Microsoft Reorganizes Mobile Devices Division

By Ed Hardy | 5/1/2004

Microsoft has combined its division that creates Windows Mobile with the one that creates Windows CE.

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Palm OS and Microsoft Windows CE Neck and Neck in Sales

By Andrew | 4/30/2004

While global shipments of PDAs fell 4.6 percent in the first Quarter of 2004, the fight for the PDA operating system market share has come to a boil.  PalmSource and Microsoft were in a neck and neck tie in shipments of PDA hardware devices according to Gartner Research.  Meanwhile RIMs BlackBerry device skyrocketed in sales growth.

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Palm Desktop Receives a Facelift for Windows, Mac

By Ed Hardy | 4/30/2004

Palm Desktop 4.1.4 for Windows and 4.2.1 for Mac have been released, adding support for additional features.

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Pocket PC Sales Equaled Palm OS Sales During the First Quarter

By Ed Hardy | 4/30/2004

The battle for the handheld operating system market has heated up as PalmSource and Microsoft were in a virtual tie in shipments in the first quarter of 2004.

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AnexTEK Launches SP230 Windows Mobile Smartphone

By Brian | 4/26/2004

AnexTEK, a subsidiary of Wistron, has launched a self-branded Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone called the SP230. The unit will be released in many parts of Europe and Asia next month. The SP230 is a GSM/GPRS phone and features a 400 MHz PXA255 processor and 64MB of RAM and ROM.

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Public Beta of mPack for Microsoft Smartphones Now Available

By Ed Hardy | 4/26/2004

Glass Lantern's mPack, featuring eleven tools and utilities for Windows Mobile smartphones, is now in public beta.

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Intellisync Updated to Support Windows Mobile Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 4/23/2004

Intellisync has added synchronization support for Windows Mobile smartphones. This application now provides smartphone users with two-way, desktop-based synchronization of email, calendar, contacts and tasks.

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HP's iPAQ Line and Microsoft's Mobile OSs Lead the PDA Race in EMEA

By Brian | 4/20/2004

HP holds a slim lead over palmOne for the #1 sales spot of PDAs while Microsoft is dominating the Palm OS for operating system market share in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

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RumorMill™: Additional Details on the HP iPAQ h6300

By Ed Hardy | 4/20/2004

Even more information has emerged on HP's upcoming Pocket PC with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GSM/GPRS, including a surprise about which version of Windows Mobile it will use.

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Toshiba and ASUS Confirm Windows Mobile SE Updates for U.S.

By Ed Hardy | 4/9/2004

Toshiba and ASUS have officially stated that they will release in the U.S. free Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition updates for their Pocket PC models.

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PocketSkype Provides Free Worldwide Mobile Calls

By Ed Hardy | 4/7/2004

A beta of PocketSkype for Windows Mobile 2003 handhelds enables free worldwide voice calls over a Wi-Fi connection.

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VoIP Now Available on Pocket PCs For Free

By Brian | 4/6/2004

Thanks to a beta release of their Windows Mobile software, Skype Technologies is letting PPC users place phone calls using voice over IP (VoIP) for free. The only requirements are a Windows Mobile 2003 device with a 400MHz processor and headset, along with an internet connection and friends who also have the application installed.

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