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| T-Mobile preps Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC phone |
Feb. 14, 2006 —
 T-Mobile is set to introduce its version of the HTC Wizard Pocket PC phone platform running Windows Mobile 5.0. The GPRS/EDGE-enabled T-Mobile MDA features a QWERTY keyboard that slides out from the side, and it supports both WiFi and Bluetooth wireless,
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| Embedded web browser supports Windows Mobile 5.0 |
Feb. 13, 2006 —
 Bitstream has released a new version of its Pocket PC web browser with support for Windows Mobile 5.0. The latest version of ThunderHawk boasts increased speed, desktop-level support, user-settable page zooming, and seemless connectivity, in addition to compatibility with Windows Mobile 5.0, according to the company.
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| Windows XP Embedded supplemental toolkit gets enhanced |
Feb. 13, 2006 —
 SJJ Embedded Micro Solutions has released an update to Sean Liming's supplemental tools package for developers using Windows XP Embedded. Tools Release 2, a companion to Liming's book, Windows XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit, updates Component Helper and introduces two new tools, Component Hunter and SLDX Assistant,
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| HP's new Windows Mobile iPAQ is an email pusher |
Feb. 13, 2006 —
 Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a new iPAQ PDA/phone that boasts push email and PIM data capabilities derived from the Windows Mobile 5.0 Messaging and Security Feature Pack. The iPAQ hw6900 Mobile Messenger includes quad-band mobile phone, WiFi, and Bluetooth wireless connectivity along with a full QWERTY keyboard
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| Windows CE gets ARM power management support |
| Feb. 13, 2006 —
Intrinsyc Software has released what it calls the first Windows CE 5.0 implementation of ARM Ltd.'s processor-level power management technology. The company says that ARM's Intelligent Energy Manager (IEM) voltage and frequency scaling technology can reduce system-level power and energy consumption by as much as 15 to 20 percent.
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| New chip to reduce smartphones to feature-phone costs |
| Feb. 13, 2006 —
Amoi Electronics, HTC, and Sagem Communication are developing Windows Mobile smartphones based on a cost-reduced, highly-integrated mobile phone chip from Texas Instruments (TI), Microsoft and TI announced Monday. Handsets, based on TI's OMAPV1030 GSM/GPRS/EDGE chip are expected to begin shipping within 12 months.
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| Windows CE zeroes in on feature phones |
Feb. 13, 2006 —
 Intrinsyc Software has released a feature phone software stack based on Windows CE, which it demonstrated at the 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona this week. The company claims that its Soleus software stack represents the first Windows CE implementation aimed specifically at the feature phone market.
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| Nokia acquires Intellisync |
| Feb. 10, 2006 —
Nokia announced that it has completed its acquisition of Intellisync, a vendor of platform-independent synchronization and mobile application connectivity software for mobile devices. The Intellisync products will retain their Intellisync branding, and will continue to support non-Nokia devices and multiple device platforms, including Windows Mobile and Palm OS, Nokia said.
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| Windows Mobile RSS feed app vendor seeks beta testers |
| Feb. 10, 2006 —
Wireless mobile software developer Virtual Reach is seeking beta testers for the new Windows Mobile version of its mobile RSS feed software and subscription service originally developed for the Blackberry. Through RSS, Newsclip provides wireless access to Internet content without the delay and frustration often associated with a mobile browser,
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| Multimedia stack targets Windows Mobile devices |
| Feb. 10, 2006 —
[Updated 3:30 PM] -- Tao Group says it is shipping a mobile phone version of its multimedia application stack for embedded devices. "Intent Mobile" supports Windows Mobile and other mobile and embedded OSes, and provides a Java virtual machine (JVM), audio and 3D graphics middleware, and an Internet-oriented application stack.
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| Heavyweights to lift mobile gaming to new heights |
| Feb. 10, 2006 —
[Updated 12:00 PM] -- Over a dozen wireless and mobile gaming industry heavyweights are collaborating on an open gaming architecture in support of "premium quality" native games on mobile phones based on TI's OMAP processors. The key objective is to provide a framework for platform-independent gaming software, according to TI
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| Windows Mobile keeps Dutch trains running smoothly |
Feb. 09, 2006 —
 Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the National Dutch Rail Authority, has equipped all 10,000 of its front-line employees with Windows Mobile powered wireless handheld devices for access to "context-aware" services. The system allows train conductors and drivers, customer service representatives, and other staff to wirelessly access business-critical data
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| Microsoft bolsters Windows Embedded, Mobile IP protection |
| Feb. 09, 2006 —
[Updated Feb. 10] -- Microsoft announced on Thursday that it will increase IP protection for the more than 4,000 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and distributors of its Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile software. These customers will now receive IP protection comparable to that already offered for other Microsoft flagship products.
