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”

 

• Smartisan OS goes pre-alpha, available for international Galaxy S III only

  
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  You may recall that a Chinese startup dubbed Smartisan promised to offer its first custom Android ROM on June 15th. Well, the time has come and the company stuck to its word, but there’s a catch: the software is currently still in pre-alpha status, so it’s neither stable nor speedy — definitely not recommended ...
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• EC puts Google under the spyglass amid claims it’s violating competition laws

  
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  Faces similar probe already initiated against Apple European Commission investigators are to quiz Google over claims by rivals such as Microsoft and Nokia that it is licensing its Android OS at “below cost”, counter to competition laws.Though the informal probe is at an early stage, it will focus on Google’s ...
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• Xbox One ‘may not work’ in unsupported countries

  
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  While Microsoft’s controversial Xbox One policies regarding used games and online authentication are a known quantity at this point, the implications of these restrictions are not yet fully clear. A disclaimer posted on the Xbox.com website for the benefit of pre-order customers, for example, has raised the issue of ...
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• How to win the Nokia-Burton low light photography competition

  
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  Rock the world with your low light highlights!Calling all creatives! Are you a budding photographer with ambition and imagination? If so, you’ll be happy to hear that Nokia in collaboration with Talenthouse has hooked up with the UK’s most influential lifestyle outlet: DAZED & CONFUSED to launch a unique ...
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• The Nokia Lumia is for music lovers

  
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  After calling, messaging and social networking, listening to music is a favorite activity of smartphone owners.  The Nokia Lumia is a great choice for those people because we have a bevy of fantastic options for listening to whatever type of music your ears prefer.Today, we’ll take a look at three of the best ...
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• Discoveries waiting to happen -- see the HERE apps on Nokia Lumia 720

  
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  Wherever you are, discover the world around you with HERE apps and the Nokia Lumia 720.Soundtrack: Summer Holiday - Wild Nothings [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• CoPilot GPS

  
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  CoPilot GPScomes to Windows Phone! Plan and explore with free offline maps, route planning and directions.★★★★★ As featured on Engadget & CNET ★★★★★Find the best way to all the places you need to go with CoPilot. Detailed street maps of an entire country or region are stored on your phone, so ...
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• Nokia CR-200 wireless car kit now available

  
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  Nokia CR-200 wireless car kit now availablehttp://blog.clove.co.uk/2013/06/13/nokia-cr-200-wireless-car-kit-now-available/ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Introducing Nokia Wireless Charging Car Holder CR-200. Charge safer, Drive Smarter

  
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  Enjoy effortless wireless charging in your car with this clever holder http://nokia.ly/Yz7tFW [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• IMPROVEMENTS: Microsoft rolls-out a couple of Driver and Firmware Updates for its Surface Tablet Computers

  
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  As Brian Hall, General Manager Microsoft Surface , unveiled in a blog post this morning, Microsoft is releasing a couple of major improvements for its Windows 8 and Windows RT based Surface tablets. According to Hall, this includes improvements to WiFi connectivity. While there were improvements back in the March ...
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• IN App Purchase Protection

  
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  What are in-app purchases, how to avoid them and how to keep your children away from them. This and much more on this fresh-cut infographic with the combined forces of Neo Mammalian ans MoneySupermarket. Advertise here with BSA
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• My Windows Phone 8 Start screen: Christopher Westerholm

  
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  Every single person who owns a Nokia Lumia smartphone has slightly different needs or requirements; you can see this on every Start screen. Like the ancient art of tasseography, each Start screen tells a story and about the individual and what’s important to them in their life.We previously caught up with ...
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• 8 useful Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 features you might not know about

  
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  One of the things we love best about Nokia Lumia and Windows Phone is that we’re always discovering fantastic little features we didn’t know about.  Whether it’s a new camera trick, a clever software innovation or a little update that makes a big difference, these constant marvels always put smiles on our ...
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• Feed your Game of Thrones addiction with your Nokia Lumia

  
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  Million of fans will be suffering withdrawal symptoms over the next few weeks as the Game of Thrones season three finale is broadcast around the world.This epic HBO production of power, war, family strife and mythical creatures is based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Icefantasy novels and has been ...
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• Capture life in full colour with Nokia Lumia 720

  
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  Wherever you are, capture life in full colour with the Nokia Lumia 720.Soundtrack: Summer Holiday - Wild Nothings [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Put yourself in the picture with Nokia Lumia 720

  
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  With front-facing camera on the Nokia Lumia 720 and apps like Skype and Glam me, you can put yourself in the picture wherever you are.Soundtrack: Summer Holiday - Wild Nothings [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• CodeCanyon – Mobile Site Builder

  
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  CodeCanyon – Mobile Site Builder | 3,06 MB This application enables you to create a mobile website using a friendly user interface and without the need of editing any PHP or Javascript file. The resulting website will be optimised on all major mobile devices (iPhone, Android phones, Windows Mobile , ...
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• Pandora buys FM radio station to lower royalty rates for streaming music

  
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  Pandora has complained for years that royalties for internet-only radio stations are too steep . It may have found an end run around the problem, however: it just bought an FM radio station in South Dakota. The company’s Chris Harrison argues that the deal will make ASCAP and music labels offer Pandora the same ...
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• Nokia to ‘pull the plug on Symbian’ over next few months

  
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  It’s now Windows or nothing Finnish maker Nokia is reported to be ending shipments of Symbian smartphones this summer, drawing a final veil over the OS as it gambles it future wholly on Microsoft Windows. It means the 808 PureView has the dubious distinction of being the last new Symbian-phone manufactured by the ...
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• Nokia Lumia 920 images lights up London gallery for ONE Campaign

  
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  Evocative images inspired by protest songs, many taken with Nokia Lumia 920 smartphones are being projected onto the exterior of the Tate Modern art gallery in London.This event, on the evenings of 11-13 June, marks Nokia’s new partnership with the ONE Campaign, which works to eradicate extreme poverty around the ...
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