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”

 

• ‘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 ...
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• 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, ...
  1 week ago

• 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 ...
  1 week ago

• 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.
  1 week ago

• 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 ...
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• 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 ...
  1 week ago

• 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 ...
  1 week ago

• The story of the best short movie ever filmed on a Nokia Lumia 920

  
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  The making of a mobile movie masterpieceLast week, we showcased one of the most amazing short movies ever made on a smartphone. Jason van Genderen’s Red Earth Hip Hop, the winner of the Nokia Music Short Film Competition was filmed entirely on a Nokia Lumia 920. Premiered at the Sundance London Film & Music ...
  1 week ago

• Red Bull Skate Generation better with Nokia Lumia 920

  
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  With its PureView technology, the Nokia Lumia 920 leads the way when it comes to photography on a mobile phone. In fact, it’s the best smartphone camera in the world, and Nokia strapped the Lumia 920 to the helmets of a couple of extreme skateboarders to prove it.Nokia joined the Red Bull Skate Generation ...
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• Angry Birds

  
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  Free for a limited time only! Download before May 15th to get the full game for free!Use the unique powers of the Angry Birds to destroy the greedy pigs defenses!The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the greedy pigs who stole their eggs. Use the unique powers of each bird to destroy the ...
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• Valve looks to sweat levels and eye controls for future game design

  
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  Valve has begun testing new biofeedback technologies based on a player’s sweat levels and eye movements, as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to incorporate user emotions into gameplay. As VentureBeat reports , Mike Ambinder, Valve’s resident experimental psychologist, discussed the developments at last ...
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• Free TiVo Desktop PC software disappears June 5th, $16 Plus version will remain

  
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  Windows-using TiVo owners should make a beeline for the TiVo Desktop download link below, because on June 5th its free edition is going away. This software allows user to bring their personal music and photos to the TiVo, and more notably, transfer recordings from the DVR to their PCs. The paid version that adds ...
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• The world of YouTube, designed for Windows Phone 8

  
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  The Windows Phone 8 version of the official YouTube app is getting a major update this morning; It’s been completely redesigned to make the most of Windows Phone 8 features. If you already have it, watch for an update notification on your phone. If you don’t, grab it here . (The app just published, so it might ...
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• Foursquare updated for Windows Phone 8—now includes speech, Live Tiles, and more

  
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  A snazzy new version of the official Foursquare app for Windows Phone 8 just checked in to the Store. Download it now . read more
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• Maverick launches Fun2shoot mobile video broadcasting application

  
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  New Delhi, India, May 7, 2013: Fun2shoot, the pioneering and only live video broadcasting application from Maverick Media & Technologies Pte Ltd., a Singapore based company announced today that this revolutionary application will now be available for Symbian, Windows mobile, and Android devices also. Fun2Shoot is ...
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• Senate passes nationwide online sales tax bill

  
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  The US Senate has approved a bill that could one day spell the end of sales tax-free online purchases. The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, which the Senate symbolically supported earlier this year and has now passed by a margin of 69 to 27, will give states the authority to collect sales tax from online storefronts, ...
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• Microsoft ‘reversing gear’ on Windows 8

  
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  Tiled interface too much of a learning curve Nokia bet heavily on Windows Phone Microsoft is planning to do a u-turn over key elements of its Window 8 operating system, it’s claimed, after many users found the new platform difficult to master. The Seattle giant is due to release an update to the OS later this ...
  1 week ago

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