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Note from Jason Flick Microsoft has kept its commitment to the embedded space with the launch of the base OS; Windows CE, version 6.0. It is a major update, and we should see that version moving into the handheld space, and also into other areas as this version is touted as even more flexible Motorola finally has the Q out, is it too much--too late? Read the review and see what you think. One of the last articles in our new items is a look at Microsoft's AKU2 which does have some nice security features, of most importance is the push e-mail to combat RIM, and initial assessments are positive. Could this finally be a competitor for RIM... Is the battle for both sides going to take place in the next generation of business applications now that push e-mail is a commodity?
Cheers, Jason Flick, |
HTC Muse to Lure Music Fans to HSDPA Networks
By James Alan Miller
May 3, 2006
In the world of - mostly upcoming - multi-gig music phones, there are the
Microdrive and flash memory variety. Joining Sony Ericsson's Symbian
OS/UIQ interface W950i in the latter camp later this year will be Taiwanese
original design manufacturer High Tech Computer’s Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone code-named Muse.
By James Alan Miller
May 17, 2006
Motorola first demonstrated its Q communicator last summer, and the smartphone was supposed to ship this past
January, but didn't; reportedly because Motorola needed time to improve its
keyboard/software integration.
Now the long-awaited Q should finally find its way into users' hands sometime next week.
The Q has caught the imagination, it seems, more than any other communicator-class Windows Mobile 5.0 device.
Communicators are compact smartphones with QWERTY thumb-keyboards and other advanced features that are
built in the mold of RIM's BlackBerry and Palm's Treo.
Review: Samsung Q1 Ultra-Mobile PC
The first Origami ultra-mobile PC is about to hit the market, but just who is it aimed at?
May 1, 2006
We first reported on the project, codenamed Origami, at the
Intel Developer Forum and at Cebit, where Samsung’s Q1 was previewed.
Before we get stuck into the technical specifications, we'll take a closer
look at the physical design on the Q1.
The device is comfortable to hold, which is thanks in part to the lightweight
779g design.
Microsoft Previews Windows CE 6 Operating System
Latest embedded software represents 10 years
of industry-leading innovations
May 8, 2006
In a packed hall of developers and industry partners at Microsoft Corp.’s annual
Mobile & Embedded DevCon, the company announced the availability of a beta
release of Windows® CE 6, the next generation of its
industry-leading, real-time software used to build customized operating systems
for devices such as Internet Protocol (IP) set-top-boxes, Global Positioning
System (GPS)-based devices, and industrial automation and medical devices. With
the redesigned operating system (OS) kernel architecture, expanded capacity for
simultaneous processes and a newly integrated tool set, Windows CE 6 will help
device makers more quickly create devices that support a range of applications
for high-demand categories.
Report: A Cell Phone of All Trades?
MP3 players could be at risk, as hard-disk-equipped cell phones gain momentum
By Ed Sutherland
May 4, 2006
Are iPods soon to be history?
Cell phones boasting hard drives may muscle-out standalone MP3 players, according to a new study.
Ten years ago, few would have envisioned cell phones with hard disk storage. Now, as wireless handsets take on music,
video and more, phones are appearing with hard drives boasting up to 8GB capacity.
As storage increases and cell phones become multifunction devices, "the standalone MP3 player may well be left behind,"
said ABI Research analyst Alan Varghese in a statement.
Samsung, which in 2004 began the trend with its 1.5GB SPH-V5400 phone,
recently offered its 8GB SGH-i310. Nokia sells a 4GB N91.
"As the mobile phone becomes a multimedia entertainment and computing device,
it has incorporated high-capacity storage similar to that of the PC," said
Varghese in a statement.
A Look at Windows Mobile 2005 AKU2
May 5, 2006
Microsoft has released a new upgrade to the Windows Mobile 2005 operating system
that is now found on all of the new Windows Mobile device's on sale at the
moment. What does this update bring us? Well, the obvious big change is the new
"push email" abilities.
Windows Mobile, Qualcomm Phone Chips Integrate
Deal promises cheaper, faster to market - but still powerful - Microsoft-based smartphones
By James Alan Miller
May 4, 2006
Several months ago, market leader Symbian and Microsoft both announced plans to create cheaper smartphones
using single core rather than more expensive dual-core architectures. Today, the
software giant unveiled a partnership to allow Windows Mobile to work with Qualcomm chipsets √ the
Mobile Station Modem (MSM) series - with a similar goal in mind. Unlike Microsoft's earlier Texas Instruments
announcement, MSMs are of a dual core design, integrating an ARM11 applications processor and a ARM9 modem processor.
The companies said the partnership would enable manufacturers to develop more
affordable Microsoft-based handsets, while shortening development times and
speeding time to market because they've fully integrated and tested Windows Mobile with the MSM chipsets, and removed
some custom development work that would otherwise have bee required on the part of smartphone vendors.
SlingPlayer Mobile Out of Beta
By James Alan Miller
May 1, 2006
Early in April, Sling Media unveiled a beta client to stream content from its Slingbox device to
Windows Mobile devices. Called SlingPlayer Mobile, the application is compatible with Windows Mobile for
Pocket PC 5.0 and 2003 Second Edition. The beta period is now over.
Those who've bought and registered their Slingbox before April 26th won't
need to pay the one-time $29.99 free for the SlingPlayer Mobile client.
Slingbox enables users to 'placeshift' cable, satellite, or digital video
recorder (DVR) signals to another location via a broadband Internet
connection≈all for a one time fee of $250, with no monthly service charges. The
idea behind placeshifting is it gives the end-user total control over their
digital content; something proponents of DRM technology and fledgling - yet
proprietary - mobile TV networks (movie studios, record companies, operators,
etc.) aren't too keen on.
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