Car Windshield Mount Holder for Cell Phone, MP3, Windows, Android, Mobile Phone, Smartphone, Blackberry, Apple ® iPhone ® 4s The New iPhone ® 5, 6th Generation Reviews

  
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  Finding the best iKross Car Windshield Mount Holder for Cell Phone, MP3, Windows, Android, Mobile Phone, Smartphone, Blackberry, Apple ® iPhone ® 4s The New iPhone ® 5, 6th Generation Nokia 6230i Unlocked GSM Cellphone – Often times, we are asked, “which is the best iKross Car Windshield Mount Holder for Cell ...
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• ‘Google Play Games’ uncovered as Android’s home for invites, achievements and more

  
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  A Google-built alternative to Game Center on iOS and Games Hub on Windows Phone surfaced last month , and we know even more about it. Android Police dug into a new Play Services (an Android component you don’t access directly, but does things like update Google apps) APK, and found the latest version hid a massive ...
  1 week ago

• Introducing: Nokia Lumia 928 on Verizon Wireless

  
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  Discover Nokia Lumia 928 on Verizon Wireless: http://bit.ly/18z13eENokia Lumia 928 is the latest installment in Nokias Windows Phone 8 lineup, exclusive to Verizon WirelessWith Nokias award-winning PureView imaging innovation, including optical image stabilization, the Nokia Lumia 928 enables you to capture bright, ...
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• Nokia introduced the Nokia Lumia 928 - Windows Phone 8 Smartphone for Verizon Wireless

  
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  Nokia has unveiled an exclusive version of its top-end smartphone - Nokia Lumia 928, created specifically for the North American mobile operator Verizon Wireless and running the operating system Windows Phone 8.In the Nokia Lumia 928 incorporates the latest technology developments PureView, including optical image ...
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• OS Breakdown on touch’s network

  
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  The below infographic was published yesterday by touch Lebanon showing the mobile OS breakdown on their network. Unsurprisingly, Android accounted for 50% of the devices, followed by Symbian and Apple iOS. You can also check here a similar infographic published by Alfa a while ago.
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• Retro Mobile Music: What Vintage Palm and Windows Mobile Did, How to Use Them Today

  
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  Newer, faster, thinner … better? One technology follows another in dizzying cycles. But how is it that something that was once an amazing engineering marvel ceases to be so? If it really works as a musical instrument, how could it be less of a musical instrument than it was before? Palm Sounds’ Ashley Elsdon was ...
  2 weeks ago

• Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded Hitting PC on May 31

  
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  Everyone’s favorite virgin lounge lizard, Larry Laffer, is back, as the remake to Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards , called Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded hits PC, iOS and mobile on May 31. The Reloaded edition features not only updated graphics, but some new content as well, with new areas ...
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• Windows 8 Phone and lunch with Holly Willoughby

  
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  The last time I had my hands on the new Windows 8 Phone was at it’s launch before Christmas when I was heavily pregnant with Jelly Bean.  I had been impressed with the phone at the time and remember tweeting that my current Samsung Galaxy S2 just wasn’t quite cutting the mustard for me anymore. Two weeks ago I ...
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• Viber for Windows is here

  
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  The Viber app has been until recent months a favourite of iPhone users and more recently the application has hit the Android platform. Now the Viber app goes a step further with the Viber for Windows version (and Mac). Now, whatever you have been doing using your mobile phone and Viber, you will be able to also do ...
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• Change before it’s too late, Nokia investors warn CEO

  
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  Windows gamble isn’t paying off, they claim make Android phones instead Angry Nokia shareholders have warned the company’s CEO, Stephen Elop, that time is running out to turn the Finnish manufacturer around. Since Elop abandoned Nokia’s own Symbian operating system in favour of the Windows Phone platform ...
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• Foursquare updates app for Windows Phone 8, brings lock screen notifications and NFC check-ins

  
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  Foursquare’s been rather attentive to the other mobile plaforms this year, releasing updates for Android , BlackBerry and iOS in 2013. The time has finally come for Microsoft mobile users as well, as a fresh WP8-compatible version has just hit the Windows Phone app store. Version 3.0 lets users pin people and places ...
  2 weeks ago

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