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| Microsoft to lead in advanced mobile phones by 2010 |
| Feb. 09, 2006 —
By 2010, Windows Mobile will overtake both Symbian and Linux in the market for advanced mobile phone OSes, according to a report from The Diffusion Group (TDG). Symbian currently has 51 percent of the market, while Windows Mobile claims 17 percent and Linux 23 percent, the research firms says.
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| Windows Mobile for Automotive earns Microsoft an award |
| Feb. 09, 2006 —
Frost & Sullivan has assigned its 2006 Excellence in Technology of the Year Award to Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit in recognition of Windows Mobile for Automotive (WMfA), a "three-tier" standard software platform for telematics and infotainment that was announced last year.
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| Rugged vehicle-mount computers run Windows CE, XPe |
Feb. 09, 2006 —
 Intelligent Instrumentation has added a series of a vehicle-mount terminals to its line of rugged terminals that run Windows CE 4.2 and Windows XP Embedded. The LANpoint XL series are compact, "full-screen" computers that target manufacturing and warehousing data collection applications, according to the company.
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| TenAsys gets Intel Communications Alliance bronze |
| Feb. 08, 2006 —
TenAsys Corp. has been promoted to bronze membership status in the Intel Communications Alliance, a third-party program for communications product providers. The company's INtime OS, derived from iRMX, a former Intel product, is used to add real-time capabilities to systems running Windows XP or Windows XP Embedded.
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| Mobile phones: more than two billion served |
| Feb. 08, 2006 —
The two billionth mobile phone subscriber worldwide signed up at the end of September, 2005, says ABI Research. The market data firm expects the three billionth mobile phone subscriber to sign up sometime before the end of 2008.
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| Enhanced Pocket PC PIM gets new features |
Feb. 08, 2006 —
 Russian mobile software developer Spb Software House has released a new version of its Pocket PC PIM (personal information manager) plug-in. Spb Diary version 1.7 features a number of enhancements such as a Messages tab, display of birthdays and anniversaries in the Calender tab, and integration
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| Live chats feature Microsoft's embedded experts |
| Feb. 08, 2006 —
Microsoft's has scheduled more "live chats" aimed at the Windows Embedded developer community. The chats typically last an hour and cover topics such as Windows CE 5.0, Windows XP Embedded SP2, "smart device" programming, and the .NET Compact Framework. Each chat is hosted by one or more "Microsoft experts,"
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| Embedded database supports C#, .NET CF |
| Feb. 07, 2006 —
McObject has released a C# implementation of a dual-licensed object-oriented embedded database that can be used to develop Window CE and Pocket PC applications. Originally written in Java, Perst boasts "tight integration" with C# and support for the .NET Compact Framework (CF), along with high performance and a modest footprint,
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| Open source pushes email to Windows Mobile devices |
| Feb. 07, 2006 —
Funambol has released what it claims is the first open source push email software for carriers and enterprises. The dual-licensed Funambol v3 server supports a wide range of mobile handhelds, including Windows Mobile devices, the RIM BlackBerry, SyncML-compliant phones, and "any" WAP-enabled phone, according to the company.
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| MEDC 2006 website launched, program published |
Feb. 07, 2006 —
 Microsoft has launched the website and published the program for MEDC (Mobile and Embedded Developers' Conference) 2006, scheduled for Las Vegas, May 8th through 11th. Microsoft calls MEDC a "core investment in the embedded/mobile device arena -- and all the people who make the technology soar."
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| XScale module runs Windows CE at 520 MHz |
Feb. 07, 2006 —
 Digi International is shipping a component-like embedded computer module that integrates an XScale PXA270 processor along with an extensive set of peripheral interfaces. The ConnectCore XP supports Windows CE and Linux, and targets both fixed and mobile applications that require display, networking, security, and audio/video processing,
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| T-Mobile SDA smartphone wins editors' choice status |
Feb. 06, 2006 —
 T-Mobile is reportedly set to introduce a new WiFi- and Bluetooth-enabled Windows Mobile 5 smartphone next week. The SDA, based on HTC's Tornado platform, "packs in more power per cubic inch than any other phone on the market," a review at PCMag.com says.
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